Company: SCLXW
Filing Date: 2025-05-16
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000950170-25-073612
Chunk: 41

Company: Scilex Holding Co
Filing Date: 2025-05-16
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 41
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 during fiscal year 2024 were pre-approved by our Audit Committee pursuant to regulations of the SEC. Vote Required The ratification of the appointment of BPM LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for our fiscal year ending December 31, 2025 requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the votes cast affirmatively or negatively (excluding abstentions) at the Annual Meeting by the holders entitled to vote thereon. Stockholder abstentions will not have any effect on the outcome of this proposal, so long as a quorum exists. Broker non-votes will have no effect on the outcome of this proposal.

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THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” THE RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF BPM LLP AS OUR INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM.

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REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE The Audit Committee is a committee of the Board of Directors comprised solely of independent directors as required by the listing standards of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC and the rules and regulations of the SEC. In the performance of its oversight function, the Audit Committee has:

| • | reviewed and discussed the audited financial statements with management and BPM LLP;                                                                                                                                                           |
| • | discussed with BPM LLP the matters required to be discussed by the applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) and the SEC; and                                                                         |
| • | received the written disclosures and the letter from BPM LLP required by applicable requirements of the PCAOB regarding their communications with the Audit Committee concerning independence, and has discussed with them their independence. |

Based on the Audit Committee’s review and discussions with management and BPM LLP, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board of Directors that the audited financial statements be included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 for filing with the SEC. Respectfully submitted by the members of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors: AUDIT COMMITTEE Dorman Followwill, Chairperson Yue Alexander Wu, Ph.D. Jay Chun, M.D., Ph.D. The foregoing report of the Audit Committee is required by the SEC, is not “soliciting material,” and, in accordance with the SEC’s rules, will not be deemed to be part of or incorporated by reference by any general statement incorporating by reference this Proxy Statement into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or under the Securities Exchange Act of