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): February 19, 2013

PremierWest Bancorp

(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Oregon	000-50332	93 –- 1282171
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
(State or other jurisdictionof incorporation)	(CommissionFile Number)	(IRS EmployerIdentification 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

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

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Item 85.0107 ~~Other~~Submission ~~Events~~of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

(a) On February 19, 2013, PremierWest Bancorp (“PremierWest”) ~~issued~~held a ~~press release announcing that at its~~ special meeting of shareholders ~~on February 19, 2013 shareholders approved adjournment of the special meeting, and that the special meeting has been adjourned until 9:00 a~~.~~m.,~~ Pacific Time, on Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at the Rogue Valley Country Club, 2660 Hillcrest Road, Medford, Oregon. The special meeting is being adjourned to provide PremierWest with additional time to solicit proxies from its shareholders to approve the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated October 29, 2012, among PremierWest, Starbuck Bancshares, Inc. and Pearl Merger Sub Corp., pursuant to which PremierWest will merge with and into Pearl Merger Sub Corp., with Pearl Merger Sub Corp. as the surviving entity. Submission of proxies in respect of the adjourned meeting via Internet and telephone will resume at 8:00 a.m. EST on Thursday, February 21, 2013 and will be available until 11:59 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, March 12, 2013.

~~The~~(b) ~~press~~At ~~release~~the isspecial ~~attached~~meeting, asshareholders ~~Exhibit~~voted ~~99.1~~on tothe ~~this~~following ~~Current~~matters, ~~Report~~with the votes on ~~Form~~each ~~8-K.~~matter as set forth below:

~~Item~~1. 9Proposal to approve the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated October 29, 2012, among PremierWest, Starbuck Bancshares, Inc.01 ~~Financial~~(“Starbuck”), ~~Statements~~and Pearl Merger Sub Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Starbuck (“Pearl Merger Sub”), pursuant to which PremierWest will merge with and ~~Exhibits~~into Pearl Merger Sub, with Pearl Merger Sub as the surviving entity:

(d) Exhibits.


VOTES FOR			4,704,445
VOTES AGAINST			2,603,706
ABSTENTIONS			32,239
BROKER NON-VOTES			0

ExhibitNumber		Description
99.1		Press Release of PremierWest dated February 19, 2013

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 March 13, 2013.

~~IMPORTANT~~2. ~~ADDITIONAL~~Proposal ~~INFORMATION~~to approve, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation that may be paid or become payable to PremierWest Bancorp’s named executive officers in connection with the merger, including the agreements and understandings pursuant to which such compensation may be paid or become payable.

PremierWest filed a definitive proxy statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on January 4, 2013, in connection with the proposed merger of PremierWest and an affiliate of AmericanWest Bank. Shareholders of PremierWest are urged to read the proxy statement, 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 M. Ford, PremierWest President & CEO at (541) 618-6020 or Jim.Ford@PremierWestBank.com or Doug Biddle, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer at (541) 282-5391 or Doug.Biddle@PremierWestBank.com.


VOTES FOR			4,326,504
VOTES AGAINST			2,867,075
ABSTENTIONS			146,811
BROKER NON-VOTES			0

~~PROXY~~On ~~SOLICITATION~~an advisory basis, shareholders approved the compensation payable in connection with the merger.

~~PremierWest~~3. ~~and~~Proposal ~~its~~to ~~directors~~approve ~~and~~the ~~executive~~special ~~officers~~meeting’s ~~and~~adjournment, ~~other~~if ~~members~~necessary, ~~of management and employees may be deemed~~ to besolicit ~~participants~~additional ~~in the solicitation of~~ proxies ~~from PremierWest shareholders~~ in ~~respect of~~ the ~~proposed~~event ~~merger.~~there ~~You~~are ~~can~~not sufficient ~~find~~votes ~~information~~at ~~about PremierWest’s executive officers and directors in PremierWest’s definitive annual proxy statement filed with~~ the ~~U.S.~~time ~~Securities and Exchange Commission on April 9, 2012. You can obtain free copies~~ of ~~PremierWest’s~~the ~~annual~~special ~~proxy~~meeting ~~statement,~~to ~~and~~approve ~~PremierWest’s proxy statement in connection with~~ the merger ~~by contacting PremierWest’s investor relations department~~agreement.

DISCLOSURE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS


VOTES FOR			4,766,050
VOTES AGAINST			2,520,268
ABSTENTIONS			76,852
BROKER NON-VOTES			0

~~This~~Shareholders ~~Form~~approved ~~8-K includes forward-looking statements within~~ the ~~meaning~~adjournment ~~of the “Safe-Harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which management believes are a benefit to shareholders~~proposal. PremierWest makes forward-looking statements in this Form 8-K about the proposed merger with Pearl Merger Sub Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Starbuck Bancshares, Inc., and as to when Internet and telephone voting will resume. These statements are necessarily subject to risk and

uncertainty and actual results could differ materially due to certain risk factors, including those set forth from time to time in PremierWest’s filings with the SEC. Such statements are subject to risks that PremierWest may be unable to procure the required shareholder approval. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements and PremierWest undertakes no obligation to update any such statements.

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.

		PREMIERWEST BANCORP (Registrant)
	PREMIERWEST BANCORP
Date: February 20, 2013		By:	/s/ Douglas N. Biddle
	(Registrant)
			Douglas N. Biddle
Date: February 22, 2013	By:	/s/ Doug Biddle
			Executive Vice President / Chief Financial Officer
		Doug Biddle
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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