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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):           December 27, 2019

 

 
AMERICAN RIVER BANKSHARES
 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its chapter)

 

         
California   0-31525   68-0352144
         
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

3100 Zinfandel Drive, Suite 450, Rancho Cordova, California  95670
(Address of principal executive offices)  (Zip Code)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code  (916) 851-0123

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class Trading symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, no par value AMRB Nasdaq Global Select Market

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

   
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

(b)                   On December 27, 2019, American River Bankshares (the “Registrant”), received a letter from Director Stephen H. Waks tendering his resignation as a director, effective as of December 31, 2019. His resignation is effective as to the Boards of Directors of both the Registrant and its bank subsidiary, American River Bank, as well as each of their respective committees on which he served. The reason for Mr. Waks’ resignation is set forth in his letter and is not the result of any disagreement with the Registrant on any matter relating to the Registrant’s operations, policies or practices. The Registrant has provided Mr. Waks with a copy of this disclosure prior to filing this Form 8-K with the Commission and gave him an opportunity to provide the Registrant with a letter addressed to the Registrant stating whether he disagreed with the statements made by the Registrant in this disclosure. No such additional letter was received by the Registrant.

 

The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the letter of resignation from Mr. Waks, dated December 27, 2019, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits
     
(99.1) Letter of resignation from Stephen H. Waks

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

   
  AMERICAN RIVER BANKSHARES
   
December 30, 2019 /s/ Mitchell A. Derenzo
  Mitchell A. Derenzo
  Chief Financial Officer