Form 8-K - Current report

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): September 26, 2023 (September 20, 2023)

SORRENTO THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware

001-36150

33-0344842

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

4955 Directors Place

San Diego, CA 92121

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (858) 203-4100

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:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class		Trading Symbol		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value		SRNEQ		N/A

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 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Background

As previously disclosed, on February 13, 2023, Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. (“Sorrento” or the “Company”) and its wholly owned direct subsidiary, Scintilla Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (together with the Company, the “Debtors”), commenced voluntary proceedings under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas (the “Bankruptcy Court”). The Debtors’ Chapter 11 proceedings are jointly administered under the caption In re Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc., et al., Case Number 23-90085 (DRJ) (the “Chapter 11 Cases”). The Debtors continue to operate their business in the ordinary course and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code and orders of the Bankruptcy Court.

As previously disclosed, and as stated in the final order of the Bankruptcy Court on April 14, 2023, the Debtors have been conducting a dual-track (i) financing process for the potential raising of debt, equity or hybrid financing or consummation of a restructuring transaction through a chapter 11 plan of reorganization and (ii) marketing process for the sale or disposition of all or any portion of the Debtors’ assets under section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code, including (x) the Debtors’ equity interests in its non-debtor subsidiaries, including, but not limited to, Scilex Holding Company (“Scilex”) and (y) the Debtors’ other assets.

As previously disclosed, on July 5, 2023, the Debtors executed, and the Bankruptcy Court entered an interim order (the “Interim DIP Order”) approving, that certain Debtor-in-Possession Term Loan Facility Summary of Terms and Conditions with Scilex, pursuant to which Scilex provided the Debtors with a non-amortizing super-priority junior secured term loan facility (the “Junior DIP Facility”) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the sum of (i) $20,000,000 (the “Base Amount”), plus (ii) the amount of the commitment fee and the funding fee, each equal to 1% of the Base Amount, plus (iii) the amount of the DIP Lender Holdback (as defined in the Interim DIP Order). The Bankruptcy Court entered a final order approving the Junior DIP Facility on July 27, 2023.

As previously disclosed, Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc. (“Oramed”) agreed and, after a hearing before the Bankruptcy Court on August 7, 2023, the Bankruptcy Court approved, pursuant to definitive financing documentation entered into on August 9, 2023, to provide a non-amortizing super-priority senior secured debtor-in-possession term loan facility (the “Senior DIP Facility”) in an aggregate principal amount of $100,000,000, which amount was subsequently drawn in full by the Debtors.

As previously disclosed, pursuant to a Stock Purchase Agreement, dated August 7, 2023 (as amended by that certain First Amendment to Stock Purchase Agreement, dated August 9, 2023, and that certain Second Amendment to Stock Purchase Agreement, dated August 21, 2023, the “Oramed SPA”), Oramed agreed to buy, and Sorrento agreed to sell for a purchase price of $105 million (which purchase price consisted of a credit bid on a dollar-for-dollar basis in respect of the full amount of outstanding obligations under the Senior DIP Facility as of the closing date of the sale, with the remaining balance to be paid in cash to Sorrento), following the conclusion of the auction that commenced on August 14, 2023 (the “Auction”), the following: (A) all of the shares of the common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Scilex (the “Scilex Common Shares”) held by Sorrento (other than any Scilex Common Shares held in abeyance by Sorrento on behalf of certain warrantholders of Sorrento); (B) all of the issued and outstanding shares of Series A preferred stock of Scilex (the “Scilex Preferred Shares”) held by Sorrento, less one Scilex Preferred Share that was to be retained by Sorrento; and (C) certain warrants for the purchase of Scilex Common Shares (the “Scilex Warrants”) held by Sorrento. The sale contemplated under the Oramed SPA did not close and has been terminated pursuant to the Termination Agreement (as defined below) as described further herein.

As previously disclosed, on September 11, 2023, Scilex, Oramed and Sorrento executed non-binding term sheets relating to, among other things, (i) the Securities Transfer (as defined below) (the “Securities Transfer Term Sheet”) (which the official committee of unsecured creditors and the official committee of equity security holders in the Chapter 11 Cases each signed as “Consenting Parties” thereto) and (ii) the senior secured note to be issued by Scilex to Oramed (such term sheets, collectively, the “Scilex Term Sheets”) providing for, among other things (as set forth below), the Securities Transfer, the assumption by Scilex of the Debtors’ obligations under the Senior DIP Facility (the “Senior DIP Assumption”) and the termination of the Oramed SPA, in each case, subject to entry into definitive documentation relating thereto. After a hearing before the Bankruptcy Court on September 12, 2023, the Bankruptcy Court entered a final order (the “Final Sale Order”) approving the Scilex Term Sheets.

The Scilex SPA

On September 21, 2023, as contemplated by the Scilex Term Sheets, Sorrento and Scilex entered into that certain Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Scilex SPA”) and simultaneously consummated the Securities Transfer pursuant thereto (the “Closing”).

Pursuant to the terms of the Scilex SPA, on September 21, 2023, Scilex acquired all of the Scilex Common Shares owned by Sorrento (other than 1,917,210 Scilex Common Shares held in abeyance by Sorrento on behalf of certain warrantholders of Sorrento), (ii) all of the Scilex Preferred Shares owned by Sorrento and (iii) all of the Scilex Warrants owned by Sorrento ((i) through (iii) above, collectively, the “Transfer Securities” and such acquisition by Scilex, the “Securities Transfer”) for aggregate consideration consisting of: (i) $110 million, paid as follows: (x) $5 million in cash that was paid on September 14, 2023, (y) the assumption by Scilex pursuant to the Senior DIP Assumption Agreement (as defined below) of the approximately $100 million of the Debtors’ obligations under the Senior DIP Facility (the “Senior DIP Assumption”) and (z) $5 million in cash that was paid upon the Closing; plus (ii) the assumption by Scilex at the Closing of certain obligations of Sorrento for legal fees and expenses in the amount of approximately $12.25 million; plus (iii) a credit bid of approximately $23 million, representing all amounts owed to Scilex under the Junior DIP Facility, effective as of the Closing.

The Scilex SPA contains customary representations and warranties and covenants. Sorrento also covenants in the Scilex SPA to provide certain transition services to Scilex for up to 120 days following the Closing, such services to be substantially similar in all material respects to the services Sorrento has historically provided to Scilex, on the same terms and conditions (including cost) in all material respects (subject to certain terms and limitations set forth in the Scilex SPA).

Following the Securities Transfer, Sorrento now holds 1,917,210 Scilex Common Shares held in abeyance by Sorrento on behalf of certain warrantholders of Sorrento and no longer has a controlling interest over Scilex. As a result, Scilex ceased to be a majority-owned subsidiary of Sorrento. Consequently, we expect Scilex will be deconsolidated from Sorrento’s financial statements and will be presented retrospectively as discontinued operations.

The Termination Agreement

On September 21, 2023, as contemplated by the Scilex Term Sheets, Sorrento and Oramed entered into that certain Mutual Termination and Release Agreement (the “Termination Agreement”), which terminated the Oramed SPA. The Termination Agreement contains a mutual release between Oramed (on the one hand) and the Debtors and Scilex (on the other hand) in connection with all matters related to the Oramed SPA and the Chapter 11 Cases.

The Senior DIP Assumption Agreement

On September 21, 2023, as contemplated by the Scilex Term Sheets, Scilex, Oramed and the Debtors entered into that certain Assignment, Assumption and Release Agreement (the “Senior DIP Assumption Agreement”) effectuating the Senior DIP Assumption. The Senior DIP Assumption Agreement contains a mutual release in accordance with, and to the fullest extent set forth in, the Final Sale Order.

General

The foregoing summaries of the Scilex SPA, the Termination Agreement and the Senior DIP Assumption Agreement are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of such agreements. Copies of the Scilex SPA, the Termination Agreement and the Senior DIP Assumption Agreement are attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 2.1, Exhibit 2.2 and Exhibit 10.1, respectively, and are incorporated by reference herein.

Additional information about the Chapter 11 Cases, including access to copies of the Final Order, the Scilex Term Sheets and other documents filed with the Bankruptcy Court, is available online at https://cases.stretto.com/sorrento, a website administered by Stretto, a third-party bankruptcy claims and noticing agent. The information on that website is not incorporated by reference into, and does not constitute part of, this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 1.02. Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.

On September 21, 2023, Sorrento and Oramed entered into the Termination Agreement, which terminated the Oramed SPA. The information set forth above in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K relating to the Termination Agreement is incorporated herein by reference. Sorrento and Scilex were parties to that certain Stockholder Agreement, dated as of September 12, 2022 (the “Stockholder Agreement”), pursuant to which Sorrento had certain preferential contractual rights as a holder of Scilex Preferred Shares. The Final Sale Order approved, among other things, the termination of the Stockholder Agreement upon the closing of the transactions described in Item 1.01. Accordingly, the Stockholder Agreement terminated at the Closing as well.

Item 2.01. Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

On September 21, 2023, the Company completed the disposition of the Transfer Securities to Scilex on the terms contemplated by the Scilex SPA. Prior to the closing of such Securities Transfer, Sorrento held a controlling interest in Scilex. The terms of the Securities Transfer were determined following an extensive marketing process and, ultimately, the completion of the Auction on the basis of the Oramed SPA serving as a stalking-horse bid. The information set forth above in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K relating to the Securities Transfer is incorporated herein by reference. The pro forma financial information required to be filed by Item 9.01(b) of Form 8-K is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

In connection with the transactions described above, the Company issued a press release on September 22, 2023, a copy of which is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.2. The information under this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.2 is being furnished and 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 liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. This report will not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information required to be disclosed solely to satisfy the requirements of Regulation FD.

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On September 20, 2023, Sorrento completed a reduction in U.S. headcount from 215 to 128.

Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

This Current Report on Form 8-K includes certain statements that are not historical facts but are forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements generally are accompanied by words such as “believe,” “may,” “will,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “expect,” “should,” “would,” “plan,” “predict,” “potential,” “seem,” “seek,” “future,” “outlook” and similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding the Securities Transfer and the anticipated accounting treatment resulting from the Securities Transfer. The Company’s actual results or outcomes and the timing of certain events may differ significantly from those discussed in any forward-looking statements. These statements are based on various assumptions and on the current expectations of the Company’s management and are not predictions of actual performance. These forward-looking statements are provided for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to serve as, and must not be relied on by any investor as, a guarantee, an assurance, a prediction or a definitive statement of fact or probability.

Actual events and circumstances are difficult or impossible to predict and will differ from assumptions. Many actual events and circumstances are beyond the control of the Company. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including risks associated with the ability of the Company to use any proceeds from the Securities Transfer efficiently in support of its business; the Company’s ability to obtain exit financing and to pursue a plan of reorganization and exit the Chapter 11 Cases; determinations relating to the accounting treatment for the Securities Transfer and the deconsolidation of Scilex; and those factors discussed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in each case under the heading “Risk Factors,” and other documents of the Company filed, or to be filed, with the SEC. If the risks materialize or assumptions prove incorrect, actual results could differ materially from the results implied by these forward-looking statements. There may be additional risks that the Company presently does not know or that the Company currently believes are immaterial that could also cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. In addition, forward-looking statements reflect the Company’s expectations, plans or forecasts of future events and views as of the date of this document. The Company anticipates that subsequent events and developments will cause its assessments to change. However, while the Company may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, the Company specifically disclaims any obligation to do so. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing the Company’s assessments as of any date subsequent to the date of this document. Accordingly, undue reliance should not be placed upon the forward-looking statements.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

2.1*	Stock Purchase Agreement, dated September 21, 2023, between Scilex Holding Company and Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc.

2.2	Mutual Termination and Release Agreement, dated September 21, 2023, between Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. and Oramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

10.1	Assignment, Assumption and Release Agreement, dated September 21, 2023, between Scilex Holding Company, Oramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. and Scintilla Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

99.1	Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Information.

99.2	Press Release, dated September 22, 2023, entitled “Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. Announces the Consummation of the Previously Announced Sale of Substantially All of the Common Shares, Preferred Shares and Warrants that Sorrento Held in Scilex Holding Company.”

104	Cover Page Interactive Data File, formatted in Inline Extensible Business Reporting Language (iXBRL).

* Certain schedules, exhibits and similar attachments to this agreement have been omitted in accordance with Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. A copy of any omitted exhibit or other attachment will be furnished supplementally to the SEC upon request.

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.

	SORRENTO THERAPEUTICS, INC.

Date: September 26, 2023	By:	/s/ Mohsin Y. Meghji
		Name: Mohsin Y. Meghji
		Title: Chief Restructuring Officer

Exhibit 2.1

STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT

BY AND BETWEEN

SCILEX HOLDING COMPANY

AND

SORRENTO THERAPEUTICS, INC.

September 21, 2023

STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT

THIS STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of September 21, 2023 (this “Agreement”), by and between Scilex Holding Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Purchaser”) and Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Seller”). Purchaser and the Seller are sometimes individually referred to in this Agreement as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties.”

RECITALS:

WHEREAS, on February 13, 2023, the Seller and its wholly owned Subsidiary, Scintilla Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Scintilla”), commenced voluntary proceedings under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in the Bankruptcy Court, which are being jointly administered under the caption In re Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc., et al.;

WHEREAS, on July 28, 2023, the Seller and Scintilla, as borrowers (in such capacity, the “Borrowers”), entered into that certain Junior Secured, Super-Priority Debtor-in-Possession Loan and Security Agreement (the “Junior DIP Loan Agreement”) with the Purchaser, as lender (in such capacity, the “Junior DIP Lender”), pursuant to which the Borrowers obtained $20,000,000 of junior post-petition financing (the “Junior DIP Facility”);

WHEREAS, the Seller desires to sell, convey, transfer, assign and deliver to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser desires to purchase and acquire from the Seller, those securities of the Purchaser listed on Schedule I attached hereto (the “Purchased Securities”), on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (collectively, the “Transactions”) will be consummated pursuant to and in accordance with the Bid Procedures Order and the Sale Order (each as defined below), pursuant to Sections 105 and 363 of Title 11 of the United States Code, 11 U.S.C. §§ 101, et seq, as amended (the “Bankruptcy Code”).

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual agreements, covenants, representations and warranties set forth herein, and in order to prescribe the terms and conditions of such purchase and sale, intending to be legally bound, the Parties agree as follows:

PURCHASE PRICE; DEPOSIT; TREATMENT of junior dip loan.

Pursuant to Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code and on the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, on the Closing Date (as defined below) and effective as of the Effective Time (as defined below), the Seller shall sell to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser shall purchase from the Seller the Purchased Securities listed on Schedule I attached hereto, free and clear of any Encumbrances or Liabilities. The aggregate consideration for the Purchased Securities shall be (i) $100,000,000 which such amount is satisfied by the Oramed DIP Assumption (the “DIP Amount”) plus (ii) a credit bid, on a dollar-for-dollar basis, pursuant to Section 363(k) of the Bankruptcy Code, in respect of any and all amounts of principal and accrued but unpaid interest outstanding, and any other obligations of Sorrento or Scintilla, in each case, under the Junior DIP Facility as of the Closing Date (the “Credit Bid Amount”) plus (iii) $5,000,000 which the Purchaser paid to the Seller on September 13, 2023 as an advance payment of the Purchase Price (as defined below) (the “Advance Payment”) plus (iv) $5,000,000 which the Purchaser shall pay to the Seller on the Closing Date (the “Closing Payment”) plus (v) the assumption and assignment of all of the obligations of the Seller to Paul Hastings LLP for legal fees and expenses reflected in Paul Hastings LLP’s proof of claim #238 filed with the Bankruptcy Court in the amount of $12,249,244.09 (the “Legal Fee Assumption” and, together with the DIP Amount, the Credit Bid Amount, the Advance Payment and the Closing Payment, the “Purchase Price”). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the amount of Purchased Securities and Purchase Price per share shall be appropriately adjusted in the event of any stock split, dividend, stock combination, reclassification or similar transaction occurring prior to the Closing Date. For the avoidance of doubt, Purchaser will not assume any Liabilities, accounts payable, notes payable, expenses or other obligations of Seller or its Affiliates.

closing.

(a) The sale and purchase of the Purchased Securities shall be effected by the Seller delivering to SCLX Stock Acquisition on the Closing Date duly executed certificates or other instruments evidencing the Purchased Securities with instruments of transfer reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser (duly endorsed or otherwise in such form sufficient for transfer), against delivery by the Purchaser to the Seller of the Purchase Price. The Purchase Price shall be paid by Purchaser to the Seller on or prior to the Closing Date in accordance with Section 1, with the Closing Payment being paid by wire transfer of immediately available funds in U.S. dollars to an account designated by the Seller to the Purchaser in writing no later than two Business Days prior to the Closing Date.

(b) The Purchaser will notify its transfer agent of the proposed Closing Date, and the Seller will deliver to the Purchaser or such transfer agent documentation reasonably requested by the Purchaser or such transfer agent to effect the book-entry transfer of the Purchased Securities by the Seller to the Purchaser. The Purchaser and/or its transfer agent will transfer the Purchased Securities to the Purchaser in a restricted book-entry position on the books of the transfer agent and register the Purchaser as the registered owner of the Purchased Securities as of the Effective Time. The Seller will cooperate with the Purchaser and will use reasonable best efforts to transfer the Purchased Securities in the manner preferred by the Purchaser.

(c) The closing of such sale and purchase of the Purchased Securities (the “Closing”) shall take place immediately following the execution of this Agreement, remotely by conference call and electronic exchange of documentation, at 10:00 a.m. New York time, or by such other means or at such other date and time as the Parties shall mutually agree (the date of the Closing, the “Closing Date” and the time of the Closing, the “Effective Time”).

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SELLER.

The Seller represents and warrants to the Purchaser, subject to such exceptions as are disclosed in the disclosure schedule (the “Seller Disclosure Schedule”) delivered by the Seller to Purchaser concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement as follows:

(a) Organization. The Seller is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

(b) Authority. The Seller has authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and each of the transactions contemplated hereby, and, upon entry and effectiveness of the Sale Order (as defined below), no other action will be necessary to authorize such execution, delivery and performance. Subject to and assuming the entry and effectiveness of the Sale Order, this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Seller, enforceable against the Seller in accordance with its terms.

(i) No consent, approval, authorization or order (each a “Consent”) of any federal, municipal, state, local or foreign governmental, administrative, taxing or regulatory authority, department, agency, commission or body (including any court, arbitrator, or similar tribunal) (each a “Governmental Authority”) having jurisdiction over the Seller is required for the execution, delivery or performance by the Seller of its obligations hereunder, including without limitation the sale of the Purchased Securities, except for (A) the entry of the Sale Order by the Bankruptcy Court (as defined below) and (B) such consents, approvals, authorizations or orders as have already been obtained or granted.

(ii) Except to the extent excused by or unenforceable as a result of the Bankruptcy Case (as defined below) and except for the entry and effectiveness of the Sale Order, neither the sale of the Purchased Securities nor the performance of the Seller’s obligations hereunder will violate, conflict with, result in a breach or termination of, extinguish any material rights, or constitute a default (or an event that, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under (i) the certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other Organizational Documents of the Seller (ii) any decree, judgment, order, law, treaty, rule, regulation or determination of any Governmental Authority (“Laws”) having jurisdiction over the Seller or any of its respective assets or properties, or (iii) the terms of any Material Contract, except in each case as would not reasonably be expected to have the effect of preventing, materially delaying, making illegal or otherwise materially interfering with any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

(d) Capitalization. Other than that certain Stockholder Agreement, dated as of September 12, 2022, between the Purchaser and the Seller and that certain Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of November 10, 2022, among the Purchaser, the Seller and the other parties thereto, there are no stockholder agreements, voting trusts or other agreements or understandings to which the Seller is a party or by which it is bound relating to the voting or registration of any shares of capital stock of the Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries or preemptive rights with respect thereto.

(e) Title to Purchased Securities. The Seller has good, valid and marketable title to the Purchased Securities, and, subject to receipt of the Sale Order, good, valid and marketable title will be transferred to the Purchaser free and clear of any charge, lien (statutory or otherwise), mortgage, lease, hypothecation, encumbrance, pledge, security interest, option, right of use, first offer or first refusal, voting trusts, proxies, easement, servitude, restrictive covenant, encroachment or similar restriction, other than those imposed by the Securities Act (each, an “Encumbrance”, and collectively, “Encumbrances”). The Purchased Securities, constitute all of the shares of capital stock of the Purchaser (or options, warrants or rights to purchase shares of capital stock of the Purchaser or securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of the Purchaser) owned by the Seller (other than those certain 1,917,210 shares of common stock of the Purchaser that the Seller is currently holding in abeyance on behalf of certain warrantholders of the Seller).

(f) Legal Proceedings and Orders. Other than in connection with the Bankruptcy Case, to the Knowledge of Seller, there is no action, suit, arbitration, proceeding (including any civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or appellate proceeding or any informal proceeding) or investigation pending or being heard by or before, or otherwise involving, any Governmental Authority or any arbitrator or arbitration panel (each a “Proceeding”) and no Person has threatened in writing to commence any Proceeding, in each case, that would reasonably be expected to have the effect of preventing, materially delaying, making illegal or otherwise materially interfering with any of the Transactions contemplated by this Agreement. To the Knowledge of Seller, and except as described in Section 3(f) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, there is no governmental order, writ, injunction, judgment or decree to which the Purchased Securities are subject.

(g) SEC Matters. The sale of the Purchased Securities by the Seller is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act. Neither the Seller nor any Person (as defined below) acting on behalf of the Seller has offered or sold any of the Purchased Securities by any form of general solicitation or general advertising.

(h) Brokers. Except as set forth in Section 3(h) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, no Person is entitled to any brokerage, financial advisory, finder’s or similar fee or commission payable by the Seller or any of its Affiliates in connection with the Transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

(i) No Reliance. In making its decision to sell the Purchased Securities, the Seller represents that it has not relied on, and expressly disclaims reliance on, any statements or other information provided by any Person (including, without limitation, the Purchaser) (other than the representations and warranties of the Purchaser set forth in Section 4).

(j) Disclaimer of Additional Warranties. Except as expressly set forth in this Section 3, neither the Seller nor any of its directors, members, officers, employees or representatives nor any other Person makes or has made any representation or warranty, express or implied, at law or in equity, in respect of the Seller, the Purchased Securities or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and the Seller disclaims any other representations or warranties, whether made by the Seller or any other Person, in each case notwithstanding the delivery or disclosure to the Purchaser or any other Person of any documentation or other information with respect to the foregoing.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PURCHASER

The Purchaser represents and warrants to the Seller as follows:

(a) Organization. The Purchaser is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

(b) Authority. The Purchaser has authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and each of the transactions contemplated hereby, and, upon entry and effectiveness of the Sale Order, no other action will be necessary to authorize such execution, delivery and performance. Subject to and assuming the entry and effectiveness of the Sale Order, this Agreement shall constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Purchaser, enforceable against the Purchaser in accordance with its terms.

(i) No Consent of any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Purchaser is required for the execution, delivery or performance by the Purchaser of its obligations hereunder, including without limitation the purchase of the Purchased Securities, except for the entry of the Sale Order by the Bankruptcy Court.

(ii) Except to the extent excused by or unenforceable as a result of the filing of the Bankruptcy Case and except for the entry and effectiveness of the Sale Order, neither the acquisition of the Purchased Securities nor the performance of the Purchaser’s obligations hereunder will violate, conflict with, result in a breach of or termination of, extinguish any rights, or constitute a default (or an event that, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under (i) the certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other Organizational Documents of the Purchaser, (ii) any Laws of any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Purchaser or any of its assets or properties or (iii) the terms of any material agreement to which the Purchaser is a party or to which any of the Purchaser’s properties is subject, except in each case as would not reasonably be expected to have the effect of preventing, materially delaying, making illegal or otherwise materially interfering with any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

(d) Sufficient Funds. The Purchaser has sufficient cash in immediately available funds to pay the Closing Payment and all of the fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby by the Purchaser (without giving effect to any unfunded financing, regardless of whether any such financing is committed).

(e) Solvency. Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of Seller set forth in Section 3 (disregarding any materiality, knowledge or similar qualifications or exceptions contained therein), immediately after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby (including, without limitation, the Oramed DIP Assumption), the Purchaser shall (i) be able to pay its debts as they become due; (ii) own property which has a fair saleable value greater than the amounts required to pay its debts (including a reasonable estimate of the amount of all contingent liabilities); and (iii) have adequate capital to carry on its business. No transfer of property is being made and no obligation is being incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby with the intent to hinder, delay or defraud either present or future creditors of the Purchaser.

(f) Acknowledgement. The Purchaser acknowledges and understands that the Purchase Price represents a mutually agreed upon price for the Purchased Securities determined by the Purchaser and the Seller and does not necessarily represent the fair market value of the Purchased Securities as of the date hereof, as of the Closing or in the future.

(g) Tax Classification. SCLX Stock Acquisition is a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Purchaser that, for U.S. federal and applicable state and local income Tax purposes, is treated as a disregarded entity.

COVENANTS OF THE PARTIES.

(a) [Reserved].

(b) [Reserved].

(c) Further Assurances. At all times from and after the Closing, each of the Parties shall use its reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, all things reasonably necessary, proper or advisable consistent with applicable Laws or reasonably requested to consummate and make effective in the most expeditious manner practicable the Transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.

(d) No Encumbrances. At the Effective Time, Seller shall sell and transfer the Purchased Securities to the Purchaser, free and clear of any Encumbrances or Liabilities.

(e) [Reserved].

(f) [Reserved].

(g) Tax Matters.

(i) Cooperation on Tax Matters. The Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate, as and to the extent reasonably requested by any other party, and at such requesting party’s expense, in connection with the filing of Tax Returns and any audit, litigation or other proceeding with respect to Taxes relating to Tax periods (or portions thereof) ending on or before the Closing Date. Such cooperation shall include the retention and (upon a reasonable request) the provision of records and information that are reasonably relevant to any filing of Tax Returns including the transactions contemplated hereby and any such audit, litigation or other proceeding and making employees available on a mutually convenient basis to provide additional information and explanation of any material provided hereunder. The Seller agrees (A) to retain all books and records in its possession with respect to Taxes of the Purchaser and its Subsidiaries relating to any taxable period beginning before the Closing Date for up to seven (7) years, and (B) to give the Purchaser reasonable written notice prior to transferring, destroying or discarding any such books and records and shall allow the Purchaser to take possession of such books and records. For the avoidance of doubt, the Seller shall not be required to share tax information or books and records with the Purchaser with respect to the Seller or the Seller’s consolidated, combined, unitary or affiliated tax group, except to the extent there is an audit, litigation or other proceeding with respect to the Seller’s Income Taxes with respect to a taxable period for which the Purchaser was a member of the Seller’s consolidated, combined, unitary or affiliated tax group and the Purchaser is reasonably expected to have liability for all or a portion of any resulting Tax liability.

(ii) The Parties agree, upon reasonable request and at such requesting party’s expense, to use their commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any certificate or other document from any governmental authority or any other Person as may be necessary to mitigate, reduce or eliminate any Tax that could be imposed with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby.

(iii) Transfer Taxes. All transfer, documentary, sales, use, stamp, registration and other such Taxes, and all conveyance fees, recording charges and other fees and charges (including any penalties and interest) incurred in connection with consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and actually due and owing shall be borne and paid by the Purchaser when due, and Purchaser will file all necessary Tax Returns and other documentation with respect to all such Taxes, fees and charges, and, if required by applicable law, each Party will, and will cause its Affiliates to, join in the execution of any such Tax Returns and other documentation.

(iv) Tax Election. The Purchaser agrees not to file any entity classification election pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 301.7701-3 to classify SCLX Stock Acquisition as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes which election shall be effective on or before the day after the Closing Date.

(h) Submission for Bankruptcy Court Approval.

(i) The Seller has given notice under the Bankruptcy Code of the request for the relief in the Sale Order to all Persons entitled to such notice, including all Persons that have asserted Encumbrances in the Purchased Securities, and shall give such additional notice as the Bankruptcy Court shall direct or as the Purchaser may reasonably request, and provide appropriate opportunity for hearing, to all parties entitled thereto, of all motions, orders, hearings, or other proceedings in the Bankruptcy Court relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. The Seller shall be responsible for making all appropriate filings relating thereto with the Bankruptcy Court, which filings shall be submitted, to the extent practicable, to the Purchaser prior to their filing with the Bankruptcy Court for the Purchaser’s prior review and comments (which comments the Seller shall consider in good faith).

(ii) The Parties shall consult with one another regarding pleadings which any of them intends to file with the Bankruptcy Court in connection with, or which might reasonably affect, the Sale Order. The Seller shall promptly provide the Purchaser and its counsel with copies of all notices, filings and orders of the Bankruptcy Court that the Seller has in its possession (or receives) pertaining to the Sale Order or any other order related to any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, but only to the extent such papers are not publicly available on the Bankruptcy Court’s docket or otherwise made available to the Purchaser and its counsel.

(iii) The Parties shall comply in all material respects with all of their obligations under the Sale Order.

(iv) If the Bid Procedures Order, the Sale Order or any other orders of the Bankruptcy Court relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be appealed by any Person (or if any petition for certiorari or motion for reconsideration, amendment, clarification, modification, vacation, stay, rehearing or reargument shall be filed with respect to the Bid Procedures Order, the Sale Order or other such order), subject to rights otherwise arising from this Agreement, the Parties shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to prosecute such appeal, petition or motion and obtain an expedited resolution of any such appeal, petition or motion.

(i) [Reserved].

(j) [Reserved].

(k) Receipt of Property Relating to Purchased Securities. If, following the Closing, the Seller (or its respective Affiliates or Representatives) shall receive any money, check, note, draft, instrument, payment or other property as proceeds of the Purchased Securities or any part thereof, and to the extent arising from any fact, event or circumstance after the Closing, each such Person shall receive all such items in trust for, and as the sole and exclusive property of, Purchaser and, upon receipt thereof, shall notify Purchaser in writing of such receipt and shall remit the same (or cause the same to be remitted) to Purchaser in the manner reasonably specified by Purchaser.

(l) Post-Closing Operation of the Seller; Name Changes. After the Closing Date, none of the Seller and any of its Affiliates shall use the name or mark “Scilex” or any derivatives thereof for commercial purposes. After the Closing, the Seller and its Affiliates shall promptly file with the applicable Governmental Authorities all documents reasonably necessary to delete from their names the words “Scilex” or any derivatives thereof and shall do or cause to be done all other acts, including the payment of any fees required in connection therewith, to cause such documents to become effective as promptly as reasonably practicable. For clarity, nothing in this Section 5(l) shall restrict the Seller or any of its Affiliates from using or referencing the name or mark “Scilex” or any derivatives thereof (i) in a non-trademark manner to describe or provide information regarding the history of the Purchased Securities, or (ii) as required by applicable Law, including in any filing with the SEC, documents filed with the Bankruptcy Court or financial statements.

(m) Transition Services.

(i) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 5(m), the Seller will, for a period of up to 120 days following the Closing, provide to the Purchaser a continuation of those services that the Seller has provided to the Purchaser at any time since December 1, 2022 (the “Transition Services”), on the same terms and conditions (including cost) as previously provided between the Seller and the Purchaser; provided however, that:

(1) the Seller shall have the right to make such changes to the Transition Services as are necessary in order to comply with applicable Laws or Permits to which the Seller or its Affiliates is a party or subject;

(2) the Seller shall not be responsible for any act or omission of a third party provider and the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy in respect of such acts or omissions shall be the Seller’s use of commercially reasonable efforts to cause such third party to perform or re-perform the Transition Services and/or to seek available remedies under the applicable Contract with such third party provider;

(3) nothing contained in this Section 5(m) shall require the Seller to provide any services that would constitute the provision of any legal or tax advice or regulated activity, or that would create deficiencies in the Seller’s controls over financial information or adversely affect the maintenance of the Seller’s financial books and records; and

(4) in no event shall the Seller be obligated to hire replacements for employees providing Transition Services that resign, retire or are terminated; provided, however, that in such case, the Seller will use commercially reasonable efforts to provide the applicable Transition Services.

(ii) The aggregate liability of Seller in connection with the performance of the Transition Services shall not exceed the total fees actually paid or payable by the Purchaser to Seller in respect of the Transition Services. Notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement to the contrary, and solely with respect to the Transition Services, Seller shall not be liable for any special, indirect, punitive or consequential damages which substantially arise out of, relate to or are a consequence of the performance of the Transition Services, except in the event of the Seller’s gross negligence, willful misconduct or fraud. Seller acknowledges and agrees that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Section 5(m) were not performed by them in accordance with the terms hereof or were otherwise breached and that the Purchaser shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of the provisions of this Section 5(l) and to enforce specifically the provisions of this Section 5(m) (without any requirement to post any bond or other security in connection with seeking such relief), in addition to any other remedy at law or equity, and Seller further agrees not to raise any objections to the availability of the equitable remedy of specific performance to prevent or restrain breaches of this Section 5(m) by the Seller, and to specifically enforce the terms and provisions of this Section 5(m).

(iii) The Purchaser may terminate all or any portion of the Transition Services before the expiration of such 120-day period, by delivering written notice of such termination to the Seller.

(iv) Nothing in this Section 5(m) shall grant or transfer any rights, title or interests in any Intellectual Property invented or created before, on or after the Closing by or on behalf of the Seller or its Affiliates or otherwise controlled by or licensed to the Seller or its Affiliates.

(v) The Purchaser shall pay any applicable costs invoiced to the Purchaser by the Seller within 30 days after receipt thereof by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by the Seller in writing.

(n) Acknowledgement. Each of the Parties acknowledges and represents that: (i) sufficient consideration has been given by each Party to the other Parties as it relates hereto and the covenants, obligations and agreements hereunder were taken into account in determining the amount of such consideration; (ii) each of the Parties has consulted with independent legal counsel regarding its rights and obligations under this Section 5; (iii) each of the Parties fully understands the terms and conditions contained herein; (iv) the restrictions and agreements in this Section 5 are reasonable in all respects and, as applicable, necessary for the protection of the Business and that, without such protection, the customer and client relationships and competitive advantage relating to the Business would be materially adversely affected; and (v) the agreements in this Section 5 are an essential inducement to each Party to enter into this Agreement and they are in addition to, rather than in lieu of, any similar or related covenants to which either Party is party or by which it is bound.

[RESERVED].

No recourse.

This Agreement may only be enforced against, and any claim or cause of action pursuant to the terms of this Agreement (including any representation or warranty made in, in connection with, or as an inducement to this Agreement) may only be brought against, the entities that are expressly named as Parties hereto and then only with respect to the specific obligations set forth herein with respect to such Party. Except to the extent a named Party to this Agreement (and then only to the extent of the specific obligations undertaken by such named Party in this Agreement and not otherwise), no past, present or future manager, director, officer, employee, incorporator, member, partner, equityholder, Affiliate, agent, attorney, advisor or representative or Affiliate of any named Party to this Agreement shall have any liability (whether in contract, tort, equity or otherwise) for any one or more of the representations, warranties, covenants, agreements or other obligations or liabilities of any one or more of the named Parties to this Agreement.

SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.

(a) None of the representations and warranties of the Parties in this Agreement shall survive the Closing, and no Party hereto shall, or shall be entitled to, make any claim or initiate any action against any other Party with respect to any such representation or warranty from or after the Closing.

(b) None of the covenants or agreements of the Parties in this Agreement shall survive the Closing, and no Party hereto shall, or shall be entitled to, make any claim or initiate any action against any other Party with respect to any such covenant or agreement from or after the Closing, other than (i) the covenants and agreements of the Parties contained in this Section 9 and in Sections 1, 2 and 10, and (ii) those other covenants and agreements contained herein that by their terms apply, or that are to be performed in whole or in part, after the Closing, which shall survive the consummation of the transaction contemplated by this Agreement until fully performed.

10.

DEFINITIONS; MISCELLANEOUS.

(a) Terms Defined. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the respective meanings set forth below:

“Affiliate” means any Person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under control with, such Person. The term “control” (including the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”) means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

“Bankruptcy Case” means the Seller’s and Scintilla’s voluntary proceedings under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in the Bankruptcy Court, which are being jointly administered under the caption In re Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc., et al, Case No. 23-90085 (Bankr. S.D. Tex.).

“Bankruptcy Court” means the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas or such other court having competent jurisdiction over the Bankruptcy Case.

“Benefit Plan” means each “employee benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA or any similar plan subject to Laws of a jurisdiction outside of the United States, whether or not subject to ERISA), and any other plan, policy, program or agreement providing compensation or other benefits to any current or former director, officer, employee or other individual service provider of the Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries (whether qualified or nonqualified or funded or unfunded or written or unwritten), in each case, (i) which is maintained, sponsored by, contributed to or required to be contributed to by the Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries, or (ii) under which the Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries has or would reasonably be expected to have any obligation or Liability.

“Bid Procedures Order” means the Order (I) Approving Bid Procedures, (II) Approving Assumption and Assignment Procedures, and (III) Granting Related Relief [ECF No. 447] entered by the Bankruptcy Court on April 14, 2023.

“Business” means the business and operations of the Purchaser and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

“Business Day” shall mean any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banks are permitted or required to be closed in New York City.

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

“Common Stock” means the shares of Common Stock of the Company set forth on Schedule I.

“Contract” means any contract, sub-contract, agreement, lease or sub-lease, license or sub-license, occupancy agreement, purchase order, supply agreement, commitment, note, bond, franchise, guarantee, indemnity, indenture, instrument, lease, license or other legally binding arrangement, understanding, or obligation, whether written or oral (including all amendments, side letters, supplements and modifications of any of the foregoing and all rights and interests arising thereunder or in connection therewith, but excluding any Benefit Plan).

“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and all Laws issued thereunder.

“Exchange Act” means the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

“Income Tax” means any federal, state, local, or non-U.S. income tax measured by or imposed on net income, including any interest, penalty, or addition thereto.

“Intellectual Property” shall mean all rights, title and interest (whether statutory, common law or otherwise) in or relating to any intellectual property, including all: (i) patents and patent applications, and all related national or international counterparts thereto, including any divisionals, continuations, continuations-in-part, reissues, reexaminations, substitutions provisionals, renewals, extensions, patents of addition, supplementary protection certificates, utility models, inventors’ certificates, or the like, and any foreign equivalents of any of the foregoing (including certificates of invention and any applications therefor) and all rights to claim priority from any of the foregoing; (ii) trademarks, trade dress, service marks, certification marks, logos, slogans, design rights, names, corporate names, trade names, brand names and other similar designations of source or origin, together with the goodwill symbolized by any of the foregoing, and all applications, registrations, renewals and extensions of any of the foregoing; (iii) copyrights and copyrightable subject matter, whether or not registered or published, and all applications, registrations, reversions, extensions and renewals of any of the foregoing, and all moral rights, however denominated; (iv) trade secrets, and all other confidential or proprietary information, ideas, technology, software, compositions, discoveries, improvements, know-how, inventions, designs, processes, techniques, formulae, models, and methodologies, in each case, whether or not patentable or copyrightable; (v) Internet domain names and social media accounts and addresses, and all registrations for any of the foregoing; and (vi) rights and remedies with respect to any past, present, or future infringement, misappropriation, or other violation of any of the foregoing in clauses (i) through (v), in each case (i) through (vi), anywhere in the world.

“Knowledge” means, as to a particular matter, the actual knowledge of (i) with respect to Purchaser, its chief executive officer or its chief financial officer, and (ii) with respect to the Seller, Mohsin Meghji.

“Liability” means any liability (including any unknown, undisclosed, unmatured, unaccrued, unasserted, contingent, direct, indirect, conditional, implied, vicarious, derivative, joint, several or secondary liability), debt, obligation, deficiency, interest, tax, penalty, fine, penalty, claim, demand, judgment, cause of action or other loss (including loss of benefit or relief), cost or expense of any kind or nature whatsoever, whether asserted or unasserted, absolute or contingent, accrued or unaccrued, liquidated or unliquidated, and whether due or to become due and regardless of when asserted.

“Material Contract” means any contract to which the Seller is a party that was filed by the Seller pursuant to Exhibit 10, as specified in Regulation S-K Item 601(b)(10), with its annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, or any subsequent current report on Form 8-K or any quarterly report on Form 10-Q.

“Oramed DIP Assumption” means the assignment to Purchaser by Sorrento and Scintilla of their respective rights and obligations under that certain Senior Secured, Super-Priority Debtor-in-Possession Loan and Security Agreement, by and among Oramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Oramed”), on the one hand, and Sorrento and Scintilla, on the other, dated as of August 8, 2023 (the “Senior DIP”), the assumption by the Purchaser of such rights, title and interests, duties, liabilities and obligations and the irrevocable and unconditional release by the Purchaser and Oramed of Sorrento and Scintilla from any and all claims, liabilities and obligations under the Senior DIP, in each case, pursuant to documentation entered into between Oramed, Sorrento and the Purchaser on the date hereof.

“Organizational Documents” means the articles of incorporation, certificate of incorporation, charter, by-laws, articles of formation, articles of organization, certificate of formation, regulations, operating agreement, certificate of limited partnership, limited liability company agreement or partnership agreement, stockholders agreement and all other similar documents, instruments or certificates executed, adopted or filed in connection with the creation, formation, organization or governance of a Person, including any amendments thereof and any supplements thereto.

“Permit” shall mean franchises, grants, authorizations, registrations, licenses, permits, easements, variances, exceptions, certificates, and approvals of any Governmental Authority.

“Person” means an individual, partnership, joint-stock company, corporation, limited liability company, trust or unincorporated organization, and a government or agency or political subdivision thereof.

“Preferred Stock” means the shares of Series A Preferred Stock of the Company set forth on Schedule I.

“Representative” of any Person shall mean such Person’s directors, managers, officers, employees, agents, attorneys, consultants, advisors or other representatives.

“Sale Order” means the Order (I) Approving Sale of Scilex Stock to Scilex Holding Company Free and Clear of All Liens, Claims, Interests, and Encumbrances, (II) Conditionally Vacating the Oramed Sale Order, and (III) Granting Related Relief [ECF No. 1316].

“SCLX Stock Acquisition” means SCLX Stock Acquisition JV LLC, a Texas limited liability company that is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Purchaser.

“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

“Subsidiary” of any Person means any other Person, of which such first Person (either alone or with any other Subsidiary) owns or controls, directly or indirectly, stock, other securities or other equity interests (i) having the ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other governing body of such Person, or (ii) representing at least fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding stock, other securities or other equity interests of such Person.

“Tax” means any U.S. federal, state, local or non-U.S. tax (including any income tax, franchise tax, service tax, capital gains tax, gross receipts tax, value-added tax, surtax, excise tax, ad valorem tax, transfer tax, stamp tax, sales tax, use tax, property tax, business tax, withholding tax or payroll tax), levy, assessment, tariff, duty (including any customs duty), deficiency or fee (including any fine, addition, penalty or interest), imposed by any Governmental Authority (to the extent the foregoing are taxes or in the nature of a tax).

“Tax Return” means any return, declaration, report, claim for refund, or information return or statement relating to Taxes, including any schedule or attachment thereto, and including any amendment thereof, required to be filed by the Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries to a tax authority.

“Transaction Documents” means collectively, this Agreement, the schedules and exhibits attached hereto (including the Seller Disclosure Schedule), and any and all agreements, certificates, instruments and other documents of the Parties required thereby or executed in connection therewith.

“Warrants” means the Warrants of the Company set forth on Schedule I.

(b) Public Announcements; Reporting Obligations.

(i) Each of the Parties may make any filings or public announcement it reasonably deems necessary in order to comply with the requirements of any applicable Law, including without limitation the filing by the Parties of any Form 8-K, Schedule 13G or Schedule 13G/A, Schedule 13D or Schedule 13D/A, Form 3, Form 4 or other appropriate filings with the SEC. Except as a Party reasonably deems necessary in order to comply with the requirements of any applicable Law, no Party may issue any press release or make any other public announcement relating to the subject matter of this Agreement or the Transactions contemplated hereby without the prior written consent of the other Party, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

(ii) The Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that it shall be solely responsible for the filing, as and if applicable, of (1) any Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act and the rules promulgated thereunder, and (2) any Schedule 13D or 13G, as applicable, under the Exchange Act and the rules promulgated thereunder, in each case, in respect of its ownership of a registered class of securities of the Purchaser.

(c) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts made and to be performed entirely within such State. All actions and proceedings arising out of or relating to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be heard and determined exclusively in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, and the Parties hereby irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of such court in any such action or proceeding and irrevocably waive the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of any such action or proceeding; provided, however, that, if the Bankruptcy Case is closed, any action, claim, suit or proceeding arising out of, based upon, or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated herby shall be heard and determined exclusively in any state or federal court located in New York County, New York. Each Party agrees that a final, non-appealable judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY THAT MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE IT HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

(d) Section Headings. The headings of the sections and subsections of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute a part thereof.

(e) Notices.

(i) All communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand, mailed by overnight courier or by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid or by e-mail:

(1) if to the Purchaser, at Scilex Holding Company, Attention: Stephen Ma and Henry Ji (e-mail: SMa@scilexholding.com; HJi@sorrentotherapeutics.com), or at such other address or e-mail address as the Purchaser may have furnished the Seller in writing, with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to: Paul Hastings LLP, 600 Travis Street, Fifty-Eighth Floor, Houston, TX 77002, Attention: Luis F. Gomar, James Grogan, Justin Rawlins (e-mail: luisgomar@paulhastings.com; jamesgrogan@paulhastings.com; justinrawlins@paulhastings.com).

(2) if to the Seller, to 4955 Directors Place, San Diego, California 92121, Attention: Mohsin Y. Meghji, Chief Restructuring Officer (e-mail: mmeghji@m3-partners.com), or at such other address or e-mail address as it may have furnished in writing to the Purchaser, with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to: Latham & Watkins LLP, 10250 Constellation Blvd. Suite 1100, Los Angeles, CA 90067, Attention: Andrew Clark; Caroline Reckler; Steven Feldman (e-mail: andrew.clark@lw.com; caroline.reckler@lw.com; steve.feldman@lw.com).

(ii) Any notice so addressed shall be deemed to be given: if delivered by hand, on the date of such delivery; if mailed by courier, on the first Business Day following the date of such mailing; if mailed by registered or certified mail, on the third Business Day after the date of such mailing; and if delivered by e-mail (with no error message received), on the date of such delivery.

(f) Expenses and Taxes. Each Party shall bear its own expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby; provided, that the Purchaser shall bear any transfer taxes payable in connection with the transfer of the Purchased Securities to the Purchaser.

(g) Successors and Assigns. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder may be assigned or delegated by the Purchaser or the Seller. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of each of the parties, including the trustee in the Bankruptcy Case. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Purchaser may assign this Agreement and/or any of its rights, interests, or obligations hereunder (in whole or in part) to an Affiliate of the Purchaser; provided, however, that such assignment shall not relieve the Purchaser of its obligations hereunder. Purchaser may, without the consent of Seller, designate, effective as of the Closing, one or more Persons to acquire all, or any portion of, the Purchased Securities or pay all or any portion of the Purchase Price; provided, however, that such designation shall not relieve the Purchaser of its obligations hereunder. The above designation may be made by Purchaser by written notice to Seller at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date. The Parties agree to modify any Closing deliverables in accordance with the foregoing designation.

(h) Remedies. The Parties agree that irreparable damage would occur if any provision of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with its specific terms or was otherwise breached and that monetary damages may not be an adequate remedy for any breach or threatened breach of any of the provisions of this Agreement. It is accordingly agreed that the Parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement, and any such injunction shall be in addition to any other remedy to which any Party is entitled, at law or in equity.

(i) Entire Agreement; Amendment and Waiver. This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding of the Parties and supersedes all prior understandings among such Parties, including the non-binding term sheet, dated September 11, 2023, among the Parties and Oramed. This Agreement may be amended with (and only with) the written consent of the Seller and the Purchaser, and the observance of any term of this Agreement may be waived in a writing signed by the party making such waiver.

(j) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed with counterpart signature pages or in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Counterpart signature pages or counterparts of this Agreement may be executed and delivered by electronic means (including in .pdf format sent by electronic mail) and other electronic signatures, and the receiving party may rely on the receipt of such document so executed and delivered by electronic means as if the original had been received.

(k) Severability. If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of Law or public policy, all other terms, conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any Party. Upon a determination that any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the Parties as closely as possible in a mutually acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby be consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.

(l) Mutual Drafting. The Parties participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement and the language used in this Agreement shall be deemed to be the language chosen by the Parties to express their mutual intent. If an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, then this Agreement will accordingly be construed as drafted jointly by the Parties, and no presumption or burden of proof will arise favoring or disfavoring any Party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

(m) Rules of Construction. The words “hereby,” “herein,” “hereof,” “hereunder” and words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole (including any Exhibits and Schedules hereto) and not merely to the specific section, paragraph or clause in which such word appears. All references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be deemed references to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement unless the context shall otherwise require. The words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.” When calculating periods of time under this Agreement, reference to a “day” or “days” shall refer to a calendar day unless otherwise expressly provided herein. The definitions given for terms in this Agreement shall apply equally to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all references to “dollars” or “$” shall be deemed references to the lawful money of the United States of America. The use of “or” is not intended to be exclusive unless expressly indicated otherwise.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

	SELLER:

	SORRENTO THERAPEUTICS, INC.

	By:	/s/ Mohsin Y. Meghji
		Name: Mohsin Y. Meghji
		Title: Chief Restructuring Officer

	PURCHASER:

	SCILEX HOLDING COMPANY, a Delaware corporation

	By:	/s/ Jaisim Shah
		Name: Jaisim Shah
		Title: Chief Executive Officer and President

Schedule I

Purchased Securities

Class or Type of Securities	Number of Securities
Common Stock	60,068,585
Series A Preferred Stock	29,057,097
Warrants	Warrants exercisable for 1,386,617 shares of common stock of the Purchaser in respect of Public Warrants, and warrants exercisable for 3,104,000 shares of common stock of the Purchaser in respect of Private Placement Warrants (each as defined in the latest publicly filed Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Purchaser)

Exhibit 2.2

MUTUAL TERMINATION AND RELEASE AGREEMENT

This Mutual Termination and Release Agreement (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of September 21, 2023, by and between Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation, (“Sorrento”), and Oramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Oramed”, and together with Sorrento, the “Parties”).

WHEREAS, on February 13, 2023, Sorrento, together with its wholly-owned subsidiary, Scintilla Pharmaceuticals, Inc., commenced voluntary proceedings under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas (the “Bankruptcy Court”), which case has been administered under Case No. 23-90085 (DRJ) (the “Chapter 11 Case”);

WHEREAS, on August 7, 2023, Sorrento and Oramed entered into that certain Stock Purchase Agreement (as amended, the “Oramed Stock Purchase Agreement”);

WHEREAS, on September 11, 2023, in connection with the Chapter 11 Case and upon further negotiation between Sorrento, Scilex Holding Company, a Delaware corporation (“Scilex”) and Oramed in connection with the proposed sale by Sorrento and acquisition by Scilex of the Purchased Securities (as defined in Scilex Stock Purchase Agreement (as defined below)), entered into that certain Non-Binding Term Sheet (the “Term Sheet”), which includes as Exhibit A thereto that certain Term Sheet for Senior Secured Note and Warrants and Related Matters (the “Senior Debt Term Sheet” and, together with the Short Form Term Sheet, the “Term Sheets”, and the transactions contemplated thereby, collectively, the “Transactions”);

WHEREAS, the Bankruptcy Court has, by order dated September 12, 2023 [Docket No. 1316] (the “Approval Order”), approved the Term Sheets, and in connection therewith, (i) conditionally vacated the Oramed Stock Purchase Agreement and the order dated August 30, 2023 [Docket No. 1267], effective upon closing of the Transactions, and (ii) extended the restrictions on certain transfers of Scilex common stock set forth in the Court’s Order Extending the Application of the Automatic Stay to Continue the Restricted Trading Period for Shares of Scilex Stock Distributed to the Debtors’ Shareholders from September 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024;

WHEREAS, on September [21], 2023, Sorrento and Scilex entered into that certain Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Scilex Stock Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which Sorrento agreed to sell and transfer to Scilex and Scilex agreed to purchase and acquire the Purchased Securities (as defined therein); and

WHEREAS, in connection with the closing of the Scilex Stock Purchase Agreement and in furtherance of the Transactions, Sorrento and Oramed desire to terminate in all respects the Oramed Stock Purchase Agreement effective upon the closing of the Transactions, and to deliver mutual full, irrevocable and unconditional releases of any and all claims and causes of action, including, without limitation, claims and causes of action relating to or arising from or in connection with the Stock Purchase Agreement (and related documents) effective upon the closing of the Transactions.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements contained herein, and good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:

Section 1. Termination of the Oramed Stock Purchase Agreement. Pursuant to Section 7(a) of the Oramed Stock Purchase Agreement, effective upon the closing of the Transactions, each of Sorrento and Oramed hereby consents to the termination of the Oramed Stock Purchase Agreement, all of the other Transaction Documents (as defined in the Oramed Stock Purchase Agreement) and the transactions contemplated by the Oramed Stock Purchase Agreement and such other Transactions Documents, and acknowledges and agrees that the Oramed Stock Purchase Agreement and all of the other Transaction Documents are of no further force and effect and each of the Oramed Stock Purchase Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated by the Oramed Stock Purchase Agreement and such other Transactions Documents are hereby terminated in all respects.

Section 2. Mutual Releases.

(a) Effective upon the closing of the Transactions, each of Sorrento and Oramed, on behalf of itself and its predecessors, successors, affiliates, heirs, administrators, executors, assigns and each of their respective officers, directors, partners, managers, members, financial advisors, accountants, actuaries, shareholders, agents, attorneys, representatives, employees, direct and indirect parent entities, subsidiaries, heirs, administrators, and executors and with respect to Sorrento, its estate and any trustee or other estate representative appointed in the Chapter 11 Case or any successor case (collectively, and whether current or former, in each case in his, her, or its capacity as such, the “Releasing Parties”), do hereby irrevocably and unconditionally release and discharge the other Party hereto and such other Party’s predecessors, successors, affiliates, heirs, administrators, executors, assigns and each of their respective officers, directors, partners, managers, members, financial advisors, accountants, actuaries, shareholders, agents, attorneys, representatives, employees, direct and indirect parent entities, subsidiaries, heirs, administrators, and executors (collectively, and whether current or former, in each case in his, her, or its capacity as such, the “Released Parties”), and each of them, of and from any and all actions, suits, causes of action, contracts, debts, sums of money, controversies, claims, demands, liabilities, losses, judgments, costs, attorney’s fees, damages and expenses, in each case of any kind whatsoever, whether in law, equity or otherwise, known or unknown, actual or contingent, mature or unmatured, disputed or undisputed, accrued or not accrued, foreseen or unforeseen, then existing or thereafter arising, in law, at equity or otherwise, whether individual, class, direct or derivative in nature, whether for tort, contract, negligence, gross negligence, strict liability, contribution, subrogation, respondiat superior, breach of fiduciary duty, recharacterization, subordination, violations of federal or state securities laws, rules or regulations, or otherwise, based, in whole or in part, on any act, omission, transaction, event or other occurrence or circumstances (each, a “Claim” and collectively, “Claims”) taking place on or before the date hereof which any of the Releasing Parties may now have or ever has had, prior to and including the date hereof through, including, without limitation, any Claims relating to or arising in connection with the Oramed Stock Purchase Agreement and the other Transaction Documents (as defined in the Oramed Stock Purchase Agreement), and the Breakup Fee and Expense Reimbursement (each as defined in the Oramed Stock Purchase Agreement).

(b) Each Party, on its own behalf and on behalf of its respective Releasing Parties, covenants not to directly or indirectly sue, participate in any suit (unless lawfully compelled to do so by service with a subpoena or other legal process, demand, or order), or threaten to sue, or otherwise assert any Claim or initiate any other action, arbitration, or proceeding, or in any other way assist others in any action, arbitration, or proceeding (unless lawfully compelled to do so by service with a subpoena or other legal process, demand, or order), of any kind (including, without limitation, lawsuits, arbitrations, administrative proceedings, proceedings before any government body, complaints, or appeals), against any Released Party concerning, relating to, or arising from any of the Claims.

(c) Each Party (on behalf of itself and its respective Releasing Parties) hereby: (i) acknowledges a familiarity with Section 1542 of the Civil Code of the State of California, which provides as set forth below this Section 2(c); (ii) recognizes that it may have some claim, demand, or cause of action against the other Party or any of such other Party’s respective Released Parties of which it (or its respective Releasing Parties) is unaware and unsuspecting, and which it is (or its respective Releasing Parties are) giving up by signing this Agreement; and (iii) hereby expressly waives and relinquishes every right or benefit which he, she, or it has under Section 1542 of the Civil Code of the State of California, and any similar statute under any other state or federal law, principle of common law, or international or foreign law, to the fullest extent that such right or benefit may lawfully be waived, regardless of whether such Party (or any its respective Releasing Parties) is aware of or suspects such Claims at the time such Party executes this Agreement or whether it later discovers Claims that may be different than, or in addition to, those that such Party (or any of its respective Releasing Parties) now knows or believes to exist regarding the subject matter of the release provided in Section 2(a).

“A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS THAT THE CREDITOR OR RELEASING PARTY DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE AND THAT, IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER, WOULD HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR OR RELEASED PARTY.”

(d) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, (i) Sorrento’s obligations under that certain Senior Secured, Super-Priority Debtor-in-Possession Loan and Security Agreement, by and among Oramed on the one hand, and Sorrento and Scilex on the other hand, dated as of August 8, 2023 (the “Senior DIP”), any other definitive agreements entered into in connection therewith and ancillary thereto and the Order (I) Authorizing the Debtors to (A) Obtain Replacement Senior Secured Superpriority Postpetition Financing and (B) Use Cash Collateral, (II) Granting Liens and Providing Claims with Superpriority Administrative Expense Status, (III) Modifying the Automatic Stay, (IV) Granting Stalking Horse Protections and (V) Granting Related Relief [Docket No. 1184] shall not be released or discharged pursuant to this Agreement, and (ii) the terms of this Agreement shall not, and shall not be construed to, limit (I) the terms and scope of the releases provided in Paragraphs 14, 17, and 20 of the Approval Order or (II) the terms of the that certain Assignment, Assumption and Release Agreement entered into on the date hereof by Scilex, Oramed and Sorrento, including any release by either of the Parties provided therein.

Section 3. Miscellaneous.

(a) Representations of the Parties. Each Party represents and warrants to the other that: (i) it has duly executed and delivered this Agreement and it has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute this Agreement; (ii) its entrance into this Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of such Party; and (iii) this Agreement constitutes the legal, valid, and binding obligation of such Party, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms.

(i) Public Announcements. Each of the Parties may make any filings or public announcement it reasonably deems necessary in order to comply with the requirements of any applicable Law, including, without limitation, the filing by any of the Parties of any Form 8-K, Schedule 13G or Schedule 13G/A, Schedule 13D or Schedule 13D/A, Form 3, Form 4 or other appropriate filings with the SEC. Except as a Party reasonably deems necessary to comply with the requirements of any applicable Law, no Party may issue any press release or make any other public announcement relating to the subject matter of this Agreement or the Transactions contemplated hereby without the prior written consent of the other Party, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

(b) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York applicable to contracts made and to be performed entirely within such State. All actions and proceedings arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be heard and determined exclusively in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, and the Parties hereby irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of such court in any such action or proceeding and irrevocably waive the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of any such action or proceeding; provided, however, that, if the Bankruptcy Case is closed, any action, claim, suit or proceeding arising out of, based upon, or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated herby shall be heard and determined exclusively in any state or federal court located in New York County, New York. Each Party agrees that a final, non-appealable judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Each Party hereto irrevocably waives any objection, including any objection to the laying of venue or based on the grounds of forum non conveniens, which it may now or hereafter have to the bringing of any action or proceeding in such jurisdiction in respect of this Agreement or any other document related hereto. EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY THAT MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE IT HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

(c) Severability. If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law, all other terms, conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any Party. Upon a determination that any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the Parties as closely as possible.

(d) Mutual Drafting. The Parties participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement and the language used in this Agreement shall be deemed to be the language chosen by the Parties to express their mutual intent. If an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, then this Agreement will accordingly be construed as drafted jointly by the Parties, and no presumption or burden of proof will arise favoring or disfavoring any Party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

(e) Headings. The headings of this Agreement are for purposes of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

(f) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and assigns of each of the Parties including, without limitation, with respect to Sorrento, any trustee or other estate representative appointed in the Chapter 11 Case or any successor case.

(g) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed with counterpart signature pages or in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Counterpart signature pages or counterparts of this Agreement may be executed and delivered by electronic means (including in .pdf format sent by electronic mail) and other electronic signatures, and the receiving party may rely on the receipt of such document so executed and delivered by electronic means as if the original had been received.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

	SORRENTO THERAPEUTICS, INC.

	By:	/s/ Mohsin Y. Meghji
		Name: Mohsin Y. Meghji
		Title: Chief Restructuring Officer

	ORAMED PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

	By:	/s/ Josh Hexter
		Name: Josh Hexter
		Title: Chief Business and Operating Officer

Exhibit 10.1

ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION AND RELEASE AGREEMENT

THIS ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION AND RELEASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is executed on September 21, 2023 (the “Effective Date”), by and among Scilex Holding Company (“Scilex”), Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc. (“Oramed”), Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. (“Sorrento”), and Scintilla Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (together with Sorrento, the “Debtors”).

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, on February 13, 2023, the Debtors commenced voluntary proceedings under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas (the “Bankruptcy Court”). The Debtors’ Chapter 11 proceedings are jointly administered under the caption In re Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc., et al., Case Number 23-90085 (DRJ) (the “Chapter 11 Cases”);

WHEREAS, the Debtors have been conducting a marketing process for the sale or disposition of all or any portion of the Debtors’ assets under section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code, including (x) the Debtors’ equity interests in its non-debtor subsidiaries, including, but not limited to, Scilex and (y) the Debtors’ other assets;

WHEREAS, Oramed agreed, and after a hearing before the Bankruptcy Court on August 7, 2023, the Bankruptcy Court approved, pursuant to that certain Senior Secured, Super-Priority Debtor-In-Possession Loan and Security Agreement (the “DIP Loan Agreement”) entered into on August 9, 2023, to provide a non-amortizing super-priority senior secured debtor-in-possession term loan facility (the “Senior DIP Facility”) in an aggregate principal amount of $100,000,000, which amount was subsequently drawn in full by the Debtors. As of the Effective Date, the aggregate outstanding Obligations under the Senior DIP Facility is $101,875,000, comprised of $100,000,000 principal, $875,000 accrued and unpaid interest and $1,00,000 fees and expenses payable under the Senior DIP Facility (the “DIP Facility Obligations”); capitalized terms used herein but otherwise defined shall have the meanings so defined in the DIP Loan Agreement;

WHEREAS, on September 11, 2023, Scilex, Oramed and Sorrento executed non-binding term sheets relating to, among other things, the Securities Transfer (as defined below) (the “Securities Transfer Term Sheet”) (which the official committee of unsecured creditors and the official committee of equity security holders in the Chapter 11 Cases have each signed as “Consenting Parties” thereto) and the Note Documents (as defined below) (the “Note Term Sheet” and together with the Securities Transfer Term Sheet, the “Scilex Term Sheets”). The Scilex Term Sheets are subject to entry into definitive documentation relating thereto. The transactions contemplated by the Scilex Term Sheets are expected to close on or about September 19, 2023;

WHEREAS, after a hearing before the Bankruptcy Court on September 12, 2023, the Bankruptcy Court approved, among other things, the Scilex Term Sheets and entered the Order (I) Approving Sale of Scilex Stock to Scilex Holdings Company Free and Clear of All Liens, Claims, Interests, and Encumbrances, (II) Conditionally Vacating the Oramed Sale Order, and (III) Granting Related Relief [Docket No. 1316] (the “Scilex Sale Order”);

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Securities Transfer Term Sheet, the parties to the Securities Transfer Term Sheet agreed that Scilex would acquire all of the Scilex Common Shares owned by Sorrento (other than Scilex Common Shares held in abeyance by Sorrento on behalf of certain warrantholders of Sorrento) (the “Common Transfer Shares”), (ii) all of the Scilex Preferred Shares owned by Sorrento (the “Preferred Transfer Shares”) and (iii) all of the warrants for the purchase of shares of Scilex common stock owned by Sorrento (the “Transfer Warrants”, and together with the Common Transfer Shares and the Preferred Transfer Shares, the “Transfer Securities”) (collectively, the “Securities Transfer”) for an aggregate consideration of $110 million, payable (i) by means of Scilex’s assumption of the Debtors’ DIP Facility Obligations (the “Senior DIP Assumption”), and (ii) by such other consideration as set forth in the Securities Transfer Term Sheet;

WHEREAS, in connection with the Senior DIP Assumption, Scilex and Oramed will enter into certain note documents, including, without limitation, a securities purchase agreement (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”), senior secured promissory note and certain security documents (together with the Securities Purchase Agreement, the “Note Documents”), which will amend and restate in their entirety the Loan Documents; and

WHEREAS, in connection with this Agreement and the Note Documents, contemporaneously with this Agreement, Sorrento and Oramed have entered into that certain Mutual Termination and Release Agreement in respect of that certain Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 7, 2023 (the “SPA Termination”), by and between Sorrento and Oramed.

1. Representations by the Debtors and Oramed. The Debtors and Oramed each hereby represents and warrants that (i) as of the Effective Date, the aggregate outstanding amount of all Obligations under DIP Loan Agreement and all other Loan Documents is $101,875,000, comprised of $100,000,000 principal, $875,000 accrued and unpaid interest and $1,000,000 fees and expenses payable under the DIP Loan Agreement and all other Loan Documents, and (ii) there are no offsets, counterclaims or defenses against the repayment of the DIP Facility Obligations as of the Effective Date.

2. Senior DIP Assumption. Effective upon execution and delivery of the Note Documents and the SPA Termination by the parties thereto:

(a) the Debtors hereby irrevocably assign and transfer to Scilex all of their rights, title and interests and duties, liabilities and obligations under the DIP Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents;

(b) Scilex hereby irrevocably and unconditionally accepts such assignment and assumes such rights, title and interests and assumes such duties, liabilities and obligations from the Debtors, including without limitation, any claims, liabilities or obligations arising from any failure of the Debtors to perform any of their covenants, agreements, commitments and/or obligations to be performed prior to the date hereof under the DIP Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents; provided, however, that such indebtedness shall be governed by the Note Documents, which amend, restate and replace in their entirety the DIP Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents;

(d) the parties hereto hereby agree that the Note Documents shall amend, restate and replace in their entirety the DIP Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents; and

(e) the facility evidenced by the Note Documents shall not constitute a debtor-in-possession credit facility in the Chapter 11 Cases.

3. Releases. Effective upon execution and delivery of the Note Documents and the SPA Termination by the parties thereto, but without further action on the part of any party:

(a) Release of Debtors. Oramed hereby releases and discharges the Debtors from any and all obligations and liabilities arising with respect to or relating to the DIP Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents and agrees that the Obligations of the Debtors thereunder shall be automatically terminated and the Debtors shall be forever released and discharged and (b) any and all security interests, pledges, liens and other interests in favor of Oramed in the Debtor’s assets shall be forever released and discharged. Oramed hereby agrees that it shall promptly execute and deliver such additional documents and shall provide additional information as the Debtors may deem necessary or reasonably appropriate in order to evidence or otherwise give public notice of this release.

(b) Mutual Release. Without limiting the foregoing, Oramed, Scilex, and the Debtors agree to the mutual releases in accordance with, and to the fullest extent set forth in the Scilex Sale Order.

(c) Waiver of Section 1542. All parties providing releases pursuant to this Agreement expressly and voluntarily waive Section 1542 of the California Civil Code, or any similar, comparable or equivalent provision of the statutory or non-statutory law of California or any other jurisdiction, and expressly consents that this Agreement shall be given full force and effect according to each and all of its express terms and provisions, including those relating to unknown and unsuspected claims, if any. Section 1542 provides:

4. Authority; Valid Existence. Each of the parties hereto represents and warrants to each other party hereto that: (i) it has duly executed and delivered this Agreement and it has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute, and deliver and perform its obligations under, this Agreement; (ii) its entrance into this Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of such party, and; (iii) this Agreement constitutes the legal, valid, and binding obligation of such party, enforceable against it such party accordance with its terms; and (iv) it is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of Delaware.

5. Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, including, without limitation, with respect to the Debtors, any trustee or other estate representative appointed in the Chapter 11 Cases or any successor case (including any cases under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code).

6. Severability. In the event that any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall be held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not, in any way, be affected or impaired.

7. Amendments. This Agreement may be modified with (and only with) the written consent of the each of the parties hereto.

8. Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial. This Agreement shall be construed, interpreted and enforced under and pursuant to the laws of the State of New York, without regard to principles of conflict of laws. All actions and proceedings arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be heard and determined exclusively in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, and the parties hereto hereby irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of such court in any such action or proceeding and irrevocably waive the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of any such action or proceeding; provided, however, that, if the Bankruptcy Case is closed, any action, claim, suit or proceeding arising out of, based upon, or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated herby shall be heard and determined exclusively in any state or federal court located in New York County, New York. Each party agrees that a final, non-appealable judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Each party hereto irrevocably waives any objection, including any objection to the laying of venue or based on the grounds of forum non conveniens, which it may now or hereafter have to the bringing of any action or proceeding in such jurisdiction in respect of this Agreement or any other document related hereto. EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY THAT MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE IT HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

9. Counterparts; Electronic Transmission. This Agreement may be executed with counterpart signature pages or in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Counterpart signature pages or counterparts of this Agreement may be executed and delivered by electronic means (including in .pdf format sent by electronic mail) and other electronic signatures, and the receiving party may rely on the receipt of such document so executed and delivered by electronic means as if the original had been received.

10. Valuation.

(a) For purposes of this Agreement, “Warrants” means, collectively: (i) the warrant to purchase common stock (and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed) of Scilex, par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”), delivered to Oramed on the Effective Date, which warrant shall have an exercise price of $0.01 per share of Common Stock issuable upon exercise thereof, and be exercisable for 4,500,000 shares of Common Stock; (ii) the warrants to purchase Common Stock delivered to Oramed on the Effective Date, which warrants shall have an exercise price of $0.01 per share of Common Stock issuable upon exercise thereof, and be exercisable for an aggregate number of up to 8,500,000 shares of Common Stock; and (iii) the warrant to purchase Common Stock transferred to Oramed on the Effective Date, which warrant has an exercise price of $11.50 per share of Common Stock issuable upon exercise thereof, and is exercisable for 4,000,000 shares of Common Stock.

(b) Within twenty (20) Business Days (as that term is defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) after the Effective Date, Oramed will prepare and deliver to the Debtors and Scilex a preliminary valuation statement (the “Proposed Valuation Statement”) setting forth its calculation of the valuation of the Warrants. Each of the Debtors and Scilex shall have ten (10) Business Days thereafter to dispute such Proposed Valuation Statement, with any failure to dispute during this time deemed an acceptance of such Proposed Valuation Statement as a “Final Valuation Statement.” In the event of any dispute regarding the Proposed Valuation Statement, Oramed, the Debtors and Scilex shall negotiate in good faith to resolve such dispute; provided, however, that if such parties are unable to resolve any such dispute within fifteen (15) Business Days after a notification of dispute to Oramed, the parties shall use reasonable discretion to select a nationally-recognized expert in valuing assets of this type (with each of Oramed, the Debtors and Scilex bearing one-third of the associated fees and expenses). The selected expert resolution will be the Final Valuation Statement and shall be deemed final and binding as to each of Oramed, the Debtors and Scilex. Except as specifically required pursuant to a final “determination” within the meaning of Section 1313(a) of the Code, the parties shall report and file Tax Returns in all respects and for all purposes in a manner consistent with the Final Valuation Statement, and shall not take any position before any Governmental Authority that is in any way inconsistent with the Final Valuation Statement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Scilex, Oramed and the Debtors, by their respective duly authorized representatives, have executed and delivered this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

	SCILEX HOLDING COMPANY,
	a Delaware corporation

	By:	/s/ Jaisim Shah
	Name:	Jaisim Shah
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer and President

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	ORAMED PHARMACEUTICALS INC.,
	a Delaware corporation

	By:	/s/ Nadav Kiron
	Name:	Nadav Kiron
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer

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SORRENTO THERAPEUTICS, INC., a Delaware corporation

By:	/s/ Mohsin Y. Meghji
Name: Mohsin Y. Meghji Title: Chief Restructuring Officer

SCINTILLA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., a Delaware corporation

By:	/s/ Mohsin Y. Meghji
Name: Mohsin Y. Meghji Title: Chief Restructuring Officer

EXHIBIT 99.1

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

On September 21, 2023, Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company” or “Sorrento”) entered into a stock purchase agreement with Scilex Holding Company (“Scilex”) whereby Scilex acquired (i) all of the shares of Scilex common stock owned by Sorrento (other than 1,917,210 shares of Scilex common stock held in abeyance by Sorrento on behalf of certain warrant holders of Sorrento) (the “Common Transfer Shares”), (ii) all of the shares of Series A preferred stock of Scilex owned by Sorrento (the “Preferred Transfer Shares”) and (iii) all of the warrants for the purchase of shares of Scilex common stock owned by Sorrento (the “Transfer Warrants” and, together with the Common Transfer Shares and the Preferred Transfer Shares, the “Transfer Securities”; and such transfers, collectively, the “Securities Transfer”) for aggregate consideration consisting of: (i) $110 million (inclusive of the assumption by Scilex of approximately $100 million of debt under the Company’s non-amortizing super-priority senior secured debtor-in-possession term loan facility (the “Senior DIP Facility”)); (ii) the assumption by Scilex of certain obligations of Sorrento for legal fees and expenses in the amount of approximately $12.25 million; and (iii) a credit bid of approximately $23 million, representing all amounts owed to Scilex under the Company’s non-amortizing super-priority junior secured term loan facility (the “Junior DIP Facility”). As a result of the Securities Transfer, the Company no longer has a controlling interest over Scilex. Consequently, Scilex will be deconsolidated from the Company’s financial statements and will be presented as discontinued operations.

The following unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial information (the “pro forma financial information”) is intended to illustrate how the Securities Transfer and related transactions, including the assumption by Scilex of the Senior DIP Facility and the credit bid of the Junior DIP Facility (such transactions, collectively, the “Transactions”), would have affected the historical financial statements of Sorrento. The pro forma financial information has been prepared in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X and was derived, in part, from the Company’s historical condensed consolidated financial statements and is being presented to give effect to the Transactions and the deconsolidation of Scilex from Sorrento’s consolidated financial statements (the “Deconsolidation”). The Company’s accounting and financial reporting in these unaudited pro forma financial statements is based on its preliminary assessment of the appropriate application of U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The final application of GAAP to the Transactions and the Deconsolidation may differ from what is presented in these unaudited pro forma financial statements.

The preparation of the pro forma financial information required management to make certain assumptions and estimates based upon available information and certain assumptions that the Company believes are reasonable under the circumstances. The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2023 gives effect to the Transactions and the Deconsolidation as if they were completed as of that date. The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statements of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and for year ended December 31, 2022 give effect to the Transactions and the Deconsolidation as if they were completed on January 1, 2022.

The pro forma adjustments are described in the accompanying notes and are based upon and derived from information and assumptions available at the time of the filing of the Current Report on Form 8-K to which this pro forma financial information is attached.

The accompanying pro forma financial information should be read together with:

·	the accompanying notes to the pro forma financial information;
·	the Company’s historical consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes included in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on August 14, 2023; and
·	the Company’s audited historical consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K as of and for the year ended December 31, 2022 filed with the SEC on March 16, 2023.

The pro forma financial information is provided for illustrative purposes only and does not purport to represent what the actual consolidated results of operations of the Company would have been had the Transactions and the Deconsolidation occurred on the dates assumed, nor are they necessarily indicative of future consolidated results of operations. The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statements of operations do not reflect the costs of any disintegration activities or benefits that may result from realization of future cost savings from the Transactions or the Deconsolidation.

SORRENTO THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSION)

PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

AS OF JUNE 30, 2023

(In thousands, except for share amounts; unaudited)

				Transaction
				Accounting
ASSETS	As Reported			Adjustments			Note 2	Pro Forma
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	69,749		$	(2,497	)	(a), (b), (e)	$	67,252
Marketable investments		10,886			3,355		(g)		14,241
Accounts receivables, net		32,725			(27,568	)	(b)		5,157
Inventory		9,651			(3,110	)	(b)		6,541
Prepaid expenses		5,222			(4,447	)	(b)		775
Other current assets		4,878			1,043		(b)		5,921
Total current assets		133,111			(33,224	)			99,887
Property and equipment, net		53,237			(760	)	(b)		52,477
Operating lease right-of-use assets		53,408			(3,294	)	(b)		50,114
Intangibles, net		122,283			(38,538	)	(b)		83,745
Goodwill		80,269			(13,481	)	(b)		66,788
Equity investments		12,008			—				12,008
Other assets, net		2,376			(1,144	)	(b)		1,232
Total assets		456,692			(90,441	)			366,251
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	18,554			(11,412	)	(b)		7,142
Accrued payroll and related benefits		6,964			(2,752	)	(b)		4,212
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		91,924			(57,978	)	(a), (b), (e)		33,946
Accrued legal settlements		—			—				—
Current portion of deferred revenue		256			—				256
Current portion of operating lease liabilities		13,051			(776	)	(b)		12,275
Current portion of contingent consideration		397			—				397
Acquisition consideration		515			(515	)	(b)		—
Income tax payable		12,926			—				12,926
Current portion of debt		120,362			(109,356	)	(b), (e)		11,006
Total current liabilities		264,949			(182,789	)			82,160
Long-term debt, net of discount		21,741			—				21,741
Deferred tax liabilities, net		238			—				238
Deferred revenue		896			—				896
Derivative liabilities		1,600			(1,600	)	(b)		0
Operating lease liabilities		52,446			(2,594	)	(b)		49,852
Contingent consideration		550			—				550
Other long-term liabilities		3,305			(3,305	)	(b)		—
Total liabilities not subject to compromise		345,725			(190,288	)			155,437
Liabilities subject to compromise		308,923			(12,250)				296,673
Total liabilities		654,648			(202,538	)			452,110
Equity (Deficit):
Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. equity (deficit)
Common stock		55			—				55
Additional paid-in capital		2,036,331			—				2,036,331
Accumulated other comprehensive income		2,240			—				2,240
Accumulated deficit		(2,194,275	)		116,628		(d)		(2,077,647	)
Treasury stock		(49,464	)		—				(49,464	)
Total Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. stockholders’ deficit		(205,113	)		116,628				(88,485	)
Noncontrolling interests		7,157			(4,531	)	(c)		2,626
Total deficit		(197,956	)		112,097				(85,859	)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit)	$	456,692		$	(90,441	)		$	366,251

See accompanying notes to the pro forma financial information.

SORRENTO THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSION)

PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2023

(In thousands, except for per share amounts; unaudited)

				Transaction
				Accounting
	As Reported			Adjustments			Note 2		Pro Forma
Revenues:
Net product revenues	$	23,202		$	(23,164	)		(f)	$	38
Service revenues		8,074			—					8,074
Total revenues		31,276			(23,164	)				8,112
Operating costs and expenses:
Cost of products sold		10,445			(7,768	)		(f)		2,677
Cost of services		3,193			—					3,193
Research and development		77,076			(5,940	)		(f)		71,136
Selling, general and administrative		103,920			(55,690	)		(f)		48,230
Intangible amortization		2,254			(2,053	)		(f)		201
Increase (decrease) on contingent consideration		3,800			—					3,800
Loss on impairment of intangible assets		12,366			—					12,366
Legal settlement		1,797			—					1,797
Total operating costs and expenses		214,851			(71,451	)				143,400
Loss from operations		(183,575	)		48,287					(135,288	)
(Loss) gain on derivative liabilities		(1,300	)		1,300			(f)		—
Loss on marketable and equity investments		(15,460	)		3,029			(h)		(12,431	)
Loss on debt extinguishment, net		(40	)		—					(40	)
Loss (gain) on foreign currency exchange		153			23			(f)		176
Interest expense, net		(3,800	)		4			(f)		(3,796	)
Other loss		(4,299	)		3,748			(f)		(551	)
Reorganization items, net		(42,235	)		—					(42,235	)
Loss before income tax		(250,556	)		56,391					(194,165	)
Income tax expense (benefit)		12,139			(5	)		(f)		12,134
Gain (loss) on equity method investments		(368	)		—					(368	)
Net loss		(263,063	)		56,396					(206,667	)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests		(28,334	)		27,419			(c)		(915	)
Net loss attributable to Sorrento	$	(234,729	)	$	28,977				$	(205,752	)
Net loss per share - basic per share attributable to Sorrento	$	(0.43	)						$	(0.38	)
Net loss per share - diluted per share attributable to Sorrento	$	(0.43	)						$	(0.38	)
Weighted-average shares used during period - basic shares attributable to Sorrento		547,232								547,232
Weighted-average shares used during period - diluted shares attributable to Sorrento		547,232								547,232

See accompanying notes to the pro forma financial information.

SORRENTO THERAPEUTICS, INC.

PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022

(In thousands, except for per share amounts; unaudited)

				Transaction
				Accounting
	As Reported			Adjustments			Note 2		Pro Forma
Revenue:
Net product revenues	$	44,996		$	(38,034	)		(f)	$	6,962
Service revenues		17,843			—					17,843
Total revenues		62,839			(38,034	)				24,805
Operating costs and expenses:					—					—
Cost of product sold		28,913			(10,797	)		(f)		18,116
Cost of services		4,539			—					4,539
Research and development		221,226			(9,054	)		(f)		212,172
Acquired in-process research and development		12,272			—					12,272
Selling, general and administrative		182,337			(64,895	)		(f)		117,442
Intangible amortization		4,325			(3,922	)		(f)		403
(Decrease) increase on contingent consideration		(75,400	)		—					(75,400	)
Loss on impairment of intangible assets		124,190			—					124,190
Legal settlements, net		64,752			—					64,752
Total operating costs and expenses		567,154			(88,668	)				478,486
Loss from operations		(504,315	)		50,634					(453,681	)
Gain (loss) on derivative liabilities		7,316			(7,316	)		(f)		—
Loss on marketable and equity investments		(83,919	)		(11,618	)		(h)		(95,537	)
Gain (loss) on debt extinguishment		27,009			(28,634	)		(f)		(1,625	)
Interest expense, net		(8,574	)		8,500			(f)		(74	)
Other income (loss)		736			455			(f)		1,191
Loss before income tax		(561,747	)		12,021					(549,726	)
Income tax benefit		(2,416	)		(4	)		(f)		(2,420	)
Loss on equity method investments		(18,426	)		—					(18,426	)
Net loss		(577,757	)		12,025					(565,732	)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests		(4,914	)		767			(c)		(4,147	)
Net loss attributable to Sorrento	$	(572,843	)	$	11,258				$	(561,585	)
Net loss per share - basic per share attributable to Sorrento	$	(1.37	)						$	(1.34	)
Net loss per share - diluted per share attributable to Sorrento	$	(1.37	)						$	(1.34	)
Weighted-average shares outstanding during period - basic shares attributable to Sorrento		419,315								419,315
Weighted-average shares outstanding during period - diluted shares attributable to Sorrento		419,315								419,315

See accompanying notes to the pro forma financial information.

SORRENTO THERAPEUTICS, INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

NOTE 1 – BASIS OF PRO FORMA PRESENTATION

The pro forma financial information is prepared in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X. The pro forma adjustments are described in the accompanying notes and are based upon and derived from information and assumptions available at the time of the filing of the Current Report on Form 8-K to which this pro forma financial information is attached.

The pro forma financial information is based on financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP, which is subject to change and interpretation. The pro forma financial information is based on and derived from the Company’s historical consolidated financial statements, adjusted for certain transaction accounting adjustments. Actual adjustments, however, may differ materially from the information presented. The pro forma adjustments do not include allocations of corporate costs, as those are not directly attributable to the Transactions or the Deconsolidation. The pro forma adjustments also do not include management adjustments to reflect any potential dis-synergy costs or benefits that may result from realization of future cost savings that may occur in connection with the Transactions or the Deconsolidation as management does not believe presenting such adjustments would enhance an understanding of the pro forma effects thereof. In addition, the pro forma financial information is based upon available information and assumptions that management considers to be reasonable, and such assumptions have been made solely for purposes of developing such pro forma financial information for illustrative purposes in compliance with the disclosure requirements of the SEC. The pro forma financial information is not necessarily indicative of what the financial position or statements of operations results would have actually been had the Transactions or the Deconsolidation occurred on the dates indicated. In addition, the pro forma financial information should not be considered to be indicative of the Company’s future consolidated financial performance and statement of operations results.

The Securities Transfer constituted a significant disposition for purposes of Item 2.01 of Form 8-K. As a result of the Securities Transfer, the Company has concluded that it will no longer control Scilex and, therefore, Scilex will be deconsolidated from the Company’s consolidated financial statements effective as of the date of the consummation of the Securities Transfer. Based upon the magnitude of the disposition and because the Company is exiting an entire business segment, the disposition represents a significant strategic shift that will have a material effect on the Company’s operations and financial results. Accordingly, the Securities Transfer meets the definition of a discontinued operation, as defined by Accounting Standards Codification 205-20 – Discontinued Operations, which has not yet been retrospectively applied in the historical financial statements.

The pro forma financial information reflects the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2023 and condensed consolidated statements of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and the year ended December 31, 2022.

NOTE 2 – TRANSACTION ACCOUNTING ADJUSTMENTS

The following adjustments have been reflected in the pro forma financial information for the following related to the Transactions and the Deconsolidation:

(a)

Adjustment to includes the $110.0 million of consideration for the Securities Transfer as well as the assumption by Scilex of a $12.25 million liability related to legal fees. The consideration reflected in the pro forma consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2023 does not include the credit bid of all amounts owed under the Junior DIP Facility as the facility amount was not drawn until July 2023. See further discussions below.

(b)

Adjustments to reflect the elimination of assets and liabilities attributable to Scilex. The Company’s related party receivables from Scilex amounting to $1.0 million which was eliminated in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2023 has been reflected as other current assets in the pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet.

(c)

Adjustments to reflect the derecognition of non-controlling interest related to Scilex.

(d)

Adjustments to reflect the book gain arising from the Securities Transfer. As described above, the pro forma statements of operations present the Company’s results as if the Transactions and the Deconsolidation had occurred on January 1, 2022. Any estimated gain or loss related to the discontinued operations and the Transactions has been excluded from the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2022 or the six months ended June 30, 2023 as this amount pertains to discontinued operations and does not reflect the impact on income from continuing operations.

(e)

Adjustments to reflect the derecognition of the Senior DIP Facility amounting to $75.0 million and the related accrued exit fee amounting to $5.25 million outstanding as of June 30, 2023. See further discussions below.

(f)

Adjustments to reflect the elimination of revenues and expenses attributable to Scilex. Other than the elimination of Scilex’s income tax expense in the pro forma condensed consolidated statement of operations, there are no other pro forma income tax adjustments reflected. The Company’s tax basis on the securities sold exceeds the purchase price by Scilex which is expected to result in the recognition of a tax loss. Any resulting future tax benefit has not been reflected in the pro forma financial information.

(g)

Adjustment to reflect the value of the remaining 1,917,210 unsold Scilex common stock owned by Sorrento. The shares are measured at fair value based on the closing price of Scilex’s common stock on September 21, 2023.

(h)

Adjustments to reflect the change in value of the remaining 1,917,210 unsold Scilex common stock owned by Sorrento.

As of June 30, 2023, the total outstanding principal balance of the Senior DIP Facility was $75.0 million with JMB Capital Partners Lending LLC as the creditor. As of the date of the stock purchase agreement, the total outstanding principal balance of the Senior DIP Facility was $100.0 million with Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc. as the creditor. As described above, the aggregate consideration for the Securities Transfer includes the assumption by Scilex of the outstanding $100 million Senior DIP Facility, however, the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2023 only reflects the derecognition of the Junior DIP Facility outstanding as of June 30, 2023.

In July 2023, the Company entered into the Junior DIP Facility with Scilex in an amount of (i) $20,000,000 (the “Base Amount”), plus the amount of the commitment fee and the funding fee, each equal to 1% of the Base Amount, plus (iii) the amount of the DIP Lender Holdback (as defined in the Interim Junior DIP Order). As described above, the purchase price for the Securities Transfer by Scilex includes a credit bid of all amounts owed by the Company to Scilex under the Junior DIP Facility. The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2023 does not reflect the Junior DIP Facility or the derecognition thereof.

The stock purchase agreement provides transition services between Sorrento and Scilex for a period of up to 120 days following the closing date of the Securities Transfer. The pro forma condensed financial information does not include any compensation related to the transition services as the amount cannot be reasonably estimated.

Exhibit 99.2

Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. Announces the Consummation of the Previously Announced Sale of Substantially All of the Common Shares, Preferred Shares and Warrants that Sorrento Held in Scilex Holding Company

SAN DIEGO, CA. September 22, 2023 /Newswire/ -- Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. (OTC: SRNEQ, “Sorrento” or “Company”), a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the development of life-saving therapeutics to treat cancer, intractable pain, and infectious disease, announced the consummation on September 21, 2023, of the previously announced sale to Scilex Holding Company (Nasdaq: SCLX, “Scilex”) of certain securities that Sorrento held in Scilex.

Pursuant to that certain Stock Purchase Agreement entered into on September 21, 2023, between Scilex and Sorrento, Scilex, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, acquired (i) all of the shares of Scilex common stock owned by Sorrento (other than such shares held in abeyance by Sorrento on behalf of certain warrant holders of Sorrento), (ii) all of the shares of Scilex preferred stock owned by Sorrento, and (iii) all of the warrants for the purchase of shares of Scilex common stock owned by Sorrento (collectively, the “Securities Transfer”) for aggregate consideration consisting of: (i) $110 million (comprised of cash payments of $10 million (in the aggregate) and the assumption by Scilex of the approximately $100 million senior secured term loan facility provided by Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: ORMP, “Oramed”) to Sorrento ); plus (ii) the assumption by Scilex of certain legal fees and expenses of Sorrento in the amount of approximately $12.25 million; plus (iii) a credit bid of all amounts owed to Scilex under the junior secured debtor-in-possession financng facility provided by Scilex to Sorrento. As a result of the Securities Transfer, the Company no longer has a controlling interest over Scilex and Scilex ceased to be a majority-owned subsidiary of Sorrento. Consequently, we expect Scilex will be deconsolidated from the Company’s financial statements prospectively and will be presented as discontinued operations.

Additionally, upon the closing of the Securities Transfer, Sorrento and Oramed mutually terminated that certain Stock Purchase Agreement (as amended, the “Oramed SPA”), dated as of August 7, 2023, between Oramed and Sorrento for the sale of Sorrento’s equity interests in Scilex to Oramed, which termination includes a release of claims by each of the parties relating to the Oramed SPA.

About Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc.

Sorrento is a clinical and commercial stage biopharmaceutical company developing new therapies to treat cancer, pain (non-opioid treatments), autoimmune disease and COVID-19. Sorrento's multimodal, multipronged approach to fighting cancer is made possible by its extensive immuno-oncology platforms, including key assets such as next-generation tyrosine kinase inhibitors ("TKIs"), fully human antibodies ("G-MAB™ library"), immuno-cellular therapies ("DAR-T™"), antibody-drug conjugates ("ADCs"), and oncolytic virus ("Seprehvec™"). Sorrento is also developing potential antiviral therapies and vaccines against coronaviruses, including STI-1558 and COVI-MSC™; and diagnostic test solutions, including COVIMARK™.

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Sorrento's commitment to life-enhancing therapies for patients is also demonstrated by our effort to advance a TRPV1 agonist, non-opioid pain management small molecule, resiniferatoxin ("RTX"). RTX has been cleared for a Phase II trial for intractable pain associated with cancer and a Phase II trial in osteoarthritis patients.

For more information visit www.sorrentotherapeutics.com.

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 Sorrento 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 generally are accompanied by words such as “believe,” “may,” “will,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “expect,” “should,” “would,” “plan,” “predict,” “potential,” “seem,” “seek,” “future,” “outlook,” and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding the Securities Transfer and the anticipated accounting treatment resulting from the Securities Transfer.

Risks and uncertainties that could cause Sorrento's actual results to differ materially and adversely from those expressed in our forward-looking statements, include, but are not limited to risks associated with the ability of the Company to use such proceeds efficiently in support of its business; the Company’s ability to obtain exit financing and to pursue a plan of reorganization to exit its chapter 11 bankruptcy; and those factors discussed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC in each case under the heading “Risk Factors,” and other documents of the Company filed, or to be filed, with the SEC. If the risks materialize or assumptions prove incorrect, actual results could differ materially from the results implied by these forward-looking statements. There may be additional risks that the Company presently does not know or that the Company currently believes are immaterial that could also cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release, and Sorrento undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement in this press release except as may be required by law.

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Contacts:

For Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc.

Media Contact

The Levinson Group
212-202-2754
Email: sorrento@tlgcommunications.com

Website: www.sorrentotherapeutics.com

Sorrento® and the Sorrento logo are registered trademarks of Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc.

G-MAB™, DAR-T™, Seprehvec™, SOFUSA™, COVI-MSC™, COVIMARK™, Fujovee™ and Ovydso™ are trademarks of Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc.

All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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