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  <div><a name="sD984C4C4B6AFBEE23CC10C6AA21A5F69"></a></div><div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;"><hr></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:18pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:18pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:18pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:18pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:14pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14pt;font-weight:bold;">UNITED STATES</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:14pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14pt;font-weight:bold;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:18pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:18pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM 8-K</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:14pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14pt;font-weight:bold;">CURRENT REPORT</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):</font><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;October 28, 2016 </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:20pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:20pt;font-weight:bold;">SVB Financial Group</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="5"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:31%;"></td><td style="width:2%;"></td><td style="width:32%;"></td><td style="width:3%;"></td><td style="width:32%;"></td></tr><tr><td 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Employer Identification No.)</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="1"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:100%;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">3003 Tasman Drive, Santa Clara, CA 95054-1191</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;">(Address of principal executive offices)  (Zip Code)</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:18px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;">Registrant&#8217;s telephone number, including area code:</font><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;</font><font 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style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;">[   ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;">[   ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.142-12)</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;">[   ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;">[   ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;"><hr></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"><br></font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11.5pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 7.01 &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Regulation FD Disclosure.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11.5pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:11.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11.5pt;font-weight:bold;"></font><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11.5pt;">On October 28, 2016, SVB Financial Group (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) announced the release of its company-run capital stress test results, as required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (&#8220;Dodd-Frank Act&#8221;) and the regulations implemented by the Federal Reserve Board (&#8220;Federal Reserve&#8221;) thereunder.  The results are for both the Company and its principal banking subsidiary, Silicon Valley Bank (the &#8220;Bank&#8221;).  </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11.5pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:11.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11.5pt;">Pursuant to applicable requirements, the results are based on a scenario with hypothetical severely adverse macroeconomic assumptions prescribed by the Federal Reserve.   The scenario is not a forecast of economic conditions and the results should not be viewed or relied upon as forecasts of actual financial results for the Company or the Bank.  </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11.5pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:11.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11.5pt;">A copy of the summary of results is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The information contained in this report and in the exhibit hereto is intended to be &#8220;furnished&#8221; and shall not be deemed to be &#8220;filed&#8221; for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11.5pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:11.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11.5pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 9.01&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Financial Statements and Exhibits</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11.5pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11.5pt;font-weight:bold;">(d)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Exhibits</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11.5pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:11.5pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:9%;"></td><td style="width:91%;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:11.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11.5pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit No.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="font-size:11.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11.5pt;font-weight:bold;">Description</font></div><div style="font-size:11.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11.5pt;"><br></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:10px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:10px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:11.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11.5pt;">99.1</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:11.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11.5pt;">Summary of Dodd-Frank Act Stress Test Results Under Supervisory Severely Adverse Scenario</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:11.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11.5pt;"><br></font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"><br></font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div><a name="s8FDFD8AD12E45985662F0C6AA22A3DF6"></a></div><div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">SIGNATURES</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"></font><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;">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.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;">Date:&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;October 28, 2016&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">SVB FINANCIAL GROUP</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:360px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;">By:  </font><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">&#32;/s/  KAMRAN HUSAIN&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:360px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;">Name:  Kamran Husain</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:402px;text-indent:-43px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;">Title:  Chief Accounting Officer</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"><br></font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">EXHIBIT INDEX</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:11.5pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:13%;"></td><td style="width:87%;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:11.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11.5pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit No.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="font-size:11.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11.5pt;font-weight:bold;">Description</font></div><div style="font-size:11.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11.5pt;"><br></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:11.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11.5pt;">99.1*</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:11.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11.5pt;">Summary of Dodd-Frank Act Stress Test 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text: Document
  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 28, 2016
  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):
  [   ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
  [   ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.142-12)
  [   ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
  [   ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
  Item 7.01     Regulation FD Disclosure.
  On October 28, 2016, SVB Financial Group (the "Company") announced the release of its company-run capital stress test results, as required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ("Dodd-Frank Act") and the regulations implemented by the Federal Reserve Board ("Federal Reserve") thereunder.  The results are for both the Company and its principal banking subsidiary, Silicon Valley Bank (the "Bank").
  Pursuant to applicable requirements, the results are based on a scenario with hypothetical severely adverse macroeconomic assumptions prescribed by the Federal Reserve.   The scenario is not a forecast of economic conditions and the results should not be viewed or relied upon as forecasts of actual financial results for the Company or the Bank.
  A copy of the summary of results is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The information contained in this report and in the exhibit hereto is intended to be "furnished" and shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section.
  Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits
  (d)    Exhibits
  Exhibit No.
  Description
  99.1
  Summary of Dodd-Frank Act Stress Test Results Under Supervisory Severely Adverse Scenario
  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.
  Date:    October 28, 2016
  SVB FINANCIAL GROUP
  By:
  /s/  KAMRAN HUSAIN
  Name:  Kamran Husain
  Title:  Chief Accounting Officer
  EXHIBIT INDEX
  Exhibit No.
  Description
  99.1*
  Summary of Dodd-Frank Act Stress Test Results Under Supervisory Severely Adverse Scenario
  *
  This exhibit is intended to be furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.