SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2015-01-09

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<DESCRIPTION>2006 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN, AS AMENDED
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<a name="sCA50CFEFE8FFEBC395B7CA91AFEA9F9C"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit 10.1</font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:16px;text-align:center;"><img src="exhibit1012006equityi_image1.gif" style="height:45px;width:116px;"></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">SVB FINANCIAL GROUP</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">2006 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Adopted by the Board of Directors as of February 21, 2006</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Approved by Shareholders as of May 11, 2006, April 21, 2011 and April 26, 2012</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Amended by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors as of June 29, 2006, April 26, 2007, October 22, 2008, March 7, 2011, December 15, 2011, January 8, 2014 and January 7, 2015, and by the Board of Directors as of February 22, 2011 and February 21, 2012</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:0px;padding-top:32px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;"><font style="padding-top:32px;text-align:justify;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;padding-right:48px;">1.</font><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Purposes of the Plan</font><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;">. The purposes of this Plan are:</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:144px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:96px;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;">&#8226;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;">to attract and retain the best available personnel for positions of substantial responsibility,</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:48px;padding-top:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;"><font style="padding-top:16px;text-align:justify;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;padding-right:48px;">&#8226;</font><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;">to provide incentives to individuals who perform services to the Company,</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:48px;padding-top:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;"><font style="padding-top:16px;text-align:justify;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;padding-right:48px;">&#8226;</font><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;">to align with stockholder interests, and </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:48px;padding-top:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;"><font style="padding-top:16px;text-align:justify;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;padding-right:48px;">&#8226;</font><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;">to promote the success of the Company&#8217;s business.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:96px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;">The Plan permits the grant of Incentive Stock Options, Nonstatutory Stock Options, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Stock Appreciation Rights, Performance Units, Performance Shares and other stock or cash awards as the Administrator may determine.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:0px;padding-top:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;"><font style="padding-top:16px;text-align:justify;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;padding-right:48px;">2.</font><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Definitions</font><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;">. As used herein, the following definitions will apply:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:0px;padding-top:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:96px;"><font style="padding-top:16px;text-align:justify;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;padding-right:48px;">(a)</font><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Administrator</font><font style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; means the Board or any of its Committees, including its Compensation Committee, as will be administering the Plan, in accordance with Section 4 of the Plan.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:0px;padding-top:16px;te