Company: SWKH
Filing Date: 2025-04-29
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001628280-25-020718
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Company: SWK Holdings Corp
Filing Date: 2025-04-29
Form: DEF 14A
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### UNITED STATES

### SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
<div align='center'>Washington, D.C. 20549</div>

#### SCHEDULE 14A
<div align='center'>Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities</div>

#### Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. )
| ☒ |     | Filed by the Registrant |     | ☐ |     | Filed by a Party other than the Registrant |

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| ☐                          |     | Preliminary Proxy Statement                                                     |
| ☐                          |     | CONFIDENTIAL, FOR USE OF THE COMMISSION ONLY (AS PERMITTED BY RULE 14a-6(e)(2)) |
| ☒                          |     | Definitive Proxy Statement                                                      |
| ☐                          |     | Definitive Additional Materials                                                 |
| ☐                          |     | Soliciting Material Under Rule 14a-12                                           |

### SWK HOLDINGS CORPORATION
<div align='center'>(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)

(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if Other than the Registrant)</div>

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| ☒                                                  |     | No fee required.                                                                                     |
| ☐                                                  |     | Fee paid previously with preliminary materials.                                                      |
| ☐                                                  |     | Fee computed on table in exhibit required by Item 25(b) per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11. |

### SWK HOLDINGS CORPORATION

#### 5956 Sherry Lane, Suite 650

#### Dallas, Texas 75225
Dear Fellow Stockholders:

You are cordially invited to attend our 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”), to be held in a virtual meeting format only via the Internet. You will not be able to attend the Annual Meeting in person. The Annual Meeting will be held on Friday, June 13, 2025 at 9:00 a.m., Central Time. You may attend, vote and submit questions during the Annual Meeting via the Internet at www.meetnow.global/MAR46CD

The matters expected to be acted upon at our Annual Meeting are (1) the election of three (3) directors; (2) the ratification of the appointment of BPM LLP as our independent auditors for the