Scilex Holding Company Announces that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court has Extended the Lockup Period on Shares of Scilex Dividend Stock Previously Distributed by Sorrento to its Stockholders as a Dividend to April 14, 2025

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Scilex Holding Company (SCLX) announced that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas has extended the lock-up period on Scilex Dividend Stock to April 14, 2025. This extension applies to shares previously distributed by Sorrento Therapeutics to its stockholders as a dividend on January 19, 2023.

The Court's order, issued on January 30, 2025, means that these dividend shares, including those held by brokerage firms, cannot be sold, transferred, or otherwise disposed of until the new expiration date. This restriction specifically applies only to the Dividend Stock and does not affect any other outstanding Scilex securities.

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• Extended lock-up period restricts shareholders' ability to trade Dividend Stock until April 14, 2025
• Continued trading limitations may impact stock liquidity and shareholder flexibility

• US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas issued an order to extend the lock-up period on the Scilex Dividend Stock, previously distributed by Sorrento, to April 14, 2025.
• Accordingly, any shares of the Dividend Stock (including any such shares held by brokerage firms) may not be sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of.
• Scilex’s transfer agent, Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, has been notified of the lock-up extension to April 14, 2025.
  

PALO ALTO, Calif., Jan. 31, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Scilex Holding Company (Nasdaq: SCLX, “Scilex” or “Company”), an innovative revenue-generating company focused on acquiring, developing and commercializing non-opioid pain management products for the treatment of acute and chronic pain and, following the formation of its proposed joint venture with IPMC Company, in neurodegenerative and cardiometabolic disease, today announced that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas (the “Court”) has extended the expiration of the restrictions on transfer of the shares of common stock of Scilex that were previously distributed by Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. (OTC: SRNE, “Sorrento”), Scilex’s former controlling stockholder, to Sorrento’s stockholders as a dividend on January 19, 2023 (the “Dividend Stock”). On January 30, 2025, the Court approved a motion to extend the lock-up period on the Dividend Stock to April 14, 2025.

Accordingly, any shares of the Dividend Stock (including any such shares held by brokerage firms) may not be sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of. The foregoing extension shall apply only to the Dividend Stock and does not apply to any other outstanding securities of Scilex.

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About Scilex Holding Company

Scilex Holding Company is an innovative revenue-generating company focused on acquiring, developing and commercializing non-opioid pain management products for the treatment of acute and chronic pain and, following the formation of its proposed joint venture with IPMC Company, in neurodegenerative and cardiometabolic disease. Scilex targets indications with high unmet needs and large market opportunities with non-opioid therapies for the treatment of patients with acute and chronic pain and is dedicated to advancing and improving patient outcomes. Scilex’s commercial products include: (i) ZTlido^® (lidocaine topical system) 1.8%, a prescription lidocaine topical product approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”) for the relief of neuropathic pain associated with postherpetic neuralgia, which is a form of post-shingles nerve pain; (ii) ELYXYB^®, a potential first-line treatment and the only FDA-approved, ready-to-use oral solution for the acute treatment of migraine, with or without aura, in adults; and (iii) Gloperba^®, the first and only liquid oral version of the anti-gout medicine colchicine indicated for the prophylaxis of painful gout flares in adults.

In addition, Scilex has three product candidates: (i) SP-102 (10 mg, dexamethasone sodium phosphate viscous gel) (“SEMDEXA™” or “SP-102”), a novel, viscous gel formulation of a widely used corticosteroid for epidural injections to treat lumbosacral radicular pain, or sciatica, for which Scilex has completed a Phase 3 study and was granted Fast Track status from the FDA in 2017; (ii) SP-103 (lidocaine topical system) 5.4%, (“SP-103”), a next-generation, triple-strength formulation of ZTlido, for the treatment of acute pain and for which Scilex has recently completed a Phase 2 trial in acute low back pain. SP-103 has been granted Fast Track status from the FDA in low back pain; and (iii) SP-104 (4.5 mg, low-dose naltrexone hydrochloride delayed-release capsules) (“SP-104”), a novel low-dose delayed-release naltrexone hydrochloride being developed for the treatment of fibromyalgia.

Scilex Holding Company is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

About Semnur Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Semnur Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Semnur”) is a clinical late-stage specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of novel non-opioid pain therapies. Semnur’s product candidate, SP-102 (SEMDEXA™), is the first non-opioid novel gel formulation administered epidurally in development for patients with moderate to severe chronic radicular pain/sciatica.

Semnur Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is headquartered in Palo Alto, California

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release and any statements made for and during any presentation or meeting concerning the matters discussed in this press release contain forward-looking statements related to Scilex and its subsidiaries under the safe harbor provisions of Section 21E of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding any expiration of the restrictions on transfer on the Distributed Stock, Elyxyb’s potential as an acute pain therapy, whether the FDA approves the sNDA for ELYXYB, ELYXYB’s potential to further expand Scilex’s non-opioid portfolio and its potential to address high unmet needs in treating acute pain, Scilex’s proposed joint venture with IPMC Company and the potential development and commercialization of treatments for obesity, neurodegenerative, cardiometabolic disease.

Risks and uncertainties that could cause Scilex’s actual results to differ materially and adversely from those expressed in our forward-looking statements, include, but are not limited to: the risk that the sNDA for ELYXYB may not be approved by the U.S. FDA, Scilex’s ability to consummate a joint venture or any other transaction with IPMC Company and develop and commercialize treatments for obesity, neurodegenerative, cardiometabolic disease; risks associated with the unpredictability of trading markets and whether a market will be established for Scilex’s common stock; general economic, political and business conditions; risks related to COVID-19 (and other similar disruptions); the risk that the potential product candidates that Scilex develops may not progress through clinical development or receive required regulatory approvals within expected timelines or at all; risks relating to uncertainty regarding the regulatory pathway for Scilex’s product candidates; the risk that Scilex will be unable to successfully market or gain market acceptance of its product candidates; the risk that Scilex’s product candidates may not be beneficial to patients or successfully commercialized; the risk that Scilex has overestimated the size of the target patient population, their willingness to try new therapies and the willingness of physicians to prescribe these therapies; risks that the outcome of the trials and studies for SP-102, SP-103 or SP-104 may not be successful or reflect positive outcomes; risks that the prior results of the clinical and investigator-initiated trials of SP-102 (SEMDEXA™), SP-103 or SP-104 may not be replicated; regulatory and intellectual property risks; and other risks and uncertainties indicated from time to time and other risks described in Scilex’s most recent periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including Scilex’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q that the Company has filed or may file with the SEC, including the risk factors set forth in those filings. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this release, and Scilex undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement in this press release except as may be required by law.

Contacts:

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SEMDEXA™ (SP-102) is a trademark owned by Semnur Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Scilex Holding Company. A proprietary name review by the FDA is planned.

ZTlido^® is a registered trademark owned by Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Scilex Holding Company.

Gloperba^® is the subject of an exclusive, transferable license to use the registered trademark by Scilex Holding Company.

ELYXYB^® is a registered trademark owned by Scilex Holding Company.

All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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FAQ

When does the new lock-up period for SCLX Dividend Stock expire?

The lock-up period for SCLX Dividend Stock has been extended to April 14, 2025, as ordered by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court.

What restrictions apply to SCLX Dividend Stock during the lock-up period?

During the lock-up period, shareholders cannot sell, transfer, or otherwise dispose of their Dividend Stock shares, including those held in brokerage firms.

Does the SCLX lock-up extension affect all Scilex securities?

No, the lock-up extension only applies to the Dividend Stock distributed by Sorrento on January 19, 2023, and not to other outstanding Scilex securities.

When was the original SCLX Dividend Stock distribution made?

The Dividend Stock was originally distributed by Sorrento Therapeutics to its stockholders on January 19, 2023.