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): July 2, 2024

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SCILEX HOLDING COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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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:

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act

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 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

As previously announced by Scilex Holding Company (the “Company”), the board of directors of the Company authorized management to explore ways in which to maximize the value of Semnur Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Semnur”), and SP-102 (SEMDEXA™), the product candidate held by Semnur, for the Company and its stockholders, including by way of conducting a spin-off, merger, dividend, reclassification or other similar transaction.

On July 2, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing the signing of a letter of intent for a potential business combination with Denali Capital Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands corporation (Nasdaq: DECA). A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The information contained in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 furnished as part of Item 9.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference to such filing.

(d) Exhibits.

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.