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): December 5, 2024
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SCILEX HOLDING COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | 001-39852
(Commission
File Number) | 92-1062542
(IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
960 San Antonio Road, Palo Alto, California, 94303
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 516-4310
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 Act
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Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
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 $11.50 per share | 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 4.01. Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant.
On December 5, 2024, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Scilex Holding Company (the “Company”) approved the appointment of BPM LLP (“BPM”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, effective immediately, for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 and the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024.
During the Company’s two most recent fiscal years and the subsequent interim period preceding BPM’s engagement, neither the Company nor anyone acting on its behalf consulted BPM regarding (i) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company’s consolidated financial statements, and BPM did not provide either a written report or oral advice to the Company that was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to any accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue, or (ii) any matter that was either the subject of a disagreement (as that term is used in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions to Item 304 of Regulation S-K) on accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedures or a “reportable event” (as described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K).
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit Number | Description |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File, formatted in Inline Extensible Business Reporting Language (iXBRL). |
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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| By: | /s/ Jaisim Shah |
| Name: | Jaisim Shah |
Date: December 6, 2024 | Title: | Chief Executive Officer and President |
