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Issuer:     Scilex Holding Co (SCLX)
CIK:        0001820190
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-08-21T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-25-184619
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Scilex CEO Jaisim Shah resigns to focus on Semnur; Henry Ji appointed CEO; Semnur gets $20M PIPE
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- Jaisim Shah resigned as CEO/President of Scilex effective Aug 17, 2025; remains on Board and will focus full time on Semnur.
- Henry Ji, previously Executive Chairman, appointed as Scilex's new CEO and President effective immediately.
- Semnur (majority-owned subsidiary) entered a $20M private placement at $16/share; proceeds fund SP-102 Phase 3 trial.
- The PIPE is contingent on Semnur's business combination with Denali Capital Acquisition Corp.
- Jaisim Shah's departure is to dedicate full attention to advancing SP-102 for LRP/Sciatica toward regulatory approval.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1820190/000119312525184619/0001193125-25-184619-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1820190/000119312525184619/d27011d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-184619

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