JND Legal Administration
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SUMMARY NOTICE OF (I) PENDENCY OF CLASS ACTION AND PROPOSED SETTLEMENT OF CLASS ACTION; (II) SETTLEMENT HEARING; AND (III)MOTION FOR ATTORNEYS' FEES AND LITIGATIONEXPENSES
TO:(a) All persons and entities who purchased or otherwise acquired the publicly traded common stock of Silvergate Capital Corporation (“Silvergate Capital”) from November 7, 2019 through March 21, 2023, inclusive (the “Class Period”), and were damaged thereby; and (b)all persons and entities who purchased Silvergate Capital securities in and/or traceable to any of Silvergate Capital's securities offerings during 2021 and were damaged thereby (collectively, the “Settlement Class”).1
PLEASE READ THIS NOTICE CAREFULLY, YOUR RIGHTS WILL BE AFFECTED BY A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT PENDING IN THIS COURT.
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED, pursuant to Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and an Order of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California (the “Court”), that the above-captioned securities class action (the “Action”) is pending in the Court.
YOU ARE ALSO NOTIFIED that Plaintiffs in the Action have reached a proposed settlement of the Action for $37,500,000 in cash (the “Settlement”), that, if approved, will resolve all claims in theAction.
A hearing will beheldon September 3, 2025 at 9:00 a.m., before the Honorable James E. Simmons, Jr. either in person at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, Edward J. Schwartz United States Courthouse, Courtroom 4B, 221 West Broadway, San Diego, CA 92101, or by telephone or videoconference, to determine (i) whether the proposed Settlement should be approved as fair, reasonable, and adequate; (ii) whether, for purposes of the proposed Settlement only, the Action should be certified as a class action on behalf of the Settlement Class, Plaintiffs should be certified as Class Representatives for the Settlement Class, and Lead Counsel should be appointed as Class Counsel for the Settlement Class; (iii) whether the Action should be dismissed with prejudice against Defendants, and the Releases specified and described in the Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement dated May 9, 2025 (and in the Notice) should be granted; (iv)whether the proposed Plan of Allocation should be approved as fair and reasonable; and (v)whether Lead Counsel's application for an award of attorneys' fees and Litigation Expenses should beapproved; and (vi) any other matters that may properly be brought before the Court in connection with the Settlement.
If you are a member of the Settlement Class, your rights will be affected by the pending Action and the Settlement, and you may be entitled to a payment from the Settlement. If you have not yet received the Notice and Claim Form, you may obtain copies of these documents by contacting the Claims Administrator at Silvergate Securities Litigation, c/o JND Legal Administration, P.O. Box 91072; Seattle, WA 98111; or info@SilvergateSecuritiesLitigation.com. Copies of the Notice and Claim Form can also be downloaded from the Settlement website, www.SilvergateSecuritiesLitigation.com.
If you are a member of the Settlement Class, in order to be eligible to receive a payment from the Settlement, you must submit a Claim Form postmarked (or submitted online) no later than October 21,2025. If you are a Settlement Class Member and do not submit a proper Claim Form, you will not be eligible to receive a payment from the Settlement but you will nevertheless be bound by any judgments or orders entered by the Court in the Action.
If you are a member of the Settlement Class and wish to exclude yourself from the Settlement Class, you must submit a request for exclusion such that it is received no later than August 13, 2025, in accordance with the instructions set forth in the Notice. If you properly exclude yourself from the Settlement Class, you will not be bound by any judgments or orders entered by the Court in the Action and you will not be eligible to receive a payment from the Settlement. Excluding yourself is the only option that may allow you to be part of any other current or future lawsuit against Defendants or any of the other released parties concerning the claims being resolved by theSettlement.
Any objections to the proposed Settlement, the proposed Plan of Allocation, or Lead Counsel's motion for attorneys' fees and Litigation Expenses, must be filed with the Court and delivered to Lead Counsel and Defendants' Counsel such that they are received no later than August 13, 2025, in accordance with the instructions set forth in theNotice.
Please do not contact the Court, the Clerk's office, Defendants, or their counsel regarding this notice. All questions about this notice, the proposed Settlement, or your eligibility to participate in the Settlement should be directed to the Claims Administrator or Lead Counsel.
Requests for the Notice and Claim Form should be made to:
Silvergate Securities Litigationc/o JND Legal AdministrationP.O. Box 91072Seattle, WA 98111866-287-0746info@SilvergateSecuritiesLitigation.comwww.SilvergateSecuritiesLitigation.com
Inquiries, other than requests for the Notice and Claim Form, should be made to Lead Counsel:
Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLCAttn: Carol V. Gilden200 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 2375Chicago, IL 60606Tel.: (312) 629-3737Email: cgilden@cohenmilstein.com
Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLPAttn: Jonathan D. Uslaner2121 Avenue of the StarsLos Angeles, CA 90067Tel.: (310) 819-3481Email: settlements@blbglaw.com
By Order of the Court
1 Certain persons and entities are excluded from the Settlement Class by definition as set forth in the full Notice of (I)Pendency of Class Action and Proposed Settlement of Class Action; (II) Settlement Hearing; and (III) Motion for Attorneys' Fees and Litigation Expenses (the “Notice”), available at www.SilvergateSecuritiesLitigation.com.
SOURCE JND Legal Administration
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