PRWT Premier West Bancorp (MM)

PremierWest Bancorp (Nasdaq:PRWT) announced today that members of its executive management team will be presenting at the 12^th Annual D.A. Davidson & Co. Financial Services Conference in Seattle, WA. The presentation will be held on Thursday, May 13, 2010, and will begin at 10:45 a.m. PT (1:45 p.m. ET). 

ABOUT PREMIERWEST BANCORP

PremierWest Bancorp (Nasdaq:PRWT) is a financial services holding company headquartered in Medford, Oregon, and operates primarily through its subsidiary PremierWest Bank. PremierWest Bank offers expanded banking-related services through two subsidiaries, Premier Finance Company and PremierWest Investment Services, Inc.

CONTACT:  PremierWest Bancorp

          Jim Ford, President & Chief Executive Officer

            (541) 618-6020

            Jim.Ford@PremierWestBank.com

          Michael Fowler, Executive Vice President & 

           Chief Financial Officer

            (541) 618-6020

            Michael.Fowler@PremierWestBank.com