Edgar Filing: SVB FINANCIAL GROUP

Date: October 20, 2011

SVB FINANCIAL GROUP

/s/ GREG BECKER

Greg Becker

Chief Executive Officer and President

Form 8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 20, 2011

SVB Financial Group

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

000-15637

91-1962278

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

3003 Tasman Drive, Santa Clara, CA 95054-1191

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (408) 654-7400

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 7.01

Regulation FD Disclosure.

On October 20, 2011, Silicon Valley Bank (the “Bank”), the banking subsidiary of SVB Financial Group, announced that it had received approval from the China Banking Regulatory Commission to proceed with the establishment of its joint venture bank in China. The Bank had previously announced in December 2010 that it had signed an agreement to form a joint venture bank in China with Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co., Ltd. (“SPDB”).

This approval is a meaningful step for the Bank in the overall bank licensing process in China. Over the coming several months, the Bank will work with SPDB to develop the necessary infrastructure and prepare the bank for opening. The opening of the joint venture bank will require additional Chinese and U.S. regulatory approvals.

SIGNATURES

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