UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

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Commencing on or about February 5, 2013, PremierWest Bancorp mailed the following to its shareholders who have not voted their shares.

 

 

 

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February 5, 2013

 

Dear Shareholder:

PremierWest Bancorp (“PremierWest”) is scheduled to hold a Special Meeting on Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. Pacific Time at the Rogue Valley Country Club located at 2660 Hillcrest Road, Medford, Oregon 97504.

At the Special Meeting you will be asked to consider and vote on the approval of the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated October 29, 2012 among PremierWest, Starbuck Bancshares, Inc. and Pearl Merger Sub Corp.

Our records indicated that we have not yet received your vote . Your vote on this significant matter is important and I encourage you to vote your shares. Please refer to the proxy statement previously sent to you for additional information about the proposal and instructions on how to submit your vote. For your convenience, I have enclosed a duplicate voting instruction form that you may use to vote your shares.

As a shareholder of record, you may vote in person at the Special Meeting. Please note: If you hold your shares at a brokerage firm, and you wish to vote in person, you must obtain a legal proxy document from your firm and present it at the time you vote at the meeting. Contact your brokerage firm for instructions on how to obtain a legal proxy. Ballots will be available at the meeting for those shareholders whose shares are not held at a brokerage firm.

If you have any questions or need any assistance voting your shares, please call Georgeson Inc., the Company’s proxy solicitor, toll-free at 1-877-278-9670 .

 

Sincerely Yours,

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James M. Ford
President and Chief Executive Officer
Premier West Bancorp (MM) (NASDAQ:PRWT)
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