<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000950170-23-049756.txt : 20230925
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950170-23-049756
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20230922
FILED AS OF DATE:		20230925
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20230925

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Wu Yue Alexander
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001682419

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-39852
		FILM NUMBER:		231276902

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O SORRENTO THERAPEUTICS, INC.
		STREET 2:		9380 JUDICIAL DRIVE
		CITY:			SAN DIEGO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			92121

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Scilex Holding Co
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001820190
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS (NO DIAGNOSTIC SUBSTANCES) [2836]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		960 SAN ANTONIO ROAD
		CITY:			PALO ALTO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94303
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(650) 516-4310

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		960 SAN ANTONIO ROAD
		CITY:			PALO ALTO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94303

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Scilex Holding Company/DE
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20221117

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Vickers Vantage Corp. I
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20200804
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    <periodOfReport>2023-09-22</periodOfReport>

    <noSecuritiesOwned>0</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001820190</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>Scilex Holding Co</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>SCLX</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerName>Wu Yue Alexander</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O SCILEX HOLDING COMPANY</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>960 SAN ANTONIO ROAD</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>PALO ALTO</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>94303</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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            <isOfficer>false</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>false</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>false</isOther>
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    <derivativeTable>
        <derivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Nonstatutory Stock Option (right to buy)</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>1.73</value>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <exerciseDate>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
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            <expirationDate>
                <value>2029-06-10</value>
            </expirationDate>
            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock</value>
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                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>404098</value>
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                    <value>D</value>
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            </ownershipNature>
        </derivativeHolding>
    </derivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Fully exercisable.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Jaisim Shah, as Attorney-in-Fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2023-09-25</signatureDate>
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  <p style="text-indent:0;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;min-width:fit-content;">LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY</font></p>
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  <p style="text-indent:6.667%;font-size:10pt;margin-top:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:justify;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;min-width:fit-content;">Know all by these present, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of Jaisim Shah, Stephen Ma and Steve Lincoln (each, an &#x201c;</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;min-width:fit-content;">Attorney-in-fact</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;min-width:fit-content;">&#x201d;) of Scilex Holding Company (the &#x201c;</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;min-width:fit-content;">Company</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;min-width:fit-content;">&#x201d;), or any of them acting singly and with full power of substitution, as the undersigned&#x2019;s true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:</font></p>
  <p style="margin-left:0.093%;text-indent:6.581%;font-size:10pt;margin-top:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;margin-right:0.019%;text-align:justify;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;min-width:fit-content;">1.	submit to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#x201c;SEC&#x201d;) a Form ID Application Acknowledgement on the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system (&#x201c;EDGAR&#x201d;) of the SEC, including any amendments thereto, and any other documents necessary or appropriate to obtain EDGAR codes and passwords enabling the undersigned to make electronic filings with the SEC of reports required by Sections 13(d), 13(g) or Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#x201c;Exchange Act&#x201d;), or any other rule or regulation of the SEC.</font></p>
  <p style="text-indent:6.668%;font-size:10pt;margin-top:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;margin-right:0.019%;text-align:justify;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;min-width:fit-content;">2.	prepare, submit, execute for, and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned&#x2019;s capacity as an officer, director and/or holder of 10% or more of a registered class of securities, as applicable, of the Company (a) Schedules 13D and 13G (and any amendments thereto) in accordance with Sections 13(d) and 13(g) of the Exchange Act and the rules promulgated thereunder, (b) Forms 3, 4, and 5 (and any amendments thereto) in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act and the rules promulgated thereunder, and (c) any other forms or reports the undersigned may be required to file in connection with the undersigned&#x2019;s ownership, acquisition, or disposition of securities of the Company;</font></p>
  <p style="text-indent:6.668%;font-size:10pt;margin-top:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;margin-right:0.019%;text-align:justify;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;min-width:fit-content;">3.	do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Schedule 13D, Schedule 13G, Form 3, 4, or 5, or other form or report (or any amendment thereto), and timely file such schedule, form or report with the SEC and any stock exchange or similar authority;</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;min-width:fit-content;"> </font></p>
  <p style="text-indent:6.668%;font-size:10pt;margin-top:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;margin-right:0.019%;text-align:justify;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;min-width:fit-content;">4.	seek or obtain, as the undersigned&#x2019;s representative and on the undersigned&#x2019;s behalf, information on transactions in the Company&#x2019;s securities from any broker or financial institution, and the undersigned hereby authorizes any such person to release any such information to each of the Attorneys-in-fact and approves and ratifies any such release of information; and</font></p>
  <p style="text-indent:6.668%;font-size:10pt;margin-top:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;margin-right:0.019%;text-align:justify;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;min-width:fit-content;">5.	take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such Attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such Attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such Attorney-in-fact may approve in such Attorney-in-fact&#x2019;s discretion.</font></p>
  <p style="text-indent:6.668%;font-size:10pt;margin-top:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;margin-right:0.019%;text-align:justify;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;min-width:fit-content;">The undersigned hereby grants to each Attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;min-width:fit-content;"> </font></p>
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  <p style="text-indent:0;font-size:10pt;margin-top:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;margin-right:0.019%;text-align:justify;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;min-width:fit-content;">exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as such undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such Attorney-in-fact, or such Attorney-in-fact&#x2019;s substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that each Attorney-in-fact, in serving in such capacities at the request of the undersigned, is not assuming any of the undersigned&#x2019;s responsibilities to comply with Section 13 and Section 16 of the Exchange Act.</font></p>
  <p style="text-indent:6.668%;font-size:10pt;margin-top:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;margin-right:0.019%;text-align:justify;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;min-width:fit-content;">This Power of Attorney, with respect to each of the Attorneys-in-fact, shall remain in full force and effect until the earlier of (a) the date that the undersigned is no longer required to file Schedules 13D and 13G and Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the undersigned&#x2019;s beneficial ownership and transactions in securities issued by the Company  (b) with respect to the Attorney-in-fact, this Power of Attorney is revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to such Attorney-in-fact, or (c) the time at which such attorney-in-fact is no longer employed by the Company or any of its subsidiaries.</font></p>
  <p style="text-indent:6.668%;font-size:10pt;margin-top:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;margin-right:0.019%;text-align:justify;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;min-width:fit-content;">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Limited Power of Attorney as of this 20th day of September, 2023.</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;min-width:fit-content;"> </font></p>
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  <p style="margin-left:46.667%;text-indent:12.505%;font-size:10pt;margin-top:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;margin-right:0.019%;text-align:justify;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;min-width:fit-content;">Signed and acknowledged:</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;min-width:fit-content;"> </font></p>
  <p style="margin-left:46.667%;text-indent:12.505%;font-size:10pt;margin-top:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;margin-right:0.019%;text-align:justify;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;min-width:fit-content;">By: </font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline;font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;min-width:fit-content;">/s/ Yue Alexander Wu, Ph.D.</font></p>
  <p style="margin-left:46.667%;text-indent:12.505%;font-size:10pt;margin-top:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;margin-right:0.019%;text-align:justify;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;min-width:fit-content;">Name: Yue Alexander Wu, Ph.D.</font></p>
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