Filing Details

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
	ELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP, L.L.C.
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
	(a)☐
	(b)☐
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5	SOLE VOTING POWER
			0
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER
			5,448,983
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
			0
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			5,448,983
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	5,448,983
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	☐
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
	9.2%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	IA

SVB Financial Group (the “Issuer”)

3003 Tasman Drive, Santa Clara, CA 95054

This Statement is filed on behalf of each of the following persons (collectively, the “Reporting Persons”):

This Statement relates to Shares (as defined herein) held for the accounts of Ellington Credit Opportunities, Ltd. (“ECO”), Ellington M Credit Master Fund Ltd. (“EMCM”), Ellington Special Relative Value Fund LLC (“ESRV”), and Ellington Warlander Partners LP (“EWP” and, together with ECO, EMCM and ESRV, the “Ellington Funds”).

EMG serves as investment adviser to each of the Ellington Funds. EMGH is the majority member of EMG. VC is the managing member of EMG and the general partner of EMGH. Mr. Vranos serves as Chief Executive Officer of EMG and is the largest limited partner of EMGH and the sole owner and managing member of VC.

The address of the principal business office of each of the Reporting Persons is 53 Forest Avenue, Old Greenwich, CT 06870.

Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Shares”)

78486Q101

This Item 3 is not applicable.

As of the date hereof, each of the Reporting Persons may be deemed the beneficial owner of approximately 9.2% of Shares outstanding. (There were 59,200,925 Shares outstanding as of January 31, 2023, based on the Issuer’s annual report on Form 10-K filed on February 24, 2023.)

This Item 5 is not applicable.

See disclosure in Items 2 and 4 hereof. The Ellington Funds listed in Item 2(a) are known to have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the Shares covered by this Statement that may be deemed to be beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons.

See disclosure in Item 2 hereof.

This Item 8 is not applicable.

This Item 9 is not applicable.

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the Issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under §240.14a-11.

SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT A

JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

The undersigned hereby agree that the statement on Schedule 13G with respect to the Common Stock of SVB Financial Group dated as of March 31, 2023 is, and any amendments thereto (including amendments on Schedule 13D) signed by each of the undersigned shall be, filed on behalf of each of us pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

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