Notice of Grant of Restricted Stock Unit Award and Award Agreement (Executives)

EXHIBIT 10.18

Effective on the Date of Grant listed above, you have been granted an Award of Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) under the SVB Financial Group 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”).

RSUs in each period will vest in increments on the dates shown in the Vesting Schedule (“Vesting Dates”), subject to the Participant continuing to be a Service Provider through each such date. Unless otherwise specified in the Restricted Stock Unit Election Form (the “Election”), the Settlement Dates for the RSUs shall be the Vesting Dates.

Unless otherwise defined herein or in the Award Agreement, capitalized terms herein or in the Award Agreement will have the defined meanings ascribed to them in the Plan.

By your acceptance and the Company’s signature below, you and the Company agree that these RSUs are granted under and governed by the terms and conditions of the Company’s 2006 Equity Incentive Plan and the this Award Agreement, all of which are attached and made a part of this document.

SVB FINANCIAL GROUP

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT

1. Grant . The Company hereby grants to the Participant under the Plan an Award of the number of RSUs set forth on the first page, subject to all of the terms and conditions in this Award Agreement and the Plan.

2. Company’s Obligation to Pay . Each RSU represents the right to receive a share of Common Stock (“Share”). Unless and until the RSUs will have vested in the manner set forth in Sections 3 and 4, the Participant will have no right to payment of any such RSUs. Prior to actual payment of any vested RSUs, such RSUs will represent an unsecured obligation of the Company, payable (if at all) only from the general assets of the Company.

3. Vesting Schedule . Subject to Section 4, the RSUs awarded by this Award Agreement will vest in the Participant according to the vesting schedule set forth on the attached Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, subject to the Participant continuing to be a Service Provider through each such date.

4. Forfeiture upon Termination of Status as a Service Provider . Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Award Agreement, if the Participant ceases to be a Service Provider for any or no reason, the then-unvested RSUs awarded by this Award Agreement will thereupon be forfeited at no cost to the Company and the Participant will have no further rights thereunder.

5. Payment after Vesting .

(a) Any RSUs that vest in accordance with Section 3 will be paid to the Participant (or in the event of the Participant’s death, pursuant to Section 6 hereof) in whole Shares, provided that to the extent determined appropriate by the Company, any federal, state and local withholding taxes with respect to such RSUs will be paid by reducing the number of Shares actually paid to the Participant. The Company shall issue to the Participant, on a date within thirty (30) days following the Settlement Date, a number of whole Shares equal to the vested RSUs. Such Shares shall not be subject to any restriction on transfer other than any such restriction as may be required pursuant to Section 7.

(b) Notwithstanding anything in the Plan or this Award Agreement to the contrary, if the vesting of the balance, or some lesser portion of the balance, of the Restricted Stock Units is accelerated in connection with the Participant’s termination as a Service Provider (provided that such termination is a “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A, as determined by the Company), other than due to death, and if (x) the Participant is a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A at the time of such termination as a Service Provider and (y) the payment of such accelerated Restricted Stock Units will result in the

imposition of additional tax under Section 409A if paid to the Participant on or within the six (6) month period following the Participant’s termination as a Service Provider, then the payment of such accelerated Restricted Stock Units will not be made until the date six (6) months and one (1) day following the date of the Participant’s termination as a Service Provider, unless the Participant dies following his or her termination as a Service Provider, in which case, the Restricted Stock Units will be paid in Shares in accordance with Section 6 as soon as practicable following his or her death. It is the intent of this Award Agreement to comply with the requirements of Section 409A so that none of the Restricted Stock Units provided under this Award Agreement or Shares issuable thereunder will be subject to the additional tax imposed under Section 409A, and any ambiguities herein will be interpreted to so comply. For purposes of this Award Agreement, “Section 409A” means Section 409A of the Code, and any proposed, temporary or final Treasury Regulations and Internal Revenue Service guidance thereunder, as each may be amended from time to time.

6. Payments after Death . Any distribution or delivery to be made to the Participant under this Award Agreement will, if the Participant is then deceased, be made to the Participant’s designated beneficiary, or if no beneficiary survives the Participant, administrator or executor of the Participant’s estate. Any such transferee must furnish the Company with (a) written notice of his or her status as transferee, and (b) evidence satisfactory to the Company to establish the validity of the transfer and compliance with any laws or regulations pertaining to said transfer.

7. Deferral Election . If permitted, the Participant may elect to defer delivery of the payment of any Shares, which election will be subject to such documentation as the Company may promptly and reasonably request, and any terms under the Silicon Valley Bank Deferred Compensation Plan as the Committee deems appropriate. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, any such deferral election by the Participant will be void and not given effect unless the Participant’s deferral election is made at least twelve (12) months prior to the date the Shares otherwise are scheduled to be paid. The Committee may require that the Participant make an election earlier than twelve (12) months prior to the date the Shares are scheduled to be paid. Upon the date the Shares vest to which a deferral election applies, the Company will create a bookkeeping entry initially representing an amount equ