San Francisco Bank Gets 1st Slice of Aid

The major shareholder in the San Francisco Co., holding company for the Bank of San Francisco, invested the first tranche of an expected $4.5 million in new capital for the company.

Putra Masagung, an Indonesion businessman and investor, bought Friday $1 million of new Series D preferred shares convertible into Class A common at about 34 cents a share, the company said. Mr. Masagung last year agreed to invest the $4.5 million in phases this year so the bank could comply with capital requirements imposed by regulators.

He contributed the $1 million ahead of the March 31 committment date, said James Gilleran, the company's chief executive. "This will mean the bank should be able to report compliance with the minimum 7% leverage ratio required by the (regulatory) orders as of the end of the first quarter," he said.

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