SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Strategic Value Partners, LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)
100 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE

(Street)
GREENWICH CT 06830

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SILVERBOW RESOURCES, INC. [ SBOW ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below)
Former 10% Owner
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/14/2023
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
Form filed by One Reporting Person
X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 12/14/2023 S 2,530,000 D $26.9(1) 393,351 I See footnotes(2)(3)(4)
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Strategic Value Partners, LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)
100 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE

(Street)
GREENWICH CT 06830

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below)
Former 10% Owner
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
SVP Special Situations III LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O STRATEGIC VALUE PARTNERS, LLC
100 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE

(Street)
GREENWICH CT 06830

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below)
Former 10% Owner
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
SVP Special Situations III-A LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O STRATEGIC VALUE PARTNERS, LLC
100 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE

(Street)
GREENWICH CT 06830

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below)
Former 10% Owner
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Khosla Victor

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O STRATEGIC VALUE PARTNERS, LLC
100 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE

(Street)
GREENWICH CT 06830

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below)
Former 10% Owner
Explanation of Responses:
1. Represents 2,530,000 shares of Common Stock sold at a price of $26.90 per share to the underwriters pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement filed with the SEC as Exhibit 1.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Issuer on December 14, 2023, in connection with a registered public offering of shares of Common Stock by SVMF 71 LLC, as selling stockholder.
2. The reported shares are held directly by SVMF 71 LLC. Strategic Value Partners, LLC (i) is the investment manager of Strategic Value Master Fund, Ltd., which has an ownership interest in SVMF 70 LLC, which has an ownership interest in SVMF 71 LLC, (ii) is the managing member of SVP Special Situations III LLC, which is the investment manager of Strategic Value Special Situations Master Fund III, L.P., which has an ownership interest in SVMF 70 LLC, which has an ownership interest in SVMF 71 LLC, and (iii) is the managing member of SVP Special Situations III-A LLC, which is the investment manager of Strategic Value Opportunities Fund, L.P., which has an ownership interest in SVMF 71 LLC.
3. Mr. Khosla is the managing member of Milestone Holding Company, LLC, which in turn is the sole managing member of Midwood Holdings, LLC. Midwood Holdings, LLC is the managing member of Strategic Value Partners, LLC. Mr. Khosla is also the indirect majority owner and control person of Strategic Value Partners, LLC, SVP Special Situations III LLC and SVP Special Situations III-A LLC.
4. The filing of this Form 4 shall not be construed as an admission that the Reporting Persons are or were for the purposes of Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act, or otherwise, the beneficial owners of any of the shares of common stock of the Issuer. The Reporting Persons disclaim such beneficial ownership, except to the extent of their pecuniary interest, if any.
/s/ Lewis Schwartz, as Chief Financial Officer of Strategic Value Partners, LLC 12/15/2023
/s/ Lewis Schwartz, as Chief Financial Officer of SVP Special Situations III LLC 12/15/2023
/s/ Lewis Schwartz, as Chief Financial Officer of SVP Special Situations III-A LLC 12/15/2023
/s/ Victor Khosla 12/15/2023
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