Filed Pursuant to Rule 433
Registration No. 333-169374
Pricing Term Sheet
September 15, 2010
Summary of Terms for Issuance
| Issuer: | SVB Financial Group | |
| Ranking: | Senior Notes | |
| Ratings:* | A3 / BBB | |
| Principal Amount: | $350,000,000 | |
| Pricing Date: | September 15, 2010 | |
| Settlement Date: | September 20, 2010 | |
| Maturity Date: | September 15, 2020 | |
| Interest Payment Dates: | September 15 and March 15 of each year, beginning March 15, 2011 | |
| Reference Benchmark: | 2.625% due August 15, 2020 | |
| Benchmark Yield: | 2.717% | |
| Spread to Benchmark: | +275 bps | |
| Reoffer Yield: | 5.467% | |
| Coupon: | 5.375% | |
| Price to Investors (%): | 99.300% | |
| Optional Redemption: | Make-whole call at any time at the greater of 100% of the principal amount of the notes being redeemed or discounted present value at the treasury rate plus 45 basis points | |
| Minimum Denominations: | $2,000 | |
| Minimum Increments: | $1,000 | |
| CUSIP: | 78486QAC5 | |
| ISIN: | US78486QAC50 | |
| Book-Running Managers: | Banc of America Securities LLC and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | |
| Co-Managers: | Barclays Capital Inc. and Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. |
| * | Note: A securities rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold securities and may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time. |
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