UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 30, 2025

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SCILEX HOLDING COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	001-39852 (Commission File Number)	92-1062542 (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

960 San Antonio Road, Palo Alto, California, 94303
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(650) 516-4310

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:

(Title of each class)	(Trading Symbol)	(Name of exchange on which registered)
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share	SCLX	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Warrants to purchase one share of common stock, each at an exercise price of $11.50	SCLXW	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☒

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☒

Item 8.01. Other Events.

By letter dated April 30, 2025, The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) notified Scilex Holding Company (the “Company”) that it has regained compliance with the minimum bid price requirement of the Nasdaq Capital Market under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) (“Rule 5550(a)(2)”), which requires that the Company maintain a minimum bid price of $1.00 per share. The Company regained compliance after the closing bid price of the Company’s common stock had been at $1.00 per share or greater for ten consecutive business days, from April 15, 2025 through April 29, 2025.

On April 30, 2025, the Company issued a press release announcing that it had regained compliance with Rule 5550(a)(2). A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press Release issued by Scilex Holding Company on April 30, 2025.
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File, formatted in Inline Extensible Business Reporting Language (iXBRL).

 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	SCILEX HOLDING COMPANY
	By:	/s/ Jaisim Shah
	Name:	Jaisim Shah
Date: April 30, 2025	Title:	Chief Executive Officer and President