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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):
  November 5, 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):
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  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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  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
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  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
  Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
  Title of Each Class
  Trading Symbol
  Name of Exchange on Which Registered
  Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
  SIVB
  NASDAQ Global Select Market
  Item 7.01    Regulation FD Disclosure.
  Over the upcoming weeks, members of management will be presenting to or conducting one-on-one meetings with investors, analysts or other third parties about SVB Financial Group (the "
  Company
  ") and its latest financial results. A copy of the presentation slides, updated with the Company's financial results for the third quarter of 2019, substantially in the form expected to be used in such presentations and meetings, 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
  Third Quarter 2019 Management Presentation Slides
  104
  Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).
  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: November 5, 2019
  SVB FINANCIAL GROUP
  By:
  /s/ KAREN HON
  Name:
  Karen Hon
  Title:
  Interim Chief Accounting Officer and Principal Accounting Officer