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

On April 22, 2021, SVB Financial Group (the "Company") held its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "2021 Annual Meeting"). At the 2021 Annual Meeting, the stockholders of the Company (i) elected the Company's directors for the ensuing year, (ii) approved, on an advisory basis, the Company's executive compensation, and (iii) ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm. Each of the above matters is described in more detail in the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities Exchange Commission on March 4, 2021 (the "Proxy Statement"). The voting results were as follows:



Proposal 1: Election of Directors.
The stockholders elected the following individuals to the Company's Board of
Directors:

                               For           Withheld        Broker Non-Votes
Nominee
Greg Becker                 41,894,882        335,331           3,433,883
Eric Benhamou               39,633,957       2,596,256          3,433,883
John Clendening             42,011,683        218,530           3,433,883
Richard Daniels             42,167,179        63,034            3,433,883
Alison Davis                42,167,349        62,864            3,433,883
Roger Dunbar                39,899,621       2,330,592          3,433,883
Joel Friedman               40,042,357       2,187,856          3,433,883
Jeffrey Maggioncalda        41,954,824        275,389           3,433,883
Beverly Kay Matthews        42,016,281        213,932           3,433,883
Mary Miller                 41,862,311        367,902           3,433,883
Kate Mitchell               41,173,441       1,056,772          3,433,883
Garen Staglin               41,155,646       1,074,567          3,433,883

Proposal 2: Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation (Say on Pay).

The stockholders approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement.



                     For            Against        Abstain        Broker Non-Votes
                  37,417,333       3,538,383      1,274,497          3,433,883

Proposal 3: Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

The stockholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021.

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                              For            Against        Abstain
                           43,640,879       1,992,975       30,242

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