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VALUENCE MERGER CORP. I
QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. INTERIM UNAUDITED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
VALUENCE MERGER CORP. I
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
| September 30, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |||||||
| (Unaudited) | ||||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||
| Current assets | ||||||||
| Cash | $ | $ | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses | ||||||||
| Total current assets | ||||||||
| Cash and investments held in Trust Account | ||||||||
| TOTAL ASSETS | $ | $ | ||||||
| LIABILITIES, CLASS A ORDINARY SHARES SUBJECT TO POSSIBLE REDEMPTION, AND SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT | ||||||||
| Current liabilities | ||||||||
| Accrued expenses and accounts payable | $ | $ | ||||||
| Advance from related party | ||||||||
| Working capital loans | ||||||||
| Convertible notes - related party | ||||||||
| Total current liabilities | ||||||||
| Deferred underwriting fees | ||||||||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES | ||||||||
| Commitments and Contingencies | ||||||||
| Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, $ par value; and shares at redemption value of $ and $ per share at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively | ||||||||
| SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT | ||||||||
| Preference shares, $ par value; shares authorized; issued or outstanding at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 | ||||||||
| Class A ordinary shares, $ par value; shares authorized; and issued or outstanding (excluding and shares subject to possible redemption) as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively | ||||||||
| Class B ordinary shares, $ par value; shares authorized; and shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively | ||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | ||||||||
| Accumulated deficit | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES, CLASS A ORDINARY SHARES SUBJECT TO POSSIBLE REDEMPTION, AND SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT | $ | $ | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements.
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VALUENCE MERGER CORP. I
UNAUDITED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
| For
the Three Months Ended September 30, | For
the Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||
| General and administrative expenses | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Loss from operations | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
| Other income: | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest earned on cash and investments held in Trust Account | ||||||||||||||||
| Total other income | ||||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Weighted average shares outstanding of Class A redeemable ordinary shares | ||||||||||||||||
| Basic and diluted net income per common share, Class A redeemable ordinary shares | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Weighted average shares outstanding of Class A & Class B non-redeemable ordinary shares | ||||||||||||||||
| Basic and diluted net income per common share, Class A and Class B non-redeemable ordinary shares | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements.
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VALUENCE MERGER CORP. I
UNAUDITED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
| | Class A ordinary shares | Class B ordinary shares | Additional Paid-in | Accumulated | Shareholders’ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Capital | Deficit | Deficit | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance — January 1, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
| — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accretion of Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption | — | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of March 31, 2024 (unaudited) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accretion of Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption | — | — | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conversion of Class B ordinary shares to Class A ordinary shares | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of June 30, 2024 (unaudited) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accretion of Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption | — | — | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of September 30, 2024 (unaudited) | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2023
Class
B | Additional Paid-in | Accumulated | Total Shareholders’ | |||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Capital | Deficit | Deficit | ||||||||||||||||
| Balance — January 1, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
| Accretion of Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption | — | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| Balance – March 31, 2023 (unaudited) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Accretion of Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption | — | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| Balance – June 30, 2023 (unaudited) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Accretion of Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption | — | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| Balance – September 30, 2023 (unaudited) | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements.
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VALUENCE MERGER CORP. I
UNAUDITED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
| For
the Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | |||||||
| Cash Flows from Operating Activities: | ||||||||
| Net income | $ | $ | ||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities: | ||||||||
| Interest earned on cash and investments held in Trust Account | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
| Prepaid expenses | ( | ) | ||||||
| Accrued expenses and accounts payable | ||||||||
| Net cash used in operating activities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Cash Flows from Investing Activities: | ||||||||
| Investment of cash into Trust Account | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Cash withdrawn from Trust Account in connection with redemption | ||||||||
| Net cash provided by investing activities | ||||||||
| Cash Flows from Financing Activities: | ||||||||
| Proceeds from convertible promissory note - related party | ||||||||
| Proceeds from convertible promissory note | ||||||||
| Advance from related party | ||||||||
| Payment of offering costs | ( | ) | ||||||
| Redemption of ordinary shares | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Net cash used in financing activities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Net Change in Cash | ( | ) | ||||||
| Cash – Beginning of period | ||||||||
| Cash – End of period | $ | $ | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements.
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VALUENCE MERGER CORP. I
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
NOTE 1- DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS
Valuence Merger Corp. I (the “Company”) is a blank check company incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted company on August 27, 2021. The Company was incorporated for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities (a “Business Combination”).
The Company is not limited to a particular industry or sector for purposes of consummating a Business Combination. However, the Company intends to concentrate its efforts in identifying a potential Business Combination partner that is based in Asia (excluding China, Hong Kong and Macau) and who is developing breakthrough technology in life sciences and/or advancing a platform for sustainable technology. The Company is an early stage and emerging growth company and, as such, the Company is subject to all of the risks associated with early stage and emerging growth companies.
As of September 30, 2024, the Company had not commenced any operations. All activity for the period from August 27, 2021 (inception) through September 30, 2024 relates to the Company’s formation, the initial public offering (“Initial Public Offering”), and subsequent to the Initial Public Offering, identifying a target company for a Business Combination, which is described below. The Company will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of a Business Combination, at the earliest. The Company generates non-operating income in the form of interest income from the proceeds derived from the Initial Public Offering.
The
registration statement for the Company’s Initial Public Offering was declared effective on February 28, 2022. On March 3, 2022,
the Company consummated the Initial Public Offering of units (the “Units” and, with respect to the Class A ordinary
shares included in the Units being offered, the “Public Shares”). Each Unit consists of one of the Company’s Class
A ordinary shares, par value $ per share (the “Class A ordinary shares”) and one-half of one redeemable warrant (the
“Public Warrants”), with each Public Warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one Class A ordinary share for an initial
exercise price of $
Simultaneously
with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company consummated the sale of an aggregate of warrants (each, a “Private
Placement Warrant” and, collectively, the “Private Placement Warrants”) at a price of $ per Private Placement Warrant
in a private placement, consisting of Private Placement Warrants sold to VMCA Sponsor, LLC (f/k/a Valuence Capital, LLC) (the
“Sponsor”) and Private Placement Warrants sold to Valuence Partners LP, an investment fund affiliated with the
Company’s Sponsor, generating gross proceeds of $
Following
the closing of the Initial Public Offering on March 3, 2022, an amount of $
On
March 8, 2022, the underwriters partially exercised their over-allotment option, resulting in an additional Units issued for
an aggregate amount of $
Transaction
costs amounted to $
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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
Prior
to the consummation of the Initial Public Offering, on October 4, 2021, the Sponsor paid $
The
Company’s management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering
and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, although substantially all of the net proceeds are intended to be applied generally toward
consummating a Business Combination. The stock exchange listing rules require that the Business Combination must be with one or more
operating businesses or assets with a fair market value equal to at least
The Company will provide the holders of the Public Shares (the “Public Shareholders”) with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their Public Shares upon the completion of the Business Combination, either (i) in connection with a general meeting called to approve the Business Combination or (ii) by means of a tender offer. The decision as to whether the Company will seek shareholder approval of a Business Combination or conduct a tender offer will be made by the Company, solely in its discretion. The Public Shareholders will be entitled to redeem their Public Shares, for a per share redemption price payable in cash equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, calculated as of two business days prior to the consummation of the Business Combination, including interest (which interest shall be net of taxes payable), divided by the number of then issued and outstanding Public Shares. The per-share amount to be distributed to the Public Shareholders who properly redeem their shares will not be reduced by the deferred underwriting commissions the Company will pay to the underwriters (as discussed in Note 6). There will be no redemption rights upon the completion of a Business Combination with respect to the Company’s warrants.
If a shareholder vote is not required in connection with a Business Combination and the Company does not decide to hold a shareholder vote for business or other legal reasons, the Company will, pursuant to the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, as amended (the “Articles”), conduct the redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), and file tender offer documents containing substantially the same information as would be included in a proxy statement with the SEC prior to completing a Business Combination. If the Company seeks shareholder approval in connection with a Business Combination, the holders of the Company’s shares prior to the Initial Public Offering (the “Initial Shareholders”) have agreed to vote their Founder Shares and any Public Shares purchased during or after the Initial Public Offering in favor of approving a Business Combination. Additionally, each Public Shareholder may elect to redeem their Public Shares, without voting, and if they do vote, irrespective of whether they vote for or against a proposed Business Combination.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company seeks shareholder approval of the Business Combination and the Company does not conduct redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules, a Public Shareholder, together with any affiliate of such shareholder or any other person with whom such shareholder is acting in concert or as a “group” (as defined under Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), will be restricted from redeeming its shares with respect to more than an aggregate of% of the Public Shares without the Company’s prior written consent.
The Initial Shareholders have each agreed (a) to waive its redemption rights with respect to any Founder Shares and Public Shares held by it in connection with the completion of a Business Combination and (b) not to propose an amendment to the Articles (i) to modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to allow redemption in connection with the Company’s Business Combination or to redeem % of the Public Shares if the Company does not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period (as defined below) or (ii) with respect to any other material provision relating to the rights of Public Shareholders, unless the Company provides the Public Shareholders with the opportunity to redeem their Public Shares upon approval of any such amendment at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the Trust Account and not previously released to pay taxes, divided by the number of then issued and outstanding Public Shares.
The Initial Shareholders have agreed to waive their rights to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to the Founder Shares if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period. However, if the Initial Shareholders or any of their respective affiliates acquire Public Shares, such Public Shares will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period. The underwriters have agreed to waive their rights to their deferred underwriting commission (see Note 6) held in the Trust Account in the event the Company does not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period, and in such event, such amounts will be included with the other funds held in the Trust Account that will be available to fund the redemption of the Public Shares. In the event of such distribution, it is possible that the per share value of the assets remaining available for distribution will be less than the Initial Public Offering price per Unit ($).
In order to protect the amounts held in the Trust Account, the Sponsor has agreed that it will be liable to the Company if and to the extent any claims by a third party (other than the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm) for services rendered or products sold to the Company, or a prospective target business with which the Company has entered into a letter of intent, confidentiality, or other similar agreement for a Business Combination, reduce the amount of funds in the Trust Account to below the lesser of (1) $ per Public Share and (2) such lesser amount per Public Share held in the Trust Account as of the date of the liquidation of the Trust Account due to reductions in the value of trust assets, in each case net of the amount of interest which may be withdrawn to pay taxes. This liability will not apply with respect to any claims by a third party who executed a waiver of any and all rights to seek access to the Trust Account nor will it apply to any claims under the Company’s indemnity of the underwriters of the Initial Public Offering against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). In the event that an executed waiver is deemed to be unenforceable against a third party, the Sponsor will not be responsible to the extent of any liability for such third-party claims. The Company will seek to reduce the possibility that the Sponsor will have to indemnify the Trust Account due to claims of creditors by endeavoring to have all vendors, service providers (other than the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm), prospective target businesses or other entities with which the Company does business, execute agreements with the Company waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to monies held in the Trust Account.
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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
On
May 25, 2023, the Company held an extraordinary general meeting (the “May 2023 Meeting”), where shareholders approved,
among other things, an amendment to the Articles to extend the date by which the Company must consummate a Business Combination (the
“Combination Period”) from June 3, 2023 to September 3, 2023 and to allow the Company, without another shareholder vote,
by resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board of Directors”), to elect to further extend the
Combination Period in one-month increments up to eighteen (18) additional times, or a total of up to thirty-six (36) months after
the Initial Public Offering, until up to March 3, 2025. In connection with such extensions to the Combination Period, the Sponsor or
its designees was required to deposit into the Trust Account, as a loan, $
On
June 5, 2023, in connection with the required Contributions for monthly extensions to the Combination Period and for working capital
purposes, the Company issued a non-interest bearing, unsecured convertible promissory note to the Sponsor in the aggregate principal
amount of $
On
March 1, 2024, the Company entered into Amendment No. 1 (the “IMTA Amendment”) to the Investment Management Trust Agreement
(the “IMTA”) with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as trustee. Pursuant to the IMTA Amendment, Section 1(c)
of the IMTA was amended to provide that the trustee may, at the direction of the Company (i) hold funds uninvested, (ii) hold funds in
an interest-bearing or non-interest bearing bank demand deposit account at a U.S. chartered commercial bank with consolidated assets
of $
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MERGER CORP. I
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
On
June 3, 2024, the Company held an extraordinary general meeting (the “June 2024 Meeting”), where shareholders approved
an amendment to the Articles to extend the Combination Period from June 3, 2024 for an initial two month period to August 3, 2024
and to permit the Company, without another shareholder vote, by resolution of the Board of Directors to elect to further extend such
date up to nineteen (19) additional times for an additional one (1) month each time, up to March 3, 2026, provided that the Sponsor
or its designees deposit into the Trust Account . In connection with the June 2024 Meeting, holders of
Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption exercised their right to redeem such shares. As a result, the Company paid
$
In
connection with the June 2024 Meeting, on June 3, 2024, the Company entered into a non-redemption agreement (the “Non-Redemption
Agreement”) with an existing shareholder of the Company (the “Non-Redeeming Shareholder”) and the Sponsor. Pursuant
to the Non-Redemption Agreement, the Non-Redeeming Shareholder agreed not to redeem a number of Class A ordinary shares of the Company
equal to the lesser of (i) shares and (ii) such number of shares that would equal
On
June 3, 2024, pursuant to the terms of the Articles, the Sponsor and Valuence Partners LP elected to convert an aggregate of
Class B ordinary shares held by them on a
On
June 4, 2024, the Company issued a convertible promissory note to the Sponsor, in the principal amount of $
On
June 4, 2024, the Company deposited $
Liquidity and Going Concern
As
of September 30, 2024, the Company had cash of $
Based on the foregoing, management believes that the Company will not have sufficient working capital and borrowing capacity from the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor, or certain of the Company’s officers and directors to meet its needs through the earlier of the consummation of a Business Combination or one year from this filing. However, the Working Capital Loans (as defined below) and the June 2024 Note will provide additional flexibility to continue the identification and pursuit of potential Business Combination targets. Over this time period, the Company will be using available funds, including those from the Working Capital Loans, for the purpose of paying existing accounts payable, identifying and evaluating prospective Business Combination candidates, performing due diligence on prospective target businesses, paying for travel expenditures, selecting the target business to merge with or acquire, and structuring, negotiating and consummating the Business Combination.
In connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-15, “Disclosures of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern,” the Company has until up to March 3, 2026, if the Company, without shareholder approval, elects to further extend such deadline and causes to be deposited the New Contributions in connection with each monthly extension of the Combination Period, to consummate a Business Combination. It is uncertain that the Company will be able to consummate a Business Combination by this time. If a Business Combination is not consummated by the end of the Combination Period, there will be a mandatory liquidation of the Trust Account and potential subsequent dissolution of the Company. Management has determined that the liquidity condition and mandatory liquidation of the Trust Account, should a Business Combination not occur, and potential subsequent dissolution raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. No adjustments have been made to the carrying amounts of assets or liabilities should the Company be required to liquidate after the end of the Combination Period (up to March 3, 2026, if the Company, without shareholder approval, elects to further extend the Combination Period monthly to such deadline).
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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
NOTE 2- SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulation S-X of the SEC. Certain information or footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC for interim financial reporting. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes necessary for a complete presentation of financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements include all adjustments, consisting of a normal recurring nature, which are necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, operating results and cash flows for the periods presented.
The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s (“Annual Report”) on Form 10-K as filed with the SEC on March 29, 2024. The interim results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2024 or for any future periods.
Emerging Growth Company
The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act, as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”), and it may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the independent registered public accounting firm attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in its periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.
Further, Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such election to opt out is irrevocable. The Company has elected not to opt out of such extended transition period which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, the Company, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard. This may make comparison of the Company’s financial statements with another public company which is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company which has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.
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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the unaudited condensed financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires the Company’s management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the unaudited condensed financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.
Making estimates requires management to exercise significant judgment. It is at least reasonably possible that the estimate of the effect of a condition, situation or set of circumstances that existed at the date of the unaudited condensed financial statements, which management considered in formulating its estimate, could change in the near term due to one or more future confirming events. Accordingly, the actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
As
of September 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, the Company had cash of $
Cash and Investments Held in Trust Account
At September 30, 2024, the assets in the Company’s Trust Account were invested in cash in a demand deposit account. As of December 31, 2023, substantially all of the assets held in the Trust Account were held in money market funds, which were invested primarily in U.S. Treasury securities. When the Company’s investments held in the Trust Account are comprised of U.S. Treasury securities, the investments are classified as trading securities. Trading securities are presented on the condensed balance sheets at fair value at the end of each reporting period. Gains and losses resulting from the change in fair value of investments held in the Trust Account are included in interest earned on investments held in the Trust Account in the accompanying condensed statements of operations. The estimated fair values of investments held in the Trust Account are determined using available market information.
On
June 4, 2024, the Company deposited $
Warrant Instruments
The Company accounts for the warrants issued in connection with the Initial Public Offering and the underwriters’ exercise of their over-allotment option as either equity-classified or liability-classified instruments based on an assessment of the warrant’s specific terms and applicable authoritative guidance in FASB ASC 480, “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity” (“ASC 480”), and ASC 815, “Derivatives and Hedging” (“ASC 815”). The assessment considers whether the warrants are freestanding financial instruments pursuant to ASC 480, meet the definition of a liability pursuant to ASC 480, and whether the warrants meet all of the requirements for equity classification under ASC 815, including whether the warrants are indexed to the Company’s own ordinary shares and whether the warrant holders could potentially require “net cash settlement” in a circumstance outside of the Company’s control, among other conditions for equity classification. This assessment, which requires the use of professional judgment, is conducted at the time warrant issuance and as of each subsequent quarterly period end date while the warrants are outstanding.
For issued or modified warrants that meet all of the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded as a component of issuance costs of temporary equity at the time of issuance. For issued or modified warrants that do not meet all of the criteria for equity classification, the warrant issuance costs are required to be recorded at their initial fair value on the date of issuance, and each balance sheet date thereafter. The fair value of the Public Warrants has been estimated using its quoted market price as of September 30, 2024. As the Company’s warrants meet the criteria for equity classification, the Company has accounted for the warrants as equity classified.
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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
Class A Ordinary Shares Subject to Possible Redemption
The Company accounts for its Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in ASC Topic 480, “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” Ordinary shares subject to mandatory redemption are classified as a liability instrument and are measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable ordinary shares (including ordinary shares that feature redemption rights that are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within the Company’s control) are classified in temporary equity. At all other times, ordinary shares are classified as shareholders’ equity (deficit). The Company’s Public Shares feature certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of the Company’s control and subject to occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Public Shares are presented at redemption value as temporary equity, outside of the shareholders’ deficit section of the Company’s condensed balance sheets.
In
connection with the May 2023 Meeting, shareholders holding Class A ordinary shares exercised their right to redeem their shares
for a pro rata portion of the funds in the Trust Account. As a result, approximately $
In
connection June 2024 Meeting, shareholders holding Class A ordinary shares exercised their right to redeem their shares for
a pro rata portion of the funds in the Trust Account. As a result, approximately $
The Company recognizes changes in redemption value immediately as they occur and adjusts the carrying value of redeemable Class A ordinary shares to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. This method would view the end of the reporting period as if it were also the redemption date for the security. Increases or decreases in the carrying amount of redeemable Class A ordinary shares are affected by charges against additional paid-in capital and accumulated deficit.
At September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Class A ordinary shares reflected in the condensed balance sheets are reconciled in the following table:
| Gross proceeds | $ | |||
| Less: | ||||
| Proceeds allocated to Public Warrants | ( | ) | ||
| Class A ordinary shares issuance costs | ( | ) | ||
| Plus: | ||||
| Accretion of Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption | ||||
| Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, at redemption value, December 31, 2022 | $ | |||
| Less: | ||||
| Redemption of shares | ( | ) | ||
| Plus: | ||||
| Accretion of Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption | ||||
| Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, at redemption value, December 31, 2023 | $ | |||
| Plus: | ||||
| Accretion of Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption | ||||
| Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, at redemption value, March 31, 2024 | $ | |||
| Less: | ||||
| Redemption of shares | ( | ) | ||
| Plus: | ||||
| Accretion of Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption | ||||
| Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, at redemption value, June 30, 2024 | $ | |||
| Plus: | ||||
| Accretion of Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption | ||||
| Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, at redemption value, September 30, 2024 | $ |
Income Taxes
ASC
Topic 740, “Income Taxes,” prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition
and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must
be more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. The Company’s management determined that the Cayman
Islands is the Company’s major tax jurisdiction. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized
tax benefits as income tax expense. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there were
The Company is considered to be a Cayman Islands exempted company with no connection to any other taxable jurisdiction and is presently not subject to income taxes or income tax filing requirements in the Cayman Islands or the United States. As such, the Company’s tax provision was zero for the periods presented. The Company’s management does not expect that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits will materially change over the next twelve months.
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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
The Company complies with accounting and ordinary disclosure requirements of FASB ASC Topic 260, “Earnings Per Share.” Net income per ordinary share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding for the period. The Company has two classes of ordinary shares, which are referred to as Class A ordinary shares and Class B ordinary shares. Income and losses are shared pro rata between the two classes of shares. This presentation contemplates a Business Combination as the most likely outcome, in which case, both classes of ordinary shares share pro rata in the loss of the Company. Accretion associated with the redeemable Class A ordinary shares is excluded from earnings per share as the redemption value approximates fair value.
The
calculation of diluted income per ordinary share does not consider the effect of the warrants issued in connection with the (i) Initial
Public Offering, and (ii) the private placement, since the exercise of the warrants is contingent upon the occurrence of future events.
The warrants are exercisable to purchase
| For the Three Months Ended September 30, | For the Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Class A Redeemable | Class A & Class B Non-Redeemable | Class A | Class B | Class A Redeemable | Class A & Class B Non-Redeemable | Class A | Class B | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic and diluted net income per ordinary share | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Numerator: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Allocation of net income | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denominator: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic and diluted net income per ordinary share | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Concentration of Credit Risk
Financial
instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist of a cash account in a financial institution,
which, at times, may exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation coverage limit of $
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurement,” approximates the carrying amounts represented in the accompanying condensed balance sheets, primarily due to their short-term nature.
Convertible Promissory Notes
The Company has elected the bifurcation option to account for the proceeds received during 2023 and 2024 from the convertible promissory notes with its Sponsor. These promissory notes are presented in the condensed balance sheets as Working capital loans and Convertible notes - related party.
The Company analyzed convertible promissory notes to assess if the fair value option was appropriate in 2023 and 2024, due to the substantial premium which results in an offsetting entry to additional paid in capital and under the related party guidance which precludes the fair value option it was determined the fair value option was not appropriate. As such, the Company accounted for the working capital loans and Convertible notes – related party, analyzing the conversion options embedded in convertible notes in accordance with ASC 815. ASC 815 generally requires companies to bifurcate conversion options embedded in convertible notes from their host instruments and to account for them as free-standing derivative financial instruments.
The Company reviews the terms of convertible notes issued to determine whether there are embedded derivative instruments, including embedded conversion options, which are required to be bifurcated and accounted for separately as derivative financial instruments. In circumstances where the host instrument contains more than one embedded derivative instrument, including the conversion option, that is required to be bifurcated, the bifurcated derivative instruments are accounted for as a single, compound derivative instrument.
Bifurcated embedded derivatives are initially recorded at fair value and are then revalued at each reporting date with changes in the fair value reported as nonoperating income or expense. When the equity or convertible debt instruments contain embedded derivative instruments that are to be bifurcated and accounted for as liabilities, the total proceeds received are first allocated to the fair value of all the bifurcated derivative instruments. The remaining proceeds, if any, are then allocated to the host instruments themselves, usually resulting in those instruments being recorded at a discount from their face value. The discount from the face value of the convertible debt, together with the stated interest on the instrument, is amortized over the life of the instrument through periodic charges to interest expense.
The Company has determined that the conversion feature included in Working capital loans and Convertible notes -related party had no value and these notes were recorded at par value.
Recent Accounting Standards
In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-06, “Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging—Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity” (“ASU 2020-06”), which simplifies accounting for convertible instruments by removing major separation models required under current GAAP. ASU 2020-06 removes certain settlement conditions that are required for equity contracts to qualify for the derivative scope exception, and it also simplifies the diluted earnings per share calculation in certain areas. ASU 2020-06 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, including interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently assessing the impact, if any, that ASU 2020-06 would have on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows. The Company has not adopted this guidance as of September 30, 2024.
Management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s unaudited condensed financial statements.
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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
NOTE 3 - PUBLIC OFFERING
Pursuant
to the Initial Public Offering, the Company sold Units, inclusive of Units sold to the underwriters on March 8,
2022, upon the underwriters’ election to partially exercise their over-allotment option, at a purchase price of $ per Unit.
Each Unit consists of one Class A ordinary share and one-half of one redeemable Public Warrant. Each whole Public Warrant entitles the
holder to purchase one Class A ordinary share at an exercise price of $
NOTE 4 - PRIVATE PLACEMENT
Simultaneously
with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Sponsor, together with Valuence Partners LP, an investment fund affiliated with
the Sponsor, purchased an aggregate of Private Placement Warrants, consisting of Private Placement Warrants issued
to the Sponsor and Private Placement Warrants issued to Valuence Partners LP, at a price of $ per Private Placement Warrant,
for an aggregate purchase price of $
NOTE 5 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Founder Shares
On
October 4, 2021, the Sponsor paid $
Each
of the Sponsor and Valuence Partners LP has agreed, subject to limited exceptions, not to transfer, assign or sell any of the Founder
Shares until the earliest of
On
June 3, 2024, pursuant to the terms of the Articles, the Sponsor and Valuence Partners LP elected to convert an aggregate of
Class B ordinary shares held by them on a
Related Party Loans
In
order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor, or certain
of the Company’s officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds as may be required (“Working
Capital Loans”). If the Company completes a Business Combination, the Company would repay the Working Capital Loans out of the
proceeds of the Trust Account released to the Company. Otherwise, the Working Capital Loans would be repaid only out of funds held outside
the Trust Account. In the event that a Business Combination does not close, the Company may use a portion of proceeds held outside the
Trust Account to repay the Working Capital Loans, but no proceeds held in the Trust Account would be used to repay the Working Capital
Loans. Except for the foregoing, the terms of such Working Capital Loans, if any, have not been determined and no written agreements
exist with respect to such loans. The Working Capital Loans would either be repaid upon consummation of a Business Combination, without
interest, or, at the lender’s discretion, up to $
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MERGER CORP. I
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
On
June 5, 2023, in connection with the required Contributions for monthly extensions to the Combination Period and for working capital
purposes, the Company issued a non-interest bearing, unsecured convertible promissory note to the Sponsor in the aggregate principal
amount of $
On
June 4, 2024, the Company issued the June 2024 Note to the Sponsor, in the principal amount of $
Advance from Related Party
On
March 7, 2022, in connection with the unexercised over-allotment option, an investor in the Sponsor agreed for the Company to retain
the residual $
NOTE 6 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Risks and Uncertainties
Management continues to evaluate the impact of ongoing geopolitical instability events, including the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the Israel-Hamas conflict. As a result of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, various nations, including the United States, have instituted economic sanctions against the Russian Federation and Belarus. Further, the impact of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Israel-Hamas conflict and related sanctions on the world economy is not determinable as of the date of these unaudited condensed financial statements and the specific impact on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows is also not determinable as of the date of these unaudited condensed financial statements.
Registration Rights
Pursuant to a registration rights agreement entered into on February 28, 2022, the holders of the Founder Shares, Private Placement Warrants and any warrants that may be issued upon conversion of Working Capital Loans (and any Class A ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants and warrants that may be issued upon conversion of the Working Capital Loans) will be entitled to registration rights. The holders of these securities will be entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form demands, that the Company register such securities. In addition, the holders have certain “piggyback” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to the completion of a Business Combination. The registration rights agreement does not contain liquidating damages or other cash settlement provisions resulting from delays in registering the Company’s securities. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.
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MERGER CORP. I
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
Underwriting Agreement
The
underwriters are entitled to a deferred fee of $
NOTE 7 - SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
Preference Shares - The Company is authorized to issue preference shares with a par value of $ per share, with such designations, voting and other rights and preferences as may be determined from time to time by the Company’s Board of Directors. At September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there were preference shares issued or outstanding.
Class A Ordinary Shares - The Company is authorized to issue Class A ordinary shares, with a par value of $ per share. Holders of Class A ordinary shares are entitled to one vote for each share. At September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there were and Class A ordinary shares issued and outstanding, which included and ordinary shares subject to redemption, respectively.
Class B Ordinary Shares - The Company is authorized to issue Class B ordinary shares, with a par value of $ per share. Holders of the Class B ordinary shares are entitled to one vote for each share. The Founder Shares included an aggregate of up to shares subject to forfeiture if the over-allotment option is not exercised by the underwriters in full. On March 8, 2022, the underwriters partially exercised their over-allotment option resulting in Class B ordinary shares no longer subject to forfeiture. On April 14, 2022, the over-allotment option expired, and Class B ordinary shares were forfeited. On June 3, 2024, pursuant to the terms of the Articles, the Sponsor and Valuence Partners LP elected to convert an aggregate of Class B ordinary shares held by them on a one-for-one basis into Class A ordinary shares. At September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there were and Class B ordinary shares issued and outstanding, respectively.
Holders of Class A ordinary shares and Class B ordinary shares will vote together as a single class on all other matters submitted to a vote of shareholders, except as required by law.
The Class B ordinary shares will automatically convert into Class A ordinary shares at the time of a Business Combination or earlier at the option of the holders thereof at a ratio such that the number of Class A ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of all Founder Shares will equal, in the aggregate, on an as-converted basis, 20% of the sum of (i) the total number of ordinary shares issued and outstanding upon completion of the Initial Public Offering, plus (ii) the total number of Class A ordinary shares issued or deemed issued or issuable upon conversion or exercise of any equity-linked securities or rights issued or deemed issued, by the Company in connection with or in relation to the consummation of a Business Combination, excluding any forward purchases securities and Class A ordinary shares or equity-linked securities exercisable for or convertible into Class A ordinary shares issued, deemed issued, or to be issued, to any seller in a Business Combination and any Private Placement Warrants issued to the Sponsor, its affiliates, Valuence Partners LP or any member of the Company’s management team upon conversion of Working Capital Loans. In no event will the Class B ordinary shares convert into Class A ordinary shares at a rate of less than one to one.
Warrants -
At September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there were
Public Warrants may only be exercised for a whole number of shares. No fractional shares will be issued upon exercise of the Public Warrants. The Public Warrants will become exercisable on the later of (a) 30 days after the completion of a Business Combination and (b) one year from the closing of the Initial Public Offering. The Public Warrants will expire five years from the completion of a Business Combination or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.
The Company will not be obligated to deliver any Class A ordinary shares pursuant to the exercise of a warrant and will have no obligation to settle such warrant exercise unless a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to the Class A ordinary shares underlying the warrants is then effective and a prospectus relating thereto is current, subject to the Company satisfying its obligations with respect to registration, or a valid exemption from registration is available. No warrant will be exercisable and the Company will not be obligated to issue a Class A ordinary share upon exercise of a warrant unless the Class A ordinary share issuable upon such warrant exercise has been registered, qualified or deemed to be exempt under the securities laws of the state of residence of the registered holder of the warrants.
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MERGER CORP. I
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
The Company has agreed that as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 15 business days, after the closing of a Business Combination, it will use its commercially reasonable efforts to file with the SEC a registration statement for the registration, under the Securities Act, of the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants, and the Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the same to become effective within 60 business days after the closing of a Business Combination, and to maintain the effectiveness of such registration statement and a current prospectus relating to those Class A ordinary shares until the warrants expire or are redeemed, as specified in the warrant agreement; provided that if the Class A ordinary shares are at the time of any exercise of a warrant not listed on a national securities exchange such that they satisfy the definition of a “covered security” under Section 18(b)(1) of the Securities Act, the Company may, at its option, require holders of Public Warrants who exercise their warrants to do so on a “cashless basis” in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act and, in the event the Company so elects, the Company will not be required to file or maintain in effect a registration statement, but it will use its commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify the shares under applicable blue sky laws to the extent an exemption is not available. If a registration statement covering the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants is not effective by the 60th day after the closing of a Business Combination, warrant holders may, until such time as there is an effective registration statement and during any period when the Company will have failed to maintain an effective registration statement, exercise warrants on a “cashless basis” in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act or another exemption, but the Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify the shares under applicable blue sky laws to the extent an exemption is not available.
Redemption
of warrants when the price per Class A ordinary share equals or exceeds $
| ● | in whole and not in part; |
| ● | at
a price of $ |
| ● | upon a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption to each warrant holder; and |
| ● | if,
and only if, the closing price of the Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $ |
If and when the Public Warrants become redeemable by the Company, the Company may exercise its redemption right even if the Company is unable to register or qualify the underlying securities for sale under all applicable state securities laws.
If the Company calls the Public Warrants for redemption, as described above, its management will have the option to require any holder that wishes to exercise the Public Warrants to do so on a “cashless basis,” as described in the warrant agreement. The exercise price and number of ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the Public Warrants may be adjusted in certain circumstances including in the event of a share dividend, extraordinary dividend or recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation. However, except as described below, the Public Warrants will not be adjusted for issuances of ordinary shares at a price below its exercise price. Additionally, in no event will the Company be required to net cash settle the Public Warrants. If the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period and the Company liquidates the funds held in the Trust Account, holders of Public Warrants will not receive any of such funds with respect to their Public Warrants, nor will they receive any distribution from the Company’s assets held outside of the Trust Account with respect to such Public Warrants.
In
addition, if (x) the Company issues additional Class A ordinary shares or equity-linked securities, for capital raising purposes in connection
with the closing of a Business Combination at an issue price or effective issue price of less than $ per Class A ordinary share (with
such issue price or effective issue price to be determined in good faith by the Company’s Board of Directors and, in the case of
any such issuance to the Sponsor or its affiliates or Valuence Partners LP, without taking into account any Founder Shares held by the
Sponsor or such affiliates or Valuence Partners LP, as applicable, prior to such issuance) (the “Newly Issued Price”), (y)
the aggregate gross proceeds from such issuances represent more than
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VALUENCE
MERGER CORP. I
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
The Private Placement Warrants are identical to the Public Warrants, except that the Private Placement Warrants and the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants will not be transferable, assignable or salable until 30 days after the completion of a Business Combination, subject to certain limited exceptions. Additionally, the Private Placement Warrants are exercisable on a cashless basis and are non-redeemable, except as described above, so long as they are held by the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees.
NOTE 8 - FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
The fair value of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities reflects management’s estimate of amounts that the Company would have received in connection with the sale of the assets or paid in connection with the transfer of the liabilities in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In connection with measuring the fair value of its assets and liabilities, the Company seeks to maximize the use of observable inputs (market data obtained from independent sources) and to minimize the use of unobservable inputs (internal assumptions about how market participants would price assets and liabilities). The following fair value hierarchy is used to classify assets and liabilities based on the observable inputs and unobservable inputs used in order to value the assets and liabilities:
| Level 1: | Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. An active market for an asset or liability is a market in which transactions for the asset or liability occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis. | |
| Level 2: | Observable inputs other than Level 1 inputs. Examples of Level 2 inputs include quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities and quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets that are not active. | |
| Level 3: | Unobservable inputs based on the assessment of the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. |
At
September 30, 2024, assets held in the Trust Account were comprised of $
At
December 31, 2023, assets held in the Trust Account were comprised of $
The following table presents information about the Company’s assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation inputs the Company utilized to determine such fair value:
| Description | Level | September 30, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |||||||||
| Assets: | ||||||||||||
| Investments held in Trust Account – U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Fund | 1 | $ | $ | |||||||||
NOTE 9- SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The Company evaluated subsequent events and transactions that occurred after the condensed balance sheets date up to the date that the unaudited condensed financial statements were issued. Based upon this review the Company identified any subsequent events, as stated below, that require adjustment or disclosure in the unaudited condensed financial statements.
On
November 3, 2024, the Company deposited an additional $
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
References in this report (this “Quarterly Report”) to “we,” “us” or the “Company” refer to Valuence Merger Corp. I. References to our “management” or our “management team” refer to our officers and directors, and references to the “Sponsor” refer to VMCA Sponsor, LLC (f/k/a Valuence Capital, LLC). The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed financial statements and the notes thereto contained elsewhere in this Quarterly Report. Certain information contained in the discussion and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.
Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report includes “forward-looking statements” that are not historical facts and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expected and projected. All statements, other than statements of historical fact included in this Form 10-Q including, without limitation, statements in this “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” regarding the Company’s financial position, business strategy and the plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. Words such as “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “seek” and variations and similar words and expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements relate to future events or future performance, but reflect management’s current beliefs, based on information currently available.
A number of factors could cause actual events, performance or results to differ materially from the events, performance and results discussed in the forward-looking statements. For information identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements, please refer to the Risk Factors section of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 29, 2024. The Company’s securities filings can be accessed on the EDGAR section of the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Except as expressly required by applicable securities law, the Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Overview
Valuence Merger Corp. I was incorporated in the Cayman Islands on August 27, 2021. The Company was formed for the purpose of entering into a Business Combination.
We expect to continue to incur significant costs in the pursuit of our acquisition plans. We cannot assure you that our plans to complete a Business Combination will be successful.
The Registration Statement for our Initial Public Offering was declared effective on February 28, 2022. On March 3, 2022, we consummated the sale of 20,000,000 Units. On March 4, 2022 the underwriters of the Initial Public Offering partially exercised their over-allotment option and, in connection therewith, on March 8, 2022 we consummated the issuance and sale of an additional 2,009,963 Units. Each Unit consists of one Class A ordinary share and one-half of one Public Warrant. The Units were sold at a price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $220,099,630.
Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, we consummated the sale of 6,666,667 Private Placement Warrants, at a price of $1.50 per Private Placement Warrant in a private placement, consisting of 2,666,667 Private Placement Warrants issued to our Sponsor and 4,000,000 Private Placement Warrants issued to Valuence Partners LP, generating gross proceeds of $10,000,000.
Simultaneously with the exercise of the over-allotment, we consummated the sale of an additional 267,995 Private Placement Warrants to the Sponsor, generating gross proceeds of $401,993.
Offering costs for the Initial Public Offering and the exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option amounted to $10,718,994, consisting of $4,000,000 of underwriting fees, net of $2,200,996 reimbursed from the underwriters, $8,105,480 of deferred underwriting fees payable (which are held in the Trust Account) and $814,510 of other costs. The $8,105,480 of deferred underwriting fee payable is contingent upon the consummation of a Business Combination, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement.
Following the closing of the Initial Public Offering and partial exercise of the over-allotment, $226,702,619 ($10.30 per Unit) from the net proceeds of the sale of the Units in the Initial Public Offering and the Private Placement Warrants was placed in the Trust Account and was invested in U.S. government securities, within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act, with a maturity of 185 days or less or in any open-ended investment company that holds itself out as a money market fund selected by us meeting the conditions of paragraphs (d)(2), (d)(3) and (d)(4) of Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act, as determined by us, until the earlier of (i) the completion of a Business Combination and (ii) the distribution of the Trust Account. On March 1, 2024, the Company entered into the IMTA Amendment, which provides that the trustee of the Trust Account may, at the direction of the Company (i) hold funds uninvested, (ii) hold funds in an interest-bearing or non-interest bearing bank demand deposit account at a U.S. chartered commercial bank with consolidated assets of $100 billion or more selected by the trustee that is reasonably satisfactory to the Company, or (iii) invest and reinvest the Property (as defined in the IMTA) in solely United States government securities within the meaning of Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act, having a maturity of 185 days or less, or in money market funds meeting the conditions of paragraphs (d)(1), (d)(2), (d)(3) and (d)(4) of Rule 2a-7 promulgated under the Investment Company Act (or any successor rule), which invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations, as determined by the Company. On the same day, pursuant to the IMTA Amendment, the Company instructed Continental Stock Transfer and Trust Company to move the Trust Account out of an investment in securities and into an interest-bearing bank deposit account. As a result, the remaining proceeds from the Initial Public Offering and sale of Private Placement Warrants are no longer invested in U.S. government securities or money market funds. Investing in our securities is not intended for persons who are seeking a return on investments in government securities or investment securities.
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In connection with May 2023 Meeting, as described below, shareholders holding an aggregate of 15,799,245 Class A ordinary shares properly exercised their right to redeem their shares for $167,831,206. After the satisfaction of such redemptions, the balance in our Trust Account was approximately $65.7 million. In connection June 2024 Meeting, shareholders holding an aggregate of 4,343,316 Class A ordinary shares properly exercised their right to redeem their shares for $49,900,380. After the satisfaction of such redemptions, the balance in our Trust Account was approximately $21.9 million as of September 30, 2024.
We intend to use substantially all of the funds held in the Trust Account, including any amounts representing interest earned on the Trust Account (less taxes payable), to complete our Business Combination. To the extent that our capital stock or debt is used, in whole or in part, as consideration to complete our Business Combination, the remaining proceeds held in the Trust Account will be used as working capital to finance the operations of the target business or businesses, make other acquisitions and pursue our growth strategies.
Extraordinary General Meetings
On May 25, 2023, the Company held the May 2023 Meeting, where shareholders approved, among other things, an amendment to the Articles to extend the date by which the Company must consummate a Business Combination from June 3, 2023 to September 3, 2023 and to allow the Company, without another shareholder vote, by resolution of the Board of Directors, to elect to further extend the Combination Period in one-month increments up to eighteen (18) additional times, or a total of up to thirty-six (36) months after the Initial Public Offering, until up to March 3, 2025. In connection with such extensions to the Combination Period, the Sponsor or its designees was required to deposit into the Trust Account, as a loan, $420,000 for the extension to September 3, 2023 and $140,000 for each monthly extension thereafter. The Company’s shareholders also approved an amendment to the Articles to eliminate (i) the limitation that the Company may not redeem Public Shares in an amount that would cause the Company’s net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001 and (ii) the limitation that the Company shall not consummate a Business Combination unless the Company has net tangible assets of at least $5,000,001 immediately prior to, or upon consummation of, or any greater net tangible asset or cash requirement that may be contained in the agreement relating to, such Business Combination. The Company’s shareholders also approved an amendment to the Articles to permit a holder of the Company’s Class B ordinary shares to convert such shares into Class A ordinary shares on a one-for-one basis at any time and from time to time prior to the closing of a Business Combination at the election of the holder. In connection with the May 2023 Meeting, holders of 15,799,245 Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption exercised their right to redeem such shares. As a result, the Company paid $167,831,206 (or $10.62 per share) to the redeeming shareholders. After redemptions the Company had 6,210,718 Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption outstanding. The Company, with the approval by the Board of Directors, extended the Combination Period to June 3, 2024 and caused to be deposited an additional $1,680,000 into the Company’s Trust Account.
On June 3, 2024, the Company held the June 2024 Meeting, where shareholders approved an amendment to the Articles to extend the Combination Period from June 3, 2024 for an initial two month period to August 3, 2024 and to permit the Company, without another shareholder vote, by resolution of the Board of Directors to elect to further extend such date up to nineteen (19) additional times for an additional one (1) month each time, up to March 3, 2026, provided that the Sponsor or its designees deposit into the Trust Account (i) on June 4, 2024, with respect to the initial extension, an amount equal to the lesser of (x) $60,000 or (y) $0.03 per public share multiplied by the number of Public Shares outstanding and (ii) one business day following the public announcement by the Company that the Board of Directors has elected to further extend such date for an additional month, an amount equal to the lesser of (x) $30,000 or (y) $0.015 per public share multiplied by the number of Public Shares outstanding. In connection with the June 2024 Meeting, holders of 4,343,316 Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption exercised their right to redeem such shares. As a result, the Company paid $49,900,380 (or $11.49 per share) to the redeeming shareholders. After redemptions the Company had 1,867,402 Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption outstanding.
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Convertible Promissory Notes
On June 5, 2023, in connection with the required Contributions for monthly extensions to the Combination Period and for working capital purposes, the Company issued a non-interest bearing, unsecured convertible promissory note to the Sponsor in the aggregate principal amount of $613,207 and to Valuence Partners LP in the aggregate principal amount of $1,650,941. The Contribution Notes will be repayable by the Company upon the earlier of (i) consummation of a Business Combination and (ii) the date of the liquidation of the Company. Such loans may be converted into warrants of the post-Business Combination entity at the option of the payees, which shall have terms identical to the Private Placement Warrants. If the Company does not consummate a Business Combination by the end of the Combination Period, the outstanding principal amount of the Contribution Notes will be repaid only from funds held outside of the Trust Account or will be forfeited, eliminated or otherwise forgiven. The Contribution Notes were accounted for using the bifurcation method and it was determined that the conversion feature had no value and the Contribution Notes were recorded at par value. As of September 30, 2024, $613,207 is outstanding under the Sponsor Convertible Promissory Note and $1,650,941 has been borrowed against VP Convertible Promissory Note.
On June 4, 2024, the Company issued the June 2024 Note to the Sponsor, in the principal amount of $300,000. The June 2024 Note bears no interest and is repayable in full upon the earlier of (a) the date of the consummation of the Company’s initial Business Combination or (b) the date of the Company’s liquidation. If the Company does not consummate an initial Business Combination by the Maturity Date, the June 2024 Note will be repaid only from funds held outside of the Trust Account or will be forfeited, eliminated or otherwise forgiven. Upon maturity, the outstanding principal balance of the June 2024 Note may be converted into warrants, at a price of $1.50 per warrant, at the option of the Sponsor, provided that the maximum aggregate conversion of all convertible notes issued to the Sponsor or its affiliates may not exceed $1.5 million. Such warrants will have terms identical to the Private Placement Warrants. On June 4, 2024, the Company borrowed $300,000 under the June 2024 Note, which was outstanding as of September 30, 2024.
Results of Operations
As of September 30, 2024, we have not commenced any operations. All activity through September 30, 2024 relates to our formation, the Initial Public Offering, and our search for an initial Business Combination. We will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of a Business Combination, at the earliest. We will generate non-operating income in the form of interest income from the proceeds derived from the Initial Public Offering placed in the Trust Account.
For the three months ended September 30, 2024, we had a net income of $35,034, which consisted of interest earned on investments held in the Trust Account of $238,177, offset by general and administrative expenses of $203,143.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, we had a net income of $792,407, which consisted of interest earned on investments held in the Trust Account of $1,718,819, offset by general and administrative expenses of $926,412.
For the three months ended September 30, 2023, we had a net income of $629,766, which consisted of interest earned on marketable securities held in trust account of $865,387, offset by general and administrative expenses of $235,620.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, we had a net income of $3,990,907, which consisted of interest earned on marketable securities held in trust account of $5,258,993, offset by general and administrative expenses of $1,268,085.
Liquidity and Capital Resources; Going Concern Consideration
As of September 30, 2024, we had cash of $15,539 and a working capital deficit of $5,554,762.
In connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-15, “Disclosures of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern,” the Company has until up to March 3, 2026 to consummate a Business Combination or liquidate, provided that we cause to be deposited the New Contributions in connection with each monthly extension of the Combination Period. It is uncertain that the Company will be able to consummate a Business Combination by this time. If a Business Combination is not consummated by this date, there will be a mandatory liquidation of the Trust Account and potential subsequent dissolution of the Company. Management has determined that the liquidity condition and mandatory liquidation, should a Business Combination not occur, and potential subsequent dissolution raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. No adjustments have been made to the carrying amounts of assets or liabilities should the Company be required to liquidate after the end of the Combination Period (up to March 3, 2026, if we, with shareholder approval, elect to further extend the Combination Period monthly to such deadline). Based on the foregoing, management believes that the Company will not have sufficient working capital and borrowing capacity from the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor, or certain of the Company’s officers and directors to meet its needs through the earlier of the consummation of a Business Combination or one year from this report. However, the Working Capital Loans and the June 2024 Note will provide additional flexibility to continue our identification and pursuit of potential Business Combination targets. Over this time period, the Company will be using available funds, including those from the Working Capital Loans, for the purpose of paying existing accounts payable, identifying and evaluating prospective initial Business Combination candidates, performing due diligence on prospective target businesses, paying for travel expenditures, selecting the target business to merge with or acquire, and structuring, negotiating and consummating the Business Combination.
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Off-Balance Sheet Financing Arrangements
We have no obligations, assets or liabilities, which would be considered off-balance sheet arrangements as of September 30, 2024. We do not participate in transactions that create relationships with entities or financial partnerships, often referred to as variable interest entities, which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements. We have not entered into any off-balance sheet financing arrangements, established any special purpose entities, guaranteed any debt or commitments of other entities, or purchased any non-financial assets.
Contractual Obligations
Other than the Contribution Notes and June 2024 Note previously disclosed in this Quarterly Report, we do not have any long-term debt, capital lease obligations, operating lease obligations or long-term liabilities. The underwriters are entitled to a deferred underwriting commissions of $0.35 per Unit, or $8,105,480 from the closing of the Initial Public Offering. The deferred fee will become payable to the underwriters from the amounts held in the Trust Account solely if we complete a Business Combination, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement.
JOBS Act
On April 5, 2012, the JOBS Act was signed into law. The JOBS Act contains provisions that, among other things, relax certain reporting requirements for qualifying public companies. We qualify as an “emerging growth company” and under the JOBS Act will be allowed to comply with new or revised accounting pronouncements based on the effective date for private (not publicly traded) companies. We are electing to delay the adoption of new or revised accounting standards, and as a result, we may not comply with new or revised accounting standards on the relevant dates on which adoption of such standards is required for non-emerging growth companies. As such, our financial statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with public company effective dates.
Additionally, we are in the process of evaluating the benefits of relying on the other reduced reporting requirements provided by the JOBS Act. Subject to certain conditions set forth in the JOBS Act, if, as an “emerging growth company,” we choose to rely on such exemptions we may not be required to, among other things, (i) provide an auditor’s attestation report on our system of internal control over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, (ii) provide all of the compensation disclosure that may be required of non-emerging growth public companies under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, (iii) comply with any requirement that may be adopted by the PCAOB regarding mandatory audit firm rotation or a supplement to the auditor’s report providing additional information about the audit and the financial statements (auditor discussion and analysis) and (iv) disclose certain executive compensation related items such as the correlation between executive compensation and performance and comparisons of executive compensation to median employee compensation. These exemptions will apply for a period of five years following the completion of our Initial Public Offering or until we are no longer an “emerging growth company,” whichever is earlier.
Critical Accounting Estimates
The preparation of the unaudited condensed financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires our management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the unaudited condensed financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The only item that involves critical accounting estimates is value of conversion feature of the Company’s promissory notes.
Making estimates requires management to exercise significant judgment. It is at least reasonably possible that the estimate of the effect of a condition, situation or set of circumstances that existed at the date of the unaudited condensed financial statements, which management considered in formulating its estimate, could change in the near term due to one or more future confirming events. Accordingly, the actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.
Ordinary Shares Subject to Possible Redemption
We account for our ordinary shares subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in FASB ASC Topic 480, “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity” (“ASC 480”). Ordinary shares subject to mandatory redemption is classified as a liability instrument and is measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable ordinary shares (including ordinary shares that feature redemption rights that are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within our control) are classified as temporary equity. At all other times, ordinary shares are classified as shareholders’ equity. Our ordinary shares feature certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of our control and subject to occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, ordinary shares subject to possible redemption are presented as temporary equity, outside of the shareholders’ deficit section of our balance sheets of the financial statements contained elsewhere in this Quarterly Report.
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Warrant Instruments
We account for warrants as either equity-classified or liability-classified instruments based on an assessment of the instruments’ specific terms and applicable authoritative guidance in ASC 480 and FASB ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging” (“ASC 815”). The assessment considers whether the instruments are freestanding financial instruments pursuant to ASC 480, meet the definition of a liability pursuant to ASC 480, and whether the instruments meet all of the requirements for equity classification under ASC 815, including whether the instruments are indexed to a company’s ordinary shares and whether the instrument holders could potentially require “net cash settlement” in a circumstance outside of a company’s control, among other conditions for equity classification. This assessment, which requires the use of professional judgment, is conducted at the time of warrant issuance and as of each subsequent quarterly period end date while the instruments are outstanding. Upon review of the warrant agreement, the Company’s management concluded that the Public Warrants and Private Placement Warrants issued pursuant to such warrant agreement qualify for equity accounting treatment.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and are not required to provide the information otherwise required under this item.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As required by Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Exchange Act, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2024. Based upon their evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15 (e) and 15d-15 (e) under the Exchange Act) were effective.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
During the most recently completed fiscal quarter, there has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II-OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
None.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
Factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in this Quarterly Report are any of the risks described in our Annual Report. Any of these factors could result in a significant or material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition. Additional risk factors not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business or results of operations. As of the date of this Quarterly Report, there have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in our Annual Report.
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
On March 3, 2022, the Company consummated the sale of 20,000,000 Units in our Initial Public Offering. On March 4, 2022 the underwriters of the Initial Public Offering partially exercised their over-allotment option and, in connection therewith, on March 8, 2022 the Company consummated the issuance and sale of an additional 2,009,963 Units in our Initial Public Offering. The Units were sold at a price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds at the time of the Initial Public Offering of $220,099,630. The securities sold in our Initial Public Offering were registered under the Securities Act on a registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-262246). The SEC declared the registration statement effective on February 28, 2022.
Offering costs for the Initial Public Offering and the exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option amounted to $10,718,994, consisting of $4,000,000 of underwriting fees, net of $2,200,996 reimbursed from the underwriters, $8,105,480 of deferred underwriting fees payable (which are held in the Trust Account) and $814,510 of other costs. The $8,105,480 of deferred underwriting fee payable is contingent upon the consummation of a Business Combination, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement.
On October 4, 2021, our Sponsor purchased an aggregate of 5,750,000 Founder Shares, for an aggregate offering price of $25,000 at an average purchase price of approximately $0.0043 per share (up to 750,000 shares of which were subject to forfeiture depending on the extent to which the underwriters’ over-allotment option was exercised). The number of Founder Shares issued was determined based on the expectation that the Founder Shares would represent 20% of the outstanding ordinary shares upon completion of the Initial Public Offering. Such securities were issued in connection with our organization pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act. Our Sponsor is an accredited investor for purposes of Rule 501 of Regulation D. As of April 14, 2022, the underwriters’ over-allotment option expired, and therefore, the 247,510 remaining Class B ordinary shares subject to forfeiture were forfeited, resulting in the Sponsor and Valuence Partners LP holding an aggregate of 5,502,490 Founder Shares.
In addition, our Sponsor, together with Valuence Partners LP, one of its affiliates, pursuant to a written agreement, purchased from us an aggregate of 6,666,667 Private Placement Warrants at a price of $1.50 per warrant. This purchase took place on a private placement basis simultaneously with the completion of our Initial Public Offering. This issuance was made pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.
No underwriting discounts or commissions were paid with respect to such sales of Founder Shares or Private Placement Warrants.
Following the closing of the Initial Public Offering and sale of Private Placement Warrants, an aggregate of $226,702,619 ($10.30 per Unit) from the net proceeds of the sale of the Units in the Initial Public Offering and the Private Placement Warrants was placed in the Trust Account.
Our Sponsor, officers and directors have agreed, and our Articles provide, that we will have until up to March 3, 2026 to complete our Business Combination, provided that we cause to be deposited the New Contributions in connection with each monthly extension of the Combination Period. If we are unable to complete our Business Combination by up to March 3, 2026, we will: (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem the Public Shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses and net of taxes payable) divided by the number of then outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish Public Shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of our remaining shareholders and our Board of Directors, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to our obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law. There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions with respect to our warrants if we fail to complete our initial Business Combination within the Combination Period.
As of September 30, 2024, after giving effect to our Initial Public Offering and our operations subsequent thereto, including the monthly Contributions and New Contributions made to the Trust Account, approximately $21.9 million was held in the Trust Account.
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ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None.
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
None.
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
| Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 31.1* | Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15(d) to 14(a), as adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |
| 31.2* | Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15(d) to 14(a), as adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |
| 32.1** | Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |
| 32.2** | Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |
| 101.INS* | Inline XBRL Instance Document | |
| 101.CAL* | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document | |
| 101.SCH* | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document | |
| 101.DEF* | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document | |
| 101.LAB* | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document | |
| 101.PRE* | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document | |
| 104 | The cover page from the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2024, formatted in Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101 | |
| * | Filed herewith. | |
| ** | These certifications are furnished to the SEC pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and are deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall they be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| VALUENCE MERGER CORP. I | ||
| Date: November 14, 2024 | By: | /s/ Sung Yoon Woo |
| Name: | Sung Yoon Woo | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
| (Principal Executive Officer) | ||
| Date: November 14, 2024 | By: | /s/ Sungwoo (Andrew) Hyung |
| Name: | Sungwoo (Andrew) Hyung | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
| (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | ||
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