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~~March 13, 2013

PremierWest Bancorp

(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

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

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 58.0701 ~~Submission~~Other ~~of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.~~Events

~~(a)~~ On ~~February 19~~March 13, 2013, PremierWest Bancorp (“PremierWest”) ~~held~~issued a press release announcing a further adjournment of its special meeting of shareholders to continue to provide additional time to solicit proxies 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, and that the special meeting will reconvene at 9:00 a.m., Pacific Time, on March 28, 2013 at the PremierWest Bank Headquarters located at 503 Airport Road, Medford, Oregon. Submission of proxies in respect of the adjourned meeting via Internet and telephone will resume at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, March 14, 2013 and will be available until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, March 27, 2013.

~~(b)~~The Atpress ~~the~~release ~~special~~is ~~meeting,~~attached ~~shareholders~~as ~~voted~~Exhibit on99.1 ~~the~~to ~~following~~this ~~matters,~~Current ~~with~~Report ~~the votes~~ on ~~each~~Form ~~matter~~8-K. ~~as set forth below:~~

1.Item ~~Proposal to approve the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated October 29, 2012, among PremierWest, Starbuck Bancshares, Inc~~9.01 ~~(“Starbuck”),~~Financial ~~and~~Statements ~~Pearl Merger Sub Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Starbuck (“Pearl Merger Sub”), pursuant to which PremierWest will merge with~~ and ~~into Pearl Merger Sub, with Pearl Merger Sub as the surviving entity:~~ Exhibits

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

(d)	Exhibits.

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.


Exhibit Number		Description

99.1		Press Release of PremierWest dated March 13, 2013

2.IMPORTANT ~~Proposal~~ADDITIONAL toINFORMATION 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.

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

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.

OnPROXY anSOLICITATION ~~advisory basis, shareholders approved the compensation payable in connection with the merger.~~

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

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

DISCLOSURE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

~~Shareholders~~This ~~approved~~Form 8-K includes forward-looking statements within the ~~adjournment~~meaning ~~proposal~~of the “Safe-Harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which management believes are a benefit to shareholders. 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
		PREMIERWEST BANCORP (Registrant)
	(Registrant)
Date: March 13, 2013		By:	/s/ Douglas N. Biddle
Date: February 22, 2013	By:	/s/ Doug Biddle
			Douglas N. Biddle
		Doug Biddle
			Executive Vice President / Chief Financial Officer
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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