VMCAU Valuence Merger Corporation I

Valuence Merger Corp. I

4 Orinda Way, Suite 100D

Orinda, CA 94563

This statement is filed by (i) Apollo SPAC Fund I, L.P. (“SPAC Fund I”); (ii) Apollo SPAC Management I, L.P. (“SPAC Management I”); (iii) Apollo SPAC Management I GP, LLC (“SPAC Management I GP”); (iv) Apollo Capital Management, L.P. (“Capital Management”); (v) Apollo Capital Management GP, LLC (“Capital Management GP”); (vi) Apollo Management Holdings, L.P. (“Management Holdings”); and (vii) Apollo Management Holdings GP, LLC (“Management Holdings GP”). The foregoing are collectively referred to herein as the “Reporting Persons.”

SPAC Fund I holds securities of the Issuer.

SPAC Management I serves as the investment manager for SPAC Fund I. The general partner of SPAC Management I is SPAC Management I GP.

Capital Management serves as the sole member of SPAC Management I GP. Capital Management GP serves as the general partner of Capital Management. Management Holdings serves as the sole member and manager of Capital Management GP, and Management Holdings GP serves as the general partner of Management Holdings.

The principal office of SPAC Fund I is One Manhattanville Road, Suite 201, Purchase, New York 10577. The principal office of each of SPAC Management I, SPAC Management I GP, Capital Management, Capital Management GP, Management Holdings, and Management Holdings GP is 9 W. 57^th Street, 43^rd Floor, New York, New York 10019.

SPAC Fund I is a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership. SPAC Management I GP, Capital Management GP, and Management Holdings GP are each a Delaware limited liability company. SPAC Management I, Capital Management, and Management Holdings are each a Delaware limited partnership.

Class A ordinary share, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”).

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Beneficial ownership information is reported as of December 31, 2022. The Common Stock reported herein are held in the form of units (the “Units”). Each Unit consists of one share of Common Stock and one-half of one redeemable warrant. Each whole redeemable warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one share of Common Stock upon the consummation of the Issuer’s initial business combination (“Initial Business Combination”), as described in more detail in the Issuer’s Prospectus filed with the SEC on March 2, 2022 (the “Prospectus”). Each warrant will become exercisable on the later of (i) the date that is 30 days after the completion of the Issuer’s Initial Business Combination or (ii) the date that is 12 months from the date of the Issuer’s initial public offering, and will expire five years after the completion of the Issuer’s Initial Business Combination or earlier upon redemption or liquidation. In accordance with Rule 13d-3(d)(1) regarding securities which represent a right to acquire an underlying security, each Unit has been reported herein as representing the beneficial ownership of one share of Common Stock.

(a)           Amount beneficially owned:

SPAC Management I, SPAC Management I GP, Capital Management, Capital Management GP, Management Holdings and Management Holdings GP, and Messrs. Scott Kleinman, James Zelter, and Marc Rowan, the managers, as well as executive officers, of Management Holdings GP, each disclaims beneficial ownership of all shares of Common Stock included in this report, and the filing of this report shall not be construed as an admission that any such person or entity is the beneficial owner of any such securities for purposes of Section 13(d) or 13(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.

(b)           Percent of class:

The percentages are based on 22,009,963 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of November 9, 2022, as disclosed in the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 9, 2022.

(c)           Number of shares as to which the person has:

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following: ¨

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By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under § 240.14a-11.

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SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Date: February 13, 2023