Scilex Holding (SCLX) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Henry Ji, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer, President and Executive Chairperson, was paid $3.1M in 2025, up 143% from $1.3M the year before.

Filed
April 30, 2026
Annual meeting
June 24, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
3
CEO total pay
$3.1M+143% vs prior year
Ji option award
$1,493,5322025 compensation table
Ji bonus target
150%Percentage of base salary
Ma bonus target
60%Percentage of base salary
401(k) matching contribution
4%Up to annual compensation limit
Ji change-in-control salary
3xAnnual base salary
Ma change-in-control salary
2xAnnual base salary

How Ph.D. was paid

$3.1M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary51%Option awards49%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Jaisim ShahFormer Chief Executive Officer, President and Director$1,271,044
Henry Ji, Ph.D.Chief Executive Officer, President and Executive Chairperson$3,069,495
Stephen MaChief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Senior Vice President and Secretary$1,465,549

What changed and why

  • $3.1M$3,069,495 was Henry Ji’s 2025 total compensation, compared with $1,261,651 in 2024.
  • $1.5M$1,493,532 of Ji’s 2025 compensation came from option awards.
  • August 2025 marked Jaisim Shah’s resignation as CEO; Ji was CEO at fiscal year-end.
  • 150%150% of base salary was the approved bonus target for Ji and Shah.
  • 60%60% of base salary was Stephen Ma’s approved bonus target.
  • Change-in-control benefits include accelerated vesting of all time-based equity awards.

Other Scilex Holding proxy statements

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.