American River Bankshares Schedules Its Fourth Quarter Conference Call

SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
American River Bankshares (NASDAQ-GS:AMRB) today announced that it will host a
conference call on Thursday, January 22, 2009 at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time (4:30
p.m. Eastern Time) to discuss fourth quarter 2008 financial results.

David T. Taber, President and CEO, and Mitchell A. Derenzo, Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer, both of American River Bankshares, will
lead a live forty-five minute presentation and answer questions.

Shareholders, analysts and other interested parties are invited to join the call
by dialing (877) 584-2599 and entering the Conference ID # 80698694. A recording
of the call will be available twenty-four hours after the call`s completion on
http://amrb.podbean.com.

Fourth quarter 2008 financial results are scheduled to be released at market
open on Thursday, January 22, 2009.

About American River Bankshares

American River Bankshares [NASDAQ-GS: AMRB] is the parent company of American
River Bank ("ARB"), a community business bank serving the Greater Sacramento
Area in California that operates a family of financial services providers,
including North Coast Bank [a division of "ARB"] in Sonoma County and Bank of
Amador [a division of "ARB"] in Amador County. For more information, please call
(916) 851-0123 or visit www.amrb.com; www.americanriverbank.com;
www.northcoastbank.com; www.bankofamador.com.

Forward-Looking Statement

Certain statements contained herein are forward-looking statements within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual
results may differ materially from the results in these forward-looking
statements. Factors that might cause such a difference include, among other
matters, changes in interest rates, economic conditions, governmental regulation
and legislation, credit quality, and competition affecting the Company`s
businesses generally; the risk of natural disasters and future catastrophic
events including terrorist related incidents; and other factors discussed in the
Company`s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and
in subsequent reports filed on Form 10-Q and Form 8-K. The Company does not
undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any of these
forward-looking statements, whether to reflect new information, future events or
otherwise.

American River Bankshares
Diana Walery, 916-231-6717
Corporate Communications

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