UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)
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 17, 2009
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. 8.01 | Other Events. |
SVB Financial Group (the “Company”) previously announced in November 2009 that it had received a written inquiry from the San Francisco Office of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in connection with possible insider trading in the Company’s securities during the July 2009 time frame. The Company responded to the inquiry as requested. On January 8, 2010, the Company received a letter from the SEC confirming that it had terminated its investigation and that no enforcement action would be recommended.
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: January 11, 2010 |
SVB FINANCIAL GROUP | |||||||
| By: | /s/ MICHAEL DESCHENEAUX | |||||||
| Name: | Michael Descheneaux | |||||||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |||||||