UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 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): March 1613, 2013

PremierWest Bancorp

(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Oregon

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

000-50332

(Commission File Number)

93 - 1282171

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

503 Airport Road, Medford, Oregon 97504

Address of Principal Executive Office

Registrant's telephone number including area code

541-618-6003

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Not applicable

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Item 15.0107 ~~Entry~~Submission ~~into~~of Matters to a ~~Material~~Vote ~~Definitive~~of ~~Agreement~~Security Holders.

~~Agreement~~(a) On March ~~and~~13, ~~Plan~~2013, PremierWest Bancorp (“PremierWest”) continued a special meeting of ~~Merger~~shareholders. PremierWest adjourned the special meeting held on February 19, 2013, to solicit additional proxies to approve the merger agreement as described below.

~~On October 29, 2012, PremierWest Bancorp, an Oregon corporation~~ (~~“PremierWest”~~b)~~, entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (~~ At the ~~“Merger~~continuation ~~Agreement”) with Starbuck Bancshares, Inc., a Minnesota corporation (“Starbuck”), and Pearl Merger Sub Corp., an Oregon corporation and a newly formed subsidiary~~ of ~~Starbuck (“Merger Sub”). The Merger Agreement provides that, upon~~ the ~~terms~~special ~~and subject to the conditions set forth therein~~meeting, ~~PremierWest~~shareholders ~~will~~voted ~~merge~~on (the ~~“Merger”)~~following ~~with and into Merger Sub~~matters, with ~~Merger Sub as~~ the ~~surviving~~votes corporation. On March 16, 2013, PremierWest, Starbuck and Merger Sub entered into the First Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Amendment”). Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, as ~~amended~~set byforth the Amendment, at the effective time of the Merger, each outstanding share of PremierWest common stock will be converted into the right to receive $2.00 in cash, without interest, subject to deduction for any required withholding tax.below:

~~Consummation~~1. Proposal ofto approve the ~~Merger~~Agreement isand ~~subject~~Plan ~~to approval~~ of ~~PremierWest~~Merger, ~~shareholders~~dated asOctober ~~well~~29, ~~as other customary conditions including~~2012, among ~~others~~PremierWest, ~~the~~Starbuck ~~absence~~Bancshares, ~~of any injunction or other legal prohibition to the consummation of the Merger~~Inc. ~~The foregoing description of the Merger Agreement and the Amendment does not~~(“Starbuck”), ~~purport to be complete~~ and isPearl ~~qualified~~Merger inSub ~~its~~Corp., ~~entirety~~a bywholly ~~reference~~owned tosubsidiary ~~the full text~~ of ~~the~~Starbuck ~~Amendment,~~(“Pearl ~~which~~Merger ~~is filed as Exhibit 2.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference herein~~Sub”), ~~and~~pursuant to ~~the full text of the Merger Agreement,~~ which ~~was filed as Exhibit 2.1~~PremierWest towill ~~PremierWest’s~~merge ~~Form~~with ~~8-K filed October 30, 2012,~~ and isinto ~~incorporated~~Pearl byMerger ~~reference herein. On March 18~~Sub, ~~2013,~~with ~~PremierWest Bancorp~~Pearl ~~issued~~Merger aSub ~~press~~as ~~release regarding execution of~~ the ~~Amendment.~~surviving ~~The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.~~entity:

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

	VOTES FOR	4,939,266
	VOTES AGAINST	3,254,316
	ABSTENTIONS	36,519
	BROKER NON-VOTES	0

	(d)	Exhibits.
		Exhibit 2.1 – First Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger entered into and effective as of March 16, 2013, by and among, PremierWest Bancorp, Starbuck Bancshares, Inc. and Pearl Merger Sub Corp.
		Exhibit 99.1 – Press Release, dated March 18, 2013, announcing First Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger

The merger proposal requires approval of a majority of the shares of common stock of PremierWest outstanding as of the record date. As of the record date, 10,034,741 shares of common stock were issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the special meeting. There were not sufficient votes at the time of the special meeting to approve the merger proposal. As indicated below, shareholders approved adjournment of the special meeting to solicit additional proxies to approve the merger agreement and the special meeting adjourned to 9:00 a.m. on March 28, 2013, at PremierWest’s corporate headquarters, 503 Airport Road, Medford Oregon.

~~IMPORTANT~~2. Proposal ~~ADDITIONAL~~to ~~INFORMATION~~approve the special meeting’s adjournment, if necessary, to solicit additional proxies in the event there are not sufficient votes at the time of the special meeting to approve the merger agreement.

PremierWest filed a definitive proxy statement on January 4, 2013, and a supplement to the definitive proxy statement on March 18, 2013, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the proposed merger of PremierWest and an affiliate of AmericanWest Bank. Shareholders of PremierWest are urged to read the proxy statement and the supplement, because it contains important information. Shareholders can obtain a free copy of the proxy statement, as well as other filings containing information about PremierWest and the merger, without charge, at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Internet site (www.sec.gov). In addition, copies of the proxy statement and other filings containing information about PremierWest and the proposed merger can be obtained, without charge, by directing a request to PremierWest’s Internet site at www.premierwestbank.com under the heading “About Us” and then under the heading “Investor Relations.” Shareholders and customers may also contact: James Ford, PremierWest President & CEO, 541-618-6020 or Jim.Ford@PremierWestBank.com or Doug Biddle, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, 541-282-5391 or Doug.Biddle@PremierWestBank.com.

	VOTES FOR	4,963,640
	VOTES AGAINST	3,180,207
	ABSTENTIONS	86,254
	BROKER NON-VOTES	0

~~PROXY~~Shareholders ~~SOLICITATION~~approved the adjournment proposal.

PremierWest and its directors and executive officers and other members of management and employees may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from PremierWest shareholders in respect of the proposed merger. You can find information about PremierWest’s executive officers and directors in PremierWest’s definitive annual proxy statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 9, 2012. You can obtain free copies of PremierWest’s annual proxy statement, and PremierWest’s proxy statement in connection with the merger by contacting PremierWest’s investor relations department.SIGNATURE

~~SIGNATURE~~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.

~~Pursuant~~Date: toMarch ~~the~~19, ~~requirements~~2013 ofPREMIERWEST ~~the~~BANCORP ~~Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the~~ (Registrant) ~~has~~By: ~~duly~~/s/ ~~caused~~Doug ~~this~~Biddle ~~report~~Doug toBiddle beExecutive ~~signed~~Vice onPresident ~~its~~and ~~behalf~~Chief byFinancial ~~the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.~~Officer

Date: March 18, 2013 PREMIERWEST BANCORP (Registrant) By: /s/ Douglas N. Biddle Douglas N. Biddle Executive Vice President / Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description
2.1	First Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger, entered into and effective as of March 16, 2013, by and among, PremierWest Bancorp, Starbuck Bancshares, Inc. and Pearl Merger Sub Corp.
99.1	Press Release, dated March 18, 2013, announcing First Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger

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