SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Ji Henry

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O SORRENTO THERAPEUTICS, INC.

4955 DIRECTORS PLACE

(Street)

SAN DIEGO

92121

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. [ SRNEQ ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	See Remarks

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/17/2023

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Rule 10b5-1(c) Transaction Indication

Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	03/17/2023		X⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾		19,500	A	$0.8027	20,000	I	By BioVintage, Inc.
Common Stock								6,265,805	D
Common Stock								2,271,693	I	See Footnote⁽³⁾
Common Stock								40,000	I	By spouse

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Put Option (obligation to buy)	$0.8027	03/17/2023		D			195	08/26/2022	03/17/2023	Common Stock	19,500	$0.00	0	I	By BioVintage, Inc.

Explanation of Responses:

1. On December 30, 2022, the Issuer's Board of Directors declared a stock dividend (the "Dividend") to all holders of record of its common stock as of the close of business on January 9, 2023, of 0.1410127 of a share of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Scilex Holding Company ("Scilex Common Stock") for each one share of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Issuer ("Sorrento Common Stock"). The Put Option written by the Reporting Person on August 26, 2022 (the "Put Option") was previously reported at an exercise price of $5.50 per share of Sorrento Common Stock, which was adjusted as a result of the Dividend to relate to an aggregate of 19,500 shares of Sorrento Common Stock and 2,730 shares of Scilex Common Stock and to reflect a corresponding change to the exercise price of the Put Option to $0.80268 per share of Sorrento Common Stock and $8.6002 per share of Scilex Common Stock. The Put Option settled on March 17, 2023 and resulted in the Reporting Person

2. (Continued Footnote 1) acquiring 19,500 shares of Sorrento Common Stock at a price of $0.80268 per share of Sorrento Common Stock, in addition to 2,730 shares of Scilex Common Stock at a price of $8.6002 per share of Scilex Common Stock.

3. Shares are held in family trusts of which the Reporting Person is a co-trustee with his spouse.

Remarks:

President, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors

	/s/ Henry Ji, Ph.D.	03/20/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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