SVB Financial (SIVBQ) Form 4 SVB FINANCIAL / MICHELLE DRAPER ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

DRAPER MICHELLE

(Last) (First) (Middle)

3005 TASMAN DRIVE

(Street)

SANTA CLARA CA 95054

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SVB FINANCIAL GROUP [ SIVB ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Chief Marketing Officer

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/01/2018

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	05/01/2018		M		171	A	(1)	5,611	D
Common Stock	05/01/2018		F		87(2)	D	$305.46	5,524	D
Common Stock								117	I	By 401(k)/ESOP

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Performance Restricted Stock Unit	$0.00	05/01/2018		A		1,623(3)		01/29/2021	05/01/2025	Common Stock	1,623	(4)	1,623	D
Restricted Stock Unit	$0.00	05/01/2018		M			171	(5)	05/01/2022	Common Stock	171	(1)	170	D
Restricted Stock Unit	$0.00	05/01/2018		A		541		(6)	05/01/2025	Common Stock	541	(1)	541	D
Stock Option	$305.46	05/01/2018		A		1,696		(7)	05/01/2025	Common Stock	1,696	$0.00	1,696	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common Stock.

2. Shares withheld by Issuer for payment of tax liability incurred upon vesting of restricted stock units.

3. Performance-based restricted stock units (PRSUs) are subject to both performance-based and time-based vesting. Subject to the approval of the Compensation Committee (or Board), the amount of RSUs that will be deemed earned will be based: (i) 50% on the Company's achievement of total shareholder return for calendar years 2018, 2019 and 2020, as compared against the Company's designated Peer Group, subject to the discretion of the Compensation Committee (or Board); and (ii) 50% on Compensation Committee (or Board) discretionary assessment of management execution of strategic objectives relating to the Company's Transformation Office and other initiatives for calendar years 2018, 2019, and 2020. To the extent deemed earned at the end of the three-year performance period, these PRSUs will be subject to additional time-based vesting and will vest on January 29, 2021.

4. Each performance-based restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common Stock.

5. 25%/4yr beginning on 01-May-2016.

6. Restricted stock units are subject to annual vesting in four equal installments on the anniversary date of the grant, 25% on each of the successive anniversary dates.

7. Stock options are subject to annual vesting in four equal installments on the anniversary date of the grant, 25% on each of the successive anniversary dates.

Remarks:

	Denise West, Attorney-in-Fact for Michelle Draper	05/03/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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