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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Parsons Joan   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) Head of Specialty Banking (Last) (First) (Middle) SVB FINANCIAL GROUP, 3005 TASMAN DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 06/30/2014 (Street) SANTA CLARA, CA 95054 4. If Amendment, Date 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 (City) (State) (Zip) 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 06/30/2014   A V 242 (1) A $ 87.746 17,517 D   Common Stock 09/11/2014   M   824 A $ 48.76 18,341 D   Common Stock 09/11/2014   M   875 A $ 19.48 19,216 D   Common Stock 09/11/2014   M   624 A $ 23.16 19,840 D   Common Stock 09/11/2014   M   1,206 A $ 42.45 21,046 D   Common Stock 09/11/2014   M   2,727 A $ 49.18 23,773 D   Common Stock 09/11/2014   M   511 A $ 43.53 24,284 D   Common Stock 09/11/2014   S   824 D $ 113.6772 23,460 D   Common Stock 09/11/2014   S   875 D $ 113.7546 22,585 D   Common Stock 09/11/2014   S   624 D $ 113.726 21,961 D   Common Stock 09/11/2014   S   1,206 D $ 113.8219 20,755 D   Common Stock 09/11/2014   S   2,727 D $ 113.876 18,028 D   Common Stock 09/11/2014   S   511 D $ 113.6532 17,517 D   Common Stock 09/11/2014   S   6,092 D $ 113.8846 11,425 D   Common Stock               5,816 (2) I By 401(k)/ESOP

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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 Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: 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

Stock Option

$ 42.45

09/11/2014

M

1,206

10/27/2010

10/27/2016

Common Stock

1,206

$ 42.45

0

D

Stock Option

$ 43.53

09/11/2014

M

511

10/26/2011

10/26/2017

Common Stock

511

$ 43.53

0

D

Stock Option

$ 19.48

09/11/2014

M

875

04/28/2010

04/28/2016

Common Stock

875

$ 19.48

0

D

Stock Option

$ 48.76

09/11/2014

M

824

04/29/2009

04/29/2015

Common Stock

824

$ 48.76

0

D

Stock Option

$ 49.18

09/11/2014

M

2,727

04/30/2011

04/30/2017

Common Stock

2,727

$ 49.18

0

D

Stock Option

$ 23.16

09/11/2014

M

624

01/27/2010

01/27/2016

Common Stock

624

$ 23.16

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Parsons Joan SVB FINANCIAL GROUP 3005 TASMAN DRIVE SANTA CLARA, CA 95054			Head of Specialty Banking

Signatures

Denise West, Attorney-in-fact for Joan Parsons		09/15/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Acquired under the Issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
(2)	The information in this report is based on 401(k)/ESOP Plan statement dated as of June 30, 2014.
Remarks: The exercise of the stock options and sale of the stocks in this Form 4 were affected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan entered into by the reporting person effective August 6, 2014.

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