SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

               Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
                                 April 19, 1999

                             BANKAMERICA CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                                    Delaware
         (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

                                     1-6523
                            (Commission File Number)

                                   56-0906609
                        (IRS Employer Identification No.)

                             100 North Tryon Street
                            Charlotte, North Carolina
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                                     28255
                                   (Zip Code)

                                 (704) 386-5000
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)



ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS.

         Release of First Quarter Earnings.  On April 19, 1999, BankAmerica
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Corporation, the registrant (the "Registrant"), announced financial results for
the first quarter of fiscal 1999, reporting earnings of $1.91 billion and 
earnings per common share of $1.10 ($1.08 diluted). A copy of the press release
announcing the results of the Registrant's fiscal quarter ended March 31, 1999 
is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

         (c)  Exhibits.

The following exhibits are filed herewith:

     EXHIBIT NO.          DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT

     99.1                 Press Release dated April 19, 1999 with respect to the
                          Registrant's financial results for the fiscal quarter
                          ended March 31, 1999.



                                   SIGNATURE

         Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, the  Registrant  has duly  caused  this report to be signed on its 
behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                              BANKAMERICA CORPORATION


                                              By:  /s/ MARC D. OKEN
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                                                   Marc D. Oken
                                                   Executive Vice President and
                                                   Principal Financial Executive


Dated:  April 23, 1999



                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.          Description of Exhibit
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   99.1              Press Release dated April 19, 1999 with respect to the
                     Registrant's financial results for the fiscal quarter
                     ended March 31, 1999.