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SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION

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PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(a) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

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Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc.

 

 

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Ernst-Günter Afting, Ph.D., M.D.

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On August 8, 2012, Ernst-Günter Afting (“Afting”) delivered a notice (the “Nomination Letter”) to the Corporate Secretary of Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. (“Sorrento”, or the “Company”) of his intent to nominate a new slate of directors for election to the board of directors of the Company at the Company’s 2012 annual meeting of stockholders (the “2012 Annual Meeting”) to be held on September 6, 2012, or any adjournment or postponement thereof. The Nomination Letter is incorporated herein and attached hereto as Exhibit 1.

SECURITY HOLDERS ARE ADVISED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT AND OTHER DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THE SOLICITATION OF PROXIES BY AFTING FROM THE STOCKHOLDERS OF SORRENTO FOR USE AT ITS 2012 ANNUAL MEETING WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION, INCLUDING INFORMATION RELATING TO THE PARTICIPANT IN SUCH PROXY SOLICITATION. WHEN COMPLETED, A DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT AND A FORM OF PROXY WILL BE AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE AT THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION’S WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.SEC.GOV. IN ADDITION, THE PARTICIPANT IN THIS PROXY SOLICITATION WILL PROVIDE COPIES OF THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT (IF AND WHEN AVAILABLE) WITHOUT CHARGE UPON REQUEST. INFORMATION RELATING TO THE PARTICIPANT IN A POTENTIAL PROXY SOLICITATION IS CONTAINED IN EXHIBIT 1 HERETO AND IS INCORPORATED HEREIN.