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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-23-243701
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	424B3
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	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

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		424B3
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-268603
		FILM NUMBER:		231284962

	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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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-268603</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT NO. 14 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(to Prospectus dated
March&nbsp;17, 2023) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Scilex Holding Company </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Up to 71,459,469 Shares of Common Stock </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Up to 11,003,988 Shares of Common Stock Issuable Upon the Exercise of Warrants </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Up to 5,490,617 Warrants </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This prospectus
supplement supplements the prospectus dated March&nbsp;17, 2023 (the &#147;Prospectus&#148;), which forms a part of our registration statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-1</FONT> (No.
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">333-268603)</FONT> for which Post-Effective Amendment No.&nbsp;1 was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March&nbsp;14, 2023 and declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on
March&nbsp;17, 2023. This prospectus supplement is being filed to update and supplement the information in the Prospectus with the information contained in our Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to the Current Report on Form
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K/A,</FONT> filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September&nbsp;27, 2023 (the &#147;Current Report&#148;). Accordingly, we have attached the Current Report to this prospectus supplement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Prospectus and this prospectus supplement relate to the issuance by us of up to an aggregate of 11,003,988 shares of our common stock, par
value $0.0001 per share (&#147;Common Stock&#148;), issuable upon the exercise of (i) 4,104,000 private placement warrants (the &#147;Private Warrant Shares&#148;) originally sold in a private placement at a price of $0.75 per warrant in connection
with the initial public offering of Vickers Vantage Corp. I (&#147;Vickers&#148;) (and a portion of which were subsequently transferred to Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. (&#147;Sorrento&#148;) at no cost in connection with the Business Combination (as
defined below)) (the &#147;Private Warrants&#148;) and (ii) 6,899,988 public warrants (the &#147;Public Warrant Shares&#148;) originally sold to the public investors in connection with the initial public offering of units of Vickers (the
&#147;Public Warrants&#148; and together with the Private Warrants, the &#147;Warrants&#148;) at a price of $10.00 per unit, with each unit consisting of one ordinary share of Vickers and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">one-half</FONT> of one
warrant to purchase one ordinary share of Vickers. Each Warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one share of our Common Stock at a price of $11.50 per share. We will not receive the proceeds from the resale of the Private Warrant Shares or
the Public Warrant Shares hereunder; however, we will receive the proceeds from any exercise of the Private Warrants and the Public Warrants. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Prospectus and this prospectus supplement also relates to the offer and sale from time to time by: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) the selling stockholders named in this prospectus (including their permitted transferees, donees, pledgees and other <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">successors-in-interest)</FONT></FONT> (collectively, the &#147;Selling Stockholders&#148;) of up to an aggregate of 71,459,469 shares (the &#147;Resale Shares&#148;) of our Common Stock,
consisting of: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) up to 3,983,057 shares of Common Stock (the &#147;Sponsor Shares&#148;) held by Vickers Venture Fund VI
Pte Ltd, Vickers Venture Fund VI (Plan) Pte Ltd, Pei Wei Woo, Suneel Kaji and Steve Myint (collectively, the &#147;Sponsors&#148;), comprised of 3,450,000 shares that were issued on November&nbsp;9, 2022 upon conversion of the same number of our
former ordinary shares (initially acquired by the Sponsors prior to the initial public offering of units of Vickers Vantage Corp. I at a purchase price of $0.007 per ordinary share) in connection with the Domestication and the Business Combination
(each as defined below) and 533,057 shares that were also issued on November&nbsp;9, 2022 upon the contribution of certain indebtedness by Vickers Venture Fund VI Pte Ltd and Vickers Venture Fund VI (Plan) Pte Ltd at a contribution value of $10.00
per share, in connection with the Business Combination pursuant to a debt contribution agreement; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) up to 61,985,795
shares of Common Stock (the &#147;Merger Shares&#148;) issued to Sorrento on November&nbsp;10, 2022 in connection with the Business Combination at an equity consideration value of $10.00 per share; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii) up to 4,104,000 Private Warrant Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Private Warrants at an exercise price of $11.50
per share; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iv) up to 1,386,617 Public Warrant Shares issuable to Sorrento upon the exercise of the Public Warrants
held by Sorrento at an exercise price of $11.50 per share; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) the selling warrantholders named in this prospectus (including their
permitted transferees, donees, pledgees and other <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">successors-in-interest)</FONT></FONT> (collectively, the &#147;Selling Warrantholders&#148; and, together with the Selling
Stockholders, the &#147;Selling Securityholders&#148;) of up to 4,104,000 Private Warrants (which were originally issued at a price of $0.75 per Private Warrant, of which 3,104,000 were transferred from the Sponsors to Sorrento at no cost in
connection with the Business Combination), and 1,386,617 Public Warrants (which were acquired by Sorrento in open-market purchases at a weighted average price of $0.3078 per Public Warrant). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our Common Stock is listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol &#147;SCLX&#148;. On September&nbsp;26, 2023, the last reported sales
price per share of our Common Stock was $1.56. Our Public Warrants are listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol &#147;SCLXW.&#148; On September&nbsp;26, 2023, the closing sale price per warrant of our Public Warrants was $0.61. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This prospectus supplement updates and supplements the information in the Prospectus and is not complete without, and may not be delivered or
utilized except in combination with, the Prospectus, including any amendments or supplements thereto. This prospectus supplement should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus and if there is any inconsistency between the information in the
Prospectus and this prospectus supplement, you should rely on the information in this prospectus supplement. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>See the
section entitled &#147;Risk Factors&#148; beginning on page 14 of the Prospectus as well as risks and uncertainties described under similar headings in any amendments or supplements to the Prospectus to read about factors you should consider before
buying our securities. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or
disapproved of these securities or passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this prospectus supplement or the Prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense. </B></P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>The date of this prospectus supplement is September&nbsp;27, 2023 </B></P>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:9pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>960 San Antonio Road, Palo Alto, California, 94303 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to the Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K/A</FONT> of Scilex Holding Company (the
&#147;<U>Company</U>&#148;) amends the Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September&nbsp;21, 2023 (the &#147;<U>Original Form
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT></U>&#148;), with respect to the Settlement Agreement, dated September&nbsp;15, 2023 (the &#147;<U>Settlement Agreement</U>&#148;), among the Company, Cove Lane Onshore Fund, LLC (&#147;<U>Cove
Lane</U>&#148;), HBC Investments LLC (&#147;<U>HBC</U>&#148; and together with Cove Lane, the &#147;<U>Investors</U>&#148; and each an &#147;<U>Investor</U>&#148;) and Hudson Bay Capital Management LP (&#147;<U>Hudson Bay</U>&#148; and collectively
with the Investors, the &#147;<U>Hudson Bay Parties</U>&#148; and each a &#147;<U>Hudson Bay Party</U>&#148;). The amendment is being filed to include&nbsp;additional&nbsp;disclosure&nbsp;regarding the treatment under the Settlement Agreement of
amounts previously paid by the Company to the Investors. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Except as described below, all of the other information in the Original Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> remains unchanged. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the terms of the Settlement Agreement, the Company agreed, among other things, that the amounts paid by the Company to the Investors prior to the
date thereof, which amounts are comprised of $8.65&nbsp;million (including $150,000 for legal fees of Hudson Bay), in connection with a proposed transaction with the Hudson Bay Parties, were properly earned by the Investors and were not subject to
clawback by the Company. </P>
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</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Date: September&nbsp;27, 2023 </P>
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