PremierWest Bancorp to Present at D.A. Davidson Sixth Annual Financial Services Investment Conference.

PremierWest Bancorp announced today that its executive management team will be presenting at the D.A. Davidson Sixth Annual Financial Services Conference being held in Seattle on May 5, 2004. The presentation may be accessed live via the internet and will begin at 8:45 AM PDT.

This presentation is being webcast by CCBN and can be accessed at PremierWest Bancorp's web site at http://www.premierwestbank.com/ using the following instructions:

    1. Go to "About"    2. Select "Investor Relations"    3. Click on "Live Webcast"   

An archived version of this presentation will be available through PremierWest Bancorp's web site approximately one hour after the live presentation and will be available through April 30, 2005.

PremierWest Bancorp operates primarily through its subsidiary PremierWest Bank. Recognized as one of the fastest growing banks in the Pacific Northwest, PremierWest offers a full array of financial products and services through a network of 32 full service banking offices located primarily along the Interstate 5 freeway corridor between Eugene, Oregon and Sacramento, California.

CONTACT: John Anhorn, President & Chief Executive Officer, +1-541-618-6020 or john.anhorn@premierwestbank.com, Rich Hieb, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, +1-541-618-6020 or rich.hieb@premierwestbank.com, or Tom Anderson, Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, +1-541-282-5190 or tom.anderson@premierwestbank.com, all of PremierWest Bancorp

Web site: http://www.premierwestbank.com/