Form 4 - Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities

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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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

VMCA Sponsor, LLC

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O VALUENCE MERGER CORP. I,

4 ORINDA WAY, SUITE 100D

(Street)

ORINDA

94563

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Valuence Merger Corp. I [ VMCA ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/03/2024

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

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)
Class A Ordinary Shares	06/03/2024		C		4,302,489	A	⁽²⁾	4,302,489⁽³⁾	D⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾
Class A Ordinary Shares	06/03/2024		C		1,200,000	A	⁽²⁾	1,199,999	I⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾	By Valuence Partners LP

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)
Class B Ordinary Shares	⁽²⁾	06/03/2024		C			4,302,489⁽³⁾	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	Class A Ordinary Shares	4,302,489⁽³⁾	$0.00	1	D⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾
Class B Ordinary Shares	⁽²⁾	06/03/2024		C			1,199,999	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	Class A Ordinary Shares	1,199,999	$0.00	1	I⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾	By Valuence Partners LP

Explanation of Responses:

1. The Class B ordinary shares have no expiration date and are convertible into Class A ordinary shares at any time and from time to time upon the election of the holder on or automatically upon the consummation of the Issuer's initial business combination, on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment as described under the heading "Description of Securities" in the Issuer's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-262246).

2. In accordance with the Issuer's amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, as amended, on June 3, 2024, the Reporting Person elected to convert an aggregate of 5,502,488 Class B ordinary shares into Class A ordinary shares on a one-for-one basis for no consideration.

3. Due to administrative error, the Reporting Person's Form 4 filed on February 23, 2023 reported 4,302,290 Class B ordinary shares directly owned by the Reporting Person instead of the correct amount of 4,302,490 Class B ordinary shares.

4. VMCA Sponsor, LLC (the "Sponsor") is the record holder of the securities reported herein, except with respect to 1,200,000 shares, which are held of record by Valuence Partners LP. The Sponsor is the sole general partner of Valuence Partners LP and has voting and investment discretion with respect to the securities held of record by Valuence Partners LP.

5. The Sponsor is governed by a board of managers consisting of four managers: Credian Partners, Inc., Sungsik ("Sung") Lee, Sungwoo ("Andrew") Hyung and Gene Young Cho. Any action by the Sponsor with respect to the Issuer's securities held by it, including voting and dispositive decisions, requires at least a majority vote of the managers of the board of managers. Under the so-called "rule of three," because voting and dispositive decisions are made by a majority of the managers, none of the managers is deemed to be a beneficial owner of Issuer's securities held by the Sponsor, even those in which such manager holds a pecuniary interest. Accordingly, none of the managers on the Sponsor's board of managers is deemed to have or share beneficial ownership of the shares held by the Sponsor.

	/s/ Andrew Hyung	06/05/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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