FORM 5
U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person:
Lavezzo, Albert M.
300 Tuolumne Street, Suite A
Vallejo, California 94590
2. Issuer and Ticker or Trading Symbol:
First Banks America, Inc. FBA
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person:
4. Statement for Month/Year: July - 1998
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year):
N/A
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer:
X Director _____ 10% Owner
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____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (Specify below)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting:
X Form Filed by One Reporting Person
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_____ Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security: Common Stock (Par Value $0.15)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year): 7/1/98
3. Transaction Code: A 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D):
Amount: 500
(A) or (D)
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Price: Shares were issued to qualifying directors in accordance with
a 1993 Directors' Stock Bonus Plan
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Issuer's Fiscal Year:
9,210
6. Ownership Form:
Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
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7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership: N/A
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Derivative Security: N/A
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security: N/A
3. Transaction Date: N/A
4. Transaction Code: N/A
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D): N/A
(A) (D)
6. Date Exercisable: N/A
Expiration Date:
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities: N/A
Title Amount or Number of Shares
8. Price of Derivative Security: N/A
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Year: N/A
10. Ownership of Derivative Security: Direct (D)__ or Indirect (I)__: N/A
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership: N/A
Explanation of Responses:
/s/Albert M. Lavezzo
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Signature of Reporting Person
Date: January 19, 1999
