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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): October 1, 2025
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SCILEX HOLDING COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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001-39852
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92-1062542
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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:
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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 $402.50 |
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 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Appointment of Chief Operating Officer
On October 7, 2025, the board of directors (the “Board”) of Scilex Holding Company (the “Company”) appointed Stephen Ma, age 53, as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer, with such appointment effective as of October 1, 2025.
Mr. Ma has served as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President since September 2023 and as the Company’s Corporate Secretary since March 2024. Mr. Ma was appointed to the Board in September 2025. Mr. Ma previously served as the Company’s Chief Accounting Officer from May 2023 until his appointment as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and as Vice President of Finance from January 2022 to April 2023. Mr. Ma has more than 15 years of finance and operational expertise across pharmaceuticals and venture backed biotechnology companies. Mr. Ma was appointed as Chief Financial Officer of Semnur Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTC: SMNR) on September 22, 2025. He previously served as Director of Finance and Operations for Anwita Biosciences, Inc., a clinical stage company, from August 2019 to January 2022. Prior to that, from May 2016 to August 2019, he served as the Senior Director of Finance and Controller of Semnur Inc. (f/k/a Semnur Pharmaceuticals, Inc.). Prior to that, he served as Controller for Globavir and part of the management team that worked on its initial public offering process. He also served as the Controller for Ardelyx, which went public in 2014. Prior to that, Mr. Ma served in various finance positions at PDL BioPharma, Inc. and Hyperion Therapeutics, Inc. Mr. Ma has a wealth of experience in finance, strategic planning, commercial launching, debt financing, public offerings and M&A transactions. Mr. Ma holds a B.S. in Finance and M.A. in Economics from San Jose State University.
There are no family relationships between Mr. Ma and any director or other executive officer of the Company, nor are there any transactions to which the Company was or is a participant and in which Mr. Ma has a material interest subject to disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Ma and any other person pursuant to which he was selected as Chief Operating Officer. The Company previously entered into its standard form of indemnification agreement with Mr. Ma in connection with his prior appointment as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Ma’s compensation has not been changed in connection his appointment as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer.
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.
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SCILEX HOLDING COMPANY |
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/s/ Henry Ji |
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Henry Ji |
Date: October 7, 2025 |
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Chief Executive Officer & President |
