The 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of North Valley Bancorp (the "Company") was held on May 31, 2012. Three matters were submitted to a vote of the shareholders through the solicitation of proxies and the results of the voting are set forth below:

Proposal 1. The following nine persons were nominated and elected as Directors of the Company, to serve for terms of one year. The voting results were as follows:

       Nominees        Votes For Votes Withheld Broker Non-Votes

  Michael J. Cushman   5,931,604     23,770         577,399
 Dante W. Ghidinelli   5,938,072     17,302         577,399
  Kevin D. Hartwick    5,933,241     22,133         577,399
 Patrick W. Kilkenny   5,927,960     27,414         577,399
  Roger B. Kohlmeier   5,937,154     18,220         577,399
  Timothy R. Magill    5,937,577     17,797         577,399
  Martin A. Mariani    5,938,077     17,297         577,399
 Dolores M. Vellutini  5,930,756     24,618         577,399

Proposal 2. Advisory (non-binding) vote on the Company's executive compensation ("Say On Pay"). The voting results were as follows:

5,849,686 63,122 42,566 577,399

Proposal 3. To ratify the appointment of Crowe Horwath LLP as the Company's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2012. The proposal was approved. The voting results were as follows:

6,498,845 22,768 11,160 -0-