UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 3, 2026

Valuence Merger Corp. I

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Cayman Islands

001-41304

N/A 00-0000000

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

4 Orinda Way, Suite 100D

Orinda, CA 94563

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (415) 340-0222

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 8.01. Other Events

On February 3, 2026, the board of directors (the “Board”) of Valuence Merger Corp. I (the “Company”) approved an extension of the date by which the Company has to consummate an initial business combination by an additional month, from February 3, 2026 to March 3, 2026, the nineteenth of 19 potential one-month extensions available to the Company. In connection with such extension, the Company caused to be deposited an additional $28,011 into the Company’s trust account. As previously disclosed, the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, as amended, provides the Company the right to extend such date, monthly, to up to March 3, 2026, by resolution of the Board.

SIGNATURE

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 hereunto duly authorized.

	VALUENCE MERGER CORP. I

	By:	/s/ Sungwoo (Andrew) Hyung
	Name:	Sungwoo (Andrew) Hyung
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer and Director

Dated: February 4, 2026

Valuence Merger Corp. I 8-K