UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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SVB management will recommend to the Board of Directors’ Compensation Committee no later than July 1, 2006 that the Plan adopt amendments to require serial vesting over a minimum three year period for full value awards granted to employees regardless of position, and a minimum period of one year for full value performance-contingent awards granted to employees regardless of position. We will further recommend that the Plan adopt an amendment to Section 4(b)(vi) to limit the Administrator’s authority to accelerate such vesting periods to only the cases of death, disability, retirement or change in control.

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The total number of shares of our Common Stock subject to our stock options, restricted stock awards, restricted stock unit awards, stock bonus awards and any other equity awards granted under the Plan during a fiscal year will not exceed two and one-half percent (2.5%) of the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of the beginning of the fiscal year. For purposes of calculating this, each full value award share will count for 2 shares.

/s/ JACK JENKINS-STARK

Jack Jenkins-Stark

Chief Financial Officer