Sec Form 3 Filing - Ji Henry @ Scilex Holding Co - 2023-09-22

FORM 3 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person Ji Henry 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Scilex Holding Co [ SCLX] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Executive Chairperson (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O SCILEX HOLDING COMPANY, 960 SAN ANTONIO ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 09/22/2023 (Street) PALO ALTO, CA94303 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 305,273 D Common Stock 292,264 I See Footnote ( 1 ) Common Stock 5,640 I By Spouse Common Stock 70 I By BioVintage, Inc. Common Stock 2,749 I By BioVintage, Inc. ( 2 ) ( 3 )

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares Incentive Stock Option (right to buy) $ 1.73 ( 4 ) 09/20/2029 Common Stock 232,238 D Nonstatutory Stock Option (right to buy) $ 1.73 ( 4 ) 09/20/2029 Common Stock 1,799,470 D Nonstatutory Stock Option (right to buy) $ 8.08 ( 5 ) 01/17/2033 Common Stock 9,000,000 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Ji Henry C/O SCILEX HOLDING COMPANY 960 SAN ANTONIO ROAD PALO ALTO, CA94303 X Executive Chairperson Signatures /s/ Jaisim Shah, as Attorney-in-Fact 10/02/2023 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Shares are held in family trusts of which the Reporting Person is a co-trustee with his spouse. ( 2 )On December 30, 2022, the Board of Directors of Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. ("Sorrento") declared a stock dividend (the "Dividend") to all holders of record of its common stock as of the close of business on January 9, 2023, of 0.1410127 of a share of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Issuer ("Scilex Common Stock") for each one share of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Sorrento ("Sorrento Common Stock"). The Reporting Person wrote a put option in Sorrento Common Stock on August 26, 2022 (the "Put Option"), which was adjusted as a result of the Stock Dividend to relate to an aggregate of 19,500 shares of Sorrento Common Stock and 2,749 shares of Scilex Common Stock and to reflect a corresponding change to the exercise price of the Put Option to $0.80268 per share of Sorrento Common Stock and $8.6002 per share of Scilex Common Stock. ( 3 )(Continued from footnote 2) The Put Option settled on March 17, 2023 and resulted in the Reporting Person becoming entitled to receive 2,749 shares of Scilex Common Stock at a price of $8.6002 per share of Scilex Common Stock, upon the expiration of the lock-up on such shares which is currently set to expire on March 31, 2024. ( 4 )25% of the original number of shares subject to the option vested on March 18, 2020, and 1/36th of the remaining number of shares subject to the option have vested and shall vest on a monthly basis thereafter, subject to the Reporting Person's continued service to the Issuer through each such vesting date. ( 5 )1/48th of the shares subject to the option have vested and shall vest on a monthly basis following the grant date, subject to the Reporting Person's continued service to the Issuer through each such vesting date.

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