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  <div><a name="sDAC792836B7552AC803D54ACA67A9721"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:left;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;-sec-extract:summary;"><hr></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:14pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:14pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:14pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:14pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:14pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;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:Arial;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:Arial;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:18pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:18pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM 8-K</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:14pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;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:Arial;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;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;February 19, 2019</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:20pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;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:Arial;font-size:10pt;">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</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:91.22807017543859%;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 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:Arial;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Delaware</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><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:Arial;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">000-15637</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><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:Arial;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">91-1962278</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:Arial;font-size:10pt;">(State or other jurisdiction</font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">of incorporation)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><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:Arial;font-size:10pt;">(Commission File Number)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><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:Arial;font-size:10pt;">(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;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:91.42300194931774%;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:Arial;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:Arial;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:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Registrant&#8217;s telephone number, including area code:</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">(408) 654-7400</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></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">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):</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10.5pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Wingdings;font-size:10.5pt;">o</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10.5pt;">&#32;&#32;</font><font style="font-family:Arial;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;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10.5pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Wingdings;font-size:10.5pt;">o</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10.5pt;">&#32;&#32;</font><font style="font-family:Arial;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;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10.5pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Wingdings;font-size:10.5pt;">o</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10.5pt;">&#32;&#32;</font><font style="font-family:Arial;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;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10.5pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Wingdings;font-size:10.5pt;">o</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10.5pt;">&#32;&#32;</font><font style="font-family:Arial;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%;padding-top:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR &#167;230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR &#167;240.12b-2). Emerging growth company</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10.5pt;">&#32;</font><font style="font-family:Wingdings;font-size:9pt;">o</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10.5pt;">&#32;</font><font style="font-family:Wingdings;font-size:9pt;">o</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;-sec-extract:summary;"><hr></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:left;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:left;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 5.03&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Changes in Fiscal Year.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">On February 19, 2019, the Board of Directors of SVB Financial Group (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Company</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">&#8221;) approved amendments to the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Bylaws</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">&#8221;).  The Bylaws include amendments that:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10.5pt;padding-left:24px;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">&#8226;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">implement proxy access;</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10.5pt;padding-left:24px;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">&#8226;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">provide a majority voting standard for director elections;</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10.5pt;padding-left:24px;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">&#8226;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">eliminate the previous &#8220;supermajority&#8221; voting threshold for shareholder bylaw amendments, which required the affirmative vote of 66 2/3% of the outstanding shares entitled to vote in order for shareholders to alter, amend or repeal certain sections of the bylaws; </font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10.5pt;padding-left:24px;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">&#8226;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">designate Delaware state or federal courts as the exclusive forum for certain litigation involving the Company; and</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10.5pt;padding-left:24px;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">&#8226;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">refine and clarify the advance notice provisions for shareholder proposals.</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">The proxy access bylaw permits a shareholder, or a group of up to twenty shareholders, owning three percent or more of the Company&#8217;s outstanding stock continuously for at least three years, to nominate and include in the Company&#8217;s annual proxy materials director nominees constituting the greater of two and twenty percent of the Company&#8217;s Board of Directors.  The Bylaws set forth specific requirements for using proxy access and the related nomination notice.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">The new majority voting standard for director elections requires that, in an uncontested election for directors, a nominee receive more &#8220;for&#8221; votes than &#8220;against&#8221; votes to be elected.  A plurality voting standard will apply in any contested election (i.e., where the number of nominees to serve as directors exceeds the number of directors to be elected).  A plurality voting standard also will apply to the extent the Company&#8217;s Certificate of Incorporation authorizes cumulative voting in director elections and, pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation, a stockholder gives notice to cumulate his or her votes.  The&#160;Company&#8217;s Certificate of Incorporation currently authorizes cumulative voting, which the Board of Directors views as incompatible with a majority vote standard and not a corporate governance best practice.  The Company intends to propose the elimination of cumulative voting from the Certificate of Incorporation for approval by its stockholders at the Company&#8217;s 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">The exclusive forum provision designates Delaware (unless the Company consents to the selection of an alternative forum) as the exclusive forum for litigation consisting of derivative actions, actions asserting a breach of fiduciary duty, actions asserting a claim arising under Delaware law or the Company&#8217;s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, and actions asserting claims under the internal affairs doctrine.     </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">The Bylaws, effective February 19, 2019, also implement certain other administrative and technical changes, including to the organization and regulation of shareholder meetings, the description of officers of the Company, and the Company&#8217;s procedures with respect to lost stock certificates.  </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">The foregoing description of the changes implemented by the Bylaws does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Bylaws that are attached hereto as Exhibit 3.2 and incorporated by reference herein.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:12px;text-align:left;text-indent:33px;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 9.01&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Financial Statements and Exhibits.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10.5pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt;">(d)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div 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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):
  February 19, 2019
  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):
  o
  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
  o
  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.142-12)
  o
  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
  o
  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)
  Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2). Emerging growth company
  o
  If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
  o
  Item 5.03    Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Changes in Fiscal Year.
  On February 19, 2019, the Board of Directors of SVB Financial Group (the "
  Company
  ") approved amendments to the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (the "
  Bylaws
  ").  The Bylaws include amendments that:
  •
  implement proxy access;
  •
  provide a majority voting standard for director elections;
  •
  eliminate the previous "supermajority" voting threshold for shareholder bylaw amendments, which required the affirmative vote of 66 2/3% of the outstanding shares entitled to vote in order for shareholders to alter, amend or repeal certain sections of the bylaws;
  •
  designate Delaware state or federal courts as the exclusive forum for certain litigation involving the Company; and
  •
  refine and clarify the advance notice provisions for shareholder proposals.
  The proxy access bylaw permits a shareholder, or a group of up to twenty shareholders, owning three percent or more of the Company's outstanding stock continuously for at least three years, to nominate and include in the Company's annual proxy materials director nominees constituting the greater of two and twenty percent of the Company's Board of Directors.  The Bylaws set forth specific requirements for using proxy access and the related nomination notice.
  The new majority voting standard for director elections requires that, in an uncontested election for directors, a nominee receive more "for" votes than "against" votes to be elected.  A plurality voting standard will apply in any contested election (i.e., where the number of nominees to serve as directors exceeds the number of directors to be elected).  A plurality voting standard also will apply to the extent the Company's Certificate of Incorporation authorizes cumulative voting in director elections and, pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation, a stockholder gives notice to cumulate his or her votes.  The Company's Certificate of Incorporation currently authorizes cumulative voting, which the Board of Directors views as incompatible with a majority vote standard and not a corporate governance best practice.  The Company intends to propose the elimination of cumulative voting from the Certificate of Incorporation for approval by its stockholders at the Company's 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
  The exclusive forum provision designates Delaware (unless the Company consents to the selection of an alternative forum) as the exclusive forum for litigation consisting of derivative actions, actions asserting a breach of fiduciary duty, actions asserting a claim arising under Delaware law or the Company's Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, and actions asserting claims under the internal affairs doctrine.
  The Bylaws, effective February 19, 2019, also implement certain other administrative and technical changes, including to the organization and regulation of shareholder meetings, the description of officers of the Company, and the Company's procedures with respect to lost stock certificates.
  The foregoing description of the changes implemented by the Bylaws does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Bylaws that are attached hereto as Exhibit 3.2 and incorporated by reference herein.
  Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits.
  (d)
  Exhibits.
  Exhibit No.
  Description
  3.2
  Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company
  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: February 20, 2019
  SVB FINANCIAL GROUP
  By:
  /s/ GREG W. BECKER
  Name:
  Greg W. Becker
  Title:
  President and Chief Executive Officer