Sec Form 4 Filing - Strategic Value Partners, LLC @ SILVERBOW RESOURCES, INC. - 2023-09-18

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 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 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SILVERBOW RESOURCES, INC. [ SBOW] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director X __ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 100 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 09/18/2023 (Street) GREENWICH, CT06830 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _____ Form filed by One Reporting Person __ X __ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 09/18/2023 S 1,189,189 D $ 34.78 ( 1 ) 2,923,351 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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: 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

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Strategic Value Partners, LLC 100 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE GREENWICH, CT06830 X X SVP Special Situations III LLC C/O STRATEGIC VALUE PARTNERS, LLC GREENWICH, CT06830 X X SVP Special Situations III-A LLC C/O STRATEGIC VALUE PARTNERS, LLC GREENWICH, CT06830 X X Khosla Victor C/O STRATEGIC VALUE PARTNERS, LLC GREENWICH, CT06830 X X Signatures /s/ Lewis Schwartz, as Chief Financial Officer of Strategic Value Partners, LLC 09/19/2023 Signature of Reporting Person Date /s/ Lewis Schwartz, as Chief Financial Officer of SVP Special Situations III LLC 09/19/2023 Signature of Reporting Person Date /s/ Lewis Schwartz, as Chief Financial Officer of SVP Special Situations III-A LLC 09/19/2023 Signature of Reporting Person Date /s/ Victor Khosla 09/19/2023 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Represents 1,189,189 shares of Common Stock sold at a public offering price of $37.00 per share ($34.78 per share after giving effect to the underwriting discounts and commissions) 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 September 18, 2023, in connection with a registered public offering of shares of Common Stock by the Issuer and 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.

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