Company: SCLXW
Filing Date: 2025-05-16
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000950170-25-073612
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Company: Scilex Holding Co
Filing Date: 2025-05-16
Form: DEF 14A
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 control of our Company.

Nominees

Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee has recommended, and our Board has approved, Jaisim Shah and Henry Ji, Ph.D. as nominees for election as Class III directors at the Annual Meeting. If elected, each of Jaisim Shah and Henry Ji, Ph.D. will serve as a Class III director until the 2028 annual meeting of stockholders and until his respective successor is duly elected and qualified. Each of the nominees is currently a director of our Company. For information concerning the nominees, please see the section titled “Board of Directors and Corporate Governance.”

If you are a stockholder of record and you sign your proxy card or vote over the Internet but do not give instructions with respect to the voting of directors, your shares will be voted “FOR” the election of each of Jaisim Shah and Henry Ji, Ph.D. We expect that Jaisim Shah and Henry Ji, Ph.D. will each accept such nomination; however, in the event that a director nominee is unable or declines to serve as a director at the time of the Annual Meeting, the proxies will be voted for any nominee designated by our Board to fill such vacancy. If you are a street name stockholder and you do not give voting instructions to your broker or nominee, your broker will leave your shares unvoted on this matter, which will result in no effect on the vote for this matter.

Director Interest

Jaisim Shah and Henry Ji, Ph.D. have an interest in this Proposal No. 1, as each is currently a member of our Board.

Vote Required

The election of directors requires a plurality of the votes cast by the stockholders entitled to vote at such election to be approved. Broker non-votes will have no effect on this proposal.

<div align='center'>THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” THE ELECTION OF

EACH OF THE DIRECTOR NOMINEES NAMED ABOVE.

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PROPOSAL NO. 2

RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM</div>

Our Audit Committee has appointed BPM LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, to audit our consolidated financial statements for our fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.

Notwithstanding the appointment of BPM LLP, and even if our stockholders ratify the appointment, our Audit Committee, in its discretion, may appoint another independent registered public accounting firm at any time during our fiscal year