Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Cox Philip C
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
04/25/2013		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SVB FINANCIAL GROUP [SIVB]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
SVB FINANCIAL GROUP, 3005 TASMAN DRIVE		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Head EMEA India & President,UK
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

SANTA CLARA, CA 95054		 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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 50
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Unit 05/01/2013 05/01/2019 Common Stock 1,630 (1) $ 0 D  
Restricted Stock Unit 04/30/2011 04/30/2017 Common Stock 450 (1) $ 0 D  
Restricted Stock Unit 04/27/2012 04/27/2018 Common Stock 1,125 (1) $ 0 D  
Stock Option 04/27/2012 04/27/2018 Common Stock 3,000 (2) $ 60.37 D  
Stock Option 04/30/2011 04/30/2017 Common Stock 1,650 (3) $ 49.18 D  
Stock Option 09/08/2010 09/08/2016 Common Stock 1,000 (4) $ 38.21 D  
Stock Option 05/01/2013 05/01/2019 Common Stock 3,250 (5) $ 64.37 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Cox Philip C
SVB FINANCIAL GROUP
3005 TASMAN DRIVE
SANTA CLARA, CA 95054		       Head EMEA India & President,UK  

Signatures

Kamran Husain, Attorney-in-Fact for Philip Cox 05/01/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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) Vesting schedule over four years with equal percentage vesting each year of 25%. There are no vested shares held at filing date.
(2) Vesting schedule over four years with equal percentage vesting each year of 25%. There are options exercisable for 750 shares at filing date.
(3) Vesting schedule over four years with equal percentage vesting each year of 25%. There are options exercisable for 550 shares at filing date and previously vested options of 550 shares have been exercised.
(4) Vesting schedule over four years with equal percentage vesting each year of 25%. No options exercisable at filing date and all previously vested options for 3,000 shares have been exercised.
(5) Vesting schedule over four years with equal percentage vesting each year of 25%. There are no options exercisable at filing date.

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