---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-26-008706"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "VMCAF"
cik: "0001892747"
company_name: "Valuence Merger Corp. I"
filed_at: "2026-03-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T22:20:28.936041+00:00"
event_type: "regulatory"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Valuence Merger Corp. I extends deadline to May 2026 after shareholder vote; issues $1.5M convertible note to sponsor

## Summary
- Shareholders approved extension from March 3, 2026 to May 3, 2026, with option for up to 10 additional monthly extensions.
- 1,404,164 Class A shares redeemed; trust account balance now approximately $5.8 million.
- Company issued $1.5M convertible promissory note to sponsor VMCA Sponsor, LLC; convertible into warrants at $1.50 per warrant.
- Sponsor to deposit ~$27,794 into trust account for initial two-month extension.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-26-008706
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: VMCAF
- cik: 0001892747
- company_name: Valuence Merger Corp. I
- filed_at: 2026-03-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: regulatory
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 2.03, 5.03, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1892747/000149315226008706/0001493152-26-008706-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1892747/000149315226008706/form8-k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-26-008706.txt

## Key facts
- Debt Financings
  Valuence Merger Corp. I incurred convertible notes of $1,500,000 with VMCA Sponsor, LLC at bears no interest maturing 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.
  - Instrument: convertible notes
  - Principal: $1,500,000
  - Counterparty: VMCA Sponsor, LLC
  - Rate: bears no interest
  - Maturity: 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
  - Event: incurrence
  source text: On February 27, 2026, Valuence Merger Corp. I (the "Company") issued a convertible promissory note to VMCA Sponsor, LLC, the Company’s sponsor ("Sponsor"), in the principal amount of $1,500,000 (the "Note").
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1892747/000149315226008706/0001493152-26-008706-index.htm
- Governance Changes
  Valuence Merger Corp. I: Amended Articles to extend business combination deadline from March 3, 2026 to May 3, 2026, with option for further monthly extensions by board resolution (effective 2026-02-27).
  - Change: charter amendment
  - Effective: 2026-02-27
  source text: At the Meeting, the Company’s shareholders approved a proposal (the “Extension Amendment Proposal”) to amend the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (the “Articles”) to extend the date by which the Company must consummate a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination from March 3, 2026 for an initial two month period to May 3, 2026 and to permit the Company, without another shareholder vote, by resolution of the Company’s board of directors (“Board”), to elect to further extend the Deadline Date up to ten (10) additional times for an additional one (1) month each time
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1892747/000149315226008706/0001493152-26-008706-index.htm
- Material Agreements
  Valuence Merger Corp. I entered into Note with VMCA Sponsor, LLC valued at $1,500,000 (effective 2026-02-27).
  - Action: entry
  - Agreement: credit facility
  - Counterparty: VMCA Sponsor, LLC
  - Value: $1,500,000
  - Effective: 2026-02-27
  source text: On February 27, 2026, Valuence Merger Corp. I (the “Company”) issued a convertible promissory note to VMCA Sponsor, LLC, the Company’s sponsor (“Sponsor”), in the principal amount of $1,500,000 (the “Note”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1892747/000149315226008706/0001493152-26-008706-index.htm

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