SVB Financial (SIVBQ) 8-K SVB Financial Group Announces 2009 Third Quarter Financial Results

Exhibit 99.1

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October 22, 2009	Meghan O’Leary
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SVB FINANCIAL GROUP ANNOUNCES 2009 THIRD QUARTER FINANCIAL RESULTS

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — October 22, 2009 — SVB Financial Group (NASDAQ: SIVB) today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009.

Consolidated net income available to common stockholders for the third quarter of 2009 was $20.6 million, or $0.61 per diluted common share, compared to $7.8 million, or $0.24 per diluted common share, for the second quarter of 2009, and $25.9 million, or $0.77 per diluted common share, for the third quarter of 2008.

Highlights of our third quarter 2009 results included:

• Provision for loan losses of $8.0 million, a decrease of $13.4 million compared to the second quarter of 2009. The decrease was primarily due to: (i) an $11.4 million partial recovery of a single loan that was previously charged off in the first quarter of 2009, (ii) a reduction of required reserves for impaired loans, and (iii) an overall improvement in the credit quality of our loan portfolio.

• A decrease of $23.8 million and $39.3 million in our allowance for loan losses and nonperforming loans, respectively, primarily due to the finalization of the HRJ Capital (“HRJ”) transaction, as well as the charge-offs of certain other impaired loans from our software and hardware client portfolios.

• An increase in net interest income (fully taxable equivalent basis) of $5.1 million, primarily due to growth in average investment securities balances of $681.9 million, or 37.2 percent, from purchases of agency-issued collateralized mortgage obligations and U.S. agency securities.

• A decrease of $9.2 million in noninterest expense, primarily due to lower Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) assessments in the third quarter of 2009 compared to the second quarter of 2009.

• Growth in average deposit balances of $477.8 million, or 5.7 percent, to $8.9 billion, primarily due to the desire among some clients to benefit from the security provided by the FDIC insurance for noninterest-bearing accounts, as well as to the lack of attractive alternative investment opportunities due to the current low interest rate environment.

• A decrease in average loan balances of $235.5 million, or 4.9 percent, reflecting continued efforts by some clients to de-leverage their businesses.

Consolidated net income available to common stockholders for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 was $16.6 million, or $0.50 per diluted common share, compared to $74.2 million, or $2.17 per diluted common share, for the comparable 2008 period.

“While the economy is still vulnerable, interest rates remain low, and we see many challenges ahead, we are doing the right things to deliver the best possible results, given the current environment,” said Ken Wilcox, president and CEO of SVB Financial Group. “Credit quality is improving overall, and we were able to satisfactorily resolve a number of outstanding credit issues in the third quarter. We are also seeing signs of relative improvement among our client base, including improving technology sales pipelines among our technology clients, and stabilizing portfolio company valuations. It is too early to know whether we are at the beginning of a sustainable market recovery. Until that becomes clearer, we will continue to focus on leveraging our financial and market strength to further enhance our competitive position and our ability to deliver stable credit performance.”

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Third Quarter 2009 Summary

	Three months ended													Nine months ended
										% Change from
(Dollars in millions, except share data and ratios)	September 30, 2009			June 30, 2009			September 30, 2008 *			June 30, 2009		September 30, 2008		September 30, 2009			September 30, 2008 *			% Change
Income Statement:
Diluted earnings per common share (1)	$	0.61		$	0.24		$	0.77		154.2	%	(20.8	)%	$	0.50		$	2.17		(77.0	)%
Net income attributable to SVBFG (1)		24.2			11.3			25.9		114.2		(6.6	)		27.3			74.2		(63.2	)
Net income available to common stockholders (1)		20.6			7.8			25.9		164.1		(20.5	)		16.6			74.2		(77.6	)
Net interest income (1)		96.8			91.7			94.6		5.6		2.3			280.0			272.2		2.9
Provision for loan losses		8.0			21.4			13.7		(62.6	)	(41.6	)		72.9			29.8		144.6
Noninterest income		34.3			28.3			40.4		21.2		(15.1	)		57.0			126.7		(55.0	)
Noninterest expense		79.8			89.0			80.4		(10.3	)	(0.7	)		256.0			251.1		2.0
Non-GAAP net income available to common stockholders (1)(2)		20.6			7.8			25.9		164.1		(20.5	)		20.7			78.0		(73.5	)
Non-GAAP noninterest income, net of noncontrolling interests (2)		29.2			34.4			39.4		(15.1	)	(25.9	)		88.6			126.6		(30.0	)
Non-GAAP noninterest expense, net of noncontrolling interests (2)		76.9			86.2			77.6		(10.8	)	(0.9	)		242.8			239.1		1.5
Fully Taxable Equivalent:
Net interest income (1)(3)	$	97.4		$	92.2		$	95.2		5.6	%	2.3	%	$	281.7		$	273.9		2.8	%
Net interest margin (1)		3.70	%		3.71	%		5.70	%	(0.3	)	(35.1	)		3.79	%		5.85	%	(35.2	)
Shares Outstanding:
Common		33,202,387			33,142,568			32,735,732		0.2	%	1.4	%		33,202,387			32,735,732		1.4	%
Basic weighted average		33,176,678			32,951,905			32,534,613		0.7		2.0			33,033,179			32,295,612		2.3
Diluted weighted average		33,672,491			33,078,367			33,778,095		1.8		(0.3	)		33,247,740			34,255,320		(2.9	)
Balance Sheet:
Average total assets (1)	$	11,410.6		$	10,928.0		$	7,547.8		4.4	%	51.2	%	$	10,935.2		$	7,153.7		52.9	%
Average loans, net of unearned income		4,544.5			4,780.0			4,863.7		(4.9	)	(6.6	)		4,811.5			4,433.7		8.5
Average interest-earning investment securities		2,514.6			1,832.7			1,396.2		37.2		80.1			1,941.0			1,332.1		45.7
Average noninterest-bearing demand deposits		5,373.5			5,132.8			2,826.3		4.7		90.1			5,050.3			2,852.9		77.0
Average interest-bearing deposits		3,536.9			3,299.7			1,994.0		7.2		77.4			3,376.8			1,782.5		89.4
Average total deposits		8,910.4			8,432.6			4,820.3		5.7		84.9			8,427.2			4,635.4		81.8
Average short-term borrowings		42.1			45.8			544.3		(8.1	)	(92.3	)		45.0			329.2		(86.3	)
Average long-term debt (1)		912.2			945.4			970.8		(3.5	)	(6.0	)		942.4			984.1		(4.2	)
Period-end total assets (1)		12,538.6			11,465.9			8,070.3		9.4		55.4			12,538.6			8,070.3		55.4
Period-end loans, net of unearned income		4,655.8			4,844.3			5,285.1		(3.9	)	(11.9	)		4,655.8			5,285.1		(11.9	)
Period-end investment securities		3,491.3			2,638.4			1,780.0		32.3		96.1			3,491.3			1,780.0		96.1
Period-end noninterest-bearing demand deposits		6,422.9			5,551.2			3,231.3		15.7		98.8			6,422.9			3,231.3		98.8
Period-end interest-bearing deposits		3,632.7			3,443.4			2,201.3		5.5		65.0			3,632.7			2,201.3		65.0
Period-end total deposits		10,055.6			8,994.6			5,432.6		11.8		85.1			10,055.6			5,432.6		85.1
Off-Balance Sheet:
Average total client investment funds	$	16,121.5		$	16,450.5		$	22,036.0		(2.0	)%	(26.8	)%	$	16,757.8		$	21,773.0		(23.0	)%
Period-end total client investment funds		16,433.8			15,972.8			21,533.8		2.9		(23.7	)		16,433.8			21,533.8		(23.7	)
Total unfunded credit commitments		4,794.5			4,963.7			5,619.0		(3.4	)	(14.7	)		4,794.5			5,619.0		(14.7	)
Earnings Ratios:
Return on average assets (1)(4)		0.84	%		0.42	%		1.37	%	100.0	%	(38.7	)%		0.33	%		1.38	%	(76.1	)%
Return on average common SVBFG stockholders’ equity (1)(5)(6)		9.94			3.95			14.37		151.6		(30.8	)		2.78			14.25		(80.5	)
Asset Quality Ratios:
Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of total gross loans		1.85	%		2.26	%		1.13	%	(18.1	)%	63.7	%		1.85	%		1.13	%	63.7	%
Gross charge-offs as a percentage of average total gross loans (annualized)		4.03			1.82			0.57		121.4		NM			3.04			0.67		NM
Net charge-offs as a percentage of average total gross loans (annualized)		2.75			1.74			0.51		58.0		NM			2.58			0.50		NM
Other Ratios:
Total risk-based capital ratio		19.24	%		18.46	%		14.25	%	4.2	%	35.0	%		19.24	%		14.25	%	35.0	%
Operating efficiency ratio (1)(7)		60.61			73.86			59.30		(17.9	)	2.2			75.58			62.67		20.6
Period-end loans, net of unearned income, to deposits		46.30			53.86			97.28		(14.0	)	(52.4	)		46.30			97.28		(52.4	)
Average loans, net of unearned income, to deposits		51.00			56.68			100.90		(10.0	)	(49.5	)		57.09			95.65		(40.3	)
Non-GAAP Ratios: (1)(2)
Tangible common equity to tangible assets		6.73	%		6.94	%		9.06	%	(3.0	)%	(25.7	)%		6.73	%		9.06	%	(25.7	)%
Tangible common equity to risk-weighted assets		11.44			10.54			9.28		8.5		23.3			11.44			9.28		23.3
Non-GAAP return on average assets (8)		0.84			0.42			1.37		100.0		(38.7	)		0.38			1.46		(74.0	)
Non-GAAP return on average common SVBFG stockholders’ equity (6)(9)		9.94			3.95			14.37		151.6		(30.8	)		3.46			14.99		(76.9	)
Non-GAAP operating efficiency ratio		60.79			68.05			57.68		(10.7	)	5.4			65.56			59.79		9.7
Other Statistics:
Common stock repurchases	$	—		$	—		$	—		—	%	—	%	$	—		$	45.6		(100.0	)%
Period-end SVB prime lending rate		4.00	%		4.00	%		5.00	%	—		(20.0	)		4.00	%		5.00	%	(20.0	)
Average SVB prime lending rate		4.00			4.00			5.00		—		(20.0	)		4.00			5.44		(26.5	)

NM- Not meaningful

* Certain amounts have been revised to reflect the correction of immaterial errors associated with previously recognized gains and losses on foreign exchange contracts. Refer to “Changes to Prior Period Balances” section below for more details. Amounts for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008, have been revised.

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(1) Balances, results and ratios for all periods presented reflect our adoption of Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 470-20 (formerly known as Staff Position (“FSP”) Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 14-1,Accounting for Convertible Debt Instruments That May Be Settled in Cash upon Conversion (Including Partial Cash Settlement)) (“FSP APB 14-1”). Refer to “Long-Term Debt” discussion for more details. Amounts for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 have been retrospectively adjusted.

(2) A reconciliation of non-GAAP calculations to GAAP is provided below under the section “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures”.

(3) Interest income on non-taxable investments is presented on a fully taxable equivalent basis using the federal statutory income tax rate of 35.0 percent. The taxable equivalent adjustments were $0.5 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2009 and $0.6 million for both of the quarters ended June 30, 2009 and September 30, 2008. The taxable equivalent adjustments were $1.7 million for both the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008.

(4) Ratio represents annualized consolidated net income attributable to SVB Financial Group (“SVBFG”) divided by quarterly average assets and year-to-date average assets.

(5) Ratio represents annualized consolidated net income available to common stockholders divided by quarterly average SVBFG stockholders’ equity (excluding preferred equity) and year-to-date average SVBFG stockholders’ equity (excluding preferred equity).

(6) Our 2009 adoption of new accounting standards (ASC 810-10-65, formerly known as SFAS No. 160,Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements – an amendment of Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51) (“SFAS No. 160”) required us to reclassify our presentation of noncontrolling interests.

(7) The operating efficiency ratio is calculated by dividing noninterest expense by total taxable equivalent net interest income plus noninterest income.

(8) Ratio represents non-GAAP annualized consolidated net income attributable to SVBFG (excluding non-tax deductible goodwill impairment charge of $4.1 million recorded in the first quarter of 2009 and non-tax deductible noninterest expense of $3.9 million related to the conversion premium value of certain of our zero-coupon convertible notes that were converted prior to maturity (“Coco Loss”) recorded in the second quarter of 2008) divided by quarterly average assets and year-to-date average assets.

(9) Ratio represents non-GAAP annualized consolidated net income available to common stockholders (excluding non-tax deductible goodwill impairment charge of $4.1 million recorded in the first quarter of 2009 and non-tax deductible $3.9 million Coco Loss recorded in the second quarter of 2008) divided by quarterly average SVBFG stockholders’ equity (excluding preferred equity) and year-to-date average SVBFG stockholders’ equity (excluding preferred equity).

Net Interest Income and Margin

Net interest income, on a fully taxable equivalent basis, was $97.4 million for the third quarter of 2009, compared to $92.2 million for the second quarter of 2009 and $95.2 million for the third quarter of 2008. The following table provides a summary of changes in interest income and interest expense attributable to both volume and rate changes from the second to the third quarter of 2009. Changes that are not solely due to either volume or rate are allocated in proportion to the percentage changes in average volume and average rate:

	Q3’09 compared to Q2’09
	Increase (decrease) due to change in
(Dollars in thousands)	Volume			Rate			Total
Interest income:
Short-term investment securities	$	2		$	(120	)	$	(118	)
Investment securities		6,355			(1,620	)		4,735
Loans		(3,657	)		2,458			(1,199	)
Increase in interest income, net		2,700			718			3,418
Interest expense:
Deposits		410			(1,214	)		(804	)
Short-term borrowings		(2	)		(2	)		(4	)
Long-term debt		(103	)		(796	)		(899	)
Increase (decrease) in interest expense, net		305			(2,012	)		(1,707	)
Increase in net interest income	$	2,395		$	2,730		$	5,125

The change in net interest income, on a fully taxable equivalent basis, from the second to the third quarter of 2009, was primarily attributable to the following:

• An increase in interest income of $4.7 million from our interest-earning investment securities portfolio, primarily related to the growth in average balances of $681.9 million due to new investments. These investments were primarily for purchases of agency-issued collateralized mortgage obligations and U.S. agency securities, which were purchased with excess cash as a result of our continued growth in deposits.

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• A decrease in interest expense of $0.9 million from our long-term debt, driven by a decrease in interest expense associated with interest rate swap agreements for our 5.70% senior and 6.05% subordinated notes, due to lower London Interbank Offered Rates (“LIBOR”).

• A decrease in interest expense of $0.8 million from interest-bearing deposits due to our decision to lower certain deposit interest rates in the third quarter of 2009 to reflect current market interest rates.

• The above increases were partially offset by a decrease in interest income from our loan portfolio of $1.2 million driven principally by a decrease in average loan balances of $235.5 million, partially offset by an increase in recovered interest from previously charged-off loans. Our average prime-lending rate was 4.00 percent for both the second and third quarters of 2009.

Net interest margin, on a fully taxable equivalent basis, was 3.70 percent for the third quarter of 2009, compared to 3.71 percent for the second quarter of 2009 and 5.70 percent for the third quarter of 2008. The nominal decrease from the second to the third quarter of 2009 was primarily a result of a decline in loan balances and an increase in deposits, which were invested in overnight cash with the Federal Reserve earning 25 basis points throughout the third quarter of 2009. The decline was partially offset by new investments in interest-earning securities.

Net interest margin, on a fully taxable equivalent basis, was 3.79 percent for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, compared to 5.85 percent for the comparable 2008 period. While net interest margin declined year-over-year, net interest income, on a fully taxable equivalent basis, increased to $281.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, compared to $273.9 million for the comparable 2008 period.

On an average basis, for the third quarter of 2009, 71.0 percent, or $3.3 billion, of our outstanding gross loans were variable-rate loans that adjust at prescribed measurement dates upon a change in our prime-lending rate or other variable indices. This compares to 71.0 percent, or $3.5 billion, for the second quarter of 2009 and 73.4 percent, or $3.7 billion, for the third quarter of 2008.

Investment Securities

Our investment securities portfolio consists of both a fixed income investment portfolio, which primarily represents interest-earning securities, and a non-marketable securities portfolio, which primarily represents investments managed as part of our funds management business. Total investment securities were $3.5 billion at September 30, 2009, compared to $2.6 billion at June 30, 2009 and $1.8 billion at September 30, 2008. The increase from the second to the third quarter of 2009 was primarily due to purchases of agency-issued collateralized mortgage obligations and U.S. agency securities as part of our overall investment strategy to invest excess cash from our continued growth in deposits.

Average interest-earning investment securities were $2.5 billion for the third quarter of 2009, compared to $1.8 billion for the second quarter of 2009 and $1.4 billion for the third quarter of 2008.

Non-marketable securities were $507.9 million ($211.9 million net of noncontrolling interests) as of September 30, 2009, compared to $478.7 million ($193.6 million net of noncontrolling interests) as of June 30, 2009. The increase from the second to the third quarter of 2009 was primarily attributable to additional capital calls for fund investments in the third quarter of 2009. Reconciliations of our non-GAAP non-marketable securities, net of noncontrolling interests, are provided below under the section “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

Loans

Average loans, net of unearned income, were $4.5 billion for the third quarter of 2009, compared to $4.8 billion for the second quarter of 2009 and $4.9 billion for the third quarter of 2008. The decrease in average loan balances from the second to the third quarter of 2009 came primarily from decreases in loans to software and hardware clients, reflecting continued efforts by some clients to de-leverage their businesses. Period-end loans, net of unearned income, were $4.7 billion at September 30, 2009, compared to $4.8 billion at June 30, 2009 and $5.3 billion at September 30, 2008.

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Our nonaccrual loans totaled $72.2 million at September 30, 2009, compared to $111.4 million at June 30, 2009 and $9.1 million at September 30, 2008. The allowance for loan losses related to nonaccrual loans was $23.4 million, $44.6 million and $5.9 million at September 30, 2009, June 30, 2009 and September 30, 2008, respectively. The decrease in nonaccrual loans and related allowance for loan losses from the second to the third quarter of 2009 came primarily from the finalization of the HRJ transaction as well as the charge-offs of other impaired loans from our software and hardware client portfolios.

The following table provides a summary of our concentration of clients with loans individually greater than $20 million by industry sector at September 30, 2009, June 30, 2009 and September 30, 2008:

	Loans individually greater than $20 million at
(Dollars in thousands, except ratios and client data)	September 30, 2009			June 30, 2009			September 30, 2008
Technology	$	458,901		$	529,534		$	531,897
Private Equity		272,920			247,702			531,630
Life Sciences		45,717			25,376			60,039
Private Client Services		69,652			99,407			99,774
Premium Wineries		20,307			—			—
All other sectors		21,000			21,000			72,937
Total	$	888,497		$	923,019		$	1,296,277
Loans individually greater than $20 million as a percentage of total gross loans		18.9	%		18.9	%		24.4	%
Total clients with loans individually greater than $20 million		28			28			40
Loans individually greater than $20 million on nonaccrual status	$	20,022		$	68,029		$	—
Loans individually greater than $20 million on nonaccrual status as a percentage of total loans greater than $20 million		2.3	%		7.4	%		—	%

The decrease in loans individually greater than $20 million from June 30, 2009 to September 30, 2009 was primarily due to clients using cash on their balance sheet to de-leverage their businesses.

The decrease in loans individually greater than $20 million on nonaccrual status from June 30, 2009 to September 30, 2009 was primarily due to the finalization of the HRJ transaction.

Deposits

Average deposits were $8.9 billion for the third quarter of 2009, compared to $8.4 billion for the second quarter of 2009 and $4.8 billion for the third quarter of 2008. The increase in average deposit balances from the second to the third quarter of 2009 came primarily from our noninterest-bearing demand deposits, which grew by $240.6 million to $5.4 billion, and our sweep deposits, which grew by $148.8 million to $1.9 billion.

Growth in average balances of noninterest-bearing deposits in the third quarter of 2009 was primarily due to the desire among some clients to benefit from the security provided by the FDIC insurance for noninterest-bearing accounts, as well as to the lack of attractive alternative investment opportunities due to the current low interest rate environment. Growth in average balances of our sweep deposits in the third quarter of 2009 was primarily due to increases in balances from our corporate technology clients.

Period-end deposits were $10.1 billion at September 30, 2009, compared to $9.0 billion at June 30, 2009 and $5.4 billion at September 30, 2008. The increase at September 30, 2009 compared to June 30, 2009 was primarily driven by a large deposit of approximately $0.9 billion related to client capital calls for investments on the last day of the third quarter of 2009, which was subsequently withdrawn.

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Long-Term Debt

Effective January 1, 2009, we adopted the FASB guidance on debt with conversion options (ASC 470-20, formerly known as FSP APB 14-1), which required a change in the accounting treatment for our convertible debt instruments. The standard requires that the proceeds from the issuance of convertible debt instruments be allocated between a liability and an equity component in a manner that reflects the entity’s non-convertible debt borrowing rate when interest expense is recognized in subsequent periods. The resulting debt discount is amortized over the period the convertible debt is expected to be outstanding as additional non-cash interest expense. Historical financial statements for 2007 and 2008 are required to be adjusted retrospectively to conform to the standard’s new accounting treatment for both our zero-coupon convertible subordinated notes, which matured on June 15, 2008 and our 3.875% convertible senior notes due April 15, 2011.

As a result of adopting these requirements, our net income available to common stockholders for both the second and third quarters of 2009 decreased by $0.3 million. Details of certain prior period revised items related to the adoption of this guidance are provided below under the section “Changes to Prior Period Balances.”

Noninterest Income

Noninterest income was $34.3 million for the third quarter of 2009, compared to $28.3 million for the second quarter of 2009 and $40.4 million for the third quarter of 2008.

The increase in noninterest income from the second to the third quarter of 2009 was primarily driven by the following factors:

• Net gains on investment securities of $3.9 million for the third quarter of 2009, compared to net losses of $6.8 million for the second quarter of 2009 and net losses of $0.9 million for the third quarter of 2008. The net gains of $3.9 million in the third quarter of 2009 were primarily due to realized gains of $3.1 million from distributions made to our managed funds of funds and unrealized gains of $2.9 million from our managed co-investment funds as a result of higher valuations. These gains were partially offset by impairment losses of $2.2 million primarily from our private equity fund investments, due principally to sustained valuation decreases in underlying portfolio companies. The following table provides a summary of net gains (losses) on investment securities for the three months ended September 30, 2009 and June 30, 2009:

	Three months ended
	September 30, 2009														June 30, 2009
(Dollars in thousands)	Managed Co- Investment Funds			Managed Funds Of Funds			Debt Funds		Other			Total			Total
Unrealized gains (losses)	$	2,896		$	(366	)	$	85	$	—		$	2,615		$	(7,362	)
Realized (losses) gains		(342	)		3,146			657		(2,171	)		1,290			612
Total gains (losses) on investment securities, net	$	2,554		$	2,780		$	742	$	(2,171	)	$	3,905		$	(6,750	)
Less: income (losses) attributable to noncontrolling interests, including carried interest		2,328			2,511			41		—			4,880			(6,933	)
Non-GAAP net gains (losses) on investment securities, net of noncontrolling interests	$	226		$	269		$	701	$	(2,171	)	$	(975	)	$	183

As of September 30, 2009, we held investments, either directly or through seven of our managed investment funds, in 437 venture capital and private equity funds, 76 companies and five debt funds.

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• Net losses on derivative instruments of $1.1 million for the third quarter of 2009, compared to net losses of $2.8 million for the second quarter of 2009 and net gains of $6.5 million for the third quarter of 2008. The following table provides a summary of our net (losses) gains on derivative instruments:

	Three months ended									Nine months ended
(Dollars in thousands)	September 30, 2009			June 30, 2009			September 30, 2008			September 30, 2009			September 30, 2008
Gains (losses) on foreign exchange forward contracts, net:
Gains on client foreign exchange forward contracts, net	$	360		$	448		$	561		$	1,304		$	1,767
(Losses) gains on internal foreign exchange forward contracts, net (1)		(128	)		(4,479	)		4,452			(2,664	)		1,985
Total gains (losses) on foreign exchange forward contracts, net		232			(4,031	)		5,013			(1,360	)		3,752
Change in fair value of interest rate swap		—			—			(10	)		(170	)		376
Gains on covered call options (2)		—			—			24			—			402
Net (losses) gains on equity warrant assets		(1,322	)		1,184			1,445			(593	)		8,949
Total (losses) gains on derivative instruments, net	$	(1,090	)	$	(2,847	)	$	6,472		$	(2,123	)	$	13,479

(1) Represents the change in fair value of foreign exchange forward contracts used to economically reduce our foreign exchange exposure related to certain foreign currency denominated loans. Revaluations of foreign currency denominated loans are recorded on the line item “Other” as part of noninterest income, a component of consolidated net income (loss).

(2) Represents net gains on covered call options by one of our consolidated sponsored debt funds.

The decrease in net (losses) gains on derivative instruments from the second to the third quarter of 2009 was primarily driven by the following factors:

• Net losses of $0.1 million from foreign exchange forward contracts hedging our foreign currency denominated loans in the third quarter of 2009, compared to net losses of $4.5 million in the second quarter of 2009. These losses were offset by comparable net gains included in other noninterest income.

• Net losses on equity warrant assets of $1.3 million in the third quarter of 2009, compared to net gains of $1.2 million in the second quarter of 2009. The net losses on equity warrant assets of $1.3 million was driven by $1.2 million from warrant terminations, net losses of $0.5 million from the exercise of certain warrant positions and $0.4 million from valuation decreases in our private warrant portfolio. These losses were partially offset by gains of $0.8 million from share price increases of certain investments in our public company warrant portfolio.

• A decrease in other noninterest income of $6.6 million, mainly driven by net gains of $0.2 million from revaluation of our foreign currency denominated loans and non-marketable investment securities for the third quarter of 2009, compared to net gains of $5.7 million for the second quarter of 2009. The net gains of $0.2 million for the third quarter of 2009 were primarily due to revaluation gains from one of our private equity fund investments.

Non-GAAP noninterest income, net of noncontrolling interests, was $29.2 million for the third quarter of 2009, compared to $34.4 million for the second quarter of 2009 and $39.4 million for the third quarter of 2008. Reconciliations of our non-GAAP noninterest income and non-GAAP net gains (losses) on investment securities, both of which exclude amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests, are provided below under the section “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

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Noninterest Expense

Noninterest expense was $79.8 million for the third quarter of 2009, compared to $89.0 million for the second quarter of 2009 and $80.4 million for the third quarter of 2008.

The following table provides a summary of certain noninterest expense items:

	Three months ended								Nine months ended
(Dollars in thousands)	September 30, 2009		June 30, 2009			September 30, 2008			September 30, 2009			September 30, 2008
Compensation and benefits:
Salaries and wages	$	26,100	$	26,874		$	25,480		$	81,936		$	76,042
Incentive Compensation Plan		6,732		5,520			10,320			17,291			33,180
Employee Stock Ownership Plan		—		—			1,192			—			4,605
Other employee benefits		12,983		14,553			12,606			41,815			39,611
Total compensation and benefits		45,815		46,947			49,598			141,042			153,438
FDIC assessments		2,589		8,589			671			13,853			1,807
Impairment of goodwill		—		—			—			4,092			—
Provision for (reduction of) unfunded credit commitments		65		(1,147	)		(990	)		(3,366	)		(355	)
Other (1)		31,338		34,623			31,152			100,338			96,167
Total noninterest expense	$	79,807	$	89,012		$	80,431		$	255,959		$	251,057
Full-time equivalent employees		1,259		1,260			1,237			1,259			1,237

(1) Other noninterest expense includes professional services, premises and equipment, net occupancy, business development and travel, correspondent bank fees, and other noninterest expenses. For further details of noninterest expense items, please refer to “Interim Consolidated Statements of Income”.

The decrease in noninterest expense from the second to the third quarter of 2009 was primarily attributable to the following:

• A decrease of $6.0 million in FDIC assessments primarily attributable to a $5.0 million special assessment recorded in the second quarter of 2009, mandated for all banks by the FDIC, as well as from a decrease in fees from lower assessment rates calculated by the FDIC in the third quarter of 2009.

• A decrease of $3.3 million in other noninterest expense.

• A provision for unfunded credit commitments of $0.1 million for the third quarter of 2009, compared to a (reduction of) provision of $1.1 million for the second quarter of 2009. Total unfunded credit commitments were $4.8 billion as of September 30, 2009, compared to $5.0 billion at June 30, 2009.

Non-GAAP noninterest expense, net of noncontrolling interests, was $76.9 million for the third quarter of 2009, compared to $86.2 million for the second quarter of 2009 and $77.6 million for the third quarter of 2008. Reconciliations of our non-GAAP noninterest expense, net of noncontrolling interests, are provided below under the section “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

Income Tax Expense

Effective January 1, 2009, we adopted new accounting standards (ASC 810-10-65, formerly known as SFAS No. 160), which requires us to clearly identify and distinguish between the interests of the Company and the interests of the noncontrolling owners by presenting noncontrolling interests after net income (loss) in our interim consolidated statements of income. As a result, our effective tax rate is calculated by dividing income tax expense by the sum of income before income tax expense and the net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests.

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Our effective tax rate was 41.1 percent for the third quarter of 2009, compared to 38.8 percent for the second quarter of 2009 and 39.2 percent for the third quarter of 2008. The increase in the tax rate from the second to the third quarter of 2009 was primarily attributable to the lower tax impact of tax advantaged investments on our overall pre-tax income as well as the tax impact of higher non-deductible officers’ compensation expense on overall pre-tax income.

Our effective tax rate was 44.2 percent for nine months ended September 30, 2009, compared to 40.9 percent for the comparable 2008 period. The increase in the tax rate was primarily attributable to the tax impact of the $4.1 million non-tax deductible goodwill impairment associated with eProsper in the first quarter of 2009 as well as the tax impact of higher non-deductible officers’ compensation expense on overall pre-tax income.

Credit Quality

The following table provides a summary of our allowance for loan losses:

	Three months ended									Nine months ended
(Dollars in thousands, except ratios)	September 30, 2009			June 30, 2009			September 30, 2008			September 30, 2009			September 30, 2008
Allowance for loan losses, beginning balance	$	110,473		$	110,010		$	52,888		$	107,396		$	47,293
Provision for loan losses		8,030			21,393			13,682			72,889			29,756
Gross loan charge-offs		(46,553	)		(21,898	)		(7,000	)		(110,464	)		(22,306	)
Loan recoveries		14,763			968			720			16,892			5,547
Allowance for loan losses, ending balance	$	86,713		$	110,473		$	60,290		$	86,713		$	60,290
Provision as a percentage of total gross loans (annualized)		0.68	%		1.76	%		1.02	%		2.08	%		0.75	%
Gross loan charge-offs as a percentage of average total gross loans (annualized)		4.03			1.82			0.57			3.04			0.67
Net loan charge-offs as a percentage of average total gross loans (annualized)		2.75			1.74			0.51			2.58			0.50
Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of total gross loans		1.85			2.26			1.13			1.85			1.13
Total gross loans at period-end	$	4,692,498		$	4,886,040		$	5,323,323		$	4,692,498		$	5,323,323
Average total gross loans		4,583,320			4,820,855			4,897,996			4,852,543			4,464,716

Our provision for loan losses was $8.0 million for the third quarter of 2009, a decrease of $13.4 million from the second quarter of 2009. Our provision for loan losses of $8.0 million for the third quarter of 2009 is detailed as follows:

• Gross loan charge-offs of $46.6 million, primarily from our software, venture capital/private equity and hardware client portfolios. Gross loan charge-offs included $27.4 million of loans that were previously included as nonperforming loans, with specific reserves of $34.9 million. These charge-offs were the primary driver for the $39.3 million decrease in our nonperforming loans from the second to the third quarter of 2009.

• Loan recoveries of $14.8 million, primarily due to a partial recovery of $11.4 million from a loan within our hardware industry portfolio that was charged-off in the first quarter of 2009. The remaining recoveries of $3.4 million were primarily from our life sciences and software client portfolios.

• Our net loan charge-offs of $31.8 million, as a percentage of average total gross loans (annualized) was 2.75 percent for the third quarter of 2009, compared to our allowance for loan losses as a percentage of total gross loans (annualized) of 1.85 percent for the third quarter of 2009. Net loan charge-offs of 2.75 percent for the third quarter of 2009 included the finalization of the HRJ transaction and the charge-offs of certain other impaired loans.

As shown in the table below, we believe our allowance for loan losses of 1.85 percent is indicative of ongoing levels of future charge-offs.

	Period end balances at
(Dollars in thousands, except ratios)	September 30, 2009			June 30, 2009			September 30, 2008
Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of total gross loans		1.85	%		2.26	%		1.13	%
Allowance for loan losses for performing loans as a percentage of performing loans		1.37			1.38			1.02
Allowance for loan losses for nonperforming loans as a percentage of nonperforming loans		32.36			40.05			63.31
Allowance for loan losses	$	86,713		$	110,473		$	60,290
Allowance for loan losses for performing loans		63,357			65,829			54,347
Allowance for loan losses for nonperforming loans		23,356			44,644			5,943
Total performing loans		4,620,325			4,774,579			5,313,936
Total nonperforming loans		72,173			111,461			9,387

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In July 2009, an independent asset management firm announced that it had closed its transaction with HRJ to assume the management of HRJ’s private equity and real estate funds of funds. The finalization of this transaction in the third quarter of 2009 had a favorable impact on our overall allowance for loan losses.

Noncontrolling Interests

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests was $2.2 million for the third quarter of 2009, compared to a net loss of $9.0 million for the second quarter of 2009 and a net loss of $1.7 million for the third quarter of 2008. Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests of $2.2 million for the third quarter of 2009 was primarily a result of the following:

• Gains on investment securities (including carried interest) attributable to noncontrolling interests of $4.9 million, stemming mainly from gains of $2.5 million from our managed funds of funds and $2.3 million from our managed co-investment funds.

• Noninterest expense of $2.9 million, principally related to management fees paid by the noncontrolling interests to the general partner entities managed by SVB Capital.

Capital

Net income available to common stockholders was reduced by $3.6 million and $3.5 million for the third and second quarters of 2009, respectively, related to dividends and discount amortization in connection with our preferred stock issued under the Capital Purchase Program (“CPP”) on December 12, 2008.

Accumulated other comprehensive income increased by $21.0 million to $25.5 million as of September 30, 2009, compared to $4.5 million as of June 30, 2009, primarily due to favorable increases in the fair value of our fixed income investment portfolio due to declining long-term interest rates and improvements in market liquidity.

Additional paid-in-capital increased by $5.9 million to $92.4 million as of September 30, 2009, compared to $86.5 million as of June 30, 2009, primarily due to stock option exercises and share-based compensation expenses in the third quarter of 2009.

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Outlook for the Year Ending December 31, 2009

Our outlook for the year ending December 31, 2009 is provided below on a GAAP basis, unless otherwise noted. We have provided our current outlook for the expected full year results, except for net loan charge-offs which is specific to the fourth quarter of 2009, of our significant forecasted activities. In general, we do not provide our outlook for selected items where the timing or financial impact are particularly uncertain, or for certain potential unusual or one-time items; however in light of the current uncertain economic environment, we have provided directional guidance on two such elements, specifically net (losses) gains on equity warrant assets and net (losses) gains on investment securities, net of noncontrolling interests. The outlook observations presented below are, by their nature, forward-looking statements and are subject to substantial risks and uncertainties which are discussed below under the caption “Forward-Looking Statements”.

For the year ending December 31, 2009, compared to our 2008 results, we currently expect the following outlook:

	Current outlook compared to 2008 results as of October 22, 2009	Change in outlook compared to outlook reported as of July 23, 2009
Average loan balances	Increase at a percentage rate in the low single digits	Outlook decreased from mid single digits, due to overall market conditions
Average deposit balances	Increase at a percentage rate in the seventies	Outlook increased from previous outlook from the sixties, due to overall market conditions
Net interest margin	Between 3.7% to 4.0%	No change from previous outlook
Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of gross loans	Approximately 1.85% of total gross loans including existing specific reserves for impaired loans	Outlook improved due to resolution of certain impaired loans and general improvement in overall credit quality portfolio
Net loan charge-offs	For the fourth quarter of 2009, net loan charge-offs are expected to be in the range of 1.40% to 1.45% of average total gross loans, excluding any potential net charge-offs related to impaired loans	No change from previous outlook
Ratio of non-performing loans and assets	Lower compared to 2008 levels	Outlook improved due to resolution of certain impaired loans
Fees for deposit services, letters of credit and foreign exchange, in aggregate	Decrease at a percentage rate in the low single digits	No change from previous outlook
Client investment fees	Decline significantly to approximately one-half of 2008 levels	No change from previous outlook
Net (losses) gains on equity warrant assets	No net gains expected	No change from previous outlook
Net (losses) gains on investment securities, net of noncontrolling interests*	Comparable to 2008 levels	Outlook improved due to overall market conditions
Noninterest expense* (excluding expenses related to goodwill impairment and noncontrolling interests)	Increase at a percentage rate in the low double digits range	Outlook improved from mid teens, due to lower compensation and benefits

* non-GAAP

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Forward-Looking Statements

This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts, such as forecasts of our future financial results and condition, expectations for our operations and business, and our underlying assumptions of such forecasts and expectations. In this release, including in the section “Outlook for the Year Ending December 31, 2009” above, we make forward-looking statements discussing management’s expectations about economic conditions, opportunities in the market, our financial, credit and business performance and financial results (and the components of such results) for the year 2009.

Although management believes that the expectations reflected in our forward-looking statements are reasonable and has based these expectations on our beliefs and assumptions, such expectations are not guarantees and may prove to be incorrect. Actual results could differ significantly. Factors that may cause the outlook for the year 2009 and other forward-looking statements herein to change include, among others, the following: (i) accounting changes, as required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, (ii) deterioration, weaker than expected improvement, or other changes in the state of the economy or the markets in which we conduct business or are served by us, (iii) changes in credit quality of our loan portfolio, (iv) changes in interest rates or market levels or factors affecting them, (v) changes in the performance or equity valuations of funds or companies in which we have invested or hold derivative instruments or equity warrant assets, (vi) variations from our expectations as to factors impacting our cost structure, and (vii) errors in our assessment of the creditworthiness or liquidity of our clients or unanticipated effects of credit concentration risks which create or exacerbate deterioration of such creditworthiness or liquidity. For additional information about these factors, please refer to our public reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including our most recently-filed quarterly or annual report. The forward-looking statements included in this release are made only as of the date of this release. We do not intend, and undertake no obligation, to update these forward-looking statements.

Earnings Conference Call

On October 22, 2009, we will host a conference call at 3:00 p.m. (Pacific Time) to discuss the financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009. The conference call can be accessed by dialing (877) 663-9523 or (404) 665-9482, and referencing the conference ID “35591747”. A live webcast of the audio portion of the call can be accessed on the Investor Relations section of our website atwww.svb.com. A replay of the conference call will be available beginning at approximately 6:00 p.m. (Pacific Time) on Thursday, October 22, 2009, through midnight on Tuesday, October 27 2009, by dialing (800) 642-1687 or (706) 645-9291 and referencing conference ID number “35591747”. A replay of the audio webcast will also be available onwww.svb.com for 12 months beginning Thursday, October 22, 2009.

About SVB Financial Group

For over 25 years, SVB Financial Group and its subsidiaries, including Silicon Valley Bank, have been dedicated to helping entrepreneurs succeed. SVB Financial Group is a financial holding company that serves companies in the technology, life science, venture capital/private equity and premium wine industries. Offering diversified financial services through Silicon Valley Bank, SVB Analytics, SVB Capital, SVB Global and SVB Private Client Services, SVB Financial Group provides clients with commercial, investment, international and private banking services. The Company also offers funds management, broker-dealer services and asset management, as well as the added value of its knowledge and networks worldwide. Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, SVB Financial Group operates through 27 offices in the U.S. and international operations in China, India, Israel and the United Kingdom. More information on the Company can be found at www.svb.com. (SIVB-F)

Banking services are provided by Silicon Valley Bank, the California bank subsidiary and commercial banking operation of SVB Financial Group, and a member of the FDIC and the Federal Reserve. SVB Private Client Services is a division of Silicon Valley Bank. SVB Financial Group is also a member of the Federal Reserve.

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SVB FINANCIAL GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES

INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Unaudited)

	Three months ended									Nine months ended
(Dollars in thousands, except share data)	September 30, 2009			June 30, 2009			September 30, 2008 *			September 30, 2009			September 30, 2008 *
Interest income:
Loans	$	83,049		$	84,248		$	94,256		$	255,548		$	268,530
Investment securities:
Taxable		21,562			16,794			15,321			53,207			43,677
Non-taxable		1,008			1,029			1,106			3,098			3,121
Federal funds sold, securities purchased under agreements to resell and other short-term investment securities		2,367			2,485			2,712			7,228			10,513
Total interest income		107,986			104,556			113,395			319,081			325,841
Interest expense:
Deposits		4,801			5,605			6,267			17,253			16,908
Borrowings (1)		6,367			7,270			12,517			21,818			36,748
Total interest expense		11,168			12,875			18,784			39,071			53,656
Net interest income		96,818			91,681			94,611			280,010			272,185
Provision for loan losses		8,030			21,393			13,682			72,889			29,756
Net interest income after provision for loan losses		88,788			70,288			80,929			207,121			242,429
Noninterest income:
Foreign exchange fees		7,491			7,617			8,641			22,574			24,446
Deposit service charges		6,906			6,590			6,129			20,319			18,076
Client investment fees		5,527			5,580			13,636			17,355			41,006
Letters of credit and standby letters of credit income		3,019			2,329			3,050			8,240			9,138
Credit card fees		2,300			2,957			1,473			6,696			4,675
Corporate finance fees		—			—			—			—			3,640
(Losses) gains on derivative instruments, net		(1,090	)		(2,847	)		6,472			(2,123	)		13,479
Gains (losses) on investment securities, net		3,905			(6,750	)		(876	)		(37,890	)		(4,949	)
Other		6,249			12,799			1,913			21,830			17,194
Total noninterest income		34,307			28,275			40,438			57,001			126,705
Noninterest expense:
Compensation and benefits		45,815			46,947			49,598			141,042			153,438
Professional services		12,109			11,263			9,623			35,452			27,556
Premises and equipment		5,892			5,694			5,781			16,993			16,424
FDIC assessments		2,589			8,589			671			13,853			1,807
Net occupancy		4,198			4,843			4,135			13,346			12,825
Business development and travel		2,902			3,403			3,389			9,578			10,575
Correspondent bank fees		2,118			1,963			1,689			5,994			5,011
Impairment of goodwill		—			—			—			4,092			—
Loss from cash settlement of conversion premium of zero-coupon convertible subordinated notes		—			—			—			—			3,858
Provision for (reduction of) unfunded credit commitments		65			(1,147	)		(990	)		(3,366	)		(355	)
Other		4,119			7,457			6,535			18,975			19,918
Total noninterest expense		79,807			89,012			80,431			255,959			251,057
Income before income tax expense		43,288			9,551			40,936			8,163			118,077
Income tax expense (1)		16,879			7,174			16,711			21,605			51,350
Net income (loss) before noncontrolling interests		26,409			2,377			24,225			(13,442	)		66,727
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests (2)		(2,246	)		8,961			1,693			40,708			7,445
Net income attributable to SVBFG (1)(2)	$	24,163		$	11,338		$	25,918		$	27,266		$	74,172
Preferred stock dividend and discount accretion		(3,555	)		(3,545	)		—			(10,636	)		—
Net income available to common stockholders (1)	$	20,608		$	7,793		$	25,918		$	16,630		$	74,172
Earnings per common share — basic (1)	$	0.62		$	0.24		$	0.80		$	0.50		$	2.30
Earnings per common share — diluted (1)	$	0.61		$	0.24		$	0.77		$	0.50		$	2.17
Weighted average common shares outstanding — basic		33,176,678			32,951,905			32,534,613			33,033,179			32,295,612
Weighted average common shares outstanding — diluted		33,672,491			33,078,367			33,778,095			33,247,740			34,255,320

* Certain amounts have been revised to reflect the correction of immaterial errors associated with previously recognized gains and losses on foreign exchange contracts, which is included under other noninterest income. Refer to “Changes to Prior Period Balances” section below for more details. Amounts for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 have been revised.

(1) Balances for all periods presented reflect our adoption of ASC 470-20 (formerly known as FSP APB 14-1). Refer to “Long-Term Debt” discussion for more details. Amounts for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 have been retrospectively adjusted.

(2) Our 2009 adoption of new accounting standards (ASC 810-10-65, formerly known as SFAS No. 160) required us to reclassify our income statement presentation for noncontrolling interests.

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SVB FINANCIAL GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES

INTERIM CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands, except par value, share data and ratios)	September 30, 2009			June 30, 2009			September 30, 2008 *
Assets:
Cash and due from banks	$	4,062,298		$	3,430,835		$	459,517
Federal funds sold, securities purchased under agreements to resell and other short-term investment securities		48,530			278,535			290,996
Investment securities		3,491,281			2,638,380			1,779,978
Loans, net of unearned income		4,655,817			4,844,253			5,285,101
Allowance for loan losses		(86,713	)		(110,473	)		(60,290	)
Net loans		4,569,104			4,733,780			5,224,811
Premises and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization		30,722			30,196			32,344
Goodwill		—			—			4,092
Accrued interest receivable and other assets		336,668			354,161			278,577
Total assets (1)	$	12,538,603	��	$	11,465,887		$	8,070,315
Liabilities and total equity:
Liabilities:
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing demand	$	6,422,937		$	5,551,226		$	3,231,281
Negotiable order of withdrawal (NOW)		39,818			31,719			57,231
Money market		1,198,611			1,178,716			1,334,393
Money market deposits in foreign offices		64,701			29,832			—
Time		333,870			356,781			387,236
Sweep		1,995,695			1,846,309			422,468
Total deposits		10,055,632			8,994,583			5,432,609
Short-term borrowings		52,285			31,340			425,000
Other liabilities		171,166			205,113			175,740
Long-term debt (1)		866,748			909,641			976,189
Total liabilities		11,145,831			10,140,677			7,009,538
SVBFG stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 20,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding		—			—			—
Preferred stock, Series B Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, $1,000 liquidation value per share, 235,000 shares authorized; 235,000 shares issued and outstanding, net of discount		223,009			222,391			—
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 150,000,000 shares authorized; 33,202,387 shares, 33,142,568 shares and 32,735,732 shares outstanding, respectively		33			33			33
Additional paid-in capital (1)		92,367			86,478			44,359
Retained earnings (1)		726,455			705,847			710,321
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		25,513			4,470			(18,934	)
Total SVBFG stockholders’ equity (2)		1,067,377			1,019,219			735,779
Noncontrolling interests (2)		325,395			305,991			324,998
Total equity (2)		1,392,772			1,325,210			1,060,777
Total liabilities and total equity	$	12,538,603		$	11,465,887		$	8,070,315
Capital Ratios:
Total risk-based capital ratio		19.24	%		18.46	%		14.25	%
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio		14.60			13.89			9.94
Tier 1 leverage ratio		9.71			9.88			10.80
Tangible common equity to tangible assets ratio (3)		6.73			6.94			9.06
Tangible common equity to risk-weighted assets ratio		11.44			10.54			9.28
Other Period-End Statistics:
Loans, net of unearned income-to-deposits ratio		46.30	%		53.86	%		97.28	%
Book value per common share (4)	$	25.43		$	24.04		$	22.48
Full-time equivalent employees		1,259			1,260			1,237

* Certain amounts have been revised to reflect the correction of immaterial errors associated with previously recognized gains and losses on foreign exchange contracts. Refer to “Changes to Prior Period Balances” section below for more details. Amounts for September 30, 2008 have been revised.

(1) Balances for all periods presented reflect our adoption of ASC 470-20 (formerly known as FSP APB 14-1). Refer to “Long-Term Debt” discussion for more details. Balances as of September 30, 2008 have been retrospectively adjusted.

(2) Our 2009 adoption of new accounting standards (ASC 810-10-65, formerly known as SFAS No. 160) required us to reclassify our balance sheet presentation for noncontrolling interests.

(3) Tangible common equity consists of SVBFG stockholders’ equity (excluding preferred equity) less acquired intangibles and goodwill. Tangible assets represent total assets less acquired intangibles and goodwill.

(4) Book value per common share is calculated by dividing total SVBFG stockholders’ equity (excluding preferred equity) by total outstanding common shares.

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SVB FINANCIAL GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES

INTERIM AVERAGE BALANCES, RATES AND YIELDS

(Unaudited)

	Three months ended
	September 30, 2009								June 30, 2009								September 30, 2008 *
(Dollars in thousands)	Average Balance			Interest Income/ Expense			Yield/ Rate		Average Balance			Interest Income/ Expense			Yield/ Rate		Average Balance			Interest Income/ Expense			Yield/ Rate
Interest-earning assets:
Federal funds sold, securities purchased under agreements to resell and other short-term investment securities (1)	$	3,370,898		$	2,367		0.28	%	$	3,369,317		$	2,485		0.30	%	$	383,009		$	2,712		2.82	%
Investment securities: (2)
Taxable		2,412,432			21,562		3.55			1,729,648			16,794		3.89			1,288,039			15,321		4.73
Non-taxable (3)		102,142			1,550		6.02			103,017			1,583		6.16			108,115			1,701		6.26
Total loans, net of unearned income (4)		4,544,510			83,049		7.25			4,779,966			84,248		7.07			4,863,706			94,256		7.71
Total interest-earning assets		10,429,982			108,528		4.12			9,981,948			105,110		4.23			6,642,869			113,990		6.82
Cash and due from banks		205,084								198,361								241,536
Allowance for loan losses		(114,364	)							(112,647	)							(55,998	)
Goodwill		—								—								4,092
Other assets (5)		889,924								860,304								715,326
Total assets (6)	$	11,410,626							$	10,927,966							$	7,547,825
Funding sources:
Interest-bearing liabilities:
NOW deposits	$	35,092		$	34		0.38	%	$	40,775		$	37		0.36	%	$	42,538		$	53		0.50	%
Regular money market deposits		122,809			145		0.47			152,894			175		0.46			139,210			530		1.51
Bonus money market deposits		1,035,822			1,208		0.46			908,884			1,300		0.57			1,027,018			3,089		1.20
Money market deposits in foreign offices		68,589			90		0.52			49,181			78		0.64			—			—		—
Time deposits		346,714			568		0.65			368,856			621		0.68			395,970			898		0.90
Sweep deposits		1,927,910			2,756		0.57			1,779,158			3,394		0.77			389,231			1,697		1.73
Total interest-bearing deposits		3,536,936			4,801		0.54			3,299,748			5,605		0.68			1,993,967			6,267		1.25
Short-term borrowings		42,134			16		0.15			45,846			20		0.17			544,301			3,042		2.22
3.875% convertible senior notes (6)		246,065			3,512		5.66			245,522			3,506		5.73			243,976			3,490		5.69
Junior subordinated debentures		55,956			893		6.33			55,938			893		6.40			52,502			514		3.89
Senior and subordinated notes		552,171			1,767		1.27			562,990			2,575		1.83			522,302			4,381		3.34
Other long-term debt		58,033			179		1.22			80,945			276		1.37			151,998			1,090		2.85
Total interest-bearing liabilities		4,491,295			11,168		0.99			4,290,989			12,875		1.20			3,509,046			18,784		2.13
Portion of noninterest-bearing funding sources		5,938,687								5,690,959								3,133,823
Total funding sources		10,429,982			11,168		0.42			9,981,948			12,875		0.52			6,642,869			18,784		1.12
Noninterest-bearing funding sources:
Demand deposits		5,373,486								5,132,849								2,826,289
Other liabilities		183,781								181,421								194,426
SVBFG stockholders’ equity (6)		1,045,340								1,014,192								717,759
Noncontrolling interests (7)		316,724								308,515								300,305
Portion used to fund interest-earning assets		(5,938,687	)							(5,690,959	)							(3,133,823	)
Total liabilities and total equity	$	11,410,626							$	10,927,966							$	7,547,825
Net interest income and margin (6)				$	97,360		3.70	%				$	92,235		3.71	%				$	95,206		5.70	%
Total deposits	$	8,910,422							$	8,432,597							$	4,820,256
Average SVBFG stockholders’ equity as a percentage of average assets							9.16	%							9.28	%							9.51	%
Reconciliation to reported net interest income:
Adjustments for taxable equivalent basis					(542	)							(554	)							(595	)
Net interest income, as reported				$	96,818							$	91,681							$	94,611

* Certain amounts have been revised to reflect the correction of immaterial errors associated with previously recognized gains and losses on foreign exchange contracts, which is included under other noninterest income. Refer to “Changes to Prior Period Balances” section below for more details. Amounts for the three months ended September 30, 2008 have been revised.

(1) Includes average interest-bearing deposits in other financial institutions of $182.7 million, $174.2 million and $90.0 million for the quarters ended September 30, 2009, June 30, 2009, and September 30, 2008, respectively. For each of the quarters ended September 30, 2009 and June 30, 2009, balance also includes $3.1 billion deposited at the Federal Reserve Bank, earning interest at the Federal Funds target rate.

(2) Yields on interest-earning investment securities do not give effect to changes in fair value that are reflected in other comprehensive income.

(3) Interest income on non-taxable investment securities is presented on a fully taxable equivalent basis using the federal statutory tax rate of 35.0 percent for all periods presented.

(4) Nonaccrual loans are reflected in the average balances of loans.

(5) Average investment securities of $505.3 million, $470.4 million and $388.2 million for the quarters ended September 30, 2009, June 30, 2009, and September 30, 2008, respectively, were classified as other assets as they were noninterest-earning assets. These investments primarily consisted of non-marketable securities.

(6) Balances for all periods presented reflect our adoption of ASC 470-20 (formerly known as FSP APB 14-1). Refer to “Long-Term Debt” discussion for more details. Amounts for the quarter ended September 30, 2008 have been retrospectively adjusted.

(7) Our 2009 adoption of new accounting standards (ASC 810-10-65, formerly known as SFAS No. 160) required us to reclassify our presentation of noncontrolling interests.

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SVB FINANCIAL GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES

INTERIM AVERAGE BALANCES, RATES AND YIELDS

(Unaudited)

	Nine months ended
	September 30, 2009								September 30, 2008 *
(Dollars in thousands)	Average Balance			Interest Income/ Expense			Yield/ Rate		Average Balance			Interest Income/ Expense			Yield/ Rate
Interest-earning assets:
Federal funds sold, securities purchased under agreements to resell and other short-term investment securities (1)	$	3,190,730		$	7,228		0.30	%	$	484,892		$	10,513		2.90	%
Investment securities: (2)
Taxable		1,837,141			53,207		3.87			1,231,948			43,677		4.74
Non-taxable (3)		103,839			4,766		6.14			100,184			4,801		6.40
Total loans, net of unearned income (4)		4,811,481			255,548		7.10			4,433,731			268,530		8.09
Total interest-earning assets		9,943,191			320,749		4.31			6,250,755			327,521		7.00
Cash and due from banks		241,150								254,856
Allowance for loan losses		(112,857	)							(52,363	)
Goodwill		1,334								4,092
Other assets (5)		862,354								696,373
Total assets (6)	$	10,935,172							$	7,153,713
Funding sources:
Interest-bearing liabilities:
NOW deposits	$	42,653		$	120		0.38	%	$	43,888		$	161		0.49	%
Regular money market deposits		151,394			625		0.55			142,787			1,487		1.39
Bonus money market deposits		977,096			4,246		0.58			934,253			8,791		1.26
Money market deposits in foreign offices		60,767			342		0.75			—			—		—
Time deposits		364,024			1,919		0.70			375,914			2,584		0.92
Sweep deposits		1,780,912			10,001		0.75			285,681			3,885		1.82
Total interest-bearing deposits		3,376,846			17,253		0.68			1,782,523			16,908		1.27
Short-term borrowings		44,990			57		0.17			329,198			5,957		2.42
Zero-coupon convertible subordinated notes (6)		—			—		—			93,475			2,418		3.46
3.875% convertible senior notes (6)		245,463			10,523		5.73			156,822			6,639		5.65
Junior subordinated debentures		55,939			2,572		6.15			52,853			1,779		4.50
Senior and subordinated notes		561,064			7,749		1.85			528,565			16,109		4.07
Other long-term debt		79,924			917		1.53			152,339			3,846		3.37
Total interest-bearing liabilities		4,364,226			39,071		1.20			3,095,775			53,656		2.32
Portion of noninterest-bearing funding sources		5,578,965								3,154,980
Total funding sources		9,943,191			39,071		0.52			6,250,755			53,656		1.15
Noninterest-bearing funding sources:
Demand deposits		5,050,329								2,852,851
Other liabilities		183,334								227,628
Discount on zero-coupon convertible subordinated notes (6)		—								671
SVBFG stockholders’ equity (6)		1,022,701								695,301
Noncontrolling interests (7)		314,582								281,487
Portion used to fund interest-earning assets		(5,578,965	)							(3,154,980	)
Total liabilities and total equity	$	10,935,172							$	7,153,713
Net interest income and margin (6)				$	281,678		3.79	%				$	273,865		5.85	%
Total deposits	$	8,427,175							$	4,635,374
Average SVBFG stockholders’ equity as a percentage of average assets							9.35	%							9.72	%
Reconciliation to reported net interest income:
Adjustments for taxable equivalent basis					(1,668	)							(1,680	)
Net interest income, as reported				$	280,010							$	272,185

* Certain amounts have been revised to reflect the correction of immaterial errors associated with previously recognized gains and losses on foreign exchange contracts, which is included under other noninterest income. Refer to “Changes to Prior Period Balances” section below for more details. Amounts for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 have been revised.

(1) Includes average interest-bearing deposits in other financial institutions of $179.0 million and $90.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2009, balance also includes $2.9 billion deposited at the Federal Reserve Bank, earning interest at the Federal Funds target rate.

(2) Yields on interest-earning investment securities do not give effect to changes in fair value that are reflected in other comprehensive income.

(3) Interest income on non-taxable investment securities is presented on a fully taxable equivalent basis using the federal statutory tax rate of 35.0 percent for all periods presented.

(4) Nonaccrual loans are reflected in the average balances of loans.

(5) Average investment securities of $481.1 million and $369.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively, were classified as other assets as they were noninterest-earning assets. These investments primarily consisted of non-marketable securities.

(6) Balances for all periods presented reflect our adoption of ASC 470-20 (formerly known as FSP APB 14-1). Refer to “Long-Term Debt” discussion for more details. Amounts for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 have been retrospectively adjusted.

(7) Our 2009 adoption of new accounting standards (ASC 810-10-65, formerly known as SFAS No. 160) required us to reclassify our presentation of noncontrolling interests.

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(Losses) Gains on Derivative Instruments, Net

	Three months ended													Nine months ended
										% Change
(Dollars in thousands)	September 30, 2009			June 30, 2009			September 30, 2008			June 30, 2009		September 30, 2008		September 30, 2009			September 30, 2008			% Change
Gains (losses) on foreign exchange forward contracts, net:
Gains on client foreign exchange forward contracts, net (1)	$	360		$	448		$	561		(19.6	)%	(35.8	)%	$	1,304		$	1,767		(26.2	)%
(Losses) gains on internal foreign exchange forward contracts, net (2)		(128	)		(4,479	)		4,452		(97.1	)	(102.9	)		(2,664	)		1,985		NM
Total gains (losses) on foreign exchange forward contracts, net		232			(4,031	)		5,013		(105.8	)	(95.4	)		(1,360	)		3,752		(136.2	)
Change in fair value of interest rate swap (3)		—			—			(10	)	—		(100.0	)		(170	)		376		(145.2	)
Gains on covered call options, net (4)		—			—			24		—		(100.0	)		—			402		(100.0	)
Equity warrant assets:
(Losses) gains on exercise, net		(506	)		(42	)		1,130		NM		(144.8	)		(338	)		6,321		(105.3	)
Change in fair value (5):
Cancellations and expirations		(1,170	)		(1,276	)		(950	)	(8.3	)	23.2			(3,644	)		(1,895	)	92.3
Other changes in fair value		354			2,502			1,265		(85.9	)	(72.0	)		3,389			4,523		(25.1	)
Total net (losses) gains on equity warrant assets (6)		(1,322	)		1,184			1,445		NM		(191.5	)		(593	)		8,949		(106.6	)
Total (losses) gains on derivative instruments, net	$	(1,090	)	$	(2,847	)	$	6,472		(61.7	)%	(116.8	)%	$	(2,123	)	$	13,479		(115.8	)%

NM- Not meaningful

(1) Represents the net gains for foreign exchange forward contracts executed on behalf of clients.

(2) Represents the change in the fair value of foreign exchange forward contracts used to economically reduce our foreign exchange exposure risk related to certain foreign currency denominated loans. Revaluations of foreign currency denominated loans are recorded on the line item “Other” as part of noninterest income, a component of consolidated net income.

(3) Represents the change in the fair value hedge of the junior subordinated debentures. In December 2008, our counterparty called this swap for settlement in January 2009. As a result, the swap is no longer designated as a hedging instrument.

(4) Represents net gains on covered call options by one of our sponsored debt funds.

(5) At September 30, 2009, we held warrants in 1,250 companies, compared to 1,285 companies at June 30, 2009 and 1,258 companies at September 30, 2008.

(6) Includes net (losses) gains on equity warrant assets held by consolidated investment affiliates. Relevant amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests are reflected in the interim consolidated statements of income under the caption “Net (Income) Loss Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests”.

Net (Income) Loss Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests (1)

	Three months ended									Nine months ended
(Dollars in thousands)	September 30, 2009			June 30, 2009			September 30, 2008			September 30, 2009			September 30, 2008
Net interest (income) loss (2)	$	(1	)	$	16		$	(129	)	$	29		$	(492	)
Noninterest (income) loss (2)		(5,114	)		6,153			(1,393	)		32,946			(1,946	)
Noninterest expense (2)		2,872			2,848			2,864			9,107			8,080
Carried interest (3)		(3	)		(56	)		351			(1,374	)		1,803
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	$	(2,246	)	$	8,961		$	1,693		$	40,708		$	7,445

(1) Our 2009 adoption of new accounting standards (ASC 810-10-65, formerly known as SFAS No. 160) required us to reclassify our presentation of noncontrolling interests.

(2) Represents noncontrolling interests share in net interest income, noninterest income, and noninterest expense.

(3) Represents the change in the preferred allocation of income we earn as general partners managing two of our managed funds of funds and the preferred allocation earned by the general partner entity managing one of our consolidated sponsored debt funds.

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Reconciliation of Basic and Diluted Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding

	Three months ended			Nine months ended
(Shares in thousands)	September 30, 2009	June 30, 2009	September 30, 2008	September 30, 2009	September 30, 2008
Weighted average common shares outstanding-basic	33,177	32,952	32,535	33,033	32,296
Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock options	495	126	994	215	998
Restricted stock awards and units	—	—	106	—	93
Zero-coupon convertible subordinated notes (1)	—	—	—	—	868
Warrants associated with zero-coupon convertible subordinated notes (1)	—	—	—	—	—
3.875% convertible senior notes (2)	—	—	143	—	—
Warrants associated with 3.875% convertible senior notes (2)	—	—	—	—	—
Warrant associated with Capital Purchase Program (3)	—	—	—	—	—
Total effect of dilutive securities	495	126	1,243	215	1,959
Weighted average common shares outstanding-diluted	33,672	33,078	33,778	33,248	34,255

(1) The dilutive effect of our convertible subordinated notes was calculated using the treasury stock method based on our average share price and was dilutive at an average share price of $33.6277. The associated warrants were dilutive beginning at an average share price of $51.34. These notes and the associated warrants matured on June 15, 2008.

(2) The dilutive effect of our convertible senior notes is calculated using the treasury stock method based on our average share price and is dilutive at an average share price of $53.04. The associated warrants are dilutive beginning at an average share price of $64.43. These notes are due on April 15, 2011 and the associated warrants expire ratably commencing on July 15, 2011.

(3) The warrant associated with our participation in the CPP is dilutive beginning at an average share price of $49.78.

Credit Quality

	Period end balances at
(Dollars in thousands)	September 30, 2009			June 30, 2009			September 30, 2008
Nonperforming loans and assets:
Nonperforming loans:
Loans past due 90 days or more still accruing interest	$	—		$	55		$	247
Nonaccrual loans		72,173			111,406			9,140
Total nonperforming loans		72,173			111,461			9,387
Other real estate owned		440			450			1,385
Total nonperforming assets	$	72,613		$	111,911		$	10,772
Nonperforming loans as a percentage of total gross loans		1.54	%		2.28	%		0.18	%
Nonperforming assets as a percentage of total assets		0.58			0.98			0.13
Allowance for loan losses	$	86,713		$	110,473		$	60,290
As a percentage of total gross loans		1.85	%		2.26	%		1.13	%
As a percentage of nonperforming loans		120.15			99.11			642.27
Allowance for loan losses for nonperforming loans	$	23,356		$	44,644		$	5,943
As a percentage of total gross loans		0.50	%		0.91	%		0.11	%
Allowance for loan losses for performing loans	$	63,357		$	65,829		$	54,347
As a percentage of total gross loans		1.35	%		1.35	%		1.02	%
Reserve for unfunded credit commitments (1)	$	11,332		$	11,266		$	13,091
Total gross loans		4,692,498			4,886,040			5,323,323
Total unfunded credit commitments		4,794,463			4,963,654			5,619,021

(1) The “Reserve for Unfunded Credit Commitments” is included as a component of “Other Liabilities”.

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Average Client Investment Funds (1)

	Three months ended						Nine months ended
(Dollars in millions)	September 30, 2009		June 30, 2009		September 30, 2008		September 30, 2009		September 30, 2008
Client directed investment assets	$	10,644	$	11,039	$	12,948	$	11,109	$	12,819
Client investment assets under management		5,477		5,412		6,406		5,574		6,262
Sweep money market funds		—		—		2,682		75		2,692
Total average client investment funds	$	16,121	$	16,451	$	22,036	$	16,758	$	21,773

(1) Client Investment Funds are maintained at third party financial institutions.

Average client investment funds decreased by $329.0 million to $16.1 billion for the third quarter of 2009, compared to $16.5 billion for the second quarter of 2009, primarily due to a larger number of clients opting to be covered by FDIC insurance on deposits held in noninterest-bearing deposit accounts rather than invest in other options available in the current low interest rate environment.

Period-end total client investment funds were $16.4 billion at September 30, 2009, compared to $16.0 billion at June 30, 2009 and $21.5 billion at September 30, 2008.

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Changes to Prior Period Balances

During the second quarter of 2009, we determined that we had incorrectly recognized certain gains and losses on foreign exchange contracts in prior periods. The cumulative pre-tax effect of the error was $6.2 million, or $3.8 million after-tax and is considered to be immaterial to the prior periods. As such, the affected prior period results have been revised. The table below highlights certain revised prior period items related to this revision and to the adoption of ASC 470-20 (formerly known as FSP APB 14-1):

	Three months ended															Year ended December 31, 2007
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)	March 31, 2009			December 31, 2008			September 30, 2008			June 30, 2008			March 31, 2008
AS REVISED
Income Statement
Interest expense — borrowings	$	8,181		$	10,219		$	12,517		$	11,695		$	12,536		$	54,259
Other noninterest income		2,782			1,858			1,913			5,759			9,522			26,096
Income tax expense (benefit)		(2,448	)		863			16,711			16,291			18,348			84,581
Net income (loss) attributable to SVBFG		(8,235	)		114			25,918			21,014			27,240			120,329
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders		(11,771	)		(593	)		25,918			21,014			27,240			120,329
Earnings (loss) per common share — diluted		(0.36	)		(0.02	)		0.77			0.61			0.79			3.28
Fully Taxable Equivalent
Net interest income (fully taxable equivalent basis)	$	92,083		$	97,024		$	95,206		$	87,377		$	91,283		$	377,115
Net interest margin		3.97	%		5.39	%		5.70	%		5.62	%		6.27	%		7.19	%
Balance Sheet
Cash and due from banks	$	3,360,199		$	1,789,311		$	371,425		$	303,057		$	301,888		$	324,510
Total assets		10,955,015			10,018,280			8,070,315			7,310,010			6,897,163			6,692,171
Long-term debt		964,175			995,423			976,189			969,588			892,516			873,241
Additional paid-in capital		71,760			66,201			44,359			20,754			13,975			13,167
Retained earnings		697,956			709,726			710,321			684,404			663,963			669,459
ADJUSTMENTS DUE TO REVISION OF ERROR
Income Statement
Other noninterest income	$	(1,971	)	$	(3,239	)	$	(1,309	)	$	578		$	187		$	(415	)
Income tax expense (benefit)		(746	)		(1,248	)		(531	)		215			65			(171	)
Net income (loss) attributable to SVBFG		(1,225	)		(1,991	)		(778	)		363			122			(244	)
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders		(1,225	)		(1,991	)		(778	)		363			122			(244	)
Earnings (loss) per common share — diluted		(0.04	)		(0.06	)		(0.02	)		0.01			—			(0.01	)
Balance Sheet
Cash and due from banks	$	(2,017	)	$	(2,085	)	$	(2,085	)	$	(2,085	)	$	(2,085	)	$	(889	)
Total assets		(3,753	)		(2,528	)		(537	)		241			(122	)		(244	)
Retained earnings		(3,753	)		(2,528	)		(537	)		241			(122	)		(244	)
ADJUSTMENTS DUE TO ASC 470-20
Income Statement
Interest expense — borrowings		N/A		$	525		$	518		$	1,068		$	1,303		$	5,091
Income tax expense (benefit)		N/A			(208	)		(206	)		(424	)		(518	)		(2,026	)
Net income (loss) attributable to SVBFG		N/A			(317	)		(312	)		(644	)		(785	)		(3,065	)
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders		N/A			(317	)		(312	)		(644	)		(785	)		(3,065	)
Fully Taxable Equivalent
Net interest income (fully taxable equivalent basis)		N/A		$	(525	)	$	(518	)	$	(1,068	)	$	(1,303	)	$	(5,091	)
Net interest margin		N/A			(0.03	) %		(0.03	) %		(0.07	) %		(0.09	) %		(0.10	) %
Balance Sheet
Total assets		N/A		$	(84	)	$	(93	)	$	(102	)	$	(18	)	$	(41	)
Long-term debt		N/A			(5,217	)		(5,757	)		(6,290	)		(673	)		(2,013	)
Additional paid-in capital		N/A			20,329			20,543			20,754			13,975			13,167
Retained earnings		N/A			(15,196	)		(14,879	)		(14,566	)		(13,993	)		(13,208	)

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”), we use certain non-GAAP measures (non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP noninterest income, non-GAAP net (losses) gains on investment securities, non-GAAP noninterest expense, and non-GAAP financial ratios) of financial performance. Non-GAAP financial measures are not in accordance with, or an alternative for, GAAP. Generally, a non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of a company’s performance that either excludes or includes amounts that are not normally excluded or included in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. A non-GAAP financial measure may also be a financial metric that is not required by GAAP or other applicable requirement.

In particular, in this press release, we use certain non-GAAP measures that exclude from net income and certain other financial line items in certain periods:

• Income and expense attributable to noncontrolling interests - As part of our funds management business, we recognize the entire income or loss from certain funds where we own less than 100

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percent. We are required under GAAP to consolidate 100 percent of the results of the funds that we are deemed to control or in which we have a majority ownership. Similarly, we are required under GAAP to consolidate the results of eProsper, of which we own 65 percent. The relevant amounts attributable to investors other than us are reflected under “Net (Income) Loss Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests.” Our net income available to common stockholders reported in that section includes only the portion of income or loss related to our ownership interest.

• Non-tax deductible goodwill impairment charge of $4.1 million resulting from changes in our outlook for future financial performance of eProsper.

• Non-tax deductible noninterest expense of $3.9 million related to the conversion premium value of certain of our zero-coupon convertible subordinated notes that were converted prior to their maturity.

In addition, in this press release, we use certain non-GAAP financial ratios that are not required by GAAP or exclude certain financial items from their calculations that are otherwise required under GAAP:

• Tangible common equity to tangible assets ratio – This ratio is not required by GAAP or applicable bank regulatory requirements, and is used by management to evaluate the adequacy of the Company’s capital levels. Our ratio is calculated by dividing total SVBFG stockholder’s equity, by total assets, after reducing both amounts by acquired intangibles and goodwill. The manner in which this ratio is calculated varies among companies. Accordingly, our ratio is not necessarily comparable to similar measures of other companies.

• Non-GAAP operating efficiency ratio – This ratio excludes certain financial items that are otherwise required under GAAP. It is calculated by dividing noninterest expense (excluding goodwill and the Coco Loss for applicable periods) by total taxable equivalent income, after reducing both amounts by taxable equivalent losses (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests for applicable periods.

We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures, when taken together with the corresponding GAAP financial measures (as applicable), provide meaningful supplemental information regarding our performance by: (i) excluding amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests, where indicated, or certain items that do not occur in every reporting period, or (ii) providing additional information used by management that is not otherwise required by GAAP or other applicable requirement. Our management uses, and believes that investors benefit from referring to, these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing our operating results and when planning, forecasting and analyzing future periods. These non-GAAP financial measures also facilitate a comparison of our performance to prior periods. However, these non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for or superior to, net income or other financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. In the financial table below, we have provided a reconciliation of, where applicable, the most comparable GAAP financial measures to the non-GAAP financial measures used in this press release, or a reconciliation of the non-GAAP calculation of the financial measure.

SVB FINANCIAL GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES

RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP NET INCOME

(Unaudited)

	Three months ended						Nine months ended
(Dollars in thousands, except share amounts)	September 30, 2009		June 30, 2009		September 30, 2008 *		September 30, 2009		September 30, 2008 *
Net income available to common stockholders	$	20,608	$	7,793	$	25,918	$	16,630	$	74,172
Impairment of goodwill (1)		—		—		—		4,092		—
Loss from cash settlement of conversion premium of zero-coupon convertible subordinated notes (2)		—		—		—		—		3,858
Non-GAAP net income available to common stockholders	$	20,608	$	7,793	$	25,918	$	20,722	$	78,030
Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding		33,672,491		33,078,367		33,778,095		33,247,740		34,255,320

* Certain amounts have been revised to reflect the correction of immaterial errors associated with previously recognized gains and losses on foreign exchange contracts. Refer to “Changes to Prior Period Balances” section for more details. Amounts for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 have been revised.

(1) Non-tax deductible goodwill impairment charge for eProsper recognized in the first quarter of 2009.

(2) Represents the portion of the conversion payment that exceeded the principal amount related to a conversion of $7.8 million of our zero-coupon convertible subordinated notes, which we settled in cash in the second quarter of 2008. This non-tax deductible loss did not have any impact on our tax provision.

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	Three months ended							Nine months ended
Non-GAAP noninterest income, net of noncontrolling interests (Dollars in thousands)	September 30, 2009		June 30, 2009			September 30, 2008 *		September 30, 2009			September 30, 2008 *
GAAP noninterest income	$	34,307	$	28,275		$	40,438	$	57,001		$	126,705
Less: income (losses) attributable to noncontrolling interests, including carried interest		5,117		(6,097	)		1,042		(31,572	)		143
Non-GAAP noninterest income, net of noncontrolling interests	$	29,190	$	34,372		$	39,396	$	88,573		$	126,562

* Certain amounts have been revised to reflect the correction of immaterial errors associated with previously recognized gains and losses on foreign exchange contracts. Refer to “Changes to Prior Period Balances” section for more details. Amounts for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 have been revised.

	Three months ended									Nine months ended
Non-GAAP net (losses) gains on investment securities, net of noncontrolling interests (Dollars in thousands)	September 30, 2009			June 30, 2009			September 30, 2008			September 30, 2009			September 30, 2008
GAAP net gains (losses) on investment securities	$	3,905		$	(6,750	)	$	(876	)	$	(37,890	)	$	(4,949	)
Less: gains (losses) on investment securities attributable to noncontrolling interests, including carried interest		4,880			(6,933	)		1,220			(32,491	)		(227	)
Non-GAAP net (losses) gains on investment securities, net of noncontrolling interests	$	(975	)	$	183		$	(2,096	)	$	(5,399	)	$	(4,722	)
	Three months ended									Nine months ended
Non-GAAP operating efficiency ratio, net of noncontrolling interests (Dollars in thousands, except ratios)	September 30, 2009			June 30, 2009			September 30, 2008			September 30, 2009			September 30, 2008
GAAP noninterest expense	$	79,807		$	89,012		$	80,431		$	255,959		$	251,057
Less: amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests		2,872			2,848			2,864			9,107			8,080
Less: loss from cash settlement of conversion premium of zero-coupon convertible subordinated notes		—			—			—			—			3,858
Less: impairment of goodwill		—			—			—			4,092			—
Non-GAAP noninterest expense, net of noncontrolling interests	$	76,935		$	86,164		$	77,567		$	242,760		$	239,119
GAAP taxable equivalent net interest income	$	97,361		$	92,235		$	95,206		$	281,678		$	273,865
Less: income (losses) attributable to noncontrolling interests		1			(16	)		129			(29	)		492
Non-GAAP taxable equivalent net interest income, net of noncontrolling interests		97,360			92,251			95,077			281,707			273,373
Non-GAAP noninterest income, net of noncontrolling interests		29,190			34,372			39,396			88,573			126,562
Non-GAAP taxable equivalent revenue, net of noncontrolling interests	$	126,550		$	126,623		$	134,473		$	370,280		$	399,935
Non-GAAP operating efficiency ratio		60.79	%		68.05	%		57.68	%		65.56	%		59.79	%
Non-GAAP non-marketable securities, net of noncontrolling interests (Dollars in thousands)										September 30, 2009			June 30, 2009
GAAP non-marketable securities										$	507,880		$	478,694
Less: noncontrolling interests in non-marketable securities											296,011			285,127
Non-GAAP non-marketable securities, net of noncontrolling interests										$	211,869		$	193,567
Non-GAAP tangible common equity and tangible assets (Dollars in thousands, except ratios)							September 30, 2009			June 30, 2009			September 30, 2008 *
GAAP SVBFG stockholders’ equity							$	1,067,377		$	1,019,219		$	735,779
Less:
Preferred stock								223,009			222,391			—
Goodwill								—			—			4,092
Intangible assets								697			774			1,213
Tangible common equity							$	843,671		$	796,054		$	730,474
GAAP Total assets							$	12,538,603		$	11,465,887		$	8,070,315
Less:
Goodwill								—			—			4,092
Intangible assets								697			774			1,213
Tangible assets							$	12,537,906		$	11,465,113		$	8,065,010
Risk-weighted assets							$	7,376,398		$	7,549,912		$	7,867,334
Tangible common equity to tangible assets								6.73	%		6.94	%		9.06	%
Tangible common equity to risk-weighted assets								11.44			10.54			9.28

* Certain amounts have been revised to reflect the correction of immaterial errors associated with previously recognized gains and losses on foreign exchange contracts. Refer to “Changes to Prior Period Balances” section for more details. Amounts for September 30, 2008 have been revised.

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