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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): October 22, 2020
 
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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class Trading Symbol Name of Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share SIVB The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Depositary shares, each representing a 1/40th interest in a share of 5.250% Fixed-Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A SIVBP The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On October 22, 2020, SVB Financial Group (the “Company”) announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2020. A copy of the release and a third quarter CEO letter and financial highlights presentation are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference. The information in this report shall not be treated as “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Act of 1934, except as expressly stated by specific reference in such filing.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On October 22, 2020, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $13.125 per share on the Company’s 5.250% fixed-rate non-cumulative perpetual Series A Preferred Stock, liquidation amount $1,000 per share, which are represented by depositary shares (NASDAQ: SIVBP), each representing a 1/40th interest in a share of preferred stock. Holders of depositary shares will receive $0.328125 per depositary share. The dividend is payable on November 16, 2020 to holders of record at the close of business on November 2, 2020.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits. 
Exhibit No. Description
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).
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: October 22, 2020     SVB FINANCIAL GROUP
    By:   /s/ KAREN HON
    Name:   Karen Hon
    Title:   Chief Accounting Officer and Principal Accounting Officer




Exhibit 99.1
SVBLOGOA3311.GIF
3003 Tasman Drive, Santa Clara, CA 95054 Contact:
www.svb.com     Meghan O'Leary
Investor Relations
For release at 1:00 P.M. (Pacific Time)        (408) 654-6364
October 22, 2020         
        
NASDAQ: SIVB         
SVB FINANCIAL GROUP ANNOUNCES 2020 THIRD QUARTER FINANCIAL RESULTS
Board of Directors declared a quarterly Series A Preferred Stock dividend
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — October 22, 2020 — SVB Financial Group (NASDAQ: SIVB) today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2020.
Consolidated net income available to common stockholders for the third quarter of 2020 was $441.7 million, or $8.47 per diluted common share, compared to $228.9 million, or $4.42 per diluted common share, for the second quarter of 2020 and $267.3 million, or $5.15 per diluted common share, for the third quarter of 2019. Consolidated net income available to common stockholders for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was $802.9 million, or $15.46 per diluted common share, compared to $874.0 million, or $16.67 per diluted common share, for the comparable 2019 period.
“We had an exceptional quarter driven by outstanding balance sheet growth, higher core fee income, strong investment banking revenue, solid credit resulting in a reduction of reserves, and outsized equity gains related to client IPO activity," said Greg Becker, President and CEO of SVB Financial Group. "These results reflect the resilience of our markets and our ability to execute effectively. Further, we believe our strong capital and liquidity will enable us to continue supporting our clients throughout this period of economic uncertainty, while investing in our long-term growth and scalability."
Highlights of our third quarter 2020 results (compared to second quarter 2020, unless otherwise noted) included:
Average loans of $37.3 billion, an increase of $0.8 billion (or 2.2 percent).
Period-end loans of $38.4 billion, an increase of $1.7 billion (or 4.6 percent).
Average fixed income investment securities of $32.6 billion, an increase of $6.8 billion (or 26.2 percent).
Period-end fixed income investment securities of $38.9 billion, an increase of $7.6 billion (or 24.2 percent).
Average total client funds (on-balance sheet deposits and off-balance sheet client investment funds) increased $24.1 billion (or 13.6 percent) to $201.2 billion.
Period-end total client funds increased $21.1 billion (or 11.1 percent) to $211.6 billion.
Net interest income (fully taxable equivalent basis) of $531.7 million, an increase of $14.9 million (or 2.9 percent).
Provision for credit losses was a net benefit of $52.0 million, compared to a provision of $66.5 million.
Net loan charge-offs of $24.1 million, or 26 basis points of average total loans (annualized), compared to $11.0 million, or 12 basis points.
Net gains on investment securities of $189.8 million compared to $34.9 million. Non-GAAP net gains on investment securities, net of noncontrolling interests, were $162.1 million, compared to $20.5 million. (See non-GAAP reconciliation under the section “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”)
Net gains on equity warrant assets of $53.8 million, compared to $26.5 million.
Noninterest income of $547.6 million, an increase of $178.7 million (or 48.5 percent). Non-GAAP core fee income increased $13.8 million (or 10.4 percent) to $146.3 million. Non-GAAP core fee income plus investment banking revenue and commissions decreased $36.2 million (or 12.4 percent) to $254.8 million. (See non-GAAP reconciliation under the section “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”)
Included in third quarter 2020 results are revenues related to our investments in BigCommerce Holdings, Inc. ("BigCommerce") comprised of: (i) $108.4 million from unrealized gains on investment securities; (ii) $10.8 million from gains on equity warrant assets; and (iii) $30.0 million in gains included in other noninterest income. See Investment Securities section for details related to BigCommerce activity during the third quarter of 2020.



Noninterest expense of $491.0 million, an increase of $11.4 million (or 2.4 percent).
GAAP operating efficiency ratio of 45.66 percent, a decrease of 873 basis points. Non-GAAP core operating efficiency ratio of 56.86 percent, an increase of 116 basis points. (See non-GAAP reconciliation under the section “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”)

Coronavirus Disease 2019 ("COVID-19") Pandemic Update

During the third quarter of 2020, we continued to manage through the COVID-19 pandemic, utilizing our business continuity plans to maintain client service while most of our employees and partners continue to work from home. We continue to support and engage with clients virtually, including the hosting of remote events designed to facilitate our response to the business needs of our clients within the innovation ecosystem. We also continued to successfully administer client support initiatives, such as those which allowed temporary payment deferrals and other relief provided through the Paycheck Protection Program ("PPP"). We continue to provide employees extended benefits, as well as practical support for working at home. Additionally, we continue to commit financial support for local, regional and global activities focused on health security, food security and shelter, and small business owner relief during this unprecedented time.






Third Quarter 2020 Summary
(Dollars in millions, except share data, employees and ratios)
Three months ended Nine months ended
September 30,
2020
June 30,
2020
March 31,
2020
December 31,
2019
September 30,
2019
September 30,
2020
September 30,
2019
Income statement:
Diluted earnings per common share $ 8.47  $ 4.42  $ 2.55  $ 5.06  $ 5.15  $ 15.46  $ 16.67 
Net income available to common stockholders
441.7  228.9  132.3  262.9  267.3  802.9  874.0 
Net interest income 527.7  512.9  524.1  533.7  520.6  1,564.8  1,562.9 
(Reduction) provision for credit losses (52.0) 66.5  243.5  17.4  36.5  257.9  89.0 
Noninterest income 547.6  368.8  301.9  313.3  294.0  1,218.4  908.1 
Noninterest expense 491.0  479.6  399.6  460.8  391.3  1,370.2  1,140.5 
Non-GAAP core fee income (1)
146.3  132.5  168.5  168.1  162.2  447.3  473.8 
Non-GAAP core fee income, plus investment banking revenue and commissions (1)
254.8  290.9  231.3  241.8  213.0  777.1  651.6 
Non-GAAP noninterest income, net of noncontrolling interests (1)
519.7  354.5  303.8  301.3  279.4  1,178.0  871.6 
Non-GAAP noninterest expense, net of noncontrolling interests (1)
490.9  479.5  399.4  460.6  391.2  1,369.9  1,139.8 
Fully taxable equivalent:
Net interest income (1) (2) $ 531.7  $ 516.8  $ 527.5  $ 536.8  $ 523.6  $ 1,576.0  $ 1,571.7 
Net interest margin 2.53  % 2.80  % 3.12  % 3.26  % 3.34  % 2.79  % 3.60  %
Balance sheet:
Average total assets $ 88,348.4  $ 78,432.0  $ 72,407.2  $ 69,139.0  $ 65,327.7  $ 79,760.7  $ 61,214.1 
Average loans, amortized cost
37,318.6  36,512.2  33,660.7  32,008.9  29,822.4  35,835.9  29,211.0 
Average available-for-sale securities
20,026.9  12,784.3  13,565.9  12,640.5  10,600.4  15,475.7  8,572.3 
Average held-to-maturity securities
12,553.2  13,039.4  13,576.1  14,023.0  14,534.5  13,054.4  14,891.2 
Average noninterest-bearing demand deposits
51,543.9  46,086.9  41,336.0  39,627.7  39,146.2  46,341.3  38,499.0 
Average interest-bearing deposits 26,136.1  21,829.4  20,472.2  20,549.8  18,088.8  22,824.7  14,832.4 
Average total deposits 77,680.0  67,916.4  61,808.2  60,177.5  57,235.0  69,166.1  53,331.3 
Average short-term borrowings 15.3  618.1  969.9  18.8  22.0  532.5  186.9 
Average long-term debt 843.3  489.6  348.0  651.7  697.1  561.3  696.8 
Period-end total assets 96,916.8  85,731.0  75,009.6  71,004.9  68,231.2  96,916.8  68,231.2 
Period-end loans, amortized cost
38,413.9  36,727.2  35,968.1  33,164.6  31,064.0  38,413.9  31,064.0 
Period-end available-for-sale securities
25,904.3  18,451.9  12,648.1  14,014.9  12,866.9  25,904.3  12,866.9 
Period-end held-to-maturity securities 12,982.2  12,858.8  13,574.3  13,842.9  14,407.1  12,982.2  14,407.1 
Period-end non-marketable and other equity securities
1,547.4  1,270.6  1,200.6  1,213.8  1,150.1  1,547.4  1,150.1 
Period-end noninterest-bearing demand deposits
57,508.2  49,160.9  42,902.2  40,841.6  40,480.6  57,508.2  40,480.6 
Period-end interest-bearing deposits
27,264.8  25,344.9  19,009.8  20,916.2  19,062.3  27,264.8  19,062.3 
Period-end total deposits 84,773.0  74,505.8  61,912.0  61,757.8  59,542.9  84,773.0  59,542.9 
Period-end short-term borrowings 19.1  50.9  3,138.2  17.4  18.9  19.1  18.9 
Period-end long-term debt 843.4  843.2  348.1  348.0  697.2  843.4  697.2 
Off-balance sheet:
Average client investment funds
$ 123,563.6  $ 109,259.4  $ 103,590.8  $ 96,643.2  $ 92,824.9  $ 112,104.2  $ 89,963.6 
Period-end client investment funds
126,780.9  115,921.0  106,951.7  99,192.6  96,472.3  126,780.9  96,472.3 
Total unfunded credit commitments
30,329.8  28,127.2  24,668.3  24,521.9  22,274.4  30,329.8  22,274.4 
Earnings ratios:
Return on average assets (annualized) (3)
1.99  % 1.17  % 0.73  % 1.51  % 1.62  % 1.34  % 1.91  %
Return on average SVBFG common stockholders’ equity (annualized) (4)
24.19  13.36  8.17  17.03  18.27  15.56  21.16 
Asset quality ratios:
Allowance for credit losses for loans as a % of total loans (5)
1.34  % 1.61  % 1.53  % 0.91  % 0.97  % 1.34  % 0.97  %
Allowance for credit losses for performing loans as a % of total performing loans (5)
1.17  1.46  1.43  0.78  0.81  1.17  0.81 
Gross loan charge-offs as a % of average total loans (annualized) (5)
0.30  0.17  0.44  0.25  0.49  0.30  0.33 
Net loan charge-offs as a % of average total loans (annualized) (5)
0.26  0.12  0.35  0.18  0.44  0.24  0.26 
Other ratios:
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Operating efficiency ratio (6) 45.66  % 54.39  % 48.37  % 54.40  % 48.04  % 49.23  % 46.15  %
Non-GAAP core operating
   efficiency ratio (1)
56.86  55.70  47.71  53.78  48.05  53.41  46.09 
Total cost of deposits (annualized) (7) 0.04  0.03  0.24  0.31  0.38  0.10  0.33 
SVBFG CET 1 risk-based capital ratio 12.31  12.63  12.35  12.58  12.71  12.31  12.71 
Bank CET 1 risk-based capital ratio 10.76  11.08  10.90  11.12  11.48  10.76  11.48 
SVBFG total risk-based capital ratio 14.19  14.77  14.45  14.23  13.70  14.19  13.70 
Bank total risk-based capital ratio
11.76  12.28  12.04  11.96  12.36  11.76  12.36 
SVBFG tier 1 leverage ratio
8.26  8.68  9.00  9.06  8.64  8.26  8.64 
Bank tier 1 leverage ratio
6.45  6.91  7.21  7.30  7.48  6.45  7.48 
Period-end loans, amortized cost, to deposits ratio
45.31  49.29  58.10  53.70  52.17  45.31  52.17 
Average loans, amortized cost, to average deposits ratio
48.04  53.76  54.46  53.19  52.11  51.81  54.77 
Book value per common share (8) $ 143.91  $ 134.89  $ 130.02  $ 118.67  $ 114.26  $ 143.91  $ 114.26 
Other statistics:
Average full-time equivalent ("FTE") employees
4,216  3,855  3,672  3,522  3,413  3,914  3,309 
Period-end full-time equivalent ("FTE") employees
4,336  3,984  3,710  3,564  3,460  4,336  3,460 

(1)To supplement our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”), we use certain non-GAAP measures. A reconciliation of these non-GAAP measures to the most closely related GAAP measures is provided at the end of this release under the section “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”
(2)Interest income on non-taxable investments is presented on a fully taxable equivalent basis using the federal statutory income tax rate of 21.0 percent. The taxable equivalent adjustments were $4.0 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2020, $3.8 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2020, $3.4 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2020, $3.2 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2019 and $3.0 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2019.
(3)Ratio represents annualized consolidated net income available to common stockholders divided by average assets.
(4)Ratio represents annualized consolidated net income available to common stockholders divided by average SVB Financial Group ("SVBFG") common stockholders’ equity.
(5)For the three months ended September 30, 2020, June 30, 2020, and March 31, 2020, and the nine months ended September 30, 2020, loan amounts are disclosed, and ratios are calculated using the amortized cost basis for total loans as a result of the adoption of CECL. Prior period loan amounts are disclosed, and ratios were calculated, using the gross basis in accordance with previous methodology.
(6)Ratio is calculated by dividing noninterest expense by total net interest income plus noninterest income.
(7)Ratio represents annualized total cost of deposits and is calculated by dividing interest expense from deposits by average total deposits.
(8)Book value per common share is calculated by dividing total SVBFG common stockholders’ equity by total outstanding common shares.

Net Interest Income and Margin

Net interest income, on a fully taxable equivalent basis, was $531.7 million for the third quarter of 2020, compared to $516.8 million for the second quarter of 2020. The $14.9 million increase from the second quarter of 2020 to the third quarter of 2020 was attributable primarily to the following:

An increase in interest income from loans of $3.9 million to $369.0 million for the third quarter of 2020 was due primarily to a $6.4 million increase in loan interest reflective of $0.8 billion in average loan growth driven primarily by increased loan utilization and a $3.3 million increase in loan income due to one additional day in the third quarter of 2020 as compared to the second quarter of 2020, partially offset by a $6.0 million decrease from lower gross loan yields.
Overall loan yields decreased nine basis points to 3.93 percent, reflective primarily of a shift in the mix of our total loan portfolio into our lower yielding Global Fund Banking (formerly Private Equity/Venture Capital) and private bank loan portfolios as well as lower LIBOR re-pricing rates. Also included in the overall loan yield decrease for the third quarter of 2020 was four basis points attributable to our PPP loan portfolio.
An increase of $15.5 million in interest income from our fixed income investment securities reflective primarily of a $6.8 billion increase in average fixed income securities, partially offset by a decrease in yields reflective of higher prepayments on mortgage-backed securities resulting in higher premium amortization and lower reinvestment rates for the third quarter of 2020 compared to the second quarter. The overall increase in interest income was partially offset by,
A $4.8 million increase in interest expense driven primarily by a $2.5 million increase of interest paid on our interest-bearing deposits driven by growth in our average interest-bearing deposits of $4.3 billion and a $2.3 million increase in interest expense on borrowings due to the full quarter impact of interest for our 3.125% Senior Notes issued towards the end of the second quarter of 2020.
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Net interest margin, on a fully taxable equivalent basis, was 2.53 percent for the third quarter of 2020, compared to 2.80 percent for the second quarter of 2020. The 27 basis point decrease in our net interest margin was due primarily to a 19 basis point decrease attributable to overall balance sheet growth resulting in a shift in the mix of interest earning assets comprised of a decrease in higher yielding loans and an increase in lower yielding cash and investments as a percentage of total interest earning assets, a seven basis point decrease from lower yields on our fixed income portfolio as discussed above and a one basis point decrease driven by the impact of lower LIBOR rates upon re-pricing of LIBOR-based loans during the third quarter of 2020.
For the third quarter of 2020, approximately 91 percent, or $34.0 billion, of our average loans were variable-rate loans that adjust at prescribed measurement dates. Of our variable-rate loans, approximately 63 percent are tied to prime-lending rates and 37 percent are tied to LIBOR.
Investment Securities

Our investment securities portfolio is comprised of: (i) our available-for-sale ("AFS") and held-to-maturity ("HTM") securities portfolios, each consisting of fixed income investments which are managed to earn an appropriate portfolio yield over the long-term while maintaining sufficient liquidity and addressing our asset/liability management objectives; and (ii) our non-marketable and other equity securities portfolio, which represents investments managed as part of our funds management business as well as public equity securities held as a result of equity warrant assets exercised. Our total average fixed income investment securities portfolio increased $6.8 billion, or 26.2 percent, to $32.6 billion for the quarter ended September 30, 2020. Our total period-end fixed income investment securities portfolio increased $7.6 billion, or 24.2 percent, to $38.9 billion at September 30, 2020. The weighted-average duration of our fixed income investment securities portfolio was 4.1 years at September 30, 2020 and 3.4 years at June 30, 2020. Our period-end non-marketable and other equity securities portfolio increased $0.3 billion to $1.5 billion ($1.4 billion net of noncontrolling interests) at September 30, 2020.

Available-for-Sale Securities

Average AFS securities were $20.0 billion for the third quarter of 2020 compared to $12.8 billion for the second quarter of 2020. Period-end AFS securities were $25.9 billion at September 30, 2020 compared to $18.5 billion at June 30, 2020. The increases in average and period-end AFS security balances from the second quarter of 2020 to the third quarter of 2020 was driven by purchases of $8.5 billion of AFS securities during the quarter, offset by paydowns and maturities of $1.1 billion. The weighted-average duration of our AFS securities portfolio was 4.2 years at September 30, 2020 and 3.6 years at June 30, 2020.

Held-to-Maturity Securities

Average HTM securities were $12.6 billion for the third quarter of 2020, compared to $13.0 billion for the second quarter of 2020. Period-end HTM securities were $13.0 billion at September 30, 2020 compared to $12.9 billion at June 30, 2020. The decrease in average, and marginal increase in period-end, HTM security balances from the second quarter of 2020 to the third quarter of 2020 was reflective primarily of $1.3 billion in portfolio paydowns and maturities, partially offset by purchases $1.4 billion during the end of the third quarter. The weighted-average duration of our HTM securities portfolio was 3.8 years at September 30, 2020 and 3.2 years at June 30, 2020.

Non-Marketable and Other Equity Securities

Our non-marketable and other equity securities portfolio increased $276.8 million to $1.5 billion ($1.4 billion net of noncontrolling interests) at September 30, 2020, compared to $1.3 billion ($1.1 billion net of noncontrolling interests) at June 30, 2020. The increase was attributable primarily to the increase in other equity securities in public companies of $184.0 million, driven by BigCommerce, as well as $54.0 million increase in venture capital and private equity fund investments driven by an increase in valuations, and $27.8 million of net new investments within our qualified housing projects portfolio. Reconciliations of our non-GAAP non-marketable and other equity securities, net of noncontrolling interests, are provided under the section “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures."

Investment in BigCommerce Holdings, Inc.

As of September 30, 2020 we held approximately 2.8 million shares of common stock in BigCommerce comprised of: (i) common stock issued pursuant to our exercise of certain warrants ("Warrant Shares"), and (ii) common stock acquired through debt conversion. With respect to these securities and transactions, during the three months ending
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September 30, 2020, we recognized a $30.0 million gain upon the exercise and conversion of the convertible debt option (included in other noninterest income), a $10.8 million warrant gain from the exercise and conversion of our warrants, and a $108.4 million unrealized investment gain on the quarter-end valuation of equity shares at a price of $83.30.
Gains (or losses) related to our equity securities in public companies such as BigCommerce are based on valuation changes or the sale of any securities, and are subject to such companies' stock price, which are subject to market conditions and various other factors. Additionally, the public equity investment expected gains and losses, and the extent to which such gains (or losses) will become realized is subject to a variety of factors, including among other factors, changes in prevailing market prices and the timing of any sales of securities, which are subject to our securities sales and governance process as well as certain sales restrictions (e.g. lock-up agreements). The lock-up agreement for common stock shares held in BigCommerce is scheduled to expire during February 2021.

Loans

Average loans increased by $0.8 billion to $37.3 billion for the third quarter of 2020, compared to $36.5 billion for the second quarter of 2020. Period-end loans increased by $1.7 billion to $38.4 billion at September 30, 2020, compared to $36.7 billion at June 30, 2020. Average and period-end loan growth came primarily from our Global Fund Banking (formerly Private Equity/Venture Capital) and our Private Bank portfolios.
Loans (individually or in the aggregate) to any single client, equal to or greater than $20 million increased to $19.9 billion or 51.8 percent of total loans at September 30, 2020, as compared to $18.8 billion or 51.2 percent of total loans at June 30, 2020. Further details are provided under the section “Loan Concentrations."
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Credit Quality
The following table provides a summary of our allowance for credit losses for loans, unfunded credit commitments and for HTM securities:
  Three months ended Nine months ended
(Dollars in thousands, except ratios) September 30,
2020
June 30,
2020
September 30,
2019
September 30,
2020
September 30,
2019
Allowance for credit losses for loans, beginning balance $ 589,828  $ 548,963  $ 301,888  $ 304,924  $ 280,903 
Day one impact of adopting CECL —  —  —  25,464  — 
(Reduction) provision for loans (54,106) 51,899  35,985  246,694  80,954 
Gross loan charge-offs (28,449) (15,055) (36,820) (80,400) (72,255)
Loan recoveries 4,354  4,073  3,888  16,182  15,133 
Foreign currency translation adjustments
1,331  (52) (531) 94  (325)
Allowance for credit losses for loans, ending balance
$ 512,958  $ 589,828  $ 304,410  $ 512,958  $ 304,410 
Allowance for credit losses for unfunded credit commitments, beginning balance
99,294  84,690  62,664  67,656  55,183 
Day one impact of adopting CECL —  —  —  22,826  — 
Provision for unfunded credit commitments 2,019  14,590  551  11,132  8,079 
Foreign currency translation adjustments
202  14  (107) (99) (154)
Allowance for credit losses for unfunded credit commitments, ending balance (1)
$ 101,515  $ 99,294  $ 63,108  $ 101,515  $ 63,108 
Allowance for credit losses for HTM securities, beginning balance 222  230  —  —  — 
Day one impact of adopting CECL —  —  —  174  — 
Provision for (reduction) HTM securities 69  (8) —  117  — 
Allowance for credit losses for HTM securities, ending balance (2) $ 291  $ 222  $ —  $ 291  $ — 
Ratios and other information:
(Reduction) provision for loans as a percentage of period-end total loans (annualized) (3) (0.56) % 0.57  % 0.46  % 0.86  % 0.35  %
Gross loan charge-offs as a percentage of average total loans (annualized) (3)
0.30  0.17  0.49  0.30  0.33 
Net loan charge-offs as a percentage of average total loans (annualized) (3)
0.26  0.12  0.44  0.24  0.26 
Allowance for credit losses for loans as a percentage of period-end total loans (3)
1.34  1.61  0.97  1.34  0.97 
(Reduction) provision for credit losses $ (52,018) $ 66,481  $ 36,536  $ 257,943  $ 89,033 
Period-end total loans (3) 38,413,891  36,727,222  31,229,003  38,413,891  31,229,003 
Average total loans (3) 37,318,600  36,512,159  29,979,522  35,835,927  29,373,264 
Allowance for credit losses for nonaccrual loans 64,479  54,383  53,728  64,479  53,728 
Nonaccrual loans (3) 105,711  94,326  104,045  105,711  104,045 

(1)The “allowance for credit losses for unfunded credit commitments” is included as a component of “other liabilities.”
(2)The "allowance for credit losses for HTM securities" is included as a component of HTM securities and presented net in our consolidated financial statements.
(3)For the three months ended September 30, 2020 and June 30, 2020, and the nine months ended September 30, 2020, loan amounts are disclosed, and ratios are calculated, using the amortized cost basis as a result of the adoption of CECL. Prior period loan amounts are disclosed, and ratios are calculated, using the gross basis in accordance with previous methodology.
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Our allowance for credit losses for loans decreased $76.8 million to $513.0 million at September 30, 2020, compared to $589.8 million at June 30, 2020. The $76.8 decrease was due primarily to a decrease of $82.4 million related to the reduction of expected credit losses for our performing loan reserves reflective of improved economic scenarios in our forecast models as well as strong credit performance from our Private Bank portfolio segment and a $4.6 million decrease related to changes in loan composition within our portfolio segments, partially offset by an increase of $10.1 million in reserves for nonaccrual loans. As a percentage of total loans, our allowance for credit losses for loans decreased 27 basis points to 1.34 percent at September 30, 2020, compared to 1.61 percent at June 30, 2020. The 27 basis point decrease, due primarily to the factors described above, was driven by a 29 basis point decrease for our performing loans reserve as a percentage of total loans, partially offset by a 2 basis point increase for our nonaccrual individually assessed loans.
The net benefit to our provision for credit losses was $52.0 million for the third quarter of 2020, consisting primarily of the following:
A reduction of our credit loss estimate for loans of $54.1 million, driven primarily by an $82.4 million reduction in reserves for our performing loans reflective of improved economic scenarios in our forecast models as well as strong credit performance from our Private Bank portfolio segment, a $4.6 million decrease related to changes in loan composition within our portfolio segments and $4.4 million of recoveries. These decreases were partially offset by $23.3 million for net new nonaccrual loans and $15.2 million for charge-offs not specifically reserved for at June 30, 2020; and
A provision for credit losses for unfunded credit commitments of $2.0 million, driven primarily by the forecast models of the current economic environment as well as changes in the unfunded credit commitments composition within our portfolio segments.

Gross loan charge-offs were $28.4 million for the third quarter of 2020, of which $15.2 million was not specifically reserved for at June 30, 2020. Gross loan charge-offs were primarily driven by $23.5 million charge-offs for our Investor Dependent clients.
Nonaccrual loans were $105.7 million at September 30, 2020, compared to $94.3 million at June 30, 2020. Our nonaccrual loan balance increased $11.4 million primarily driven by new nonaccrual loans of $70.0 million, partially offset by $38.7 million in repayments and $19.9 million in charge-offs. New nonaccrual loans were primarily driven by $45.1 million for four Investor Dependent clients. Repayments were primarily driven by clients in our Balance Sheet Dependent and Investor Dependent loan portfolios. Nonaccrual loans as a percentage of total loans increased to 0.28 percent for the third quarter of 2020 compared to 0.26 percent for the second quarter of 2020.
The allowance for credit losses for nonaccrual loans increased $10.1 million to $64.5 million in the third quarter of 2020. The increase was due primarily to $35.9 million in reserves for new nonaccrual loans as noted above, partially offset by $16.3 million in charge-offs and $9.5 million in repayments. New nonaccrual reserves were primarily driven by reserves of $21.9 million for three Investor Dependent clients and $4.4 million for one Cash Flow Dependent client. Charge-offs were primarily driven by clients in our Investor Dependent loan portfolio.
Client Funds
Our total client funds consist of both on-balance sheet deposits and off-balance sheet client investment funds. The following tables provide a summary of our average and period-end deposits and client investment funds:

Average Total Client Funds (1)
Average balances for the
  Three months ended Nine months ended
(Dollars in millions) September 30,
2020
June 30,
2020
September 30,
2019
September 30,
2020
September 30,
2019
Interest-bearing deposits $ 26,136  $ 21,829  $ 18,089  $ 22,825  $ 14,832 
Noninterest bearing demand deposits 51,544  46,087  39,146  46,341  38,499 
Total average deposits $ 77,680  $ 67,916  $ 57,235  $ 69,166  $ 53,331 
Sweep money market funds $ 54,495  $ 47,561  $ 40,321  $ 48,367  $ 40,048 
Client investment assets under management (2) 59,338  51,801  42,834  53,928  40,969 
Repurchase agreements 9,731  9,897  9,670  9,809  8,947 
Total average client investment funds $ 123,564  $ 109,259  $ 92,825  $ 112,104  $ 89,964 
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Period-end Total Client Funds (1)
  Period-end balances at
(Dollars in millions) September 30,
2020
June 30,
2020
March 31,
2020
December 31,
2019
September 30,
2019
Interest-bearing deposits $ 27,265  $ 25,345  $ 19,010  $ 20,916  $ 19,062 
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits 57,508  49,161  42,902  40,842  40,481 
Total period-end deposits $ 84,773  $ 74,506  $ 61,912  $ 61,758  $ 59,543 
Sweep money market funds $ 56,395  $ 49,388  $ 44,833  $ 43,226  $ 42,022 
Client investment assets under management (2) 60,773  56,023  51,020  46,904  44,886 
Repurchase agreements 9,613  10,510  11,099  9,062  9,564 
Total period-end client investment funds $ 126,781  $ 115,921  $ 106,952  $ 99,192  $ 96,472 

(1)Off-Balance sheet client investment funds are maintained at third-party financial institutions.
(2)These funds represent investments in third-party money market mutual funds and fixed income securities managed by SVB Asset Management.

The increases in our average and period-end total client funds from the second quarter of 2020 to the third quarter of 2020 reflect growth in both on-balance sheet deposits and off-balance sheet client investments. The primary contributors of this growth came from our life science/healthcare and technology portfolios driven by strong public and private fundraising activity as well as from clients conserving cash.
In addition, during the third quarter, we saw growth in our average on-balance sheet deposits across all portfolios, driven primarily by strong public and private fundraising as well as from clients conserving cash. The growth was split between interest-bearing and noninterest-bearing deposits.
Noninterest Income
Noninterest income was $547.6 million for the third quarter of 2020, compared to $368.8 million for the second quarter of 2020. Non-GAAP noninterest income, net of noncontrolling interests, was $519.7 million for the third quarter of 2020, compared to $354.5 million for the second quarter of 2020. (See reconciliations of non-GAAP measures used under the section "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures.")
The increase was attributable primarily to increased gains on investment securities, equity warrant assets and other noninterest income driven by BigCommerce loan conversion options activity, partially offset by lower investment banking revenue. Items impacting noninterest income for the third quarter of 2020 were as follows:

Net gains on investment securities
Net gains on investment securities were $189.8 million for the third quarter of 2020, compared to $34.9 million for the second quarter of 2020. The following tables provide a summary of non-GAAP net gains (losses) on investment securities, net of noncontrolling interests, for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and June 30, 2020, respectively:
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  Three months ended September 30, 2020
(Dollars in thousands) Managed
Funds of Funds
Managed Direct Venture Funds Public Equity Securities Sales of AFS Debt Securities Debt 
Funds
Strategic
and Other
Investments
SVB Leerink Total
GAAP gains on investment securities, net $ 42,885  $ 14,775  $ 108,417  $ —  $ 15  $ 18,426  $ 5,319  $ 189,837 
Less: income attributable to noncontrolling interests, including carried interest allocation 19,832  7,492  —  —  —  —  461  27,785 
Non-GAAP gains on investment securities, net of noncontrolling interests $ 23,053  $ 7,283  $ 108,417  $ —  $ 15  $ 18,426  $ 4,858  $ 162,052 
  Three months ended June 30, 2020
(Dollars in thousands) Managed
Funds of Funds
Managed Direct Venture Funds Public Equity Securities Sales of AFS Debt Securities Debt 
Funds
Strategic
and Other
Investments
SVB Leerink Total
GAAP gains (losses) on investment securities, net
$ 13,347  $ 14,743  $ 8,533  $ —  $ 94  $ (4,919) $ 3,070  $ 34,868 
Less: income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests, including carried interest allocation
6,818  7,576  —  —  —  —  (66) 14,328 
Non-GAAP gains (losses) on investment securities, net of noncontrolling interests
$ 6,529  $ 7,167  $ 8,533  $ —  $ 94  $ (4,919) $ 3,136  $ 20,540 

Non-GAAP net gains, net of noncontrolling interests, of $162.1 million for the third quarter of 2020 were driven by the following:
Gains of $108.4 million from our public equity securities investments, driven primarily by our previously announced investments in BigCommerce, which completed its IPO in August 2020,
Gains of $23.1 million from our managed funds of funds portfolio related primarily to unrealized valuation gains, and
Gains of $18.4 million from our strategic and other investments, primarily driven by net valuation increase in our strategic venture capital funds.

Net gains on equity warrant assets
The following table provides a summary of our net gains on equity warrant assets:
  Three months ended Nine months ended
(Dollars in thousands) September 30,
2020
June 30,
2020
September 30,
2019
September 30,
2020
September 30,
2019
Equity warrant assets:
Gains on exercises, net
$ 23,940  $ 9,435  $ 30,047  $ 59,370  $ 90,357 
Terminations
(361) (439) (481) (1,332) (2,931)
Changes in fair value, net
30,187  17,510  7,995  35,629  19,787 
Total net gains on equity warrant assets $ 53,766  $ 26,506  $ 37,561  $ 93,667  $ 107,213 
Net gains on equity warrant assets for the third quarter of 2020 were attributable to $30.2 million of net valuation increases from our private company portfolio and net gains from exercises of $23.9 million driven by strong gains from IPO and M&A activity, which included $10.8 million from our exercised warrant positions in BigCommerce.
At September 30, 2020, we held warrants in 2,503 companies with a total fair value of $202.2 million. Warrants in 28 companies each had fair values greater than $1.0 million and collectively represented $83.0 million, or 41.1 percent, of the fair value of the total warrant portfolio at September 30, 2020. 
The gains (or losses) from investment securities from our non-marketable and other equity securities portfolio as well as our equity warrant assets resulting from changes in valuations (fair values) are currently unrealized, and the extent to which such gains (or losses) will become realized is subject to a variety of factors, including, among other things, performance of the underlying portfolio companies, investor demand for IPOs, fluctuations in the underlying
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valuation of these companies, levels of M&A activity and legal and contractual restrictions on our ability to sell the underlying securities.  
Non-GAAP core fee income plus investment banking revenue and commissions
The following table provides a summary of our non-GAAP core fee income:
  Three months ended Nine months ended
(Dollars in thousands) September 30,
2020
June 30,
2020
September 30,
2019
September 30,
2020
September 30,
2019
Non-GAAP core fee income:
Client investment fees
$ 31,914  $ 31,885  $ 46,679  $ 107,192  $ 136,905 
Foreign exchange fees
43,881  36,256  40,309  127,642  116,863 
Credit card fees
22,756  21,288  30,158  72,348  86,431 
Deposit service charges
22,015  20,511  22,482  67,115  65,496 
Lending related fees
13,562  11,164  11,707  37,851  36,857 
Letters of credit and standby letters of credit fees
12,192  11,421  10,842  35,155  31,205 
Total Non-GAAP core fee income $ 146,320  $ 132,525  $ 162,177  $ 447,303  $ 473,757 
Investment banking revenue
92,181  141,503  38,516  280,551  137,005 
Commissions
16,257  16,918  12,275  49,197  40,812 
Total Non-GAAP core fee income plus investment banking revenue and commissions $ 254,758  $ 290,946  $ 212,968  $ 777,051  $ 651,574 

Non-GAAP core fee income increased from the second quarter of 2020 to the third quarter of 2020 reflective of an increase in foreign exchange fees, lending related fees, and deposit service charges. Foreign exchange fees increased $7.6 million driven by increased trade volumes driven primarily by private equity deal activity coupled with increased hedging activity. Lending related fees increased $2.4 million due to increases in fees earned from unused lines of credit and syndication fee income. Deposit service charges increased due to strong deposit growth and higher transaction volumes.
Non-GAAP core fee income plus investment banking revenue and commissions decreased from the second quarter of 2020 to the third quarter of 2020 reflective of SVB Leerink's robust performance in the second quarter of 2020. Investment banking revenue was $92.2 million, driven by $89.5 million from public equity capital raising for the third quarter of 2020.
Reconciliations of our non-GAAP noninterest income, non-GAAP net gains on investment securities, non-GAAP core fee income and non-GAAP core fee income plus investment banking revenue and commissions are provided under the section “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”
Noninterest Expense

Noninterest expense was $491.0 million for the third quarter of 2020, compared to $479.6 million for the second quarter of 2020. The increase of $11.4 million in noninterest expense consisted primarily of an increase in our compensation and benefits expense and professional services expense in the third quarter of 2020 compared to the second quarter of 2020.
The following table provides a summary of our compensation and benefits expense:
  Three months ended Nine months ended
(Dollars in thousands, except employees) September 30,
2020
June 30,
2020
September 30,
2019
September 30,
2020
September 30,
2019
Compensation and benefits:
Salaries and wages
$ 135,705  $ 124,525  $ 109,473  $ 375,844  $ 316,472 
Incentive compensation plans
103,898  120,529  59,602  291,101  200,483 
Other employee incentives and benefits (1)
87,766  74,743  64,765  235,807  198,118 
Total compensation and benefits $ 327,369  $ 319,797  $ 233,840  $ 902,752  $ 715,073 
Period-end full-time equivalent employees 4,336 3,984 3,460 4,336 3,460
Average full-time equivalent employees 4,216 3,855 3,413 3,914 3,309

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(1)Other employee incentives and benefits expense includes employer payroll taxes, group health and life insurance, share-based compensation, 401(k), ESOP, warrant incentive and retention plans, agency fees and other employee-related expenses.
The $7.6 million increase in total compensation and benefits expense consists primarily of the following:
An increase of $13.0 million in other employee incentives and benefits expense attributable primarily to incentive and benefits expenses related to BigCommerce transactions, an increase in warrant incentive plan expense due to higher warrant gains on equity warrant assets in the third quarter of 2020 compared to the second quarter and an increase in ESOP expense primarily driven by an increase in our 2020 full-year projected financial performance, and
An increase of $11.2 million in salaries and wages expense reflective primarily of an increase in the number of average full-time equivalent employees ("FTE") by 361 to 4,216 FTEs, driven by strong hiring for in-sourcing, product development and revenue growth, as well as one additional working day of the third quarter of 2020 as compared to the second quarter of 2020, partially offset by,
A decrease of $16.6 million in incentive compensation plans expense attributable primarily to a decrease in SVB Leerink incentive compensation expense reflective of SVB Leerink's robust performance in the second quarter of 2020, partially offset by an increase in our incentive accruals as a result of our 2020 full-year projected financial performance.
Included in total compensation and benefits expense is $6.7 million in compensation and benefits expenses related to BigCommerce transactions.
Professional services expense increased $3.4 million, due primarily to increased consulting fees during the third quarter of 2020 reflective of our ongoing global digital banking and infrastructure initiatives.
Our operating efficiency ratio for the third quarter of 2020 was 45.66 percent compared to 54.39 percent for the second quarter. The improvement in our operating efficiency ratio was reflective of the decrease in noninterest expense as a percentage of total revenue for the third quarter as revenues in the amount of $149.2 million, on a pre-tax basis, generated from the BigCommerce activity noted above were significantly larger than the $6.7 million of expenses incurred associated with those transactions.
Income Tax Expense
Our effective tax rate was 26.7 percent for the third quarter of 2020, compared to 27.3 percent for the second quarter of 2020. Our effective tax rate is calculated by dividing income tax expense by the sum of income before income tax expense and net income attributable to noncontrolling interests. The decrease in our effective tax rate was primarily due to an increase in excess tax benefits received from stock compensation expense reflective primarily of a higher number of stock options exercised during the third quarter as compared to the second quarter.
Noncontrolling Interests
Included in net income is income and expense related to noncontrolling interests. The relevant amounts allocated to investors in our consolidated subsidiaries, other than us, are reflected under “Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests” in our statements of income. The following table provides a summary of net income attributable to noncontrolling interests: 
  Three months ended Nine months ended
(Dollars in thousands) September 30,
2020
June 30,
2020
September 30,
2019
September 30,
2020
September 30,
2019
Net interest income (1) $ —  $ (5) $ (14) $ (26) $ (41)
Noninterest income (1) (8,620) (5,904) (4,910) (12,033) (19,586)
Noninterest expense (1) 114  130  145  384  692 
Carried interest allocation (2) (19,242) (8,481) (9,658) (28,360) (16,966)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests $ (27,748) $ (14,260) $ (14,437) $ (40,035) $ (35,901)

(1)Represents noncontrolling interests’ share in net interest income, noninterest income and noninterest expense.
(2)Represents the preferred allocation of income (or change in income) earned by us as the general partner of certain consolidated funds.
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Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests of $27.7 million for the third quarter of 2020 was primarily driven by net gains on investment securities (including carried interest allocation) from our managed funds of funds and our managed direct venture funds portfolios.
SVBFG Stockholders’ Equity
Total SVBFG stockholders’ equity increased by $0.5 billion to $7.8 billion at September 30, 2020, compared to $7.3 billion at June 30, 2020, due primarily to net income available to common stockholders.
Preferred Stock
On August 17, 2020, SVB Financial Group paid a quarterly cash dividend of $13.125 per share on the Company’s 5.250% fixed-rate non-cumulative perpetual Series A Preferred Stock, liquidation amount $1,000 per share, which are represented by depositary shares (NASDAQ: SIVBP), each representing a 1/40th interest in a share of preferred stock, with a total dividend paid of $4.6 million.
On October 22, 2020, the Company's Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $13.125 per share (representing $0.328125 per depositary share) on the Series A Preferred Stock. The dividend is payable on November 16, 2020 to holders of record at the close of business on November 2, 2020.
Stock Repurchase Program
During the three months ended September 30, 2020 and June 30, 2020, we did not repurchase any shares in connection with our stock repurchase program. At September 30, 2020, $290.0 million remains available to repurchase under the stock repurchase program. Our stock repurchase program remains on pause and expires on October 29, 2020.
Capital Ratios
September 30, 2020 Preliminary Results
Our risk-based capital ratios, tier 1 capital ratios and leverage ratios decreased for both SVB Financial and Silicon Valley Bank as of September 30, 2020, compared to June 30, 2020. The decrease in capital ratios is primarily driven by increases in our risk-weighted, and average, assets, partially offset by net income. The increases in risk-weighted assets was driven by increases in our loan and fixed income portfolios. The increase in average assets was driven by increases in fixed income investments and cash and cash equivalents, as well as loan growth.
All of our reported capital ratios remain above the levels considered to be “well capitalized” under applicable banking regulations. See the "SVB Financial and Bank Capital Ratios" section, at the end of this release, for details.
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Financial Outlook and Preliminary 2021 Outlook for Selected Items
Our outlook for the fourth quarter of the year ending December 31, 2020 and our preliminary outlook for selected items for the year ending December 31, 2021, is provided below on a GAAP basis, unless otherwise noted, and does not include assumptions about any further Federal Funds or LIBOR rate changes during that period. The outlook and the underlying assumptions presented are, by their nature, forward-looking statements and are subject to substantial risks and uncertainties, including risks and uncertainties related to the COVID-19 pandemic, which are discussed below under the section “Forward-Looking Statements.” Actual results may differ. (For additional information about our financial outlook, please refer to Q3 2020 Earnings Highlights Slides. See "Additional Information" below.)
Current Outlook for Fourth Quarter of the Year Ended December 31, 2020 (as of October 22, 2020)
Average loan balances Between $39 billion and $40 billion
Average deposit balances Between $83 billion and $85 billion
Net interest income (1) Between $555 million and $570 million
Net interest margin (1) Between 2.45% and 2.55%
Core fee income (client investment fees, foreign exchange fees, credit card fees, deposit service charges, lending related fees and letters of credit fees) (2)
Between $130 million and $140 million
Noninterest expense (3) (4) (5) Between $525 million and $535 million
Effective tax rate (6) Between 27% and 28%

Preliminary 2021 Outlook for Selected Items

Our preliminary full year 2021 outlook for selected items provided below is based on various management assumptions, including: (a) no changes in the Federal Reserve or LIBOR rates, and (b) no material deterioration in the overall economy. For the full year ending December 31, 2021, compared to our full year ending December 31, 2020, expected results, we currently expect the following:

average loan balance growth in the high single to low double digits,
average deposit balance growth in the high teens to low twenties,
net interest income(1) growth in the high single digits,
net interest margin(1) between 2.45% and 2.55%,
core fee income(2) comparable to 2020
noninterest expense(3)(4) (excluding expenses related to noncontrolling interests) growth in the low to mid- single digits, and
effective tax rate(6) between 27% to 28%

Our 2021 outlook is preliminary and subject to change.

(1)Our outlook for net interest income and net interest margin is based primarily on management's current forecast of average deposit and loan balances and deployment of surplus cash into investment securities. Such forecasts are subject to change, and actual results may differ, based on market conditions, the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on the economic and business environments in which we operate, actual prepayment rates and other factors described under the section "Forward-Looking Statements" below.
(2)Core fee income is a non-GAAP measure, which represents noninterest income, but excludes certain line items where performance is typically subject to market or other conditions beyond our control. As we are unable to quantify such line items that would be required to be included in the comparable GAAP financial measure for the future period presented without unreasonable efforts, no reconciliation for the outlook of non-GAAP core fee income to GAAP noninterest income for the fourth quarter of the year ending December 31, 2020 is included in this release, as we believe such reconciliation would imply a degree of precision that would be confusing or misleading to investors. See "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" at the end of this release for further information regarding the calculation and limitations of this measure. (Core fee does not include investment banking revenues and commissions.)
(3)Noninterest expense (excluding expenses related to noncontrolling interests) is a non-GAAP measure, which represents noninterest expense, but excludes expenses attributable to noncontrolling interests. As we are unable to quantify such line items that would be required to be included in the comparable GAAP financial measure for the future period presented without unreasonable efforts, no reconciliation for the outlook of non-GAAP noninterest expense (excluding expenses related to noncontrolling interests) to GAAP noninterest expense for the fourth quarter of the year ending December 31, 2020 and 2021 is included in this release, as we believe such reconciliation would imply a degree of precision that would be confusing or misleading to investors. See "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" at the end of this release for further information regarding the calculation and limitations of this measure.
(4)Our outlook for noninterest expense is partly based on management's current forecast of performance-based incentive compensation expenses. Such forecasts are subject to change, and actual results may differ, based on our performance relative to our internal performance targets.
(5)Our outlook for noninterest expense for the fourth quarter of the year ending December 31, 2020 includes an estimated $20.0 million donation of net fees (net of costs incurred) received from the PPP.
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(6)Our outlook for our effective tax rate is based on management's current assumptions with respect to, among other things, SVB Financial Group's earnings, state income tax levels, tax deductions and estimated performance-based compensation activity.
Forward-Looking Statements

This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which may be beyond our control. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts, such as forecasts of our future financial results and condition, expectations for our operations and business, and our underlying assumptions of such forecasts and expectations. In addition, forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of such words as “becoming,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “predict,” “potential,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “assume,” “seek,” “expect,” “plan,” “intend,” the negative of such words or comparable terminology. In this release, including our CEO's statement and in the section “Financial Outlook and Preliminary 2021 Outlook for Selected Items,” we make forward-looking statements discussing management’s expectations for 2020 and 2021 about, among other things, economic conditions; the continuing and potential effects of the COVID-19 pandemic; opportunities in the market; the outlook on our clients' performance; our financial, credit, and business performance, including loan growth, loan mix and loan yields; deposit growth; expense levels; our expected effective tax rate; accounting impact; and financial results (and the components of such results).

Although we believe that the expectations reflected in our forward-looking statements are reasonable, we have based these expectations on our current beliefs as well as our assumptions, and such expectations may not prove to be correct. Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict and many of which are outside our control. Our actual results of operations and financial performance could differ significantly from those expressed in or implied by our management’s forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause our actual results and financial condition to differ from the expectations stated in the forward-looking statements include, among others:
market and economic conditions (including the general condition of the capital and equity markets, and IPO, M&A and financing activity levels) and the associated impact on us (including effects on client demand for our commercial and investment banking and other financial services, as well as on the valuations of our investments);
the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on the economic and business environments in which we operate;
the impact of the upcoming U.S. elections on the economic environment, capital markets and regulatory landscape, including monetary, tax and other trade policies;
changes in the volume and credit quality of our loans as well as volatility of our levels of nonperforming assets and charge-offs;
the impact of changes in interest rates or market levels or factors affecting or affected by them, especially on our loan and investment portfolios;
changes in the levels of our loans, deposits and client investment fund balances;
changes in the performance or equity valuations of funds or companies in which we have invested or hold derivative instruments or equity warrant assets;
variations from our expectations as to factors impacting our cost structure;
changes in our assessment of the creditworthiness or liquidity of our clients or unanticipated effects of credit concentration risks which create or exacerbate deterioration of such creditworthiness or liquidity;
variations from our expectations as to factors impacting the timing and level of employee share-based transactions;
unfavorable resolution of legal proceedings/claims or regulatory/governmental actions;
variations from our expectations as to factors impacting our estimate of our full-year effective tax rate;
changes in applicable accounting standards and tax laws; and
regulatory or legal changes or their impact on us.
The operating and economic environment during the third quarter continued to be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has created economic and financial disruptions that have adversely affected, and may continue to adversely affect, our business, operations, financial performance and prospects. Even after the COVID-19 pandemic subsides, it is possible that the U.S. and other major economies experience or continue to experience a prolonged recession, which could materially and adversely affect our business, operations, financial performance and prospects. Statements about the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, operations, financial performance and prospects may constitute forward-looking statements and are subject to the risk that the actual
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impacts may differ, possibly materially, from what is reflected in those forward-looking statements due to factors and future developments that are uncertain, unpredictable and in many cases beyond our control, including the scope and duration of the pandemic, actions taken by governmental authorities in response to the pandemic, and the direct and indirect impact of the pandemic on our customers, third parties and us.

For additional information about these and other factors, please refer to our public reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including under the caption "Risk Factors" in our most recent Annual Report filed on Form 10-K and our Quarterly Report filed on Form 10-Q for the second quarter of 2020. The forward-looking statements included in this release are made only as of the date of this release. We do not intend, and undertake no obligation, to update these forward-looking statements.

Earnings Conference Call
On Thursday, October 22, 2020, we will host a conference call at 3:00 p.m. (Pacific Time) to discuss the financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2020. The conference call can be accessed by dialing (888) 771-4371 or (847) 585-4405 and entering the confirmation number "49939888". A live webcast of the audio portion of the call can be accessed on the Investor Relations section of our website at www.svb.com. A replay of the audio webcast will also be available on www.svb.com for 12 months beginning on October 22, 2020.

Additional Information
For additional information about our business, financial results for the third quarter 2020 and financial outlook, please refer to our Q3 2020 Financial Highlights Slides and Q3 2020 CEO Letter, which are available on the Investor Relations section of our website at www.svb.com. These materials should be read together with this release, and includes important supplemental information including key considerations that may impact our financial outlook for the remainder of 2020.

About SVB Financial Group

For more than 35 years, SVB Financial Group (NASDAQ: SIVB) and its subsidiaries have helped innovative companies and their investors move bold ideas forward, fast. SVB Financial Group’s businesses, including Silicon Valley Bank, offer commercial, investment and private banking, asset management, private wealth management, brokerage and investment services and funds management services to companies in the technology, life science and healthcare, private equity and venture capital and premium wine industries. Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, SVB Financial Group operates in centers of innovation around the world. Learn more at www.svb.com.

SVB Financial Group is the holding company for all business units and groups © 2020 SVB Financial Group. All rights reserved. SVB, SVB FINANCIAL GROUP, SILICON VALLEY BANK, SVB LEERINK, MAKE NEXT HAPPEN NOW and the chevron device are trademarks of SVB Financial Group, used under license. Silicon Valley Bank is a member of the FDIC and the Federal Reserve System. Silicon Valley Bank is the California bank subsidiary of SVB Financial Group.

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SVB FINANCIAL GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES
INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Unaudited)
  Three months ended Nine months ended
(Dollars in thousands, except share data) September 30,
2020
June 30,
2020
September 30,
2019
September 30,
2020
September 30,
2019
Interest income:
Loans $ 368,981  $ 365,110  $ 394,246  $ 1,116,660  $ 1,202,467 
Investment securities:
Taxable 156,517  141,547  149,656  452,449  410,768 
Non-taxable 14,912  14,464  11,123  42,200  32,991 
Federal funds sold, securities purchased under agreements to resell and other short-term investment securities
2,717  2,402  28,867  22,743  74,447 
Total interest income 543,127  523,523  583,892  1,634,052  1,720,673 
Interest expense:
Deposits 8,218  5,694  55,106  51,310  130,163 
Borrowings 7,169  4,902  8,142  17,938  27,577 
Total interest expense 15,387  10,596  63,248  69,248  157,740 
Net interest income 527,740  512,927  520,644  1,564,804  1,562,933 
(Reduction) provision for credit losses (52,018) 66,481  36,536  257,943  89,033 
Net interest income after provision for credit losses
579,758  446,446  484,108  1,306,861  1,473,900 
Noninterest income:
Gains on investment securities, net 189,837  34,868  29,849  270,760  106,575 
Gains on equity warrant assets, net 53,766  26,506  37,561  93,667  107,213 
Client investment fees 31,914  31,885  46,679  107,192  136,905 
Foreign exchange fees 43,881  36,256  40,309  127,642  116,863 
Credit card fees 22,756  21,288  30,158  72,348  86,431 
Deposit service charges 22,015  20,511  22,482  67,115  65,496 
Lending related fees
13,562  11,164  11,707  37,851  36,857 
Letters of credit and standby letters of credit fees
12,192  11,421  10,842  35,155  31,205 
Investment banking revenue
92,181  141,503  38,516  280,551  137,005 
Commissions 16,257  16,918  12,275  49,197  40,812 
Other 49,222  16,528  13,631  76,887  42,773 
Total noninterest income 547,583  368,848  294,009  1,218,365  908,135 
Noninterest expense:
Compensation and benefits 327,369  319,797  233,840  902,752  715,073 
Professional services 67,215  63,828  55,202  169,748  133,018 
Premises and equipment 30,772  27,708  26,775  85,420  72,386 
Net occupancy 18,965  18,845  16,981  56,156  49,716 
Business development and travel 2,214  2,992  19,539  19,277  51,915 
FDIC and state assessments 6,933  6,819  4,881  18,986  13,343 
Other 37,553  39,647  34,106  117,903  105,059 
Total noninterest expense 491,021  479,636  391,324  1,370,242  1,140,510 
Income before income tax expense 636,320  335,658  386,793  1,154,984  1,241,525 
Income tax expense 162,265  87,869  105,075  299,491  331,624 
Net income before noncontrolling interests and dividends
474,055  247,789  281,718  855,493  909,901 
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (27,748) (14,260) (14,437) (40,035) (35,901)
Preferred stock dividends
(4,594) (4,594) —  (12,557) — 
Net income available to common stockholders
$ 441,713  $ 228,935  $ 267,281  $ 802,901  $ 874,000 
Earnings per common share—basic $ 8.53  $ 4.44  $ 5.19  $ 15.55  $ 16.80 
Earnings per common share—diluted 8.47  4.42  5.15  15.46  16.67 
Weighted average common shares outstanding—basic
51,773,181  51,581,237  51,544,807  51,640,112  52,025,112 
Weighted average common shares outstanding—diluted
52,146,660  51,794,833  51,858,470  51,950,734  52,430,806 


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SVB FINANCIAL GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES
INTERIM CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited) 
(Dollars in thousands, except par value and share data) September 30,
2020
June 30,
2020
September 30,
2019
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 15,687,776  $ 14,202,106  $ 6,946,196 
Available-for-sale securities, at fair value (cost $25,237,540, $17,800,589 and $12,699,542, respectively) 25,904,324  18,451,913  12,866,857 
Held-to-maturity securities, at amortized cost and net of allowance for credit losses of $291, $222 and $0 (fair value of $13,612,463, $13,541,461, and $14,698,802), respectively (1) 12,982,223  12,858,823  14,407,078 
Non-marketable and other equity securities 1,547,363  1,270,578  1,150,094 
Investment securities 40,433,910  32,581,314  28,424,029 
Loans, amortized cost 38,413,891  36,727,222  31,063,994 
Allowance for credit losses: loans (512,958) (589,828) (304,410)
Net loans 37,900,933  36,137,394  30,759,584 
Premises and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization
173,477  169,313  146,713 
Goodwill 137,823  137,823  137,823 
Other intangible assets, net 45,380  46,726  52,288 
Lease right-of-use assets 220,493  215,319  178,532 
Accrued interest receivable and other assets 2,316,979  2,240,990  1,586,068 
Total assets $ 96,916,771  $ 85,730,985  $ 68,231,233 
Liabilities and total equity:
Liabilities:
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits $ 57,508,229  $ 49,160,880  $ 40,480,610 
Interest-bearing deposits 27,264,791  25,344,884  19,062,264 
Total deposits 84,773,020  74,505,764  59,542,874 
Short-term borrowings 19,068  50,924  18,898 
Lease liabilities 246,652  239,357  192,543 
Other liabilities 3,067,221  2,623,407  1,731,222 
Long-term debt 843,430  843,220  697,227 
Total liabilities 88,949,391  78,262,672  62,182,764 
SVBFG stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 20,000,000 shares authorized; 350,000 shares, 350,000 shares and no shares issued and outstanding, respectively 340,138  340,138  — 
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 150,000,000 shares authorized; 51,787,972 shares, 51,740,714 shares, and 51,555,831 shares issued and outstanding, respectively 52  52  52 
Additional paid-in capital 1,548,918  1,522,728  1,441,730 
Retained earnings 5,283,433  4,841,720  4,312,745 
Accumulated other comprehensive income 620,394  614,735  136,153 
Total SVBFG stockholders’ equity 7,792,935  7,319,373  5,890,680 
Noncontrolling interests 174,445  148,940  157,789 
Total equity 7,967,380  7,468,313  6,048,469 
Total liabilities and total equity $ 96,916,771  $ 85,730,985  $ 68,231,233 


(1)     Prior to our adoption of Accounting Standard Update (ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments) on January 1, 2020, the allowance for credit losses (ACL) related to held-to-maturity (HTM) securities was not applicable and is therefore presented as $0 at September 30, 2019.
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SVB FINANCIAL GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES
INTERIM AVERAGE BALANCES, RATES AND YIELDS
(Unaudited)
  Three months ended
  September 30, 2020 June 30, 2020 September 30, 2019
(Dollars in thousands, except yield/rate and ratios) Average
Balance
Interest
Income/
Expense
Yield/
Rate
Average
Balance
Interest
Income/
Expense
Yield/
Rate
Average
Balance
Interest
Income/
Expense
Yield/
Rate
Interest-earning assets:
Federal reserve deposits, federal funds sold, securities purchased under agreements to resell and other short-term investment securities (1)
$ 13,817,353  $ 2,717  0.08  % $ 11,919,819  $ 2,402  0.08  % $ 7,193,195  $ 28,867  1.59  %
Investment securities: (2)
Available-for-sale securities:
Taxable 20,026,864  87,792  1.74  12,784,271  69,251  2.18  10,600,449  62,121  2.32 
Held-to-maturity securities:
Taxable 10,286,332  68,725  2.66  10,886,944  72,296  2.67  12,922,438  87,535  2.69 
Non-taxable (3) 2,266,864  18,876  3.31  2,152,486  18,308  3.42  1,612,067  14,080  3.47 
Total loans, amortized cost (4) (5)
37,318,600  368,981  3.93  36,512,159  365,110  4.02  29,822,426  394,246  5.24 
Total interest-earning assets
83,716,013  547,091  2.60  74,255,679  527,367  2.85  62,150,575  586,849  3.74 
Cash and due from banks 1,162,156  894,412  590,391 
Allowance for credit losses: loans (610,212) (560,650) (308,609)
Other assets (6) 4,080,409  3,842,561  2,895,391 
Total assets $ 88,348,366  $ 78,432,002  $ 65,327,748 
Funding sources:
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Interest bearing checking and savings accounts $ 4,297,874  $ 3,038  0.28  % $ 2,175,316  $ 1,650  0.31  % $ 470,601  $ 102  0.09  %
Money market deposits 19,829,441  4,594  0.09  17,530,821  3,571  0.08  15,805,507  49,169  1.23 
Money market deposits in foreign offices
261,903  21  0.03  290,992  26  0.04  115,590  12  0.04 
Time deposits 380,560  459  0.48  186,894  347  0.75  157,218  590  1.49 
Sweep deposits in foreign offices
1,366,335  106  0.03  1,645,410  100  0.02  1,539,869  5,233  1.35 
Total interest-bearing deposits
26,136,113  8,218  0.13  21,829,433  5,694  0.10  18,088,785  55,106  1.21 
Short-term borrowings 15,335  0.10  618,099  591  0.38  22,045  119  2.14 
3.125% Senior Notes 495,095  4,012  3.22  141,509  1,159  3.29  —  —  — 
3.50% Senior Notes 348,197  3,153  3.60  348,107  3,152  3.64  347,841  3,150  3.59 
5.375% Senior Notes —  —  —  —  —  —  349,216  4,873  5.54 
Total interest-bearing liabilities
26,994,740  15,387  0.23  22,937,148  10,596  0.19  18,807,887  63,248  1.33 
Portion of noninterest-bearing funding sources
56,721,273  51,318,531  43,342,688 
Total funding sources 83,716,013  15,387  0.07  74,255,679  10,596  0.05  62,150,575  63,248  0.40 
Noninterest-bearing funding sources:
Demand deposits 51,543,903  46,086,948  39,146,184 
Other liabilities 2,055,599  2,024,098  1,417,659 
Preferred stock
340,138  340,138  — 
SVBFG common stockholders’ equity
7,265,863  6,893,986  5,802,907 
Noncontrolling interests 148,123  149,684  153,111 
Portion used to fund interest-earning assets
(56,721,273) (51,318,531) (43,342,688)
Total liabilities and total equity
$ 88,348,366  $ 78,432,002  $ 65,327,748 
Net interest income and margin
$ 531,704  2.53  % $ 516,771  2.80  % $ 523,601  3.34  %
Total deposits $ 77,680,016  $ 67,916,381  $ 57,234,969 
Average SVBFG common stockholders’ equity as a percentage of average assets 8.22  % 8.79  % 8.88  %
Reconciliation to reported net interest income:
Adjustments for taxable equivalent basis
(3,964) (3,844) (2,957)
Net interest income, as reported
$ 527,740  $ 512,927  $ 520,644 
(1)Includes average interest-earning deposits in other financial institutions of $1.0 billion, $0.9 billion and $1.1 billion; and $11.3 billion, $10.0 billion and $5.1 billion deposited at the Federal Reserve Bank, earning interest at the Federal Funds target rate, for the quarters ended September 30, 2020, June 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019, respectively.
(2)Yields on interest-earning investment securities do not give effect to changes in fair value that are reflected in other comprehensive income or loss.
(3)Interest income on non-taxable investment securities is presented on a fully taxable equivalent basis using the federal statutory tax rate of 21.0 percent for all periods presented.
(4)Nonaccrual loans are reflected in the average balances of loans.
(5)Interest income includes loan fees of $49.5 million, $49.6 million and $39.4 million for the quarters ended September 30, 2020, June 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019, respectively.
(6)Average investment securities of $2.1 billion, $1.9 billion and $1.2 billion for the quarters ended September 30, 2020, June 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019, respectively, were classified as other assets as they are noninterest-earning assets. These investments consist primarily of non-marketable and other equity securities.
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SVB FINANCIAL GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES
INTERIM AVERAGE BALANCES, RATES AND YIELDS
(Unaudited) 
  Nine months ended
  September 30, 2020 September 30, 2019
(Dollars in thousands, except yield/rate and ratios) Average
Balance
Interest
Income/
Expense
Yield/
Rate
Average
Balance
Interest
Income/
Expense
Yield/
Rate
Interest-earning assets:
Federal funds sold, securities purchased under agreements to resell and other short-term investment securities (1)
$ 11,025,519  $ 22,743  0.28  % $ 5,696,501  $ 74,447  1.75  %
Investment securities: (2)
Available-for-sale securities:
Taxable 15,475,686  234,066  2.02  8,572,314  142,891  2.23 
Held-to-maturity securities:
Taxable 10,947,145  218,383  2.66  13,305,424  267,877  2.69 
Non-taxable (3) 2,107,248  53,418  3.39  1,585,734  41,760  3.52 
Total loans, amortized cost (4) (5) 35,835,927  1,116,660  4.16  29,210,960  1,202,467  5.50 
Total interest-earning assets 75,391,525  1,645,270  2.91  58,370,933  1,729,442  3.96 
Cash and due from banks 952,118  553,523 
Allowance for credit losses for loans (499,962) (303,154)
Other assets (6) 3,916,969  2,592,830 
Total assets $ 79,760,650  $ 61,214,132 
Funding sources:
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Interest bearing checking and savings accounts $ 2,347,019  $ 4,796  0.27  % $ 491,663  $ 318  0.09  %
Money market deposits 18,330,106  41,178  0.30  12,540,843  112,249  1.20 
Money market deposits in foreign offices 272,940  71  0.03  142,053  43  0.04 
Time deposits 244,099  1,235  0.68  94,934  790  1.11 
Sweep deposits in foreign offices 1,630,565  4,030  0.33  1,562,880  16,763  1.43 
Total interest-bearing deposits 22,824,729  51,310  0.30  14,832,373  130,163  1.17 
Short-term borrowings 532,549  3,310  0.83  186,930  3,519  2.52 
3.125% Senior Notes 213,234  5,171  3.24  —  —  — 
3.50% Senior Notes 348,108  9,457  3.63  347,756  9,447  3.63 
5.375% Senior Notes —  —  —  349,050  14,611  5.60 
Total interest-bearing liabilities
23,918,620  69,248  0.39  15,716,109  157,740  1.34 
Portion of noninterest-bearing funding sources
51,472,905  42,654,824 
Total funding sources 75,391,525  69,248  0.12  58,370,933  157,740  0.36 
Noninterest-bearing funding sources:
Demand deposits 46,341,335  38,498,971 
Other liabilities 2,118,690  1,327,040 
Preferred stock 340,148  — 
SVBFG common stockholders’ equity 6,892,301  5,523,196 
Noncontrolling interests 149,556  148,816 
Portion used to fund interest-earning assets (51,472,905) (42,654,824)
Total liabilities and total equity $ 79,760,650  $ 61,214,132 
Net interest income and margin $ 1,576,022  2.79  % $ 1,571,702  3.60  %
Total deposits $ 69,166,064  $ 53,331,344 
Average SVBFG stockholders’ equity as a percentage of average assets
8.64  % 9.02  %
Reconciliation to reported net interest income:
Adjustments for taxable equivalent basis (11,218) (8,769)
Net interest income, as reported $ 1,564,804  $ 1,562,933 

(1)Includes average interest-earning deposits in other financial institutions of $0.9 billion for both the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019. The balance also includes $8.9 billion and $3.9 billion deposited at the Federal Reserve Bank, earning interest at the Federal Funds target rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
(2)Yields on interest-earning investment securities do not give effect to changes in fair value that are reflected in other comprehensive income or loss.
(3)Interest income on non-taxable investment securities is presented on a fully taxable equivalent basis using the federal statutory tax rate of 21.0 percent for all periods presented.
(4)Nonaccrual loans are reflected in the average balances of loans.
(5)Interest income includes loan fees of $135.8 million and $120.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
(6)Average investment securities of $1.9 billion and $1.1 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, were classified as other assets as they are noninterest-earning assets. These investments consisted primarily of non-marketable and other equity securities.

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Reconciliation of Basic and Diluted Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding 
  Three months ended Nine months ended
(Shares in thousands) September 30,
2020
June 30,
2020
September 30,
2019
September 30,
2020
September 30,
2019
Weighted average common shares outstanding—basic
51,773  51,581  51,545  51,640  52,025 
Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock options and employee stock purchase plan
142  114  203  147  238 
Restricted stock units
232  100  110  164  168 
Total effect of dilutive securities 374  214  313  311  406 
Weighted average common shares outstanding—diluted
52,147  51,795  51,858  51,951  52,431 
SVB Financial and Bank Capital Ratios(1)
September 30,
2020
June 30,
2020
September 30,
2019
SVB Financial:
CET 1 risk-based capital ratio (2) 12.31  % 12.63  % 12.71  %
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio (2) 13.25  13.62  12.86 
Total risk-based capital ratio (2) 14.19  14.77  13.70 
Tier 1 leverage ratio (2) 8.26  8.68  8.64 
Tangible common equity to tangible assets ratio (3) 7.52  7.94  8.38 
Tangible common equity to risk-weighted assets ratio (3) 13.28  13.68  13.04 
Silicon Valley Bank:
CET 1 risk-based capital ratio (2) 10.76  % 11.08  % 11.48  %
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio (2) 10.76  11.08  11.48 
Total risk-based capital ratio (2) 11.76  12.28  12.36 
Tier 1 leverage ratio (2) 6.45  6.91  7.48 
Tangible common equity to tangible assets ratio (3) 6.42  6.91  7.36 
Tangible common equity to risk-weighted assets ratio (3) 11.80  12.17  11.82 

(1)Regulatory capital ratios as of September 30, 2020 are preliminary.
(2)Capital ratios include regulatory capital phase-in of the allowance for credit losses under the 2020 CECL Interim Final Rule ("IFR") for periods beginning June 30, 2020.
(3)These are non-GAAP measures. A reconciliation of non-GAAP measures to GAAP is provided at the end of this release under the section “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

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Loan Concentrations
Further details on our new risk-based segment presentation of our loan concentrations due to the adoption of CECL are provided under the section "Credit Quality." Prior period amounts were reclassified for comparability.
(Dollars in thousands, except ratios and client data) September 30,
2020
June 30,
2020
September 30,
2019
Loans (individually or in the aggregate) to any single client, equal to or greater than $20 million
Global fund banking $ 14,475,324  $ 13,127,556  $ 11,888,311 
Investor dependent
Early stage 62,556  144,069  73,510 
Mid stage 290,057  217,315  128,517 
Later stage 562,503  588,468  587,175 
Total investor dependent 915,116  949,852  789,202 
Cash flow dependent
Sponsor led buyout 1,480,124  1,511,279  1,497,983 
Other 1,706,994  1,933,916  1,342,835 
Total cash flow dependent 3,187,118  3,445,195  2,840,818 
Private Bank (1) 236,884  163,914  181,011 
Balance sheet dependent 791,394  749,743  511,347 
Premium wine (1) 286,151  242,509  199,898 
Other (1) —  124,955  44,039 
Total loans individually equal to or greater than $20 million $ 19,891,987  $ 18,803,724  $ 16,454,626 
Loans (individually or in the aggregate) to any single client, less than $20 million
Global fund banking $ 5,117,141  $ 4,781,519  $ 4,396,899 
Investor dependent
Early stage 2,299,918  2,599,633  1,564,222 
Mid stage 1,634,037  1,526,758  1,047,266 
Later stage 1,546,909  1,396,271  1,217,916 
Total investor dependent 5,480,864  5,522,662  3,829,404 
Cash flow dependent
Sponsor led buyout 591,770  555,888  628,530 
Other 1,301,807  1,250,515  686,723 
Total cash flow dependent 1,893,577  1,806,403  1,315,253 
Private Bank (1) 4,188,981  3,652,599  3,350,133 
Balance sheet dependent 956,802  991,624  733,082 
Premium wine (1) 828,153  825,192  785,340 
Other (1) 56,386  343,499  364,266 
Total loans individually less than $20 million $ 18,521,904  $ 17,923,498  $ 14,774,377 
Total loans, amortized cost (2) (3) $ 38,413,891  $ 36,727,222  $ 31,229,003 
Loans individually equal to or greater than $20 million as a percentage of total loans
51.8  % 51.2  % 52.7  %
Total clients with loans individually equal to or greater than $20 million
433  425  388 
Loans individually equal to or greater than $20 million on nonaccrual status
$ 45,844  $ 21,672  $ 37,294 

(1)As of September 30, 2020, certain loans previously reported as Other have been reclassified to our Private Bank and Premium Wine portfolio segments as a result of enhanced portfolio characteristics definitions for our portfolio segments. Reclassified amounts for our Private Bank and Premium Wine portfolio segments amount to approximately $350 million and $50 million, respectively.
(2)Included in total loans at amortized cost is approximately $1.8 billion PPP loans for both September 30, 2020 and June 30, 2020. The PPP loans consist of loans from all risk-based segments.
(3)As of September 30, 2020 and June 30, 2020, loan amounts are disclosed using the amortized cost basis as a result of the adoption of CECL. Prior period loan amounts are disclosed using the gross basis.
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Credit Quality
(Dollars in thousands, except ratios) September 30,
2020
June 30,
2020
September 30,
2019
Nonaccrual, past due and restructured loans:
Nonaccrual loans $ 105,711  $ 94,326  $ 104,045 
Loans past due 90 days or more still accruing interest —  76  864 
Total nonperforming loans (1) 105,711  94,402  104,909 
OREO and other foreclosed assets 1,179  —  — 
Total nonperforming assets $ 106,890  $ 94,402  $ 104,909 
Nonperforming loans as a percentage of total loans 0.28  % 0.26  % 0.34  %
Nonperforming assets as a percentage of total assets 0.11  0.11  0.15 
Allowance for credit losses for loans $ 512,958  $ 589,828  $ 304,410 
As a percentage of total loans 1.34  % 1.61  % 0.97  %
As a percentage of total nonperforming loans 485.25  624.80  290.17 
Allowance for credit losses for nonaccrual loans $ 64,479  $ 54,383  $ 53,728 
As a percentage of total loans 0.17  % 0.15  % 0.17  %
As a percentage of total nonperforming loans 61.00  57.61  51.21 
Allowance for credit losses for total performing loans $ 448,479  $ 535,445  $ 250,682 
As a percentage of total loans 1.17  % 1.46  % 0.80  %
As a percentage of total performing loans 1.17  1.46  0.81 
Total loans (1) $ 38,413,891  $ 36,727,222  $ 31,229,003 
Total performing loans 38,308,180  36,632,820  31,124,094 
Allowance for credit losses for unfunded credit commitments (2) 101,515  99,294  63,108 
As a percentage of total unfunded credit commitments 0.33  % 0.35  % 0.28  %
Total unfunded credit commitments (3) $ 30,329,796  $ 28,127,229  $ 22,274,418 

(1)For the quarters ended September 30, 2020 and June 30, 2020, loan amounts are disclosed, and ratios are calculated, using the amortized cost basis as a result of the adoption of CECL. Prior period loan amounts are disclosed, and ratios calculated, using the gross basis in accordance with previous methodology.
(2)The “allowance for credit losses for unfunded credit commitments” is included as a component of “other liabilities.”
(3)Includes unfunded loan commitments and letters of credit.


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Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with GAAP, we use certain non-GAAP measures (including, but not limited to, non-GAAP core fee income, non-GAAP core fee income plus investment banking revenue and commissions, non-GAAP noninterest income, non-GAAP net gains on investment securities, non-GAAP non-marketable and other equity securities, non-GAAP noninterest expense and non-GAAP financial ratios) of financial performance. These supplemental performance measures may vary from, and may not be comparable to, similarly titled measures by other companies in our industry. Non-GAAP financial measures are not in accordance with, or an alternative for, GAAP. Generally, a non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of a company’s performance that either excludes or includes amounts that are not normally excluded or included in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. A non-GAAP financial measure may also be a financial metric that is not required by GAAP or other applicable requirement.

We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures, when taken together with the corresponding GAAP financial measures (as applicable), provide meaningful supplemental information regarding our performance by: (i) excluding amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests for which we effectively do not receive the economic benefit or cost of, where indicated, or (ii) providing additional information used by management that is not otherwise required by GAAP or other applicable requirements. Our management uses, and believes that investors benefit from referring to, these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing our operating results and when planning, forecasting and analyzing future periods. These non-GAAP financial measures also facilitate a comparison of our performance to prior periods. We believe these measures are frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of companies in our industry. However, these non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for or superior to, net income or other financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. In the financial tables below, we have provided a reconciliation of, where applicable, the most comparable GAAP financial measures to the non-GAAP financial measures used in this press release, or a reconciliation of the non-GAAP calculation of the financial measure.

Additionally, from time to time, we may make reference to the non-GAAP financial metric of Core EPS in our earnings call and other investor presentations. Non-GAAP Core EPS consists of our net income available to common stockholders less gains or losses on investment securities, equity warrant assets and income and expenses related to SVB Leerink, net of tax, divided by our diluted weighted average common shares outstanding. Our management believes this measure to be a useful assessment of our performance as it relates to our core business because it excludes certain financial items where performance is typically subject to market or other conditions beyond our control. A reconciliation of Core EPS to the closest corresponding GAAP measure is not available with respect to future goals due to our inability to provide a quantitative reconciliation to such measure.
In particular, in this press release, we use certain non-GAAP measures that exclude the following from net income and certain other financial line items in certain periods:
Income and expense attributable to noncontrolling interests — As part of our funds management business, we recognize the entire income or loss from certain funds where we own less than 100 percent. We are required under GAAP to consolidate 100 percent of the results of certain SVB Capital funds. The relevant amounts attributable to investors other than us are reflected under “Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests.” Our net income available to common stockholders/certain financial line items include only the portion of income or loss related to our ownership interest.
In addition, in this press release, we use certain non-GAAP financial ratios and measures that are not required by GAAP or exclude certain financial items from calculations that are otherwise required under GAAP, including:

Non-GAAP core fee income plus investment banking revenue and commissions — This measure represents noninterest income but excludes certain line items where performance is typically subject to market or other conditions beyond our control. We do not provide our outlook for the expected full year results for these excluded items, which include net gains or losses on investment securities, net gains or losses on equity warrant assets and other noninterest income items.

Non-GAAP core fee income — This measure represents noninterest income but excludes certain line items where performance is typically subject to market or other conditions beyond our control, as well as our investment banking revenue and commissions, and includes client investment fees, foreign exchange fees,
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credit card fees, deposit service charges, lending related fees and letters of credit and standby letters of credit fees. We do not provide our outlook for the expected full year results for these excluded items, which include net gains or losses on investment securities, net gains or losses on equity warrant assets, investment banking revenue, commissions and other noninterest income items.

Non-GAAP core operating efficiency ratio — This ratio excludes income and expenses related to SVB Leerink and certain financial items where performance is typically subject to market or other conditions beyond our control. It is calculated by dividing noninterest expense after adjusting for noninterest expense attributable to SVB Leerink by total revenue after adjusting for net interest income attributable to SVB Leerink, net gains or losses on investment securities and equity warrant assets, investment banking revenue and commissions. Additionally, noninterest expense and total revenue are adjusted for income or losses and expenses attributable to noncontrolling interests and adjustments to net interest income for a taxable equivalent basis. This ratio is used by management to evaluate the operating efficiency of our core banking business.

Tangible common equity to tangible assets ratio; tangible common equity to risk-weighted assets ratio — These ratios are not required by GAAP or applicable bank regulatory requirements and are used by management to evaluate the adequacy of our capital levels. Risk-based capital guidelines require a minimum level of capital as a percentage of risk-weighted assets. Risk-weighted assets are calculated by assigning assets and off-balance sheet items to broad risk categories. Our ratios are calculated by dividing total SVBFG stockholders’ equity, by total assets or total risk-weighted assets, as applicable, after reducing amounts by acquired intangibles, if any.
Three months ended Nine months ended
Non-GAAP core fee income plus investment banking revenue and commissions and non-GAAP core fee income (Dollars in thousands)
September 30, 2020 June 30, 2020 March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019 September 30, 2019 September 30, 2020 September 30, 2019
GAAP noninterest income $ 547,583  $ 368,848  $ 301,934  $ 313,344  $ 294,009  $ 1,218,365  $ 908,135 
Less: gains on investment securities, net
189,837  34,868  46,055  28,095  29,849  270,760  106,575 
Less: net gains on equity warrant assets
53,766  26,506  13,395  30,865  37,561  93,667  107,213 
Less: other noninterest income
49,222  16,528  11,137  12,597  13,631  76,887  42,773 
Non-GAAP core fee income plus investment banking revenue and commissions
$ 254,758  $ 290,946  $ 231,347  $ 241,787  $ 212,968  $ 777,051  $ 651,574 
Less: investment banking revenue 92,181  141,503  46,867  58,172  38,516  280,551  137,005 
Less: commissions 16,257  16,918  16,022  15,534  12,275  49,197  40,812 
Non-GAAP core fee income $ 146,320  $ 132,525  $ 168,458  $ 168,081  $ 162,177  $ 447,303  $ 473,757 
Three months ended Nine months ended
Non-GAAP net gains on investment securities, net of noncontrolling interests (Dollars in thousands)
September 30, 2020 June 30, 2020 March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019 September 30, 2019 September 30, 2020 September 30, 2019
GAAP net gains on investment securities
$ 189,837  $ 34,868  $ 46,055  $ 28,095  $ 29,849  $ 270,760  $ 106,575 
Less: income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests, including carried interest allocation 27,785  14,328  (1,535) 11,827  14,640  40,578  36,674 
Non-GAAP net gains on investment securities, net of noncontrolling interests
$ 162,052  $ 20,540  $ 47,590  $ 16,268  $ 15,209  $ 230,182  $ 69,901 






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Non-GAAP core operating efficiency ratio (Dollars in thousands, except ratios)
September 30, 2020 June 30, 2020 March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019 September 30, 2019 September 30, 2020 September 30, 2019
GAAP noninterest expense $ 491,021  $ 479,636  $ 399,585  $ 460,752  $ 391,324  $ 1,370,242  $ 1,140,510 
Less: expense attributable to noncontrolling interests
114  130  140  143  145  384  692 
Non-GAAP noninterest expense, net of noncontrolling interests
490,907  479,506  399,445  460,609  391,179  1,369,858  1,139,818 
Less: expense attributable to SVB Leerink
77,567  108,650  62,037  75,002  55,200  248,254  177,675 
Non-GAAP noninterest expense, net of noncontrolling interests and SVB Leerink
$ 413,340  $ 370,856  $ 337,408  $ 385,607  $ 335,979  $ 1,121,604  $ 962,143 
GAAP net interest income
$ 527,740  $ 512,927  $ 524,137  $ 533,668  $ 520,644  $ 1,564,804  $ 1,562,933 
Adjustments for taxable equivalent basis
3,964  3,844  3,409  3,180  2,957  11,218  8,769 
Non-GAAP taxable equivalent net interest income
531,704  516,771  527,546  536,848  523,601  1,576,022  1,571,702 
Less: income attributable to noncontrolling interests
—  21  31  14  26  41 
Non-GAAP taxable equivalent net interest income, net of noncontrolling interests
531,704  516,766  527,525  536,817  523,587  1,575,996  1,571,661 
Less: net interest income (expense) attributable to SVB Leerink 175  (3) 201  291  277  373  961 
Non-GAAP taxable equivalent net interest income, net of noncontrolling interests and SVB Leerink
$ 531,529  $ 516,769  $ 527,324  $ 536,526  $ 523,310  $ 1,575,623  $ 1,570,700 
GAAP noninterest income
$ 547,583  $ 368,848  $ 301,934  $ 313,344  $ 294,009  $ 1,218,365  $ 908,135 
Less: income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests, including carried interest allocation 27,862  14,385  (1,854) 12,072  14,568  40,393  36,552 
Non-GAAP noninterest income, net of noncontrolling interests
519,721  354,463  303,788  301,272  279,441  1,177,972  871,583 
Less: Non-GAAP net gains on investment securities, net of noncontrolling interests
162,052  20,540  47,590  16,268  15,209  230,182  69,901 
Less: net gains on equity warrant assets
53,766  26,506  13,395  30,865  37,561  93,667  107,213 
Less: investment banking revenue
92,181  141,503  46,867  58,172  38,516  280,551  137,005 
Less: commissions 16,257  16,918  16,022  15,534  12,275  49,197  40,812 
Non-GAAP noninterest income, net of noncontrolling interests and net of net gains on investment securities, net gains on equity warrant assets, investment banking revenue and commissions
$ 195,465  $ 148,996  $ 179,914  $ 180,433  $ 175,880  $ 524,375  $ 516,652 
GAAP total revenue
$ 1,075,323  $ 881,775  $ 826,071  $ 847,012  $ 814,653  $ 2,783,169  $ 2,471,068 
Non-GAAP taxable equivalent revenue, net of noncontrolling interests, SVB Leerink, net of net gains on investment securities, net gains on equity warrant assets, investment banking revenue and commissions
$ 726,994  $ 665,765  $ 707,238  $ 716,959  $ 699,190  $ 2,099,998  $ 2,087,352 
Operating efficiency ratio 45.66  % 54.39  % 48.37  % 54.40  % 48.04  % 49.23  % 46.15  %
Non-GAAP core operating efficiency ratio
56.86  55.70  47.71  53.78  48.05  53.41  46.09 
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Period-end balances at
Non-GAAP non-marketable and other equity securities, net of noncontrolling interests (Dollars in thousands)
September 30, 2020 June 30, 2020 March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019 September 30, 2019
GAAP non-marketable and other equity securities $ 1,547,363  $ 1,270,578  $ 1,200,595  $ 1,213,829  $ 1,150,094 
Less: amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests
168,329  146,945  144,279  148,806  142,182 
Non-GAAP non-marketable and other equity securities, net of noncontrolling interests
$ 1,379,034  $ 1,123,633  $ 1,056,316  $ 1,065,023  $ 1,007,912 
Period-end balances at
SVB Financial Group tangible common equity, tangible assets and risk-weighted assets (Dollars in thousands, except ratios)
September 30, 2020 June 30, 2020 March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019 September 30, 2019
GAAP SVBFG stockholders’ equity $ 7,792,935  $ 7,319,373  $ 7,034,749  $ 6,470,307  $ 5,890,680 
Less: preferred stock 340,138  340,138  340,138  340,138  — 
Less: intangible assets 183,203  184,549  185,895  187,240  190,111 
Tangible common equity $ 7,269,594  $ 6,794,686  $ 6,508,716  $ 5,942,929  $ 5,700,569 
GAAP total assets $ 96,916,771  $ 85,730,985  $ 75,009,640  $ 71,004,903  $ 68,231,233 
Less: intangible assets 183,203  184,549  185,895  187,240  190,111 
Tangible assets $ 96,733,568  $ 85,546,436  $ 74,823,745  $ 70,817,663  $ 68,041,122 
Risk-weighted assets $ 54,740,383  $ 49,682,026  $ 48,578,473  $ 46,577,485  $ 43,712,495 
Tangible common equity to tangible assets 7.52  % 7.94  % 8.70  % 8.39  % 8.38  %
Tangible common equity to risk-weighted assets 13.28  13.68  13.40  12.76  13.04 
Period-end balances at
Silicon Valley Bank tangible common equity, tangible assets and risk-weighted assets (Dollars in thousands, except ratios)
September 30, 2020 June 30, 2020 March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019 September 30, 2019
Tangible common equity $ 6,104,361  $ 5,821,224  $ 5,617,402  $ 5,034,095  $ 4,918,767 
Tangible assets $ 95,012,287  $ 84,214,926  $ 73,630,526  $ 69,563,817  $ 66,824,088 
Risk-weighted assets $ 51,742,795  $ 47,838,181  $ 46,839,951  $ 44,502,150  $ 41,597,959 
Tangible common equity to tangible assets 6.42  % 6.91  % 7.63  % 7.24  % 7.36  %
Tangible common equity to risk-weighted assets 11.80  12.17  11.99  11.31  11.82 
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SVB Financial Group Q3 2020 CEO Letter October 22, 2020 To our Stakeholders: We delivered outstanding third quarter performance, with Earnings Per Share of $8.47, Net Income of $442 million and Return on Equity of 24 percent. Our results reflected robust balance sheet growth driven by continued strong client liquidity, outsized warrant and investment gains from client IPOs, improved core fee income, strong investment banking revenues and low credit losses including a reserve release. Exceptional execution across the franchise as resilient markets continue to attract strong liquidity 1. We are executing strongly in a remote work environment and continue to support our employees, clients and communities. 2. Our client markets are resilient and thriving and continue to attract and generate liquidity, despite continued economic uncertainty. 3. Credit quality remains stable, with improving model economic scenarios and strong performance in our Private Bank driving a substantial reserve release. 4. The investments we’re making are accelerating client acquisition and growth and we will continue to focus on investment that supports our strategic priorities, growth and scalability. 5. Our strong capital and liquidity, high-quality balance sheet and robust earnings power position us well for long-term growth. 6. Our preliminary outlook for 2021 is positive, marked by strong average balance sheet growth and continued investment in our strategic priorities. We are executing strongly in a remote work environment and continue to support our employees, clients and communities After smoothly transitioning to remote work in March, we have continued to leverage the investments we’ve made in technology and infrastructure to execute strongly across the business. As the need for most of the company to work remotely extends into 2021, we remain focused on supporting our employees through a variety of work-, life- and health-related benefits and programs. That support and the resilience and flexibility of SVBers have enabled us to prioritize doing the right things for our clients and our business; enhancing our products, services and solutions; and deepening our engagement with the innovation ecosystem globally. The result of our focus is apparent in our financial results and in the continued strength of our client acquisition, which remained near all-time highs in the third quarter. Our support for our employees, clients and communities extends to the embrace of diverse perspectives and fostering of a culture of inclusion, not just at SVB but across the innovation ecosystem. We have recently put more focus and resources toward our commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at SVB and to championing causes that impact access to and diversity in the innovation economy. As part of these efforts, we will be donating approximately $20 million in the fourth quarter, representing our PPP fees less costs incurred, to support community and diversity programs. Internally, our efforts include an executive-led Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Steering Committee and a full-time Diversity Recruiting Director, as well as leadership development and fair-pay analysis. We have made our key diversity statistics public and have also set public goals for increasing diversity 1 Q3 2020 Earnings Highlights


 
and equity at SVB. Externally, through our signature Access to Innovation program, we are using our influence to work toward increasing funding for startups founded by women, Black, Latinx and other underrepresented groups to advance diversity and gender parity in the leadership of innovation companies. We also have a growing list of strategic and financial partnerships with organizations focused on furthering those goals. Our client markets are thriving and resilient, and continue to generate robust liquidity, healthy loans and fees, despite continued economic uncertainty Liquidity continues to flow into the innovation markets, even as the broader economy languishes. Venture capital activity remained strong in the third quarter, with continued focus on late-stage investments, new highs in healthcare investing and continued robust fundraising. While overall private equity activity lagged, our PE clients were active. Technology-focused PE investment remained elevated and fundraising appears to be accelerating toward the tail end of the year. Venture-backed exits surged in the third quarter, marked by the return of larger IPOs, which drove exit values to $104 billion, the second highest quarter in the last six years. This momentum appears set to continue as VC- backed companies take advantage of the open market window, with several more multi-billion-dollar IPOs, SPAC offerings and direct listings expected. The ability of technology and life sciences to attract such strong liquidity highlights innovation’s importance as a primary driver of the global economy, one whose value has only been enhanced by changes in the way we work and live brought about by COVID-19, as well as growing efforts to treat and prevent the disease. In addition to historically strong venture capital and private equity returns, the prospect of interest rates remaining very low for the foreseeable future is also driving increased interest in alternative investments. Strong venture capital and private equity investment and active exit markets for our clients have continued to fuel our outstanding balance sheet growth, driving a $29 billion increase (42 percent) in our period-end assets year over year to $97 billion. Total client funds reached $211 billion during the quarter, thanks to strong fundraising and exit activity. Our clients’ activity levels were reflected in strong loan growth – particularly in Global Fund Banking (PEV/VC) and the Private Bank – and higher core fee income for the quarter. At the same time, market-driven revenues were robust. Client funding and exit activity drove approximately $324 million in market-related fee income from warrants and investments, net of noncontrolling interests, in the third quarter alone. Credit quality remains stable, with improving model economic scenarios and strong performance in our Private Bank driving a substantial reserve release. Credit remained stable in the third quarter, due to strong performance across our client base. The vast majority of our Private Bank and Wine clients with three-month loan deferrals resumed payments during the quarter with very few extension requests. We expect the additional runway provided by our deferral programs, PPP, follow-on investments and clients’ efforts to conserve cash will enable the majority of our venture debt deferral clients to do the same. Nevertheless, we continue to monitor our portfolio vigilantly, in light of continued economic uncertainty, fading stimulus and expiring deferrals. While there is potential for some increase in NPLs we are cautiously optimistic based on stable performance to date, and we have strong levels of reserves to withstand changing market conditions. Net loan charge-offs in the third quarter remained relatively low at $24 million, primarily driven by granular, Investor-Dependent loans. Improved model economic scenarios and strong performance in our Private Bank drove a performing reserve release of $82 million. While this translated to a $52 million net benefit to our provision for credit losses in the third quarter, we expect potential changes in model economic outlooks to drive provision volatility moving forward. As expected, we saw higher non-performing loans driven by a small number of Investor Dependent clients and our wine portfolio has been only minimally impacted by the California wildfires so far The length and depth of the 2 Q3 2020 Earnings Highlights


 
current downturn and the course of the pandemic will ultimately determine how quickly business conditions return to normal, and those outcomes are uncertain for now. Nevertheless, we believe the quality of our loan portfolio, strong underwriting and proactive credit management have positioned us to perform well overall, as we have in past downturns. The investments we’re making are accelerating client acquisition and growth; future investment in our strategic priorities remains critical to maintaining our leadership position and driving growth The investments we’ve made in the past five years have been key drivers of our growth and success. We have focused on our strategic priorities of enhancing client experience, improving employee enablement, driving revenue growth and enhancing risk management. Our investments have resulted in acceleration of our client acquisition, significant expansion of our product offerings to better meet the needs of our clients at all life stages, more efficient onboarding and product delivery, deeper client penetration, and critical leadership and skill sets that we need to continue growing. We believe continued investment in our strategic priorities is critical to our future growth. With this in mind, we will retain our focus on growing our business organically through geographic, client and product expansion, while pursuing opportunities to grow and differentiate our business through targeted acquisitions and the hiring of teams with special skills, if the right opportunities arise. Well-positioned for long-term growth Our high-quality balance sheet, strong capital and liquidity, and long-term approach to investing in our business continues to provide a base of strength and stability that we believe will enable us to support our clients over the long term. Our ability to offer meaningful connections, expertise and value to our clients, well beyond the abilities of an ordinary bank, continues to differentiate us as the partner of choice for innovators and investors. We believe the pace of innovation and investment in the innovation economy will continue to grow and accelerate over time and that the efforts of VC and PE investors to put capital to work will remain a primary driver of new company formation and exceptional liquidity in the innovation economy. Our investments in expansion and diversification of our business will provide levers to drive growth in a low rate environment while enhancing our ability to compete globally and maintain our market leadership, supporting long- term growth and operating leverage. Our long experience with innovators and investors gives us confidence in the continued resilience of our business to withstand the challenges ahead and to thrive in the long term. Preliminary 2021 Outlook vs. Full Year 2020 We are providing more detail on our expectations for Q4 2020 in our earnings deck and issuing a preliminary outlook for select business drivers for the full year 2021. Our 2021 outlook is marked by continued strong average balance sheet growth tied to activity in our client markets as well as investment in our strategic priorities. Given uncertainty in the broader economy and the potential for changing economic outlooks, we are unable to provide a preliminary outlook for key credit metrics, although we are cautiously optimistic based on our performance to date and are well-reserved for potential losses. 3 Q3 2020 Earnings Highlights


 
Average loans We expect average loan growth in the high single to low double-digit percent range. This outlook assumes healthy private equity and venture capital borrowing due to strong investment activity and private bank mortgage originations, although it could be offset by paydowns in the technology and life science portfolios as well as PPP forgiveness in the first quarter of 2021. Average deposits We expect average deposit growth in the high teens to low twenties percent range, driven by continued strong funding activity in VC and PE. This growth could be offset by a potential public market slowdown and higher PE/VC distributions, which typically occur during the fourth and first quarters. We could also see an impact to deposits from higher client spending if the economy begins to recover. NII and NIM We expect net interest income growth in the high single digit percent range, driven by strong growth in interest- earning assets, partially offset by low yields on new securities purchases as a result of the low rate environment. We will continue to benefit in the near-term from the mechanisms we’ve put in place to protect NII, including $16 billion of active loan floors and $195 million of remaining locked-in gains from interest rate swaps (as of September 30, 2020), while continuously assessing the rate environment to determine whether additional measures are needed to protect our earnings. We are also selectively evaluating high-quality credit alternatives, such as municipal and investment grade corporate bonds, to support investment securities yields. We expect full year net interest margin to be between 2.45% and 2.55% driven primarily by declining yields in our investment securities portfolio. Our NIM forecast is consistent with our current quarterly NIM performance. Core Fee Income We expect core fee income to be flat to 2020 levels due to lower expected client investment fee income resulting from lower rates, partially offset by higher expected client investment fund balances, recovering business activity and our ongoing efforts to deepen our client penetration and engagement. Non-interest expense We expect non-interest expense growth to be in the low to mid-single digit percent range driven by higher project costs and FTE related to our strategic investments. Tax Rate We expect our effective tax rate to be between 27% and 28%, pending the outcome of the presidential election. Credit Commentary While we are not providing an updated credit outlook for 2021, we are encouraged by the degree to which credit quality has remained healthy and the results of our ongoing credit analysis. To the extent we could have elevated charge-offs related to current or worsening economic conditions, we expect these charge-offs to be manageable and believe we have adequately reserved for them. Likewise, we believe our reserve modeled on economic scenarios is ample, but we could see volatility in our reserve if economic forecasts change dramatically. 4 Q3 2020 Earnings Highlights


 
Final Thoughts Although the broader economic environment could remain a challenge for years to come, at SVB we are in the strongest financial position in our history. • The innovation economy continues to demonstrate its resilience as COVID-19 accelerates digital adoption and drives increased activity across the healthcare industry. As a result, our technology, healthcare and life science clients have been less impacted by the economic downturn than traditional businesses. • Liquidity continues to flow into our markets, supported by strong PE/VC fundraising and dry powder, providing the fuel for long-term growth. • We are cautiously optimistic on credit. While the ultimate trajectory of the economic slowdown and the course of the pandemic are uncertain, credit metrics currently remain within normal ranges and economic forecasts show signs of improvement. Should conditions worsen, we believe we are well positioned to handle the change, both from a portfolio quality and reserve perspective. • The resilience of the innovation markets as a primary driver of the global economy reinforces our need to invest in extending our leadership position and competitive advantage. We believe the investments we’ve made and are making to expand and diversify our business will provide the foundation for long- term growth and operating leverage. • Our strong capital and liquidity, high-quality balance sheet and earnings power position us well to serve our clients, adapt to changing market conditions and invest for the long-term. We remain optimistic about our long-term prospects as the partner of choice supporting innovators and their investors in the most dynamic segment of the global economy. Not a day goes by when I am not amazed by the ingenuity and boldness of our clients. Many of them really are succeeding in changing the world for the better. I know I speak for all my fellow SVBers when I say I am truly grateful for their partnership and trust. I am also grateful for our remarkable employees, who to demonstrate their dedication and resourcefulness in serving our clients and supporting each other each day, so that we can continue doing what we do best: helping our clients succeed. . Greg Becker President and CEO 5 Q3 2020 Earnings Highlights


 
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Contents PAGE Snapshot and current environment 3 PAGE Performance detail and outlook 12 PAGE Appendix 30 PAGE Non-GAAP reconciliations 47 This presentation should be reviewed with our Q3 2020 Earnings Release and Q3 2020 CEO Letter, as well as the company’s SEC filings Q3 2020 Financial Highlights 2


 
Snapshot and current environment Q3 2020 Financial Highlights 3


 
Q3’20 Snapshot: Exceptional execution across the franchise as resilient markets continue to attract strong liquidity FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS EPS: Net Income: ROE: $8.47 $442M 24.19% Q3’20 PERFORMANCE (vs. Q2’20) $201.2B $37.3B $532M $146M +13.6% +2.2% +2.9% +10.4% AVERAGE CLIENT FUNDS AVERAGE LOANS1 NET INTEREST INCOME1 CORE FEE INCOME2 +$21B PERIOD-END GROWTH +$1.7B PERIOD-END GROWTH $216M $1 08M $52M WARRANT AND INVESTMENT BANKING NET BENEFIT TO INVESTMENT GAINS REVENUE AND PROVISION FOR CREDIT LOSSES 2, 3 (improved economic scenarios and continued strong NET OF NCI COMMISSIONS Private Bank performance drive reserve release) (2nd best quarter) 1. SBA Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loans contributed $0.4B of average loan growth and $9.7M to net interest income. Net interest income presented on a fully taxable equivalent basis. 2. Non-GAAP financial measure. See “Use of non-GAAP Financial Measures” in our Q3 2020 Earnings Release and our non-GAAP reconciliations at the end of this presentation. 3. Includes $11M in warrant gains and $108M unrealized investment gains from our 2.8M shares of BigCommerce Holdings, Inc. Q3 2020 Financial Highlights 4 (“BIGC”) common stock, following BIGC’s initial public offering during the quarter. $30M additional gains from exercise of BIGC debt conversion rights recorded in other noninterest income.


 
Q3’20 1. Period-end assets reach $97B (+42% yoy) and total client funds exceed $211B (+36% yoy) as strong fundraising and exit activity and contained client Highlights spending fuel liquidity 2. Outsized warrant and investment gains as client IPO triggers exercise of warrants and debt conversion rights 3. Robust period-end loan growth as private equity investment rebounds, driving capital call borrowing – pipeline remains strong 4. Q3 reserve release as model economic scenarios improve and Private Bank credit performance remains strong; continue to closely monitor portfolio and engage clients 5. Strong balance sheet growth drives NII within guided range while significant securities purchases and high cash balances from deposit inflows pressure NIM 6. Stronger core fees as business activity increased Exceptional 7. Continued momentum from SVB Leerink as life science public markets execution across activity remains robust 8. Strong capital and liquidity provide solid foundation to meet clients’ needs the franchise as and invest in our business; ample flexibility to manage Tier 1 leverage resilient markets 9. Expenses above forecast, driven by increased compensation due to continue to outstanding performance and strong hiring 10. Issuing Q4 2020 and FY 2021 guidance on select measures– expect strong attract strong average balance sheet growth and continued investment to drive future growth liquidity and scalability Q3 2020 Financial Highlights 5


 
Strong execution, even as almost all SVB colleagues work from home Client acquisition and engagement remains robust, supported by investments in people and technology ~1 ,500 new clients in Q3’20 Supporting employee productivity and well-being SVB Over 450 CLIENT client events YTD, supported COUNT by virtual engagement* 40,000 VIDEO MESSAGING & DOCUMENT CONFERENCING COLLABORATION MANAGEMENT & STORAGE 35,000 30,000 25,000 OFFICE ERGONOMIC STIPENDS & Other EQUIPMENT ASSESSMENTS REIMBURSEMENTS Private Bank 20,000 PE/VC 15,000 VC-Backed 10,000 FAMILY CARE MENTAL HEALTH VIRTUAL RESOURCES COACHING Pre- 5,000 VC-Backed 0 2016 2017 2018 2019 Q3'20 * As of September 30, 2020. Q3 2020 Financial Highlights 6


 
Increasing diversity, equity and inclusion (“DEI”) at SVB, with our partners and across the innovation economy Embracing diverse perspectives and fostering a culture of belonging Take a multipronged approach Measure and communicate Start with values and culture 1 2 with measurable goals 3 progress Executive-led Employee Increase diversity DIVERSITY Total Senior Board We start with EMPATHY for others. DEI Steering advocacy of senior leaders to AT SVB* Workforce Leaders Members Committee network 56% Diverse We speak & act withINTEGRITY . Employee awareness 67% 50% 69% programs, regular training by 2025 (US) We embrace DIVERSE perspectives. & educational opportunities Fair pay Full-time Diversity Reach senior Female analysis Recruiting Director 45% 32% 31% leadership (Global) We take RESPONSIBILITY. Leadership gender parity development We keep LEARNING & IMPROVING. Racial Hiring outreach programs & 50/50 40% 28% 15% strategic partnerships by 2030 Minority (US) Championing causes that impact access toand diversity in the innovation economy Access to Innovation 2019 CONTRIBUTIONS Our signature program to increase funding ~$20M for startups founded by women, Black, Latinx Expect to donate fees (net of costs 44 $1.6M $1.2M incurred) received from SBA PPP or other underrepresented groups and to Partner organizations Donated to causes Support for diverse, program to diversity and advance diversity and gender parity in focused on furthering supporting gender emerging talent in community efforts in Q4’20 leadership of innovation companies DEI in innovation parity in innovation innovation (donations will be managed through the SVB Foundation) Note: Refer to www.svb.com/living-our-values/inclusion-diversity for more information. * Metrics as of September 30, 2020 (Board metrics as of October 22, 2020). Diverse includes (as disclosed to us) any woman, any person of color, veteran or person with disability. Person of color refers to anyone who self identifies as Hispanic/Latino, Black or African American, Asian, American Indian or Native Alaskan, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander or Two or More Races/Other. We utilize this blended measure to include different Q3 2020 Financial Highlights 7 backgrounds and social categorizations. Senior leader includes the following job levels: Executive Committee (includes our executive officers) and leaders from certain top levels of SVB’s two highest bands of management.


 
Resilient and highly liquid markets Technology markets outperforming VC investment still strong Ample dry powder… INDEXED PRICE AS OF U.S. VC INVESTMENT U.S. VC DRY POWDER 9/30/20 % vs. 1/1/17 $ Billions $ Billions Nasdaq 142 137 153 2.1x 112 118 123 87 95 S&P 500 1.5x 2017 2018 2019 9/30/20 2017 2018 2019 3/31/20 YTD YTD* Overall PE activity lagging, but beginning Strong IPO activity to rebound (SVB clients active in Q3’20) …to support future investment U.S. VC-BACKED IPOS U.S. PE INVESTMENT U.S. PE DRY POWDER Count $ Billions $ Billions 85 80 738 782 679 707 728 678 588 59 63 453 2017 2018 2019 9/30/20 2017 2018 2019 9/30/20 2017 2018 2019 3/31/20 YTD YTD YTD* Note: VC and PE data sourced from PitchBook. * Most recent data available. Q3 2020 Financial Highlights 8


 
Stable credit metrics, but a sustained economic recovery has yet to take hold Proactive risk Strong credit performance management 20% Global Fund Banking2 5% Private Bank of total assets • Largest driver of loan growth for of total assets • Primarily mortgages located in California Heat-mapped entire portfolio the past 6 years (66%) with median LTV of 64% to prioritize focus • ZERO capital call net losses since • Only $19M of net losses since inception inception (1990s) (1990s) Active client engagement • 3-month deferrals ended and payments resumed with very few extension requests Programmatic support1 Q4’20 and FY’21 expectations: Q4’20 and FY’21 expectations: Continued strong credit performance Continued strong credit performance, contributing to Q3’20 reserve release Stable performance to date • PPP, deferral programs, slowing cash burn and investor support have extended client runway temporarily • 6-month Venture Debt and Wine deferrals expiring in Q4’20– vast majority expected to resume payments, but potential for increased NPLs • Challenges ahead from fading stimulus and expiring deferrals, but we are cautiously optimistic 9% Technology 2% Healthcare & Life Sciences 1% Wine of total assets • 79% Software of total assets • Key sectors: Biopharma, Medical of total assets • 75% secured by high-quality real estate with median LTV of 49% • Within Software, 48% Enterprise Devices, Tools & Diagnostics and Healthcare Services • 3-month deferrals ended and payments Applications and only 12% resumed with very few extension requests Consumer Internet Q4’20 and FY’21 credit focus: Q4’20 and FY’21 credit focus: Q4’20 and FY’21 credit focus: Investor Dependent (primarily Early-Stage), Cash Investor Dependent (primarily Early-Stage), Cash Limited physical damage from recent California wildfires to date; Flow Dependent and other clients most impacted Flow Dependent and other clients most impacted potential impact from smoke taint by COVID-19 slowdown in business activity by COVID-19 slowdown in business activity Reduced tourism and restaurant revenue continue to present headwinds for some Potential for higher NPLs, however most of portfolio secured by high-quality real estate Note: All figures as of September 30, 2020. 1. 3-month Private Bank and Wine payment deferral programs ended in Q3’20; 6-month Venture Debt and Wine payment deferral programs scheduled to end in Q4’20. 2. Global Fund Banking (“GFB”, formerly Private Equity/Venture Capital) portfolio primarily consists of capital Q3 2020 Financial Highlights 9 call lines of credit.


 
Past investments accelerating client acquisition and growth We continue to invest in our strategic priorities to drive future growth and scalability Enhance client Improve employee Drive revenue Enhance risk Long-term experience enablement growth management scalable growth • End-to-end digital • Mobile and • Global expansion • Data foundation banking collaboration tools • SVB Leerink • Large Financial APIs and payment nCino credit onboarding Institution regulatory • • • SVB Private enablement platform Bank/Wealth Advisory requirements (>$100B Strategic partnerships to Client and industry in total consolidated • • • Client acquisition accelerate product insights assets) delivery • New products (cards, • U.K. subsidiarization • Global Delivery Centers liquidity, lending) Technology platform Cybersecurity • • Agile ways of working • upgrades • Product penetration • Strategic investments in companies • Fintech strategy SVB CLIENT COUNT AVERAGE TOTAL LOANS AVERAGE TOTAL CORE FEES AND INVESTMENT Thousands $ Billions CLIENT FUNDS BANKING ACTIVITIES1 $ Billions $ Millions 40 894 35 37 201 777 30 252 Investment Banking Fees 25 30 330 147 516 and Commissions 20 26 123 379 (SVB Leerink) 15 21 316 18 94 642 10 82 447 5 Core Fee Income 0 2016 2017 2018 2019 Q3'20 2016 2017 2018 2019 Q3'20 2016 2017 2018 2019 Q3'20 2016 2017 2018 2019 9/309/30/20 YTDYTD 1. Non-GAAP financial measure. See “Use of non-GAAP Financial Measures” in our Q3 2020 Earnings Release and our non-GAAP reconciliations at the end of this presentation. 2. 2016-2019 CAGR. Q3 2020 Financial Highlights 10


 
Resilient business model positioned for long-term growth Strong capital • Strong capital and liquidity enable us to support growth, help our clients and manage shifting economic and liquidity conditions while continuing to invest in our business Robust earnings • Strong profitability and industry-leading growth power • Multiple levers to drive earnings in a low rate environment Proven • Deep bench of recession-tested leaders supported by strong global team leadership • Active partnership with our clients to promote better outcomes High-quality 81% of assets in high-quality investments and low credit loss experience lending1 balance sheet • • Adversity drives innovation Resilient • U.S. company formation increased by105% during or in the aftermath of the Great Financial Crisis markets (2008-2012)2 • 41% of current unicorns3 and 9% of current Nasdaq companies4 were founded during this same period Unique liquidity • Robust liquidity solutions to support clients’ needs and optimize pricing and mix franchise • In people, processes and systems to improve our scalability Leveraging • In new markets to expand our reach improvements • In digital enhancements to improve the client experience • In products and services to diversify our business 1. Based on cash, fixed income investment portfolio and Global Fund Banking (formerly Private Equity/Venture Capital) and Private Bank loan portfolios as of September 30, 2020. 2. New company formation data sourced from PitchBook. Includes U.S. VC-backed startups. 3. Unicorn data sourced from PitchBookas of April 21, 2020. Includes U.S. VC-backed unicorns who have not undergone an LBO or IPO. Q3 2020 Financial Highlights 11 4. Nasdaq companies sourced from S&P Capital IQ as of April 21, 2020.


 
Performance detail and outlook Q3 2020 Financial Highlights 12


 
Outlook for select business drivers Outlook considerations • The innovation markets continue to thrive, and the broader economy shows some signs of improvement • Providing Q4’20 and preliminary FY’21 guidance on select measures – expect strong average balance sheet growth and continued investment to drive future growth and scalability • Uncertainty over the length of the economic slowdown, subsequent waves of COVID-19 and the U.S. election outcome present challenges to providing a full outlook on credit performance or long-term financial goals (see slide 14 for key variables to our forecast) Business Driver Q3’20 Results Q4’20 Outlook Preliminary FY’21 outlook vs. FY’20 Average loans $37B $39-$40B High single to low double digit % growth Average deposits $78B $83-$85B High teens to low twenties % growth Net interest income1 $528M $555-$570M2 High single digit % growth3 Net interest margin 2.53% 2.45-2.55% 2.45-2.55% Core fee income 4, 5 $146M $130-$140M Flat to 2020 Non-interest expense4, 6 $491M $525-$535M Low to mid single digit % growth Effective tax rate 27% 27-28% 27-28% Note: Actual results may differ. For additional information about our financial outlook, please refer to our Q3 2020 Earnings Release and Q3 2020 CEO Letter. 1. Excludes fully taxable equivalent adjustments. 2. Includes ~$10-12M of estimated PPP loan interest and fees, net of deferred loan origination costs in Q4’20 (0 bps impact to Q4’20 NIM). 3. Includes ~$16-18M of estimated PPP loan interest and fees, net of deferred loan origination costs in Q1’21 (+5 bps impact to Q1’21 NIM). 4. Non-GAAP financial measure. See “Use of non-GAAP Financial Measures” in our Q3 2020 Earnings Release and our non-GAAP reconciliations at the end of this presentation. 5. Excludes SVB Leerink. Q3 2020 Financial Highlights 13 6. Excludes expenses related to NCI. Includes SVB Leerink expenses.


 
Key variables to our forecast Our guidance requires clarity around certain variables, including but not limited to: VC fundraising • Promotes new company formation which helps support client acquisition and investment • Source of client liquidity which helps drive total client funds growth PE fundraising • Primary driver of capital call line demand which has been the largest source of loan and investment growth over the past 6 years IPO and M&A • Ability for companies to exit via IPO or M&A affects VC/PE fundraising and investment • Deal proceeds support client liquidity activity • Impacts investment banking revenues and value of warrants and investment securities Economic • Affects health of clients which determines credit quality environment • Level of business activity drives client liquidity and demand for our products and services Capital • Performance and volatility of public, private and fixed income markets impact IPO and M&A activity and market-driven revenues (FX, investment banking and markets sales and trading revenues and warrant and investment gains) Competitive • Affects margins and client acquisition landscape Shape of • Directly impacts NIM via lending and reinvestment yields vs. funding costs yield curve • Client investment fees move with short-term rates Political • U.S. elections influence economic policy and stimulus, business and market sentiment, environment global trade relationships, bank regulations and corporate taxes Q3 2020 Financial Highlights 14


 
Period-end total client funds exceed $211B from strong fundraising and exit activity and contained client spending Expect Q4’20 average deposits between $83-85B and FY’21 average deposit % growth in the high teens to low twenties Q3’20 Activity AVERAGE CLIENT FUNDS • Average off-balance sheet client funds surged $14B (period-end +$11B) as $ Billions +34% yoy strong Life Science and Technology public markets and private fundraising activity left clients awash with liquidity 201.2 • Average and period-end deposits +$10B with growth across all portfolios, especially Technology clients; deposit growth also supported by slow burn 165.4 177.2 Interest-Bearing 156.8 26.1 Deposits rates as clients conserve cash 150.1 21.8 20.5 Noninterest-Bearing 18.1 20.5 51.5 • Average cost of deposits remained low at 4 bps even as share of interest- 41.3 46.1 Deposits bearing deposits increased as existing clients allocated excess liquidity in 39.1 39.6 interest-bearing products Off-Balance Sheet 123.6 96.6 103.6 109.3 Client Funds Q4’20 and FY’21 Considerations 92.8 • Strong average client funds growth, both on and off-balance sheet Q3'19 Q4'19 Q1'20 Q2'20 Q3'20 • Deposit growth may be impacted by: Rebound in PE/VC investment AVERAGE DEPOSIT MIX AND PRICING + Increases technology, healthcare & life science clients’ liquidity 0.50% 68.4% 67.9% 70% Potential slowdown in public markets activity 65.9% 66.9% 66.4% 68%Percent of – Ahead of U.S. presidential election 0.40% 66%Noninterest-Bearing Potential PE/VC distributions 64%Deposits 0.30% 0.38% 62% – Historically have been greater in Q4 and Q1 0.31% 60% Reduced benefit from slow cash burn rates 0.20% 0.24% 58% – 56% Client spending expected to increase as business activity recovers 0.10% 54% 0.03% 0.04% 52% Total Cost of 0.00% 50% Deposits • Total cost of deposits and share of interest-bearing deposits expected to remain steady due to repricing of interest-bearing products in Q3 Q3'19 Q4'19 Q1'20 Q2'20 Q3'20 Q3 2020 Financial Highlights 15


 
Robust growth in interest-earning assets as deposit inflows drive significant securities purchases and elevated cash balances Q3’20 Activity Q4’20 and FY’21 Considerations • Purchased $10B securities (1.26% weighted average yield, 4.5y duration) • Continue to invest excess on-balance sheet liquidity in high-quality vs. roll-offs of $2.4B at 2.49% securities – focused on supporting yields and preserving liquidity and flexibility • Purchases included high-quality munis with attractive risk-adjusted returns and agency-issued MBS/CMOs/CMBS to diversify cashflows and • Continue to buy agency-issued MBS/CMOs/CMBS and munis; in addition mitigate premium amortization to munis, evaluating other high-quality credit alternatives, including investment grade corporate bonds • Despite significant purchase activity, exceeded average cash target of $7-9B due to surge in deposits • Average fixed income portfolio yield expected to be between 2.00-2.10% for Q4’20 and 1.80-1.90% for FY’21: • Premium amortization from prepayments on mortgage-backed securities decreased portfolio yields by 5 bps qoq – Low new purchase yields AVERAGE FIXED INCOME INVESTMENT SECURITIES New purchases at 1.10-1.20% as of 9/30/20 – still accretive to NII $ Billions Roll-offs mitigated by previous efforts to extend duration– expect 2.58% 2.58% 2.53% 2.49% 45.0 ~$2B paydowns per quarter through 2021 Tax-effected 40.0 2.14% Yield 35.0 30.0 – Potential for additional MBS premium amortization 25.0 32.6 If prepayment expectations increase further 20.0 26.7 27.1 15.0 25.1 25.8 10.0 5.0 • Maintain strong levels of liquidity while macroeconomic environment 0.0 remains uncertain: Q3'19 Q4'19 Q1'20 Q2'20 Q3'20 Portfolio Duration 3.4y 3.9y 3.2y 3.4y 4.1y $43.4B Borrowing capacity $3.3B repo, $1.9B Fed Lines, $6.4B FHLB & FRB and AVERAGE CASH AND EQUIVALENTS $31.8B of unpledged securities $ Billions HoldCo liquidity 13.8 $1.3B 11.9 A portion of which can be downstreamed to Bank Unrealized fixed income gains1 7.2 6.6 7.3 $1.3B $7-9B Target average cash balance2 Q3'19 Q4'19 Q1'20 Q2'20 Q3'20 Through end of 2021 1. Consists of $667M unrealized pretax gains in the available-for-sale portfolio and $630M unrealized pretax gains in the held-to-maturity portfolio as of September 30, 2020. Amounts actually realized are subject to various factors and may differ from unrealized amounts. Q3 2020 Financial Highlights 16 2. Actual balances depend on timing of fund flows.


 
Flexible liquidity management strategy supports strong, profitable growth Robust liquidity solutions to meet clients’ needs and optimize pricing and mix Continued product 40+ $77.7B $123.6B development LIQUIDITY Q3’20 AVERAGE Q3’20 AVERAGE MANAGEMENT ON-BALANCE SHEET OFF-BALANCE SHEET TO BETTER SERVE PRODUCTS DEPOSITS CLIENT FUNDS CLIENTS Continue to support client funds growth, both on and off-balance sheet On vs. off-balance sheet considerations: Considerations Target Range Flexibility 75–1 00 bps target 1.10-1 .20% new purchase yields as of 9/30/20 Spread income spread between new 4 bps cost of deposits enables healthy margins purchase yields and Focused on supporting yields and preserving liquidity and flexibility deposit costs given uncertain macroeconomic environment ~$2B expected portfolio cash flows per quarter through 2021 $7–9B Liquidity needs $43.4B borrowing capacity average cash target1 $1.3B unrealized fixed income gains2 Bank tier 1 7–8% $1.3B HoldCo liquidity, a portion of which can support the Bank’s capital leverage ratio internal target Estimate 1 0% of PPP loans outstanding will roll off in Q4’203 and 65% in Q1’213 1. Actual balances depend on timing of fund flows. 2. Consists of $667M unrealized pretax gains in the available-for-sale portfolio and $630M unrealized pretax gains in the held-to- maturity portfolio as of September 30, 2020. Amounts actually realized are subject to various factors and may differ from unrealized amounts. Q3 2020 Financial Highlights 17 3. Based on PPP forgiveness expectations. Estimate only, subject to PPP terms; amounts actually forgiven and timing of forgiveness may differ.


 
Robust period-end loan growth as private equity investment rebounds Expect Q4’20 average loans between $39-40B and FY’21 average loan % growth in the high single to low double digits Q3’20 Activity Q4’20 and FY’21 Considerations • Q3 period-end loans +5% qoq (average loans +2%)1 as PE clients • Loan growth may be impacted by: resumed deal activity, investing in both new deals and followons,- driving strong capital call line borrowing + Robust Global Fund Banking pipeline • Low rates continue to fuel strong Private Bank mortgage growth Rebound in PE/VC investment and related capital call line borrowing • Paydowns from technology and life science clients as liquidity floods the innovation markets Private bank mortgage origination + Strong purchase and refi demand due to low mortgage rates • $16M interest rate swap gains2 and $14B average active loan floors in Q3 continue to benefit loan yields SBA PPP paydowns from forgiveness – ~$1.8B PPP loans as of 9/30/20– estimate 10% forgiveness in AVERAGE LOANS Q4’204, 65% forgiveness in Q1’214 $ Billions 59.7% 58.4% 57.6% 56.8% 55.9% Technology and life science paydowns Portfolio Utilization 50.0 – Strong liquidity from public and private fundraising and exits 45.0 37.3 Other 40.0 33.7 36.5 35.0 29.8 32.0 Wine 30.0 25.0 9.9 11.5 11.3 Tech, HC & Life 9.7 9.7 Sciences 20.0 3.7 3.9 4.0 4.3 • Loan yields expected to be impacted by: 15.0 3.4 Private Bank 10.0 18.0 17.7 18.2 Global Fund 5.0 15.0 16.8 3 Banking - Rate protections 1 1 Q3'19 Q4'19 Q1'20 Q2'20 Q3'20 + $16B active loan floors as of 9/30/20 and $195M remaining locked-in swap gains2 AVERAGE LOAN YIELD + SBA PPP forgiveness (0.03%) ~$1.8B PPP loans as of 9/30/20– estimate 10% forgiveness in Q4’204, 65% forgiveness in Q1’214 4.02% (0.04%) (0.05%) 0.03% 3.93% Shifting loan mix Q2'20 LIBOR SBA PPP Loan Mix Other Q3'20 – Towards lower yielding Global Fund Banking capital call lines Loan Yield Loan Yield 1. Q3’20 loan growth excluding SBA PPP was 5% (period-end) and 1% (average). SBA PPP loans contributed ~$1.4B to Q2’20 average loans and ~$1.8B to Q3’20 average loans. 2. Unwound $5B swaps in Q1’20 resulting in $227M pretax fair value gains in OCI to be reclassified to loan interest income over ~5 years based on the timing of cash flows from hedged variable-rate loans. Q3 2020 Financial Highlights 18 3. Global Fund Banking (“GFB”, formerly Private Equity/Venture Capital) portfolio primarily consists of capital call lines of credit. 4. Estimate only, subject to PPP terms; amounts actually forgiven and timing of forgiveness may differ.


 
Strong balance sheet growth drives NII within guided range; significant securities purchases and high cash balances pressure NIM Expect Q4’20 NII between $555-570M and FY’21 NII % growth in the high single digits1 and Q4’20 and FY’21 NIM between 2.45-2.55% Q3’20 Activity Q4’20 and FY’21 Considerations • NII and NIM expected to be impacted by: NET INTEREST INCOME2 $ Millions 4.1 27.0 + Balance sheet growth - (positive for NII, negative for NIM) Driven by strong client liquidity (2.3 ) 532 517 Rate protections (14.0 ) + $16B active loan floors as of 9/30/20 Swaps expected to offer 7 bps of NIM protection through 20213 Q2'20 LIBOR Lower Fixed Balance Extra Day in Q3 Q3'20 NII Income Yields Sheet NII Growth + SBA PPP program Q4’20 NII includes ~$10-12M of estimated PPP loan interest and Surge in deposits drove fees, net of deferred loan origination costs (0 bp impact to NIM)4 significant securities Q1’21 NII includes ~$16-18M of estimated PPP loan interest and NET INTEREST MARGIN purchases and high cash fees, net of deferred loan origination costs (+5 bps impact to NIM)4 balances, pressuring NIM + Reduction in average cash balances Q3 exceeded $7-9B target5 due to surge in deposits (0.01%) (0.07%) 2.80% Low new purchase yields (0.19%) 2.53% – While previous efforts to extend duration mitigate roll-offs, still expect $2B paydowns per quarter through 2021 Q2'20 LIBOR Lower Fixed Balance Q3'20 NIM Income Yields Sheet NIM Growth Shifting loan mix – Towards lower yielding Global Fund Banking capital call lines 1. Net interest income guidance excludes fully taxable equivalent adjustments. 2. Net interest income presented on a fully taxable equivalent basis. 3. Unwound $5B swaps in Q1’20 resulting in $227M pretax fair value gains in OCI to be reclassified to loan interest income over ~5 years based on the timing of cash flows from hedged variable-rate loans. $195M locked-in gains remain as of September 30, 2020. 4. Based on PPP forgiveness expectations. Estimate only, subject to PPP terms; amounts actually forgiven and timing of Q3 2020 Financial Highlights 19 forgiveness may differ. 5. Actual balances depend on timing of fund flows.


 
Robust earnings power with multiple levers to drive earnings in a low rate environment Strong balance sheet growth has historically offset low rates to fuel NII NII (In Millions) NIM Average Fed Funds Rate 7.19% 8.00% 7.00% 5.72% $2,109 6.00% 5.02% $1,903 $1,576 5.00% 3.73% $1,423 3.29% 3.57% 3.51% 4.00% 3.08% 3.08% 3.19% $1,152 2.81% $1,008 3.05% 2.79% 2.16% 3.00% 1.92% $858 1.83% $620 $699 2.57% 2.72% 2.00% $377 $384 $420 $528 1.00% $371 0.45% 1.00% 0.16% 0.18% 0.10% 0.14% 0.11% 0.09% 0.13% 0.39% 0.00% 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 9/30/20 YTD Additional levers to generate earnings in a low rate environment: Business Support from Protection from Strong, low cost Enhanced core fee Potential upside diversification: from warrant and fixed income swaps and floors liquidity franchise products SVB Leerink investment gains portfolio As of 9/30/20 REMAINING AVERAGE LIQUIDITY 40+ PRODUCTS LOCKED-IN 36% DEPOSIT GROWTH $92M +$324M $1.3B $195M 1 SWAP GAINS Q3’20 vs. Q3’19 SVB LEERINK’S WARRANT AND UNREALIZED FIXED FX AND CONTRIBUTION INVESTMENT GAINS INCOME GAINS4 MTM VALUE 3 AVERAGE Ongoing PAYMENTS TO NET INCOME NET OF NCI As of 9/30/20 OF LOAN $234M 4 bps COST OF DEPOSITS ENHANCEMENTS 9/30/20 YTD 9/30/20 YTD FLOORS2 Q3’20 1. Unwound $5B swaps in Q1’20 resulting in $227M pretax fair value gains in OCI to be reclassified to loan interest income over~5 years based on the timing of cash flows from hedged variable-rate loans. 2. Mark-to-market value of $16B active loan floors (3.87% weighted average floor rate, -2year weighted average duration) as of September 30, 2020. 3. Non-GAAP financial measure. See “Use of non-GAAP financial measures” in our Q3 2020 Earnings Release and our non-GAAP reconciliations at the end of this presentation. Q3 2020 Financial Highlights 20 4. Consists of $667M unrealized pretax gains in the available-for-sale portfolio and $630M unrealized pretax gains in the held-to-maturity portfolio as of September 30, 2020. Amounts actually realized are subject to various factors and may differ from unrealized amounts.


 
Improved model economic scenarios and strong Private Bank performance drive reserve release Q3’20 Activity Q4’20 and FY’21 Considerations • Released $82M of performing reserves based on improved model economic • Expect changes in economic outlook to drive volatility in provision scenarios and continued strong performance from Private Bank portfolio Current COVID-19 economic scenarios • Stable credit metrics as PPP, deferral programs, slowing cash burn and Moody’s September forecasts investor support have extended client runway temporarily • NCOs consisted primarily of granular Investor Dependent loans 40% 30% 30% • New NPLs driven primarily by four Later-Stage Investor Dependent baseline downside upside loans • Strong repayments from Balance Sheet and Investor Dependent loans • Credit performance drivers: • Challenges ahead from fading stimulus and expiring deferrals, but we are cautiously optimistic; 3-month Private Bank and Wine deferrals expired with 6-month Venture Debt and Wine deferral programs very few extension requests – expiring in Q4’20 Vast majority expected to resume payments, but potential for increased NPLs PROVISION FOR 243 Higher Tech, Healthcare & Life Science NPLs and losses CREDITLOSSES – Challenges ahead from fading stimulus and expiring deferrals, but encouraged $ Millions by strong performance to date; expect NPLs and losses to be primarily driven by Early-Stage and some Mid and Later-Stage loans 191 Higher NPLs from Wine Market – However, 75% of Wine portfolio is secured by high-quality real estate with a 66 conditions 37 median LTV of 49% – minimal physical damage from wildfires to date, and 1 6 26 2 Unfunded 15 17 4 11 15 wineries have taken action to pivot sales strategies 6 10 19 7 41 Net credit losses 15 16 24 23 (13) Temporarily extended client runway (3) (6) (5) (5) Non-performing + (7) loans Provided by PPP, deferral programs, slowing cash burn and investor support (82) Loan composition Improved risk profile of loan portfolio (52) + Early-Stage – most vulnerable segment of Investor Dependent portfolio that Q3'19 Q4'19 Q1'20 Q2'20 Q3'20 historically has produced the most losses– now only 4% of loans 1 63% of loans in low credit loss experience lending (GFB3 and Private Bank) 0.44% 0.18% 0.35% 0.12% 0.26% Net charge-offs Non-performing 0.34% 0.31% 0.15% 0.26% 0.28% No direct exposure to gas and oil loans2 + Limited direct exposure to retail, restaurants, travel and hotels 1. Net loan charge-offs as a percentage of average total loans (annualized). 2. Non-performing loans as a percentage of period-end total loans. 3. Global Fund Banking (“GFB”, formerly Private Equity/Venture Capital) portfolio primarily consists of Q3 2020 Financial Highlights 21 capital call lines of credit.


 
63% of loan portfolio in low credit loss experience Global Fund Banking1 and Private Bank lending TOTAL LOANS ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES FOR LOANS $38.4B at 9/30/20 $513M at 9/30/20 Early-Stage ID Mid-Stage ID 4% 4% Later-Stage ID 5% Sponsor Led Buyout CFD 5% GFB 7% Early-Stage ID Other CFD 20% 7% Private Bank 15% Balance Sheet Mid-Stage ID Dependent 1 Premium Wine 12% GFB 4% 2% 51% Other 2 Other 5% 1% Later-Stage ID Balance Sheet Private Bank Premium Wine 19% 3% Dependent 12% 6% Other CFD 8% ID = Investor Dependent Sponsor Led Buyout CFD CFD = Cash Flow Dependent 10% Low Credit Loss Experience Lending Technology, Healthcare & Life Sciences 1. Global Fund Banking (“GFB”, formerly Private Equity/Venture Capital) portfolio primarily consists of capital call lines of credit. Q3 2020 Financial Highlights 22 2. Other includes PPP (5% of total loans).


 
Strong levels of reserves to withstand changing market conditions Reserve release driven by improved economic scenarios and strong Private Bank performance Moody’s September forecasts ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES FOR LOANS AND UNFUNDED CREDIT COMMITMENTS (40% baseline, 30% downside, $ Millions 14 (89) 30% upside) 689 5 (82) Baseline economic scenario 614 improved to 9% peak 9 (7) unemployment in Q4’20 and ~3% Changes in loan 590 composition/growth Improved Moody’s GDP growth in Q4’20 and Q1’21 economic scenarios 513 Changing credit quality Additional qualitative Loss modeling does not include Charge-offs/recoveries impact of current deferral or relief adjustment for Private 99 Bank reserves given 101 programs strong performance In thousands ACL 6/30/20 ACL 6/30/20 (%) Portfolio Changes Model Assumptions ACL 9/30/20 ACL 9/30/20 (%) Early-Stage Investor Dependent 148,270 8.25% (21,823) (23,888) 102,559 6.97% vs. ~6% Mid-Stage Investor Dependent 56,393 3.93% 10,036 (4,011) 62,418 3.84% average Later-Stage Investor Dependent 87,604 4.60% 12,712 (2,605) 97,711 4.85% Early-Stage NCOs over Balance Sheet Dependent 24,728 1.46% 569 3,772 29,069 1.71% 2008-2010 Cash Flow Dep: Sponsor Led Buyout 54,853 2.67% (1,033) (2,159) 51,661 2.51% Tech, HC &LS Tech, Cash Flow Dep: Other 43,100 1.55% 1,117 (3,896) 40,321 1.55% Private Bank 91,345 2.39% 10,570 (25,436) 76,479 1.73% Global Fund Banking1 53,723 0.30% 3,356 (18,090) 38,989 0.20% Premium Wine 12,319 1.19% (480) (1,434) 10,405 0.96% Other 17,493 3.00% (9,494) (4,653) 3,346 0.18% ACL for loans $589,828 1.61% $5,530 $(82,400) $512,958 1.34% ~77% ACL for unfunded credit commitments $99,294 0.36% $9,216 $(6,995) $101,515 0.34% of internal ACL for loans and unfunded credit 9-quarter $689,122 1.07%2 $14,746 $(89,395) $614,473 0.90%2 commitments stress losses 1. Global Fund Banking (“GFB”, formerly Private Equity/Venture Capital) portfolio primarily consists of capital call lines of credit. 2. Weighted average ACL ratio for loans outstanding and unfunded credit commitments. Q3 2020 Financial Highlights 23


 
Deferred loans decline as 3-month Private Bank and Wine deferral programs expire and clients resume payments 6-month Venture Debt and Wine deferral programs expiring in Q4’20 – expect vast majority to resume payments SVB DEFERRAL PROGRAM PARTICIPATION* Venture Debt Private Bank Wine $2.0B (-$0.9B qoq) $1.9B outstanding $14M outstanding $73M outstanding outstanding -$145M qoq -$1 90M qoq -$522M qoq deferred loans 5% of EOP loans SVB deferral programs provided clients flexibility and time to achieve better potential outcomes 1 PAYMENT DEFERRAL (NOT FORBEARANCE) • Programmatically offered 3 to 6 months of payment relief for Venture-backed, Private Bank and Wine portfolios • 3-month Private Bank and Wine payment deferral programs ended in Q3’20; 6-month Venture Debt and Wine payment deferral programs scheduled to end in Q4’20 • No new programs or major changes to existing programs expected– any further payment deferrals to be handled on a case-by-case basis 2 POTENTIAL FOR BETTER OUTCOMES FOR CLIENTS AND SVB • Provided qualified clients with additional runway to weather shifting economic conditions • All rights and remedies remained in force • Continued risk rating and portfolio management 3 EFFICIENT • Provided blanket relief quickly and efficiently, freeing up resources to focus where they were most needed 4 PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR CLIENTS • Improved our clients’ likelihood of success by working with them to manage through a challenging period * Outstanding deferred loans are as of September 30, 2020 and reflect repayments received as of that date. Q3 2020 Financial Highlights 24


 
Increased business activity drive core fees higher and SVB Leerink momentum continues Q3’20 Activity Q4’20 and FY’21 Considerations • FX fees +21% driven primarily by PE deal activity and hedging • Expect Q4’20 core fees between $130-$140M and FY’21 core fees to be • Lending fees +21% on fees earned from unused lines of credit (due to strong flat to 2020: client liquidity) and syndication fee income • Deposit fees +7% on strong deposit growth and transaction volumes • New clients, deepening penetration and higher utilization drive Card fees +7% + Recovering business activity • Standby letter of credit fees +7% on strong renewals Gradual improvement, though watching second wave of COVID-19 • Client investment fees flat despite surge in balances as fee margin, which adjusts with short-term rates, decreased by 2 bps to 10 bps + Deepening client engagement From investments in new products and client experience CORE FEE INCOME* $ Millions 20% 20% 20% 20% Core Fee Income 15% Lower client investment fees 14% – Fee margin declining to the high single digit bps, due to as % of Total 162.2 168.1 168.5 15% Revenue near-zero rates 146.3 10% FX Fees 40.3 42.4 47.5 132.5 43.9 Credit Card Fees 5% 32.3 36.3 Client Investment 30.2 28.3 21.3 22.8 0% • Shifting conditions may create volatility for SVB Leerink revenues: Fees 46.7 45.2 43.5 Deposit Service 31.9 31.9 Charges 22.5 23.7 24.6 20.5 22.0 -5% Lending Related 11.7 13.1 13.1 11.1 13.5 11.4 11.5 11.4 12.2 Investment banking revenues Fees 10.8 -10% + – LOC Fees Q3'19 Q4'19 Q1'20 Q2'20 Q3'20 (positive for Q4’20, negative for FY’21) - Pipeline remains strong in Q4 Normalizing activity in FY’21 • SVB Leerink continues to capitalize on strong markets (25 book-run transactions in Q3, representing over $4.4B in aggregate deal value) + Commissions revenues 158.4 Sales and trading may benefit from market volatility SVB LEERINK REVENUES 16.9 108.4 $ Millions 73.7 16.2 50.8 62.9 Commissions 15.5 16.0 141.5 Strengthening collaboration 12.3 92.2 + Investment 38.5 58.2 46.9 Between Silicon Valley Bank and SVB Leerink Banking Q3'19 Q4'19 Q1'20 Q2'20 Q3'20 * Non-GAAP financial measure. See “Use of non-GAAP Financial Measures” in our Q3 2020 Earnings Release and our non-GAAP reconciliations at the end of this presentation. Q3 2020 Financial Highlights 25


 
Outsized unrealized gains from BigCommerce IPO Gains will fluctuate with changes in valuation and market conditions Q3’20 Activity Q4’20 and FY’21 Considerations • Warrant and investment gains surged on client IPO and M&A activity • Shifting conditions may create volatility for market-sensitive revenues: and improved valuations on fund investments • Exercised warrants and debt conversion rights to acquire 2.8M shares Valuations of warrants and non-marketable of common stock of BigCommerce (“BIGC”), which completed its IPO – + and other equity securities in August, resulting in $149M gains ($11M in warrant gains, $30M in Will fluctuate with market conditions, but offer meaningful other noninterest income and $108M unrealized investment gains1) long-term earnings support $ Millions WARRANT AND INVESTMENT GAINS 202.2 NET OF NCI2 165.5 171.1 $ Millions Warrants 149.1 152.7 Non-marketable and other equity securities3 818.1 215.8 588.9 606.5 555.5 590.4 53.8 Q3'19 Q4'19 Q1'20 Q2'20 Q3'20 + Potential for additional BIGC-related gains 61.0 162.0 20% discount applied to fair value of BIGC holdings steps 52.8 47.2 47.0 down to 10% in Q4’20 and 0% in Q1’21 13.4 Warrant gains 37.6 30.9 26.5 Potential performance fees recognized upon distribution after lock-up Investment 47.6 (subject to funds’ performance and GP discretion) Securities gains 15.2 16.3 20.5 Unrealized fixed income gains Q3'19 Q4'19 Q1'20 Q2'20 Q3'20 + Potential source of earnings support4 1. Unrealized gains related to BIGC common stock are subject to BIGC’s stock price, market conditions and other factors and willnot be realized until shares are sold. Lock-up agreements expire February 1, 2021. Timing of sales, if any, is subject to market conditions andother factors. 2. Non-GAAP financial measure. See “Use of non-GAAP Financial Measures” in our Q3 2020 Earnings Release and our non-GAAP reconciliations at the end of this presentation. 3. Net of investments in qualified affordable housing projects and noncontrolling interests. 4. $667M unrealized pretax gains in the available-for-sale portfolio and $630M unrealized pretax gains in the held-to-maturity portfolio as of Q3 2020 Financial Highlights 26 September 30, 2020. Amounts actually realized are subject to various factors and may differ from unrealized amounts.


 
Net warrant gains more than offset Early-Stage charge-offs over time and offer meaningful earnings support WARRANT GAINS NET OF EARLY-STAGE LOSSES $400 $ Millions $362M Cumulative300,000 net gains $350 (2002-9/30/20, Warrant gains less Early-Stage NCOs) 250,000 $300 $250 200,000 $200 150,000 $150 138 100,000 $100 89 94 71 71 50,000 55 Net Gains on Equity $50 37 46 38 22 23 19 Warrant Assets 8 0 3 3 11 0 7 Early-Stage NCOs $ -1 -1 0 -2 -7 -12 -3 -10 -16 -23 -21 -21 -26 -28 -23 -50,000 -$50 -30 -35 -13 -45 -58 -$100 -100,000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 9/30/20 YTD Q3 2020 Financial Highlights 27


 
Higher incentive compensation due to outstanding performance and strong hiring drive expenses above forecast Expect Q4’20 expenses between $525-$535M and FY’21 expense % growth in the low to mid single digits Q3’20 Activity Q4’20 and FY’21 Considerations • Higher incentive compensation (from outstanding firmwide performance, • Expenses expected to be impacted by: strong SVB Leerink revenues and BigCommerce transactions), strong hiring (for in-sourcing, product development and revenue growth) and SVBFG incentive compensation expenses higher professional service fees drove Q3 expenses ~$50M above forecast + - (positive for Q4’20 expenses, negative for FY’21 expenses) Expect Q4’20 SVBFG incentive compensation to decline qoq following higher performance related compensation in Q3’20 NONINTEREST EXPENSES FY’21 firm incentive compensation expected to increase as business activity improves $ Millions600 70% 56.9% 53.8% 55.7% SVB Leerink incentive compensation expenses Core Operating 48.1% 47.7% – + 491 50% (negative for Q4’20 expenses, positive for FY’21 expenses) 1 480 Efficiency500 Ratio 461 Expect continued elevated Q4’20 SVB Leerink incentives as pipeline 45 46 remains strong; FY’21 SVB Leerink incentives expected to decline as 19 53 400 19 2 30% 391 3 31 public markets activity normalizes 400 20 28 Other 38 17 46 Occupancy 24 64 67 N Donation of PPP fees (net of costs incurred) 17 18 10% – I BD&T 20 14 (negative for Q4’20 expenses, no impact for FY’21 expenses) 72 Premises300 and 27 27 Expected ~$20M donation in Q4’20, even if forgiveness is delayed2 equipment 39 55 -10% Professional N Expenses to optimize real estate footprint Services – 200 I (negative for Q4’20 expenses, no impact for FY’21 expenses) -30% 320 327 Estimated $10-$15M of charges in Q4’20 Compensation 275 234 256 and benefits100 Investments in strategic priorities -50% – To enhance the client experience, improve employee enablement, drive revenue growth and enhance risk management due to the 0 -70% compelling long-term growth opportunity of our markets (see slide 10) Q3'19 Q4'19 Q1'20 Q2'20 Q3'20 N Business Development & Travel (“BD&T”) expense I – Average FTEs 3,413 3,522 3,672 3,855 4,216 (no impact for Q4’20 expenses, negative for FY’21 expenses) As travel restrictions are lifted and in-person events resume in 2021 1. Core operating efficiency ratio excludes the impact of SVB Leerink and net gains or losses from investment securities and equity warrant assets. This is a non-GAAP measure. See “Use of non-GAAP Financial Measures” in our Q3 2020 Earnings Release and our non-GAAP reconciliations at the end of this presentation. Q3 2020 Financial Highlights 28 2. Based on estimated net fees (net of costs incurred) received from SBA PPP program.


 
Final thoughts COVID-19 has accelerated digital adoption Resilient innovation and activity across the healthcare sector – economy our clients have generally been less impacted than traditional businesses Substantial PE/VC dry powder and strong demand for Robust liquidity alternative assets provide fuel for long-term growth Cautiously optimistic Solid credit performance to date, although the economic on credit outlook remains uncertain Investing to extend our leadership position and Long-term focus drive long-term growth and operating leverage Well positioned for Strong capital and liquidity, high-quality balance sheet and robust earnings power enable us to serve clients and adapt to long-term growth changing market conditions Q3 2020 Financial Highlights 29


 
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The bank of the global innovation economy Our mission is to increase our clients’ probability of success Silicon Valley SVB Capital SVB Private Bank/ SVB Leerink Bank Wealth Advisory Global commercial banking Private venture investing Private banking and Investment banking for for innovators, enterprises expertise, oversight and investment strategies for healthcare and life science and investors management influencers in the innovation companies ecosystem For over 35 years, we have helped innovators, enterprises and their investors move bold ideas forward, fast. We connect the innovation ecosystem PRIVATE EQUITY ENTREPRENEURS VENTURE MANAGEMENT Accelerator Growth Corp Fin Investors Individuals CAPITAL TEAMS (Early-Stage) Revenue Revenue Private Equity Influencers: CORPORATE R&D Revenue $5M–$75M >$75M Venture Capital Entrepreneurs, UNIVERSITIES <$5M Investors, VENTURING Executives ANGEL GOVERNMENT INVESTORS SERVICE CAPITAL MARKETS PROVIDERS Q3 2020 Financial Highlights 31


 
Our differentiated business model We’re at the intersection of innovation and capital Accelerator Growth Corp Fin Investors Individuals (Early-Stage) Revenue Revenue Private Equity Influencers: Revenue $5M–$75M >$75M Venture Capital Entrepreneurs, Investors, <$5M Executives Deep sector expertise + Comprehensive solutions GLOBAL INVESTMENT RESEARCH COMMERCIAL SOLUTIONS & INSIGHTS BANKING HARDWARE & SOFTWARE & LIFE SCIENCE INFRASTRUCTURE INTERNET & HEALTHCARE FUNDS PRIVATE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT BANKING & WEALTH BANKING MANAGEMENT ENERGY & PRIVATE EQUITY PREMIUM RESOURCE & VENTURE WINE INNOVATION CAPITAL Unparalleled access, connections and insights to make NEXT happen NOW Q3 2020 Financial Highlights 32


 
Leading market share Our clients represent: U.S. venture-backed U.S. venture-backed technology and technology and life ~50% 67%73% healthcare companies science companies with IPOs in 2020 (9/30/20 YTD) SVB’s support as both a capital provider and trusted operational partner has been important for Sunrun’s success. SVB uniquely understands both the technology aspect of our business and the industry in which we operate. Lynn Jurich CEO of Sunrun Energy & Resource Innovation client since 2014 Q3 2020 Financial Highlights 33


 
Key performance indicators ROE$35.00 and EPS 25% AVERAGE TOTAL LOANS AVERAGE TOTAL CLIENT FUNDS $ Billions $ Billions $30.00 20.6% 20.0% 20% 35.8 181.3 $25.00 29.9 15.56% 12.4% 15% 25.6 146.7 $20.00 $21.73 123.2 69.2 10.9% 21.2 Return$15.00 $18.11 18.3 94.2 55.1 $15.46 10% 82.2 on Equity Average 48.1 $10.00 Deposits 42.7 5% 38.8 112.1 $9.20 91.6 Diluted$5.00 $7.31 Average 75.1 EPS Client 43.4 51.5 $0.00 0% Investment Funds 2016 2017 2018 2019 9/30/209/30 2016 2017 2018 2019 9/30/209/30 2016 2017 2018 2019 9/30/209/30 YTDYTD YTDYTD YTDYTD NET INTEREST INCOME AND NIM CORE FEES AND INVESTMENT NET CHARGE-OFFS AND $ Billions BANKING ACTIVITIES1 NON-PERFORMING LOANS $3.00 4% $ Millions 3.57% 3.51% 3.05% 4% $2.50 894 2.79% Net 2.72% 3% 777 Interest$2.00 252 Investment 2.1 3% Banking Fees 0.59% Margin 1.9 NPLs2 330 and Commissions 0.51% $1.50 1.6 2% 516 (SVB Leerink) 0.46% NCOs3 1.4 2% 379 0.34% 0.32% $1.00 1.2 316 0.28% 1% 642 447 Net$0.50 0.27% 0.22% 0.24% 0.24% Interest 1% Core Fee Income Income$0.00 0% 2016 2017 2018 2019 9/30/209/30 2016 2017 2018 2019 9/30/209/30 2016 2017 2018 2019 9/309/30/20 YTDYTD YTDYTD YTDYTD 1. Non-GAAP financial measure. See “Use of non-GAAP Financial Measures” in our Q3 2020 Earnings Release and our non-GAAP reconciliations at the end of this presentation. 2. Non-performing loans as a percentage of period-end total loans. Q3 2020 Financial Highlights 34 3. Net loan charge-offs as a percentage of average total loans (annualized).


 
Strong balance sheet position 45% loan-to-deposit ratio provides ample cushion to meet clients’ borrowing needs PERIOD-END ASSETS PERIOD-END LIABILITIES $ Billions Cash and high-quality fixed $ Billions Total deposits 95% of income securities 56% of total liabilities total assets $120 88.9 $100 96.9 $90 Other Other Assets Liabilities Non-marketable Borrowings Securities Interest-bearing (primarily VC & LIHTC Deposits $80 investments) $70 71.0 Held-to Maturity 64.4 Securities Available-for- $60 56.9 Sale Securities 51.7 Noninterest- 51.2 $50 46.9 bearing 44.7 Cash and Cash 40.9 Deposits Equivalents $40 Net Loans $30 $20 $10 $ 2016 2017 2018 2019 Q3'20 -$10 2016 2017 2018 2019 Q3'20 Q3 2020 Financial Highlights 35


 
Strong liquidity franchise Uniquely positioned to support balance sheet growth Liquidity management Diversified sources of liquidity 1 solutions for both on and 2 from high-growth markets 3 Low cost deposits off-balance sheet funds Q3’20 AVERAGE BALANCES DEPOSITS Q3’20 AVERAGE COST OF DEPOSITS 3% 1% 18% 23% $201.2B CLIENT NICHE1: 23 bps TOTAL CLIENT FUNDS Early-Stage Technology TOP 50 4 20% BANKS $77.6B 22% Technology ON-BALANCE SHEET 12% Early-Stage DEPOSITS 1% Healthcare & Life Sciences OBS CLIENT FUNDS Healthcare $123.6B & Life Sciences OFF-BALANCE SHEET 1% International2 CLIENT FUNDS 3% 8% 16% U.S. Global 4 bps Fund Banking3 15% Private Bank SVB Other 33% 24% 40+ liquidity management 66% of total deposits products to meet clients’ needs and 5 optimize pricing and mix are noninterest-bearing 1. As of September 30, 2020. Represents management view of client niches. 2. International balances do not tie to regulatory definitions for foreign exposure. Includes clients across all client niches and life-stages, with International Global Fund Banking (formerly International Private Equity/Venture Capital) representing 4% of total client funds. 3. Formerly U.S. Private Equity/Venture Capital. Q3 2020 Financial Highlights 36 4. Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence average for 20 of the top 50 US banks by asset size as of October 21, 2020. 5. Percentage based on Q3’20 average balances.


 
High-quality and liquid investment portfolio U.S. Treasuries and agency-backed securities make up 92% of fixed income portfolio PERIOD-END AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE SECURITIES PERIOD-END HELD-TO- Opportunistically adding high- $ Billions MATURITY SECURITIES quality munis and evaluating $ Billions investment grade corporate bonds to support portfolio yields 15.5 25.9 13.8 12.7 13.0 8.4 12.6 14.0 11.1 7.8 $ 2016 2017 2018 2019 Q3'20 2016 2017 2018 2019 Q3'20 U.S. Treasury securities Agency-issued residential mortgage-backed securities U.S. agency debentures Municipal bonds and notes Agency-issued collateralized mortgage obligations – fixed rate Agency-issued commercial mortgage-backed securities Agency-issued collateralized mortgage obligations – variable rate Q3 2020 Financial Highlights 37


 
Long history of strong, resilient credit We’ve successfully navigated economic cycles before and our risk profile has improved NON-PERFORMING LOANS & NET CHARGE-OFFS NPLs1 NCOs2 3.32% 2.64% 1.57% 1.02% 1.07% 1.15% 1.03% 0.97% 0.87% 0.71%0.77% 0.73% 0.62% 0.64% 0.59% 0.52% 0.51% 0.42% 0.47% 0.46% 0.31% 0.35% 0.33% 0.32% 0.34% 0.32% 0.28% 0.25% 0.26% 0.18% 0.31% 0.27% 0.30% 0.27% 0.24% 0.14% 0.22% 0.24% 0.10% 0.04% -0.08% -0.02% 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 YTD'209/30/20 YTD Dotcom Bubble Crash Great Financial Crisis IMPROVED 2000 2009 Q3’20 LOAN MIX 30% Early-Stage 11% Early-Stage 4% Early-Stage % of period- 5% GFB3 + Private Bank 30% GFB3 + Private Bank 63% GFB + Private Bank end total loans 1. Non-performing loans as a percentage of period-end total loans. 2. Net loan charge-offs as a percentage of average total loans (annualized). 3. Global Fund Banking (“GFB”, formerly Private Equity/Venture Capital) portfolio primarily consists of Q3 2020 Financial Highlights 38 capital call lines of credit.


 
Improved risk profile, with growth driven by low credit loss experience lending 63% of loans in low credit loss experience lending (Global Fund Banking1 and Private Bank) vs. 30% in 2009 PERIOD-END TOTAL LOANS $ Billions Early-Stage Investor Dependent (“ID”) loans, our highest risk segment, now only 4% of total loans, down from 11% in 2009 and 30% in 2000 Early-Stage ID % of total loans $40. 38.4 12% Other2 $35. 11% 33.2 Technology,10% Healthcare & $30. 10% 28.3 Life Sciences 9% 9% 8% $25. 8% 8% 23.1 Premium Wine 6% 19.9 6% $20. Private6% Bank 16.7 14.4 6% 6% $15. 1 10.9 5% Global4% Fund Banking 8.9 4% $10. 7.0 4.5 5.5 2% $5. $. 0% 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Q3'20 1. Global Fund Banking (“GFB”, formerly Private Equity/Venture Capital) portfolio primarily consists of capital call lines of credit. 2. Includes $1.8B of PPP loans. Q3 2020 Financial Highlights 39


 
Low credit risk capital call lines of credit Largest driver of loan growth over past 6 years; strong underwriting and well-diversified Global Fund Banking1 capital call lending Global Fund Banking portfolio3 Short-term lines of credit used by PE and VC funds to support VC funds investment activity and bridge to the receipt of Limited Partner BY INVESTMENT Growth STYLE 17% capital contributions Real Estate 23% 5% 2 of total loans 49% Debt 10% 18% 10% Buyout net losses since inception (1990s) Other Zero PE Funds 17% Fund of Funds Strong sources of repayment BY INDUSTRY Energy Other Infrastructure Natural Resources 5% FinTech 4% Life Sciences 8% 37% Technology Real Estate 6% LIMITED PARTNER VALUE OF FUND 7% COMMITMENTS INVESTMENTS Industrial 11% 15% and robust with solid asset Debt secondary markets coverage Consumer 1. Formerly Private Equity/Venture Capital. 2. Global Fund Banking (“GFB”) portfolio is 51% of total loans, of which capital call lines represent 96% of GFB portfolio. 3. Based on total GFB loan commitments (funded + unfunded) as of September 30, 2020. Q3 2020 Financial Highlights 40


 
Supporting innovation around the world 2020 YTD VC investment by market*  SVB Financial Group’s offices $119B $34B $56B  SVB Financial Group’s international banking network AMERICAS EMEA APAC Expanding our platform globally China Israel U.K. China Hong Kong Europe Canada 2005 2008 2012 2012 2013 2016 2019 Business Business Full-service SPD Silicon Valley Bank Representative Business development Lending branch development development and branch (joint venture; offices in office offices (Ireland - 2016 office (Beijing) representative Shanghai, Beijing and and Denmark - 2019) office Shenzhen) Lending branch (Germany - 2018) * As of September 30, 2020. Source: PitchBook. Q3 2020 Financial Highlights 41


 
Growing international activity $5.1B $3.2B INTERNATIONAL AVERAGE LOANS INTERNATIONAL AVERAGE OBS CLIENT FUNDS 14% of total loans 3% of total OBS $6.0 $5.0 $5.1 $5.0 $4.0 $3.9 $3.2 $4.0 $3.0 $3.0 $3.0 $2.8 $2.4 $1.9 $2.0 $2.0 $1.5 $1.1 $1.4 $1.0 $1.0 $0.0 $0.0 2016 2017 2018 2019 9/309/30/20 YTD 2016 2017 2018 2019 9/309/30/20 YTD YTD YTD $13.8B $53.4M INTERNATIONAL AVERAGE DEPOSITS INTERNATIONAL CORE FEE INCOME1 20% of total deposits 12% of total core fees $16.0 $90.0 $13.8 $80.0 $14.0 $67.0 $12.0 $11.6 $70.0 $10.4 $60.0 $53.4 $10.0 $54.0 $7.7 $50.0 $8.0 $6.6 $40.0 $33.8 $6.0 $28.6 $30.0 $4.0 $20.0 $2.0 $10.0 $0.0 $0.0 2016 2017 2018 2019 9/309/30/20 YTD 2016 2017 2018 2019 9/309/30/20 YTD YTD YTD Note: Reflects balances for international operations in U.K., Europe, Israel and Asia; Canada balances included in our US Technology Banking segment. This management segment view does not tie to regulatory definitions for foreign exposure. 1. Non-GAAP financial measure. See “Use of non-GAAP Financial Measures” in our Q3 2020 Earnings Release and our non-GAAP reconciliations at the end of this presentation. Q3 2020 Financial Highlights 42 2. 2016-2019 CAGR.


 
Well-capitalized with significant liquidity SILICON VALLEY BANK CAPITAL RATIOS1 Capital ratios impacted by robust balance sheet growth, partially SVB's Q3'20 Capital Ratio Strong capital to offset by strong earnings Regulatory Minimum 11.76% support growth and 10.76% 10.76% HoldCo liquidity available to support Bank Tier 1 leverage ratio if needed investments 10.50% 6.45% 8.50% Estimate 1 0% of PPP loans outstanding 2 2 7.00% will roll off in Q4’20 and 65% in Q1’21 4.00% Stock repurchase program + comprehensive capital stress testing remains on pause (authorization expires October 29, 2020) Capital adequacy assessments to support our clients Common Tier 1 Total Tier 1 under severe economic conditions Equity Tier 1 Capital Capital Leverage 9/30/20 ASSETS Liquidity $ Billions Ample liquidity $43.4B to meet clients’ needs Borrowing capacity through Federal Reserve, FHLB and repo + unpledged securities Net loans Cash and $38 fixed $1.3B income HoldCo liquidity, a portion of which can be securities downstreamed to Bank $55 $54.6B in cash and high-quality Other $1.3B $3 Unrealized fixed income gains3 fixed income securities Non-marketable securities $1 1. Ratios as of September 30, 2020 are preliminary. 2. Based on PPP forgiveness expectations. Estimate only, subject to PPP terms; amounts actually forgiven and timing of forgiveness may differ. 3. Consists of $667M unrealized pretax gains in the available-for-sale portfolio and $630M unrealized pretax gains in the held-to- maturity portfolio as of September 30, 2020. Amounts actually realized are subject to various factors and may differ from Q3 2020 Financial Highlights 43 unrealized amounts.


 
Industry-leading performance 30.00% RETURN ON EQUITY Strong return 30.00% 25.00% on equity 20.57% 20.03% 25.00% 20.00% 15.56% 20.00% 12.38% 15.00% 10.90% 15.00% 12.76% 10.00% 11.80% SVB 8.83% 9.77% 10.00% 5.00% 6.99% Peer 5.00%Average1 0.00% 0.00% 2016 2017 2018 2019 9/30/20 YTD 2 Strong total TOTAL SHAREHOLDER RETURN3 AS OF shareholder 9/30/20 SVB return 2.0x S&P 500 1.6x BKX 1.0x 95.8296.39 1/1/2016 7/1/2016 1/1/2017 7/1/2017 1/1/2018 7/1/2018 1/1/2019 7/1/2019 1/1/2020 7/1/20209/30/2020 1. Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence. “Peers” refers to peer group as reported in our Proxy Statement for each year and is subject to change on an annual basis. 9/30/20 YTD annualized average peer ROE includes 6 of 17 peers as of October 21, 2020. 2. Annualized. Q3 2020 Financial Highlights 44 3. Cumulative total return on $100 invested on 12/31/15 in stock or index. Includes reinvestment of dividends.


 
Strong, seasoned management team Diverse experience and skills to help direct our growth Greg Becker Dan Beck PRESIDENT AND CEO Marc Cadieux CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER SVB FINANCIAL GROUP CHIEF CREDIT OFFICER 3 years at SVB 27 years at SVB 28 years at SVB John China Phil Cox Mike Descheneaux PRESIDENT PRESIDENT OF SVB CAPITAL CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER SILICON VALLEY BANK 24 years at SVB 11 years at SVB 15 years at SVB Chris Edmonds- Michelle Draper Laura Izurieta CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER Waters CHIEF RISK OFFICER 7 years at SVB CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER 4 years at SVB 16 years at SVB Michael Zuckert GENERAL COUNSEL 14 years average tenure at SVB 6 years at SVB Q3 2020 Financial Highlights 45


 
Glossary The following terms are used throughout this presentation to refer to certain SVB-specific metrics: Non-GAAP Measures (Please see “Use of non-GAAP Financial Measures” in our Q3 2020 Earnings Release and non-GAAP reconciliations at the end of this presentation) Core Fee Income – Fees from letters of credit, client investments, credit cards, deposit service charges, foreign exchange and lending- related fees, in aggregate. Core Fee Income Plus Investment Banking Revenue and Commissions – Core fee income, from above, plus investment banking revenue and commissions. Core Operating Efficiency Ratio – Calculated by dividing noninterest expense after adjusting for noninterest expense from SVB Leerink and NCI by total revenue, after adjusting for gains or losses on investment securities and equity warrant assets, SVBLeerink investment banking revenue and commissions and NCI. This ratio excludes income and expenses related to SVB Leerink and certain financial items where performance is typically subject to market or other conditions beyond our control. Gains (losses) on Investment Securities, Net of Non-Controlling Interests – Net gains on investment securities include gains and losses from our non-marketable and other equity securities, which include public equity securities held as a result of exercised equitywarrant assets, gains and losses from sales of our Available-For-Sale debt securities portfolio, when applicable, and carried interest. This measure excludes amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests for which we effectively do not receive the economic benefit or cost. Other Measures Total Client Funds – The sum of on-balance sheet deposits and off-balance sheet client investment funds. Fixed Income Securities – Available-for-sale ("AFS") and held-to-maturity ("HTM") securities held on the balance sheet. Acronyms BD&T – Business Development & Travel GFB – Global Fund Banking (formerly NCO – Net charge-off Private Equity/Venture Capital) NII – Net interest income ID – Investor Dependent NIM – Net interest margin LIHTC – Low income housing tax credit funds NPL – Non-performing loan LOC – Letter of credit OBS – Off-balance sheet NCI – Non-controlling interests PE/VC – Private Equity/Venture Capital SBA PPP – Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program Q3 2020 Financial Highlights 46


 
Non-GAAP reconciliations Q3 2020 Financial Highlights 47


 
Non-GAAP reconciliation Core Fee Income Year ended December 31, YTD Non-GAAP core fee income (dollars in thousands) 2016 2017 2018 2019 Sep 30, 2020 GAAP noninterest income $456,552 $557,231 $744,984 $1,221,479 $1,218,365 Less: gains on investment securities, net 51,740 64,603 88,094 134,670 270,760 Less: net gains on equity warrant assets 37,892 54,555 89,142 138,078 93,667 Less: other noninterest income 50,750 59,110 51,858 55,370 76,887 Non-GAAP core fee income plus investment banking $316,170 $378,963 $515,890 $893,361 $777,051 revenue and commissions Less: investment banking revenue — — — 195,177 280,551 Less: commissions — — — 56,346 49,197 Non-GAAP core fee income $316,170 $378,963 $515,890 $641,838 $447,303 See “Use of non-GAAP Financial Measures” in our Q3 2020 Earnings Release for more information. Q3 2020 Financial Highlights 48


 
Non-GAAP reconciliation Capital ratios Consolidated (SVBFG) TCE/TA and TCE/RWA Year ended December 31, Non-GAAP tangible common equity and tangible assets (dollars in thousands, except ratios) 2016 2017 2018 2019 Sep 30, 2020 GAAP SVBFG stockholders’ equity $3,642,554 $4,179,795 $5,116,209 $6,470,307 $7,792,935 Less: Preferred stock — — — 340,138 340,138 Less: Intangible assets — — — 187,240 183,203 Tangible common equity (TCE) $3,642,554 $4,179,795 $5,116,209 $5,942,929 $7,269,594 GAAP Total assets $44,683,660 $51,214,467 $56,927,979 $71,004,903 $96,916,771 Less: Intangible assets — — — 187,240 183,203 Tangible assets (TA) $44,683,660 $51,214,467 $56,927,979 $70,817,663 $96,733,568 Risk-weighted assets (RWA) $28,248,750 $32,736,959 $38,527,853 $46,577,485 $54,740,383 Tangible common equity to tangible assets 8.15% 8.16% 8.99% 8.39% 7.52% Tangible common equity to risk-weighted assets 12.89% 12.77% 13.28% 12.76% 13.28% Bank only TCE/TA and TCE/RWA Year ended December 31, Non-GAAP tangible common equity and tangible assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 Sep 30, 2020 (dollars in thousands, except ratios) Tangible common equity (TCE) $3,423,427 $3,762,542 $4,554,814 $5,034,095 $6,104,361 Tangible assets (TA) $44,059,340 $50,383,774 $56,047,134 $69,563,817 $95,012,287 Risk-weighted assets (RWA) $26,856,850 $31,403,489 $37,104,080 $44,502,150 $51,742,795 Tangible common equity to tangible assets 7.77% 7.47% 8.13% 7.24% 6.42% Tangible common equity to risk-weighted assets 12.75% 11.98% 12.28% 11.31% 11.80% See “Use of non-GAAP Financial Measures” in our Q3 2020 Earnings Release for more information. Q3 2020 Financial Highlights 49


 
Non-GAAP reconciliation Core Operating Efficiency Ratio Year ended December 31, YTD Sep 30, (Dollars in thousands, except ratios) 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 GAAP noninterest expense A 859,797 1,010,655 1,188,193 1,601,262 1,370,242 Less: expense attributable to noncontrolling interests 524 813 522 835 384 Non-GAAP noninterest expense, net of noncontrolling interests 859,273 1,009,842 1,187,671 1,600,427 1,369,858 Less: expense attributable to SVB Leerink — — — 252,677 248,254 Non-GAAP noninterest expense, net of noncontrolling interests and SVB Leerink B 859,273 1,009,842 1,187,671 1,347,750 1,121,604 GAAP net interest income 1,150,523 1,420,369 1,893,988 2,096,601 1,564,804 Adjustments for taxable equivalent basis 1,203 3,076 9,201 11,949 11,218 Non-GAAP taxable equivalent net interest income 1,151,726 1,423,445 1,903,189 2,108,550 1,576,022 Less: income attributable to noncontrolling interests 66 33 30 72 26 Non-GAAP taxable equivalent net interest income, net of noncontrolling interests 1,151,660 1,423,412 1,903,159 2,108,478 1,575,996 Less: net interest income attributable to SVB Leerink — — — 1,252 373 Non-GAAP taxable equivalent net interest income, net of noncontrolling interests and SVB Leerink 1,151,660 1,423,412 1,903,159 2,107,226 1,575,623 GAAP noninterest income 456,552 557,231 744,984 1,221,479 1,218,365 Less: income attributable to noncontrolling interests 8,039 29,452 38,000 48,624 40,393 Non-GAAP noninterest income, net of noncontrolling interests 448,513 527,779 706,984 1,172,855 1,177,972 Less: Non-GAAP net gains on investment securities, net of noncontrolling interests 43,428 35,416 49,911 86,169 230,182 Less: net gains on equity warrant assets 37,892 54,555 89,142 138,078 93,667 Less: investment banking revenue — — — 195,177 280,551 Less: commissions — — — 56,346 49,197 Non-GAAP noninterest income, net of noncontrolling interests and net of net gains on investments securities, net gains on equity warrants assets, investment banking revenue and commissions 367,193 437,808 567,931 697,085 524,375 GAAP total revenue C 1,607,075 1,977,600 2,638,972 3,318,080 2,783,169 Non-GAAP taxable equivalent revenue, net of noncontrolling interests and SVB Leerink, net of net gains on investments securities, net gains on equity warrants assets, investment banking revenue and commissions D 1,518,853 1,861,220 2,471,090 2,804,311 2,099,99833 GAAP operating efficiency ratio (A/C) 53.50% 51.11% 45.02% 48.26% 49.23% Non-GAAP core operating efficiency ratio (B/D) 56.57% 54.26% 48.06% 48.06% 53.41% See “Use of non-GAAP Financial Measures” in our Q3 2020 Earnings Release for more information. Q3 2020 Financial Highlights 50


 
Important information regarding forward-looking statements and use of non-GAAP financial measures The Company’s financial results for 2020 reflected in this presentation are unaudited. This document should be read in conjunction with the Company’s SEC filings. Forward-Looking Statements This presentation contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are neither historical facts nor assurances of future performance, and are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which may be beyond our control. You can identify these and other forward-looking statements by the use of words such as “becoming,” “may,” “will,” “should,” "could," "would," “predict,” “potential,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “seek,” “expect,” “plan,” “intend,” the negative of such words, or comparable terminology. In this presentation, we make forward-looking statements discussing management’s expectations about, among other things: economic conditions; the potential effects of the COVID- 19 pandemic; opportunities in the market; outlook on our clients' performance; our financial, credit, and business performance, including potential investment gains, loan growth, loan mix, loan yields, credit quality, deposits, noninterest income, and expense levels; and financial results. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, we have based these expectations on our current beliefs as well as our assumptions, and such expectations may prove to be incorrect. We wish to caution you that such statements are just predictions and actual events or results may differ materially, due to c hanges in economic, business and regulatory factors and trends. Our actual results of operations and financial performance could differ significantly from those expressed in or implied by our management’s forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause our actual results and financial condition to differ from the expectations stated in the forward-looking statements include, among others: market and economic conditions (including the general condition of the capital and equity markets, and IPO, M&A and financing activity levels) and the associated impact on us (including effects on client demand for our commercial and investment banking and other financial services, as well as on the valuations of our investments); the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on the economic and business environments in which we operate; changes in the volume and credit quality of our loans; the impact of changes in interest rates or market levels or factors affecting or affected by them, especially on our loan and investment po rtfolios; changes in the levels of our loans, deposits and client investment fund balances; changes in the performance or equity valuations of funds or companies in which we have invested or hold derivative instruments or equity warrant assets; variations from our expectations as to factors impacting our cost structure; changes in our assessment of the creditworthiness or liquidity of our clients or unanticipated effects of credit concentration risks which create or exacerbate deterioration of such creditworthiness or liquidity; variations from our expectations as to factors impacting the timing and level of employee share-based transactions; variations from our expectations as to factors impacting our estimate of our full-year effective tax rate; accounting changes, as required by Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP); and regulatory, tax or legal changes or their impact on us. The COVID-19 pandemic has created economic and financial disruptions that have adversely affected, and may continue to adversely affect, our business, operations, financial performance and prospects. Even after the COVID-19 pandemic subsides, it is possible that the U.S. and other major economies experience or continue to experience a prolonged recession, which could materially and adversely affect our business, operations, financial performance and prospects. Statements about the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, operations, financial performance and prospects may constitute forward- looking statements and are subject to the risk that the actual impacts may differ, possibly materially, from what is reflecte d in those forward-looking statements due to factors and future developments that are uncertain, unpredictable and in many cases beyond our control, including the scope and duration of the pandemic, actions taken by governmental authorities in response to the pandemic, and the direct and indirect impact of the pandemic on our customers, third parties and us. We refer you to the documents the Company files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including ( i) our latest Annual Report on Form 10-K, (ii) our most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and (iii) our most recent earnings release filed on Form 8-K. These documents contain and identify important risk factors that could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from those contained in our projections or other forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements included in this presentation are made only as of the date of this presentation. We assume no obligation and do not intend to revise or update any forward-looking statements contained in this presentation, except as required by law. This presentation shall not constitute an offer or solicitation in connection with any securities. Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures To supplement our financial disclosures that are presented in accordance with GAAP, we use certain non-GAAP measures of financial performance (including, but not limited to, non-GAAP core fee income, non- GAAP noninterest income, non-GAAP net gains on investment securities, non-GAAP non-marketable and other equity securities, non-GAAP noninterest expense and non- GAAP financial ratios) of financial performance. These supplemental performance measures may vary from, and may not be comparable to, similarly titled measures by other companies in our industry. Non-GAAP financial measures are not in accordance with, or an alternative for, GAAP. Generally, a non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of a company’s performance that either excludes or includes amounts that are not normally excluded or included in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. A non-GAAP financial measure may also be a financial metric that is not required by GAAP or other applicable requirement. We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures, when taken together with the corresponding GAAP financial measures (as applicable), provide meaningful supplemental information regarding our performance by: (i) excluding amounts attributable to non-controlling interests for which we effectively do not receive the economic benefit or cost of, where indicated, or (ii) providing additional information used by management that is not otherwise required by GAAP or other applicable requirements. Our management uses, and believes that investors benefit from referring to, these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing our operating results and when planning, forecasting and analyzing future periods. These non-GAAP financial measures also facilitate a comparison of our performance to prior periods. We believe these measures are frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of compan ies in our industry. However, these non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for or superior to, net income or other financial measures prepared in accorda nce with GAAP. Under the “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” section in our latest earnings release filed as an exhibit to our Form 8-K on October 22, 2020, we have provided reconciliations of, where applicable, the most comparable GAAP financial measures to the non-GAAP financial measures used in this presentation, or a reconciliation of the non-GAAP calculation of the financial measure. Please refer to that section of the earnings release for more information. Q3 2020 Financial Highlights 51


 
About SVB Financial Group For more than 35 years, SVB Financial Group (NASDAQ: SIVB) and its subsidiaries have helped innovative companies and their investors move bold ideas forward, fast. SVB Financial Group’s businesses, including Silicon Valley Bank, offer commercial, investment and private banking, asset management, private wealth management, brokerage and investment services and funds management services to companies in the technology, life science and healthcare, private equity and venture capital, and premium wine industries. Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, SVB Financial Group operates in centers of innovation around the world. Learn more at www.svb.com. SVB Financial Group is the holding company for all business units and groups © 2020 SVB Financial Group. All rights reserved. SVB, SVB FINANCIAL GROUP, SILICON VALLEY BANK, SVB LEERINK, MAKE NEXT HAPPEN NOW and the chevron device are trademarks of SVB Financial Group, used under license. Silicon Valley Bank is a member of the FDIC and the Federal Reserve System. Silicon Valley Bank is the California bank subsidiary of SVB Financial Group. Q3 2020 Financial Highlights 52


 
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