UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 22, 2025
SCILEX HOLDING COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-39852 | 92-1062542 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act
Title of each class | Trading | Name of each exchange | ||
| 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).
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| Item 1.01. | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
ZTlido Rest of World License Agreement
As previously announced by Scilex Holding Company (the “Company”) on October 8, 2024, the Company entered into that certain Rest of World License Term Sheet (the “ROW Term Sheet”) with certain investors, pursuant to which the parties agreed to negotiate in good faith additional agreements required to effectuate such term sheet.
On February 22, 2025 (the “Lido Effective Date”), Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc. (“Scilex Pharma”) entered into a License Agreement (the “Lido License Agreement”) with RoyaltyVest Ltd. (the “Licensee”) with respect to services, compositions, products, dosages and formulations comprising lidocaine that have been or are later developed by or on behalf of Scilex Pharma, including the product and any future product defined as a “Product” under Scilex Pharma’s existing (i) Product Development Agreement, dated as of May 11, 2011, with Oishi Koseido Co., Ltd. (“Oishi”) and Itochu Chemical Frontier Corporation (“Itochu”), as amended, and (ii) the associated Commercial Supply Agreement, dated February 16, 2017, between Scilex Pharma, Oishi and Itochu, as amended, which include (a) ZTlido (lidocaine topical system) 1.8%, including the composition of matter with the NDC 69557-111-30 and (b) SP-103 (collectively, the “Lido Product”). The Lido License Agreement supersedes and replaces the ROW Term Sheet.
Under the Lido License Agreement, Scilex Pharma granted to the Licensee during the Lido License Term (as defined below) a worldwide (other than the United States and certain territories stated in the Lido License Agreement), exclusive, non-transferable right, license and interest in, to, and under all Product Rights Controlled (each as defined therein) by Scilex Pharma to develop, manufacture, obtain and maintain regulatory approvals for, commercialize and otherwise exploit all Lido Products, in all cases solely for commercialization of the Lido Products outside of the United States and certain territories stated in the Lido License Agreement (the “Lido Licensee Territory”). The Licensee granted to Scilex Pharma a non-exclusive, non-transferable, right and license under the Licensee Non-Blocking Patents (as defined therein) (i) in the Licensor Territory (as defined therein), to develop, manufacture, obtain and maintain regulatory approvals for, commercialize and otherwise exploit Lido Product for commercialization of Lido Products in the Licensor Territory in the Field (each as defined therein), and (ii) worldwide, to develop and manufacture Lido Product for commercialization in the Licensor Territory in the Field (each as defined therein). Each of the Licensee and Scilex Pharma will receive 50% of the Net Revenue (as defined therein) generated, and the Licensee shall effect the foregoing by paying to Scilex Pharma its share of the Net Revenue on a quarterly basis.
Pursuant to the Lido License Agreement, the Licensee shall (i) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain and maintain regulatory approval for the Lido Product in at least one Major Market Country (as defined therein) within 18 months after the Lido Effective Date, and (ii) commit $200,000, or its equivalent in kind, annually towards such efforts until it obtains regulatory approval for the Lido Product in the Lido Licensee Territory. Scilex Pharma shall use commercially reasonable and diligent efforts to obtain and maintain regulatory approvals for SP-103 and all existing Lido Products in each country or jurisdiction in the Licensor Territory (as defined therein).
Promptly after the Lido Effective Date, Scilex Pharma is required to (i) facilitate an introduction between Oishi, Itochu, and the Licensee, and (ii) use reasonable efforts to cause each of Oishi and Itochu to accept a direct engagement with the Licensee for the manufacturing or supply of the Lido Product in finished dosage form. In addition, Scilex Pharma agreed to appoint the Licensee as its exclusive distributor of the Lido Product in the Licensee Territory during the Lido License Term.
The term of the Lido License Agreement commences on the Lido Effective Date and continues until expiration of the last to expire Licensed Patents (as defined therein), unless earlier terminated (the “Lido License Term”).
The foregoing summary of the Lido License Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Lido License Agreement, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
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Parent Guarantee for Lido License Agreement
On February 22, 2025, in connection with Lido License Agreement, the Company entered into that certain Parent Guarantee for Lidocaine License Agreement (the “Parent Guarantee”) with the Licensee, pursuant to which the Company agreed to guarantee the due and proper performance of Scilex Pharma’s obligations under the Lido License Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth in the Parent Guarantee. Pursuant to the terms of the Parent Guarantee, the Company shall provide the Licensee with written notice of any Change of Control (as defined therein) of Scilex Pharma within five business days after the consummation of such Change of Control, and the Parent Guarantee and the guarantee obligations shall automatically terminate upon the consummation of such Change of Control.
The foregoing summary of the Parent Guarantee does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Parent Guarantee, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 10.1# | License Agreement (ZTlido), dated February 22, 2025, by and between Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc. and RoyaltyVest Ltd. | |
| 10.2 | Parent Guarantee for Lidocaine License Agreement, dated February 22, 2025, by and between Scilex Holding Company and RoyaltyVest Ltd. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File, formatted in Inline Extensible Business Reporting Language (iXBRL). | |
| # | Certain of the exhibits and schedules to this Exhibit have been omitted in accordance with Regulation S-K Item 601. The Registrant agrees to furnish a copy of all omitted exhibits and schedules to the SEC upon its request. |
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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.
| SCILEX HOLDING COMPANY | ||
| By: | /s/ Jaisim Shah | |
| Name: | Jaisim Shah | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer and President | |
Date: February 27, 2025
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