SJNB FINANCIAL CORP
SC 13D/A, 2000-03-22
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           UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                       Washington, D.C.  20549


                            SCHEDULE 13D

              Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                          (Amendment No. 4)




                         SJNB Financial Corp.
                          (Name of Issuer)

                    Common Stock, $0.01 par value

                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                              784273-10-4
                           (CUSIP Number)

                          Charles J. Moore
                           The Banc Funds

                      208 South LaSalle Street
                      Chicago, Illinois  60604
                            (312) 855-6202
             (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
            Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

                          March 16, 2000
        (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)


If the filing person has previously  filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
this  acquisition  which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b) (3) or (4), check the following box [ ].

Check the following box if a fee is being paid with the statement [ ].





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CUSIP No.  784273-10-4


1  Name of Reporting Person

   S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person (optional)
                      Banc Fund III L.P.


2  Check the Appropriate Box If A Member of a Group*  (A) [ ]`
                                                      (B) [X]

3  SEC Use Only

4  Source of Funds:   WC

5  Check Box If Disclosure Of Legal Proceedings Is Required
   Pursuant To Items 2(d) or 2(e)                        [ ]

6  Citizenship or Place of Organization
   Illinois

                               7 Sole Voting Power

Number of                      18,988 shares
 Shares

Beneficially                8  Shared Voting Power
Owned By                       0
  Each

Reporting                   9  Sole Dispositive Power
Person                         18,988 shares

  With

                           10  Shared Dispositive Power

                               0

11  Aggregate Amount of Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
    18,988 shares

12  Check Box If The Aggregate Amount In Row (11) Excludes
    Certain Shares*                                    [ ]

13  Percent of Class Represented By Amount In Row (11)
    0.5%

14  Type of Reporting Person*
    PN




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CUSIP No.  784273-10-4


1  Name of Reporting Person

   S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person (optional)
                      Bank Fund III Trust


2  Check the Appropriate Box If A Member of a Group*  (A) [ ]
                                                      (B) [X]

3  SEC Use Only

4  Source of Funds:   WC

5  Check Box If Disclosure Of Legal Proceedings Is Required
   Pursuant To Items 2(d) or 2(e)                        [ ]

6  Citizenship or Place of Organization
   Illinois

                               7 Sole Voting Power

Number of                      58,203 shares
 Shares

Beneficially                8  Shared Voting Power
Owned By                       0
  Each

Reporting                   9  Sole Dispositive Power
Person                         58,203 shares

  With

                           10  Shared Dispositive Power

                               0

11  Aggregate Amount of Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
    58,203 shares

12  Check Box If The Aggregate Amount In Row (11) Excludes
    Certain Shares*                                    [ ]

13  Percent of Class Represented By Amount In Row (11)
    1.6%

14  Type of Reporting Person*
    PN




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CUSIP No.  784273-10-4


1  Name of Reporting Person

   S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person (optional)
                      Banc Fund IV L.P.


2  Check the Appropriate Box If A Member of a Group*  (A) [ ]
                                                      (B) [X]

3  SEC Use Only

4  Source of Funds:   WC

5  Check Box If Disclosure Of Legal Proceedings Is Required
   Pursuant To Items 2(d) or 2(e)                        [ ]

6  Citizenship or Place of Organization
   Illinois

                               7 Sole Voting Power

Number of                      22,494 shares
 Shares

Beneficially                8  Shared Voting Power
Owned By                       0
  Each

Reporting                   9  Sole Dispositive Power
Person                         22,494 shares

  With

                           10  Shared Dispositive Power

                               0

11  Aggregate Amount of Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
    22,494 shares

12  Check Box If The Aggregate Amount In Row (11) Excludes
    Certain Shares*                                    [ ]

13  Percent of Class Represented By Amount In Row (11)
    0.6%

14  Type of Reporting Person*
    PN




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CUSIP No.  784273-10-4


1  Name of Reporting Person

   S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person (optional)
                      Banc Fund IV Trust


2  Check the Appropriate Box If A Member of a Group*  (A) [ ]
                                                      (B) [X]

3  SEC Use Only

4  Source of Funds:   WC

5  Check Box If Disclosure Of Legal Proceedings Is Required
   Pursuant To Items 2(d) or 2(e)                        [ ]

6  Citizenship or Place of Organization
   Illinois

                               7 Sole Voting Power

Number of                      75,648 shares
 Shares

Beneficially                8  Shared Voting Power
Owned By                       0
  Each

Reporting                   9  Sole Dispositive Power
Person                         75,648 shares

  With

                           10  Shared Dispositive Power

                               0

11  Aggregate Amount of Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
    75,648 shares

12  Check Box If The Aggregate Amount In Row (11) Excludes
    Certain Shares*                                    [ ]

13  Percent of Class Represented By Amount In Row (11)
    2.1%

14  Type of Reporting Person*
    PN




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CUSIP No.  784273-10-4


1  Name of Reporting Person

   S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person (optional)
                      Banc Fund V L.P.


2  Check the Appropriate Box If A Member of a Group*  (A) [ ]
                                                      (B) [X]

3  SEC Use Only

4  Source of Funds:   WC

5  Check Box If Disclosure Of Legal Proceedings Is Required
   Pursuant To Items 2(d) or 2(e)                        [ ]

6  Citizenship or Place of Organization
   Illinois

                               7 Sole Voting Power

Number of                      84,971 shares
 Shares

Beneficially                8  Shared Voting Power
Owned By                       0
  Each

Reporting                   9  Sole Dispositive Power
Person                         84,971 shares

  With

                           10  Shared Dispositive Power

                               0

11  Aggregate Amount of Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
    84,971 shares

12  Check Box If The Aggregate Amount In Row (11) Excludes
    Certain Shares*                                    [ ]

13  Percent of Class Represented By Amount In Row (11)
    2.4%

14  Type of Reporting Person*
    PN




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This Amendment No. 4 amends and supplements the Amendment No. 3 filed on January
24, 2000 (collectively the "Schedule 13D") by the entities included in Item
2(a), with respect to the Common Stock, $0.01 par value ("Common Stock"), of
SJNB Financial Corp. ("SJNB").  The address of the principal executive offices
of SJNB is One N. Market St., San Jose, CA 95113.  The purpose of this Amendment
is to report an increase in ownership of more than 1% in the percentage of the
outstanding Common Stock of SJNB.

Item 2.   Identity and Background

  (a) This  statement  is filed by Banc Fund III L.P.  ("BF  III"),  an Illinois
Limited Partnership, Bank Fund III Trust ("T III"), Banc Fund IV L.P. ("BF IV"),
an Illinois  Limited  Partnership,  Banc Fund IV Trust ("T IV"), and Banc Fund V
L.P. ("BF V"), an Illinois Limited Partnership.  The business of the Funds is to
provide  financing  to,  and  acquire  equity  interests  in,  banks  and  other
depository institutions and holding companies controlling such entities.

  (i) The general partner of BF III is MidBanc III L.P.  ("MidBanc III"),  whose
principal  business is to be a general partner of BF III. The general partner of
BF IV is MidBanc IV L.P.  ("MidBanc IV"),  whose  principal  business is to be a
general  partner  of BF  IV.  The  general  partner  of BF V is  MidBanc  V L.P.
("MidBanc  V"),  whose  principal  business is to be a general  partner of BF V.
MidBanc III, IV, and V are Illinois limited partnerships.

  (ii) The  general  partner of  MidBanc  III is ChiCorp  Management  III,  Inc.
("Management  III"),  whose  principal  business  is to be a general  partner of
MidBanc III. The general  partner of MidBanc IV is ChiCorp  Management  IV, Inc.
("Management  IV"),  whose  principal  business  is to be a general  partner  of
MidBanc IV. The general partner of MidBanc V is The Banc Funds Company,  L.L.C.,
Inc.  ("Management  V"), whose principal  business is to be a general partner of
MidBanc V. Management III, IV, and V are Illinois corporations.

  (iii) The executive  officers and  directors of Management  III, IV, and V are
the same and are composed of:

     Name and                                       Offices in
Present Principal                                   Management
    Occupation                                    III, IV and V
- -----------------                                ----------------

Joan W. Moore                                        Secretary
Member, The Banc Funds                              and Director
Company, L.L.C. ("TBFC")

Charles J. Moore                                President, Treasurer,
Manager, BF III, T III,                             and Director
BF IV, T IV, and BF V

  (iv) The sole stockholder of Management III, IV, and V is TBFC, an
Illinois limited liability company which is controlled by Charles J. Moore.
Mr. Moore has been the manager of the investment decisions for each of BF
III, BF IV, BF V, T III, and T IV since their respective inceptions. As
manager, Mr. Moore has voting and dispositive power over the securities of
the issuer held by each of those entities. As the controlling member of
TBFC, Mr. Moore will control Management III, IV, and V, and therefore each




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of the  Partnership  entities  directly  and  indirectly  controlled  by each of
Management III, IV, and V.

  (v) The  investment  manager of T III,  and T IV is TBFC  under an  Investment
Management Agreement with each Trust. Charles J. Moore, as portfolio manager for
T III, and T IV, has voting and dispositive  power over the issuer's  securities
held by such trusts.

  (b) and (c) The address of the principal  business and principal  office of BF
III, T III, BF IV, T IV, BF V, MidBanc III,  MidBanc IV,  MidBanc V,  Management
III,  Management IV,  Management V, and TBFC and the business address of each of
the persons named in paragraph  (a)(iii) is 208 S. LaSalle Street,  Chicago,  IL
60604.

  (d) and (e) During the last five years,  none of the persons  named herein has
been  convicted in any criminal  proceeding  (excluding  traffic  violations  or
similar misdemeanors),  or been a party to any civil proceeding of a judicial or
administrative  body of competent  jurisdiction as a result of which such person
was or is  subject  to a  judgement,  decree  or final  order  enjoining  future
violations  of, or prohibiting  or mandating  activities  subject to, federal or
state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.

  (f) Each of the persons named in  paragraphs  (a)(iv) and (vi) is a citizen of
the United States of America.

Item 3.  Source and Amount of Funds or other Consideration.

  An  aggregate  of  $6,202,503  from the  capital of the Funds has been used in
making purchases of 260,304 shares of Common Stock of SJNB.

Item 4.  Purpose of Transaction.

  The Funds  acquired the Common Stock of SJNB  reported  herein for purposes of
investment.  The Funds may, in the future,  purchase additional shares of Common
Stock of SJNB or sell such securities.

  The Funds do not have any present  plan or proposal  which would  relate to or
result in  transactions  of the kind  described in paragraphs (a) through (j) of
Item 4 of Schedule 13d-101 of the Securities and Exchange Commission.  The Funds
reserve the right, in the future, to adopt such plans or proposals.

Item 5.  Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

  (a) An aggregate of 260,304 shares of Common Stock are  beneficially  owned by
the Funds.  Such shares of Common  Stock  represent  approximately  7.26% of the
Common Stock of SJNB outstanding as of December 31, 1999. Of said shares, 18,988
shares of Common Stock are beneficially owned by BF III (0.5% of the outstanding
shares),  while 58,203  shares of Common Stock are  beneficially  owned by T III
(1.6% of the  outstanding  shares),  while  22,494  shares of  Common  Stock are
beneficially owned by BF IV (0.6% of the outstanding  shares),  75,648 shares of
Common Stock are beneficially owned by T IV (2.1% of the outstanding shares, and
84,971  shares  of  common  stock  are  beneficially  owned by BF V (2.4% of the
outstanding shares). To the best knowledge and belief of the Funds, no




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securities  of SJNB are owned by any of the other  persons named in Item 2 or by
any persons  who  together  with any of the  persons  named in Item 2 comprise a
group within the meaning of Section 13(d) (3) of the Securities  Exchange Act of
1934, as amended. Anything to the contrary in this Schedule 13D notwithstanding,
each  Fund  disclaims  beneficial  ownership  of  the  shares  of  Common  Stock
beneficially owned by the other Fund.

  (b) The Funds have the sole power to vote or to direct the vote,  and the sole
power to dispose or to direct the disposition of, all of the shares beneficially
owned by them as set forth in paragraph (a) above.

  (c) On March 16, 2000, the Funds'  ownership of shares of Common Stock of SJNB
increased by more than 1% of the adjusted outstanding shares of said class since
the Funds' last 13D filing.  The Funds have  purchased  and sold Common Stock on
the open market as described in the table below:

              Dollar         Number    Cost per
Date          Amount       of Shares     Share

- ----         -------       ---------     ------

BF III Purchases:

03/16/00   27,152.29          984        27.590

T III Purchases:

03/16/00    83,222.90       3,016        27.590

BF IV Purchases:

03/16/00    18,984.53         688        27.590

T IV Purchases:

03/16/00    63,796.86       2,312        27.590

BF V Purchases:

01/25/00    81,562.50        2,900       28.125
02/01/00   145,237.50        5,164       28.125
02/08/00    51,520.00        1,840       28.000
02/09/00    53,200.00        1,900       28.000
03/07/00    96,250.00        3,500       27.500
03/10/00   104,729.62        3,861       27.125
03/13/00   290,237.50       10,700       27.125
03/16/00   215,921.48        7,825       27.590

Item 6.  Contracts, Arrangements, Understanding or Relationships
         with Respect to Securities of the Issuer.

                          None

Item 7.  Material to be filed as exhibits.

                          None




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Signature.

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

March 22, 2000


BANC FUND  III L.P.
By MIDBANC III L.P.,
   general partner
By CHICORP MANAGEMENT III, INC.,
   general partner
By The Banc Funds Company, L.L.C.,
   Owner
By /s/ Charles J. Moore

   --------------------------
   Charles J. Moore, President

BANK FUND III TRUST
By THE BANC FUNDS COMPANY, L.L.C.,
   Investment Manager
By /s/ Charles J. Moore

   --------------------------
   Charles J. Moore, President

BANC FUND IV L.P.
By MIDBANC IV L.P.,
   general partner
By CHICORP MANAGEMENT IV, INC.,
   general partner
By The Banc Funds Company, L.L.C.,
   Owner
By /s/ Charles J. Moore

   --------------------------
   Charles J. Moore, President

BANC FUND IV TRUST
By THE BANC FUNDS COMPANY, L.L.C.,
   Investment Manager
By /s/ Charles J. Moore

   --------------------------
   Charles J. Moore, President

BANC FUND V L.P.
By MIDBANC V L.P.,
   general partner
By The Banc Funds Company, L.L.C.,
   Its general partner
By The Banc Funds Company, L.L.C.,
   Owner
By /s/ Charles J. Moore

   --------------------------
   Charles J. Moore, President






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