Filed Pursuant to Rule
424(b)(3)
Registration No. 333-107994
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT DATED OCTOBER 31, 2003
(To Prospectus Dated September 30, 2003)
SILICON VALLEY BANCSHARES
$150,000,000
(aggregate principal amount)
Zero Coupon Convertible
Subordinated Notes due June 15, 2008 and the Common Stock Issuable
Upon Conversion of the Notes
This Prospectus Supplement, together with the Prospectus listed above, is to be used by certain holders of the above-referenced securities or by their transferees, pledgees, donees or their successors in connection with the offer and sale of the above referenced securities.
The table captioned Selling Securityholders commencing on page 38 of the Prospectus is hereby amended to reflect the following additions and changes:
Name |
|
Principal Amount at |
|
Percentage of |
|
Number of Shares of |
|
Percentage of |
Lakeshore International Limited |
|
4,800,000 |
|
3.2% |
|
142,739 |
|
0.4% |
Global Bermuda Limited Partnership |
|
1,200,000 |
|
* |
|
35,685 |
|
0.1% |
* Less than 1%.
(1) Assumes conversion of all of the holders notes at a conversion price of approximately $33.6277 per share of common stock. However, this conversion price will be subject to adjustment as described under Description of NotesConversion Rights. As a result, the amount of common stock issuable upon conversion of the notes may increase or decrease in the future.
(2) Calculated based on Rule 13d-3(d)(i) of the Exchange Act using 34,490,249 shares of common stock outstanding as of June 30, 2003. In calculating this amount, we treated as outstanding the number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of all of that particular holders notes. However, we did not assume the conversion of any other holders notes.