Company: VMCWF
Filing Date: 2025-03-31
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001641172-25-001827
Chunk: 254

Company: Valuence Merger Corp. I
Filing Date: 2025-03-31
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1A
Chunk 254
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competent foreign court imposes upon the judgment debtor an obligation to pay the sum for which judgment has been given provided certain
conditions are met. For a foreign judgment to be enforced in the Cayman Islands, such judgment must be final and conclusive and for a
liquidated sum, and must not be in respect of taxes or a fine or penalty, inconsistent with a Cayman Islands judgment in respect of the
same matter, impeachable on the grounds of fraud or obtained in a manner, or be of a kind the enforcement of which is, contrary to natural
justice or the public policy of the Cayman Islands (awards of punitive or multiple damages may well be held to be contrary to public
policy). A Cayman Islands Court may stay enforcement proceedings if concurrent proceedings are being brought elsewhere.

As
a result of all of the above, Public Shareholders may have more difficulty in protecting their interests in the face of actions taken
by management, members of the Board of Directors or controlling shareholders than they would as public shareholders of a United States
company.

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We
may seek acquisition opportunities in foreign countries that are subject to political, economic, and other uncertainties.

We
may seek acquisitions opportunities that have operations outside the United States. As a result, we could face political and economic
risks and other uncertainties with respect these potential international operations. These risks may include the following, among other
things:

    ●
    loss
    of revenue, property, and equipment or delays in operations as a result of hazards such as expropriation, war, piracy, acts of terrorism,
    insurrection, civil unrest, and other political risks, including tension and confrontations among political parties;

    ●
    transparency
    issues in general and, more specifically, the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the U.K. Bribery Act, and other anti-corruption
    compliance laws and issues;

    ●
    increases
    in taxes and governmental royalties;

    ●
    unilateral
    renegotiation of contracts by governmental entities;

    ●
    redefinition
    of international boundaries or boundary disputes;

    ●
    difficulties
    enforcing our rights against a governmental agency because of the doctrine of sovereign immunity and foreign sovereignty over international
    operations;

    ●
    difficulties
    enforcing our rights against a governmental agency in the absence of an appropriate and adequate dispute resolution mechanism to
    address contractual disputes, such as international arbitration;

    ●
    changes
    in laws and policies governing operations