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Ownership Document |
Schema Version: X0508 |
Document Type: 4 |
Period of Report: 2/15/23 |
Not Subject to Section 16: 0 |
Issuer: |
| Issuer CIK: 1841425 |
| Issuer Name: Verde Clean Fuels, Inc. |
| Issuer Trading Symbol: VGAS |
Reporting Owner: |
| Reporting Owner ID: |
| | Owner CIK: 1348372 |
| | Owner Name: Porter J Russell |
| Reporting Owner Address: |
| | Owner Street 1: 518 WELLESLEY DRIVE |
| | Owner Street 2: |
| | Owner City: HOUSTON |
| | Owner State: TX |
| | Owner ZIP Code: 77024 |
| | Owner State Description: |
| Reporting Owner Relationship: |
| | Is Director? No |
| | Is Officer? No |
| | Is Ten Percent Owner? Yes |
| | Is Other? No |
| | Officer Title: |
| | Other Text: |
Aff 10b5 One: 0 |
Non-Derivative Table: |
| Non-Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Class A Common Stock |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 2/15/24 |
| | Deemed Execution Date: |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: X |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Timeliness: |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 40,961 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 10 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: A |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 3,275,336 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: I |
| | | Nature of Ownership: |
| Value: See footnote |
| Footnote ID: F2 |
| Non-Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Class A Common Stock |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 3/21/24 |
| | Deemed Execution Date: |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: J |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | | Footnote ID: F3 |
| | Transaction Timeliness: |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 40,961 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Footnote ID: F3 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: D |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 3,234,375 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: I |
| | | Nature of Ownership: |
| Value: See footnote |
| Footnote ID: F2 |
| Non-Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Class A Common Stock |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 3/21/24 |
| | Deemed Execution Date: |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: J |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | | Footnote ID: F3 |
| | Transaction Timeliness: |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 2,833 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Footnote ID: F3 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: A |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 22,683 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
Derivative Table: |
| Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Put Option (obligation to buy) |
| | Conversion or Exercise Price: |
| | | Value: 10 |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 2/15/24 |
| | Deemed Execution Date: |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: X |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Timeliness: |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 1 |
| Footnote ID: F1 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 0 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: D |
| | Exercise Date: |
| | | Footnote ID: F1 |
| | Expiration Date: |
| | | Value: 2/15/24 |
| | Underlying Security: |
| | | Underlying Security Title: |
| Value: Class A Common Stock |
| | | Underlying Security Shares: |
| Value: 40,961 |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 0 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: I |
| | | Nature of Ownership: |
| Value: See footnote |
| Footnote ID: F2 |
| Derivative Holding: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Private Placement Warrants |
| | Conversion or Exercise Price: |
| | | Value: 11.5 |
| | Exercise Date: |
| | | Footnote ID: F4 |
| | Expiration Date: |
| | | Footnote ID: F4 |
| | Underlying Security: |
| | | Underlying Security Title: |
| Value: Class A Common Stock |
| | | Underlying Security Shares: |
| Value: 254,594 |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 254,594 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
Footnotes: |
| Footnote - F1: 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 (the "Class A Common Stock"), at a conversion price of $10.00 per share. On February 15, 2024, the Issuer issued to the Sponsor 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. |
| Footnote - F2: The Sponsor is the record holder of the securities reported herein. J. Russell Porter is the sole member of the board of managers of the Sponsor. Mr. Porter may be deemed to have or share beneficial ownership of the securities held directly by the Sponsor and disclaims any such beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose. |
| Footnote - F3: On March 21, 2024, the Sponsor effectuated a pro rata distribution of 40,961 shares of Class A Common Stock previously held by the Sponsor to its members, of which 2,833 were transferred to the Reporting Person. |
| Footnote - F4: The warrants became exercisable on March 17, 2023, 30 days after the completion of the business combination between the Issuer, Verde Clean Fuels OpCo, LLC, Bluescape Clean Fuels Holdings, LLC, Bluescape Clean Fuels Intermediate Holdings, LLC and the Sponsor on February 15, 2023 (the "Business Combination"). The warrants will expire five years after the completion of the Business Combination or earlier upon redemption or liquidation, as described in the prospectus for the Issuer's initial public offering. |
Owner Signature: |
| Signature Name: /s/ J. Russell Porter |
| Signature Date: 4/10/24 |