Exhibit 2
SPONSOR INTEREST PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS SPONSOR INTEREST PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated August 30, 2024 (this “Agreement”), is entered into by and between Denali Capital Global Investments LLC, a Cayman Islands limited liability company (the “Sponsor”), and Scilex Holding Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Purchaser”).
RECITALS:
WHEREAS, the Sponsor owns 1,932,500 shares of Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share (each, a “Class B Share”), of Denali Capital Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company (“SPAC”), each of which will, in accordance with that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with its terms, the “Merger Agreement”), dated as of the date hereof, by and among SPAC, Denali SPAC Merger Sub, Inc., and Semnur Pharmaceuticals Inc., a Delaware corporation, and at the effective time of the Domestication (as defined in the Merger Agreement) convert automatically, on a one-for-one basis, into one share of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of SPAC;
WHEREAS, the Purchaser wishes to purchase from the Sponsor, and the Sponsor wishes to sell to the Purchaser, at the Purchase Price (as defined below), 500,000 Class B Shares (the “Purchased Interests”); and
WHEREAS, the terms of the Purchased Interests are set forth in the governing documents of SPAC and the Merger Agreement.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained in this Agreement and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties to this Agreement hereby, intending legally to be bound, agree as follows:
AGREEMENT
Section 1. Purchase and Sale. On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Sponsor shall sell to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser shall purchase from the Sponsor, the Purchased Interests, free and clear of all liens, claims and encumbrances of any kind, together with all rights attaching to them. The aggregate consideration for the purchase and sale of the Purchased Interests is a follows: (a) $2,000,000 (the “Cash Consideration”), and (b) 300,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Purchaser (such shares, the “Scilex Shares” and together with the Cash Consideration, the “Purchase Price”).
A. The Purchase Price shall be paid as follows:
(i) On the date hereof (the “First Closing Date”), the Purchaser shall pay the Cash Consideration by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account set forth on Schedule 1 hereto, and the Sponsor shall deliver, or cause the SPAC’s transfer agent to deliver, to the Purchaser the Purchased Interests in book entry form promptly following receipt of such Cash Consideration and in any event not later than one business day after the date hereof.
(ii) Contingent upon and following the occurrence of the Effective Time (as defined in the Merger Agreement) (and in any event not later than one business day after the date thereof) (the “Second Closing Date” and together with the First Closing Date, each a “Closing Date”), the Purchaser shall issue the Scilex Shares to the Sponsor in book entry form on the books and records of the Purchaser’s