EXHIBIT 99.1

  Contacts:       Pat Sheaffer or Ron Wysaske, Riverview Bancorp, Inc. 360-693-6650  

RIVERVIEW BANCORP, INC. ANNOUNCES EXERCISE OF UNDERWRITERS’

OVER-ALLOTMENT OPTION IN CONNECTION WITH

PUBLIC OFFERING OF COMMON STOCK

Vancouver, Washington – August 10, 2010 – Riverview Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ GSM: RVSB) (“Riverview” or the “Company”), the holding company for Riverview Community Bank (“Bank”), announced today that the underwriters of its recent public offering of common stock have fully exercised their over-allotment option, resulting in the issuance of an additional 1,506,276 shares.  The option was granted in connection with the public offering of 10,041,841 shares of the Company’s common stock at a public offering price of $1.80 per share, which closed on August 3, 2010.  

Including the over-allotment option, the net proceeds to the Company after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses are expected to be approximately $18.8 million.  Wunderlich Securities served as lead manager of the offering and Howe Barnes Hoefer & Arnett served as co-manager.

This announcement shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any offer or sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification

under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. Offers will be made only by means of a prospectus, copies of which may be obtained from Wunderlich Securities, Attention: Syndicate Department at (800) 726-0557.

About Riverview

Riverview Bancorp, Inc. (www.riverviewbank.com) is headquartered in Vancouver, Washington – just north of Portland, Oregon on the I-5 corridor. With assets of $863 million at June 30, 2010, it is the parent company of the 87 year-old Riverview Community Bank, as well as Riverview Mortgage and Riverview Asset Management Corp. There are 17 branches, including ten in Clark County, two in Multnomah County and three lending centers. The Bank offers true community banking services, focusing on providing the highest quality service and financial products to commercial and retail customers.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "Safe-Harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are necessarily subject to risk and uncertainty and actual results could differ materially due to various risk factors, including those set forth from time to time in our filings with the SEC. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements and we undertake no obligation to update any such statements.