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Shareholders' Equity
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]  
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

8. Stockholders’ Equity

 

The consolidated statement of stockholders’ equity has been retroactively adjusted for all periods to reflect the Business Combination and reverse recapitalization described in Note 1. The balances as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 from the consolidated financial statements of the Company as of that date, share activity (Preferred Stock, Common Stock, and additional paid-in-capital) and per share amounts were retroactively adjusted, where applicable, using the Common Stock Exchange Ratio.

 

Common Stock

 

Upon the closing of the Business Combination, pursuant to the terms of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the Company authorized 740,000,000 shares of Common Stock with a par value of $0.0001. As of December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, there were 141,348,856 shares issued and 132,858,484 of Common Stock outstanding, respectively.

 

In connection with the closing of the Business Combination, all previously issued and outstanding shares of Legacy Scilex Common Stock and Legacy Scilex stock options were converted into shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Common Stock Exchange Ratio. The Company has retroactively adjusted shares issued and outstanding prior to November 10, 2022 to give effect to the Common Stock Exchange Ratio to determine the number of shares of Common Stock into which they were converted.

 

Voting

 

The holders of the Common Stock are entitled to one vote for each share of the Common Stock held at all meetings of stockholders.

 

Dividends

 

Common stockholders are entitled to receive dividends whenever funds are legally available and when declared by the Company's board of directors. No dividends have been declared as of December 31, 2022.The Stockholder Agreement, dated as of September 12, 2022, between Vickers and Sorrento (the “Stockholder Agreement”), provides that the Company will be prohibited from taking certain actions without the consent of Sorrento. Such actions include, among other things, the payment of dividends on shares of the Common Stock.

 

Liquidation Rights

 

Subject to the rights of the holders of Preferred Stock, in the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding-up, holders of Common Stock are entitled to share equally in the assets available for distribution after payment of all creditors.

 

Preferred Stock

 

Upon the closing of the Business Combination, $290.6 million of all existing related party indebtedness between Scilex, Scilex Pharma, and Sorrento were cancelled in exchange for the issuance of preferred shares of Scilex (“Series A Preferred Shares” or “Series A Preferred Stock”). In connection with the closing of the Business Combination, all issued Scilex Series A Preferred Shares were cancelled and converted into the right to receive 1) one share of

domesticated parent preferred shares (“New Scilex Preferred Stock” or “Preferred Stock”) par value of $0.0001 per share, and 2) one-tenth of one domesticated parent common stock (“New Scilex Common Stock” or “Common Stock” and such transaction including cancellation of all the existing related party indebtedness in exchange for Preferred Stock and Common Stock, the “Conversion” or “Contribution”).

 

Prior to the Conversion, Legacy Scilex filed a Second Amended Certificate of Incorporation (defined below) to increase the authorized number of shares to 45,000,000 shares and a Certificate of Designation (“Certificate of Designation”) to designate the rights, preferences, and privileges of Scilex Series A Preferred Shares. In connection with the closing of the Business Combination, the Company filed the Certificate of Designation and issued 29,057,097 shares of the Series A Preferred Stock to Sorrento. As of December 31, 2022, there were 29,057,097 shares of Preferred Stock outstanding. There were no Preferred Stock outstanding at December 31, 2021.

 

The Company’s Board of Directors have authority to issue such shares of Preferred Stock in one or more series, to establish, from time to time the number of shares to be included in each such series, and to fix the dividend, voting, and other rights, preferences, and privileges of the shares. Other than the Series A Preferred Stock issued to Sorrento in connection with the closing of the Business Combination, there are no other Preferred Stock outstanding and the Company has no current plans to issue any other shares of preferred stock.

 

Voting

 

The holders of shares of Preferred Stock will be entitled to vote, together with the holders of shares of Common Stock and not separately as a class, on all matters upon which holders of shares of Common Stock have the right to vote. The holders of shares of Preferred Stock will be entitled to one vote for each share of Common Stock that such share of Preferred Stock would otherwise be convertible into pursuant to a deemed conversion on the record date for the determination of the stockholders entitled to vote.

 

Pursuant to the Stockholder Agreement, holders of Series A Preferred Stock have the right to designate each director to be nominated, elected or appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company. The Series A Preferred Stock also has certain protective provisions, such as requiring a written consent of the holders of Series A Preferred Stock to change or amend their rights, powers, privileges, limitations and restrictions.

 

Dividends

 

Holders of the Preferred Stock are not entitled to dividends unless the Company pays dividends to holders of the Common Stock and shall be entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by our Board, such dividends (whether in cash or other property) as are paid to holders of the Common Stock to the same extent as if such holders of Series A Preferred Stock had been deemed to convert their shares of Preferred Stock into Common Stock and had held such shares of Common Stock on the record date for such dividends and distributions. Such payments will be made concurrently with the dividend or distribution to the holders of the Common Stock.

 

Liquidation Rights

 

Subject to the rights of the holders of parity shares (if any), in the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding-up, holders of Preferred Stock rank senior to the Common Stock and are entitled to share equally in the assets available for distribution after payment of all creditors.

 

Assumed Public Warrants and Private Warrants

 

Following the consummation of the Business Combination, holders of the Public Warrants and Private Warrants are entitled to acquire Common Stock of the Company. The warrants are exercisable on the later of (a) the completion of a Business Combination and (b) 12 months from the closing of Vickers's Initial Public Offering. The warrants will expire five years after the completion of the Business Combination or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.

 

Each warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of Common Stock for $11.50 per share.

 

If the reported last sale price of the Common Stock equals or exceeds $18.00 per share for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period ending three business days before the Company sends the notice of redemption to the warrant holders, the Company may redeem all the Public Warrants at a price of $0.01 per warrant upon not less than 30 days’ prior written notice.

 

If the Company calls the Public Warrants for redemption, the Company will have the option to require all holders that wish to exercise the Public Warrants to do so on a cashless basis. The Company will not be required to net cash settle the warrants. As of December 31, 2022, there are 6,899,988 Public Warrants outstanding.

 

In connection with the closing of the Business Combination, 3,104,000 Private Warrants were transferred to Sorrento pursuant to the Warrant Transfer Agreement between Vickers, the Sponsors, Sorrento and Maxim Group, LLC where Sorrento acquired all rights, title and interests to such Private Warrants (“Warrant Transfer Agreement”). As of December 31, 2022, there are 4,104,000 Private Warrants outstanding, of which 3,104,000 Private Warrants are held by Sorrento and 1,000,000 Private Warrants are held by Sponsors.

 

Legacy Scilex Common Stock and Preferred Stock

 

Prior to the Business Combination, Legacy Scilex had the authority to issue 200,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share and 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share per the Certificate of Incorporation dated February 27, 2019. The Certificate of Incorporation was amended and restated on March 4, 2019 (“First Amended Certificate of Incorporation”), in which Legacy Scilex had the authority to issue 350,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share and 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share. The First Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation was amended and restated on November 10, 2022 (“Second Amended Certificate of Incorporation”).

 

As a result of the Second Amended Certificate of Incorporation, Legacy Scilex had the authority to issue 785,000,000 shares, consisting of 740,000,000 shares of common stock and 45,000,000 shares of preferred stock. Immediately prior to the Conversion, there were 197,566,338 shares of Legacy Scilex Common Stock outstanding and 29,057,097 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Legacy Scilex outstanding.

 

Yorkville Standby Equity Purchase Agreement

 

On November 17, 2022, the Company entered into a Standby Equity Purchase Agreement (the “Yorkville Purchase Agreement”) with Yorkville, whereby the Company has the right, but not the obligation, to sell to Yorkville up to $500.0 million of shares of its Common Stock at its request any time during the 36 months following the execution of the Yorkville Purchase Agreement, subject to certain conditions. Pursuant to the Yorkville Purchase Agreement, the shares of Common Stock, if any, that the Company elects to sell to Yorkville pursuant to a sale of Common Stock (each such sale, a “Yorkville Advance”) will be purchased at a price equal to 98% of the lowest daily volume weighted

average price of the Common Stock for any trading day (“VWAP”) during the two consecutive trading days commencing on the date of delivery of a written purchase notice to Yorkville (each, a “Yorkville Advance Notice”).

 

As consideration for Yorkville's commitment to purchase shares of Common Stock at the Company’s direction upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Yorkville Purchase Agreement, upon execution of the Yorkville Purchase Agreement, the Company issued 250,000 shares of Common Stock to Yorkville and paid $10.0 thousand in structuring fees. The registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-268607) related to the Yorkville Purchase Agreement was filed with the SEC on November 30, 2022 and was declared effective by the SEC on December 9, 2022. As of December 31, 2022, there were no shares sold to Yorkville under the Yorkville Purchase Agreement.

 

Refer to Note 14 “Subsequent Event” below for a subsequent event related to the Yorkville Purchase Agreement.