Company: SCLXW
Filing Date: 2025-02-27
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-039223
Chunk: 13

Company: Scilex Holding Co
Filing Date: 2025-02-27
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 13
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 and Corporate Governance — Stockholder Recommendations and Nominations to the Board of Directors.”

Our Bylaws also permit stockholders to nominate directors for election at an annual meeting of stockholders. To nominate a director, the
stockholder must provide the information required by our Bylaws. In addition, the stockholder must give timely notice to our Corporate Secretary in accordance with our Bylaws, which, in general, require that the notice be received by our Corporate
Secretary within the time periods described above under the section titled “Stockholder Proposals” for stockholder proposals that are not intended to be included in a proxy statement.

Availability of Bylaws

A copy of our
Bylaws is available via the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. You may also contact our Corporate Secretary at the address set forth above for a copy of the relevant provisions of our Bylaws regarding the requirements for making
stockholder proposals and nominating director candidates.

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PROPOSAL NO. 1 REVERSE STOCK SPLIT PROPOSAL Background The Board has approved and recommended the Reverse Stock Split Proposal to approve any amendment to the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation to effect a reverse stock split of the Company’s Common Stock within a range of 1-for-14to 1-for-50(or any number in between), without reducing the authorized number of shares of the Common Stock, and the filing of a final amendment with the ratio within such range to be determined in the sole discretion of the Board at any time on or before March 19, 2026, without further approval or authorization of our stockholders. The Reverse Stock Split Proposal provides that the Board will have sole discretion to elect, at any time on or before March 19, 2026, as it determines to be in our best interest, whether or not to effect the Reverse Stock Split, and, if so, the number of shares of Common Stock, between and including 1-for-14to 1-for-50,which will be combined into one share of Common Stock. The Board believes that the availability of alternative reverse stock split ratios will provide it with the flexibility to implement the Reverse Stock Split in a manner designed to maximize the anticipated benefits for us and our stockholders. If the Board determines that effecting the Reverse Stock Split is in our best interest, the Reverse Stock Split will become effective upon the filing of an amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the “Delaware Secretary of State”). The amendment filed