8-K-StockholderMeetingApril2013




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 25, 2013


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
 

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

The Company’s 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Meeting”) was held on April 25, 2013. As of the applicable record date of February 26, 2013, there were 44,845,794 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Meeting, of which a total of 42,217,427 shares of common stock, or 94.13 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 an advisory (non-binding) proposal on 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
37,854,563
n/a
2,266,080
2,096,784
Eric A. Benhamou
37,824,847
n/a
2,295,796
2,096,784
David M. Clapper
38,014,365
n/a
2,106,278
2,096,784
Roger F. Dunbar
38,021,118
n/a
2,099,525
2,096,784
Joel P. Friedman
37,850,333
n/a
2,270,310
2,096,784
C. Richard Kramlich
37,771,765
n/a
2,348,878
2,096,784
Lata Krishnan
37,866,638
n/a
2,254,005
2,096,784
Jeffrey N. Maggioncalda
38,020,348
n/a
2,100,295
2,096,784
Kate D. Mitchell
38,043,237
n/a
2,077,406
2,096,784
John F. Robinson
38,039,440
n/a
2,081,203
2,096,784
Garen K. Staglin
37,995,444
n/a
2,125,199
2,096,784
 
 
 
 
 
Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for its fiscal year ending December 31, 2013.
41,763,478
448,489
5,460
---
 
 
 
 
 
Advisory Say on Pay proposal.
37,740,388
2,345,843
34,412
2,096,784
 
 
 
 
 








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 30, 2013
 
 
 
SVB FINANCIAL GROUP
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
 
/s/ GREG BECKER
 
 
 
 
Name:
 
GREG BECKER
 
 
 
 
Title:
 
President and Chief Executive Officer