8-K-StockholdersMeetingApril2015


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): April 23, 2015


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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Item 5.07     Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Company’s 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Meeting”) was held on April 23, 2015. As of the applicable record date of February 24, 2015, there were 51,021,075 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Meeting, of which a total of 47,362,515 shares of common stock, or 92.83 percent of the shares outstanding and entitled to vote, were represented at the Meeting in person or by proxy. At the Meeting, the stockholders: (i) elected the Company’s directors for the ensuing year, (ii) ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm, and (iii) approved, on an advisory basis, the Company’s executive compensation (“Say on Pay”).

The voting results were as follows:



FOR

AGAINST
WITHHELD/ ABSTAIN
BROKER
NON-VOTES
Election of Directors:
 
 
 
 
Greg W. Becker
44,274,158
n/a
243,516
2,844,841
Eric A. Benhamou
44,220,914
n/a
296,760
2,844,841
David M. Clapper
44,274,370
n/a
243,304
2,844,841
Roger F. Dunbar
44,274,541
n/a
243,133
2,844,841
Joel P. Friedman
44,273,691
n/a
243,983
2,844,841
C. Richard Kramlich
43,689,973
n/a
827,701
2,844,841
Lata Krishnan
44,283,781
n/a
233,893
2,844,841
Jeffrey N. Maggioncalda
44,277,123
n/a
240,551
2,844,841
Kate D. Mitchell
44,266,341
n/a
251,333
2,844,841
John F. Robinson
44,281,920
n/a
235,754
2,844,841
Garen K. Staglin
44,273,532
n/a
244,142
2,844,841
 
 
 
 
 
Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for its fiscal year ending December 31, 2015.
46,810,712
365,321
186,482
---
 
 
 
 
 
Approval Say on Pay.
43,312,411
520,041
685,222
2,844,841


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: April 27, 2015
 
 
 
SVB FINANCIAL GROUP
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
 
/s/ GREG BECKER
 
 
 
 
Name:
 
GREG BECKER
 
 
 
 
Title:
 
President and Chief Executive Officer