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  <p style="border-top:1.5pt double;padding-top:1pt;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:3pt;text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:18pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">UNITED STATES<br/>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<br/></span><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">Washington, D.C. 20549</span></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:3pt;text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">CURRENT REPORT<br/>PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)<br/>OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</span></p>
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8-K
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):
July 1, 2024
_______________________
SCILEX HOLDING COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
_______________________
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
001-39852
(Commission
File Number)
92-1062542
(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)
_______________________
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
☐
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
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).
Emerging growth company
☒
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
☒
Item 2.02.	Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
Scilex Holding Company (the "Company") is providing certain preliminary unaudited financial results for the month ended June 30, 2024 and quarter ended June 30, 2024 based on currently available information. The Company's independent auditor has not reviewed or audited these preliminary estimated financial results. The Company's actual results may differ materially from these preliminary financial results, and may be outside the estimated ranges. This preliminary financial data has been prepared by and is the responsibility of the Company. The Company has not fully completed its review of these preliminary financial results for the month ended June 30, 2024 and quarter ended June 30, 2024.
The Company estimates that:
•
ZTlido net sales for the month ended June 30, 2024 were in the range of $7.5 million to $9.0 million, compared to $4.4 million for the same period last year, representing growth in the range of approximately 70% to 104%.
•
ZTlido net sales for the quarter ended June 30, 2024 were in the range of $15.8 million to $17.5 million, compared to $12.3 million for the same period last year, representing growth in the range of approximately 28% to 42%.
•
Total product net sales for the month ended June 30, 2024 were in the range of $7.8 million to $9.5 million, compared to $4.4 million for the same period last year, representing growth in the range of approximately 77% to 116%.
•
Total product net sales for the quarter ended June 30, 2024 were in the range of $16.4 million to $18.2 million, compared to $12.6 million for the same period last year, representing growth in the range of approximately 30% to 44%.
•
Cash and cash equivalents as of June 30, 2024 were in the range of $7.0 million to $10.0 million, compared to $34.1 million as of June 30, 2023.
•
Accounts receivable as of June 30, 2024 were in the range of $38.0 million to $40.0 million, compared to $27.6 million as of June 30, 2023.
•
Operating expenses for the quarter ended June 30, 2024 were in the range of $23.0 million to $26.0 million, compared to $31.2 million for the same period last year.
•
Net loss for the quarter ended June 30, 2024 was in the range of $15.0 million to $20.0 million, compared to $26.6 million for the same period last year.
On July 1, 2024, the Company issued a press release that included certain preliminary unaudited financial results for the month ended June 30, 2024 and quarter ended June 30, 2024. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated into this Item 2.02 by reference.
In accordance with General Instructions B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01.	Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
2
Exhibit
Number
Description
99.1
Press Release, dated July 1, 2024.
104
Cover Page Interactive Data File, formatted in Inline Extensible Business Reporting Language (iXBRL).
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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
Date: July 1, 2024
Title:
Chief Executive Officer and President
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