GIGA TRONICS INC
SC 13G/A, 1999-03-05
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                     SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C.  20549

                          ________________

                             240.13d-102
                                 SCHEDULE 13G

     INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO
(S)240.13D-1(b), (c) AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT
TO (S)240.13D-2

                             (Amendment No.  2 )*
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                    Giga-Tronics Incorporated
                  -------------------------------------------
                               (Name of Issuer)

                                 Common Stock
                  -------------------------------------------
                        (Title of Class of Securities)

                             375175106
                              ------------------
                                (CUSIP Number)

                    February 26, 1999 (See Note in Item 2)
          --------------------------------------------------------
- ---
               Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this
Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which
this Schedule is filed:

          [x] Rule 13d-1(b)

          [_] Rule 13d-1(c)

          [_] Rule 13d-1(d)



*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a
reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of
securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would
alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall
not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that
section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however,
see the
Notes).






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  CUSIP NO. 375175106                   13G
- ------------------------
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
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      NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
 1    S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

      BankAmerica Corporation
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
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      CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
 2
(a) [_]

(b) [_]
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- -------------
      SEC USE ONLY
 3
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- -------------
      CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 4    Delaware
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- -------------
                          SOLE VOTING POWER
                     5   -0-
     NUMBER OF

      SHARES       -----------------------------------------------
- ------------
                          SHARED VOTING POWER
   BENEFICIALLY      6   -0-


     OWNED BY
                   -----------------------------------------------
- ------------
       EACH               SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                     7    -0-
    REPORTING

      PERSON       -----------------------------------------------
- ------------
                          SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
       WITH          8   -0-

- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- -------------
      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 9    -0-

- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- -------------
      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES*
10                                                          [_]
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- -------------
      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
11
         Holdings less than 5%

- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- -------------
      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
12    HC
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- -------------
                     *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
                                     Page 2

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Item 1  (a)  Name of Issuer:            Giga-Tronics Incorporated

        (b)  Address of Issuer's        4650 Norris Canyon Road
Principal Executive           San Ramon, California 94583
           Offices:

Item 2  (a) Names of Person Filing:     BankAmerica Corporation*
        (b)  Address of Principal
           Business Offices:       100 North Tryon Street
                                   Charlotte, NC 28255

        (c)  Citizenship:               Delaware

        (d)  Title of Class of            Common Stock
             Securities:

        (e)  CUSIP Number:              375175106

*On February 26, 1999, Robertson Stephens Investment Management
(RSIM), lead by a group of senior managers of RSIM, completed its
purchase of the firm from BankAmerica Corporation.  This filing
reflects the BankAmerica Corporation amended position in this
holding, less the Robertson Stephens positions previously reported
as part of BankAmerica Corporation holdings.


Item 3       If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b)
or 13d-2(b)
           or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

             (a) [_]   Broker or Dealer registered under Section
15 of the Act
                    (15 U.S.C. 78o)

             (b) [ ]   Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the
Act (15 U.S.C.
                    78c)

             (c) [_]   Insurance Company as defined in Section
3(a)(19) of the
                       Act (15 U.S.C. 78c)

             (d) [_]   Investment Company registered under Section
8 of the
                       Investment Company Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-8)

           (e) [_]   An investment adviser in accordance with
(S)240.13d-
                    1(b)(1)(ii)(E)

             (f) [_]   An employee benefit plan or endowment fund
in accordance
                    with (S)240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)

             (g) [X]   A parent holding company or control person
in accordance
                    with (S)240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G)

           (h) [_]   A savings association as defined in Section
3(b) of the
                    Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813)
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           (i) [_]   A church plan that is excluded from the
definition of an
                    investment company under section 3(c)(14) of
the
                    Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-
3)

           (j) [_]   Group, in accordance with (S)240.13d-
1(b)(1)(ii)(J)


If this statement is filed pursuant to (S)240.13d-1(c), check this
box. [X]

Item 4       **Ownership
With respect to the beneficial ownership of the reporting entity
as of 2-28-99, see Items 5 through 11, inclusive, of the
respective cover pages of this Schedule 13G applicable to such
entity which are incorporated herein by reference.
             ___________
**   By virtue of the corporate relationships between Reporting
Persons as
     described in Item 7, BAC (the parent company) may be deemed
to possess
     indirect beneficial ownership of shares beneficially owned
directly by its
     subsidiaries. Similarly, higher tier BAC subsidiaries may be
deemed to      possess indirect beneficial ownership of shares
beneficially owned  directly by lower tier BAC subsidiaries. The
power to vote and to dispose  of shares may be deemed to be shared
between entities due to their      corporate relationships.

Item 5       Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
             If this statement is being filed to report the fact
that as of the
             date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the
beneficial
             owner of more than five percent of the class of
securities, check
             the following [X].

Item 6       Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of
Another Person.

             Not Applicable.


Item 7       Identification and Classification of the Subsidiaries
Which
             Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent
Holding
             Company.


Item 8       Identification and Classification of Members of the
Group.

             Not Applicable.


Item 9       Notice of Dissolution of Group.

             Not Applicable.







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Item 10     Certification.

[x]       By signing below I certify that, to the best of my
knowledge and
          belief, the securities referred to above were acquired
and are held
          in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired
and are             not held for the purpose of or with the effect
of changing or
          influencing the control of the issuer of the securities
and were            not acquired and are not held in connection
with or as a                  participant in any transaction
having that purpose or effect.               (13d-1(b)).

[_]       By signing below I certify that, to the best of my
knowledge and            belief, the securities referred to above
were not acquired and are          not held for the purpose of or
with the effect of changing or               influencing the
control of the issuer of the securities and were            not
acquired and are not held in connection with or as a
          participant in any transaction having that purpose or
effect.             (13d-1(c)).

 After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, the
undersigned certify that the information set forth in this
statement is true,
complete and correct.

Dated: March 3, 1999

     BANKAMERICA CORPORATION*





*By:   /s/ SATISH PATTEGAR

Satish Pattegar
Senior Vice President
Corporate Compliance
Wealth Management Systems
















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                                   EXHIBIT A
                                   ---------

                             JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
                             ----------------------


     The undersigned hereby agree that they are filing this
statement jointly
pursuant to Rule 13d-1(f)(1).  Each of them is responsible for the
timely filing
of such Schedule 13G and any amendments thereto, and for the
completeness and
accuracy of the information concerning such person contained
therein; but none
of them is responsible for the completeness or accuracy of the
information
concerning the other persons making the filing, unless such person
knows or has
reason to believe that such information is inaccurate.

Date: March 3, 1999

     BANKAMERICA CORPORATION*





*By:   /s/ SATISH PATTEGAR

Satish Pattegar
Senior Vice President
Corporate Compliance
Wealth Management Systems

























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                         Annex I

ROBERTSON STEPHENS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

                    Registered Investment Companies


     Each of the following entities is a series of Robertson
Stephens Investment Trust, a Massachusetts business trust. The
investment adviser for each of such entities is Robertson,
Stephens & Company Investment Management, L.P.  Each is an
investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of
1940, with principal office and principal place of business at 555
California Street, Suite 2600, San Francisco, CA  94104:


     The Contrarian Fund ("Contrarian")
     The Robertson Stephens Developing Countries Fund ("Developing
Countries")
     The Robertson Stephens Diversified Growth Fund ("Diversified
Growth")
     The Robertson Stephens Emerging Growth Fund ("Emerging
Growth")
     The Robertson Stephens Growth & Income Fund ("Growth &
Income")
     The Information Age Fund(TM) ("Information Age")
     The Robertson Stephens Global Natural Resources Fund
("Natural                "Resources")
     The Robertson Stephens Global Value Fund ("Global Value")
     The Robertson Stephens MicroCap Growth Fund ("Micro-Cap
Growth")
     The Robertson Stephens Partners Fund ("Partners")
     The Robertson Stephens Value + Growth Fund ("Value + Growth")



                         Other Entities

     The principal office and principal place of business of the
following entities is 555 California Street, Suite 2600, San
Francisco, CA  94104:


I.   (a)    Bayview Holdings, Inc. ("Bayview Holdings") is a
Delaware                  corporation. Bayview Holdings a wholly
owned subsidiary of                      Robertson Parent.  It is
managing member of Private Equity Group.

       (b)    holding company


II.    (a)       Bayview Investors, Ltd. ("Bayview") is a
California limited              partnership.

       (b)    investments in securities


III.     (a)  The Robertson Stephens Orphan Fund, L.P. ("Orphan")
is a                       California limited partnership.
Investment Adviser is the general         partner.

       (b)    investments in securities

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IV.    (a)       The Robertson Stephens Orphan Offshore Fund, L.P.
("Orphan              Offshore") is a Cayman Islands limited
partnership.
              Investment Adviser is the investment adviser.

       (b)    investment in securities


V.   (a)    Robertson Stephens Investment Management Co.
("Robertson Parent")            is a Delaware corporation. It is
wholly owned by BAC. It owns              Bayview Holdings.

       (b)    holding company


VI.  (a)    Robertson, Stephens & Company Investment Management,
L.P.                  ("Investment Adviser") is a California
limited partnership. It is
              investment adviser to the Registered Investment
Companies and              Orphan Offshore and General partner of
Orphan and Emerging Growth           Partners.

       (b)    registered investment advisor


VII.    (a)   Robertson, Stephens & Company Private Equity Group,
L.L.C.                ("Private Equity Group") is a Delaware
limited liability company.           It is general partner of
Bayview and Bayview VI. It is limited
            partner of Venture IV.  Bayview Holdings is managing
member of
            Private Equity Group.

       (b)    holding company


VIII.     (a)    Bayview Investors VI, L.P. ("Bayview VI") is a
California limited         partnership.  It is general partner of
Emerging Growth Partners,            L.P. ("Emerging Growth
Partners").  Private Equity Group is its
     (b)     investments in securities


IX.   (a)   Robertson Stephens Emerging Growth Partners, L.P. is a
California            limited partnership.  Bayview VI and
Investment Adviser are its           general partners.

      (b)     investments in securities


X.  (a)     RS & Co. IV, L.P. ("IV LP") is a Delaware limited
partnership.
          investment advisor.

     (b)  investments in securities




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XI.  (a)   RS & Co. Venture Partners IV ("Venture IV"), is a
Delaware
           limited partnership.  Its general partners are M.
Kathleen Behrens
           and David L. Goldsmith.  Its investment adviser is
Investment
           Adviser.  It is general partner to IV LP.

     (b)    holding company


















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