SEC FORM 4

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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

CENAQ Sponsor LLC.

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

518 WELLESLEY DRIVE

(Street)

HOUSTON

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)		Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/15/2023

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Class A Common Stock	02/15/2024		X		40,961	A	$10	3,275,336	D⁽²⁾
Class A Common Stock	03/21/2024		J⁽³⁾		40,961	D	⁽³⁾	3,234,375	D⁽²⁾

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)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Put Option (obligation to buy)	$10	02/15/2024		X			1⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	02/15/2024	Class A Common Stock	40,961	$0	0	D⁽²⁾

Explanation of Responses:

1. On February 15, 2023, the Issuer issued a non-interest bearing promissory note to the Reporting Person 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 (the "Class A Common Stock"), at a conversion price of $10.00 per share. On February 15, 2024, the Issuer issued to the Reporting Person 40,961 shares of Class A Common Stock upon the Issuer's election to repay the Note in shares of Class A Common Stock at a conversion price of $10.00 per share.

2. The Reporting Person is the record holder of the securities reported herein. J. Russell Porter is the sole member of the board of managers of the Reporting Person. Mr. Porter may be deemed to have or share beneficial ownership of the securities held directly by the Reporting Person and disclaims any such beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

3. On March 21, 2024, the Reporting Person effectuated a pro rata distribution of 40,961 shares of Class A Common Stock previously held by the Reporting Person to its members.

	CENAQ Sponsor LLC /s/ J. Russell Porter Chief Executive Officer	04/10/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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