SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
  
Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Porter J Russell

(Last) (First) (Middle)
518 WELLESLEY DRIVE

(Street)
HOUSTON TX 77024

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Verde Clean Fuels, Inc. [ VGAS ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below)
Fmr Director and CEO
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/15/2023
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
02/15/2023
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Put Option (obligation to buy) $10 02/15/2023 S 1(1) (1) 02/15/2024 Class A Common Stock 40,961 (1) 1(1) I See footnote(2)
Explanation of Responses:
1. On February 15, 2023, the Issuer issued a non-interest bearing promissory note to CENAQ Sponsor LLC (the "Sponsor") in the principal amount of $409,612 (the "Note"). The Note may be prepaid at any time and was due and payable on or before February 15, 2024 at the Issuer's election in cash or shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, at a conversion price of $10.00 per share.
2. The Sponsor is the record holder of the securities reported herein. J. Russell Porter is the sole member, and at the time of the issuance of the Note, John B. Connally III and Michael J. Mayell were members, of the board of managers of the Sponsor. Each of Messrs. Connally, Porter and Mayell may be deemed to have had or may have shared beneficial ownership of the securities held directly by the Sponsor. Each such person disclaims any such beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person was the beneficial owner of the securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
Remarks:
This Form 4 is being amended solely to reflect the issuance of the Note and to uncheck the box indicating that the Reporting Person is no longer subject to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), which was inadvertently checked when the original Form 4 was filed on February 15, 2023. As of the date of filing this amendment, the Reporting Person remains subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act.
/s/ J. Russell Porter 04/10/2024
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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