Verde Clean Fuels Announces Material Agreements & Officer Changes

TL;DR

Verde Clean Fuels (VGASW) filed an 8-K detailing material agreements and exec changes. Watch for updates.

AI Summary

Verde Clean Fuels, Inc. announced on January 29, 2025, a material definitive agreement, changes in its board and officers, amendments to its articles of incorporation, and Regulation FD disclosures. The company, formerly CENAQ Energy Corp., is involved in industrial organic chemicals and is incorporated in Delaware.

Why It Matters

This filing indicates significant corporate actions, including new agreements and potential leadership shifts, which could impact the company's strategic direction and operational focus.

Risk Assessment

Risk Level: medium — The filing involves material definitive agreements and changes in officers/directors, which can introduce uncertainty and potential strategic shifts.

Key Numbers

• 0.0001 — Par Value Per Share (Common Stock Par Value)
• 11.50 — Exercise Price Per Share (Warrant Exercise Price)

Key Players & Entities

• Verde Clean Fuels, Inc. (company) — Filer
• CENAQ Energy Corp. (company) — Former company name
• 20250129 (date) — Report date
• 0001841425 (company) — Central Index Key
• 711 LOUISIANA STREET SUITE 2160 HOUSTON TX 77002 (address) — Business and Mail Address

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Key Financial Figures

• $0.0001 — tered Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share VGAS The Nasdaq Capital M
• $11.50 — A Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share VGASW The Nasdaq Capital
• $4.00 — ("Class A Common Stock"), at a price of $4.00 per share for an aggregate purchase pri
• $50,000,000 — hare for an aggregate purchase price of $50,000,000 (the "PIPE Investment"). The foregoing

Filing Documents

• ea0229028-8k_verde.htm (8-K) — 42KB
• ea022902801ex3-1_verde.htm (EX-3.1) — 94KB
• ea022902801ex10-1_verde.htm (EX-10.1) — 146KB
• ea022902801ex10-2_verde.htm (EX-10.2) — 16KB
• ea022902801ex99-1_verde.htm (EX-99.1) — 14KB
• ex99-1_001.jpg (GRAPHIC) — 2KB
• 0001213900-25-007878.txt ( ) — 601KB
• vgasw-20250129.xsd (EX-101.SCH) — 4KB
• vgasw-20250129_def.xml (EX-101.DEF) — 26KB
• vgasw-20250129_lab.xml (EX-101.LAB) — 36KB
• vgasw-20250129_pre.xml (EX-101.PRE) — 25KB
• ea0229028-8k_verde_htm.xml (XML) — 6KB

01. Entry into a Material Agreement

Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Agreement. Second Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement On January 29, 2025, in connection with the Closing, the Company entered into a Second Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement (as amended and restated, the "Registration Rights Agreement") with Bluescape Clean Fuel Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Bluescape"), CENAQ Sponsor LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with Bluescape, the "Existing Holders"), and Cottonmouth (together with the Existing Holders, the "Holders"). The Registration Rights Agreement amended and restated that certain Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated February 15, 2023, by and among the Company and the Existing Holders, and, among other things, (i) requires the Company to register for resale the PIPE Shares and certain other Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) and (ii) provides the Holders and their permitted transferees certain customary demand and piggyback rights with respect to the Registrable Securities, subject to certain terms and conditions set forth therein. The foregoing description of the Registration Rights Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Registration Rights Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference. Amendment No. 1 to Equity Participation Right Agreement On January 29, 2025, in connection with the Closing, the Company, Verde Clean Fuels OpCo, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and Cottonmouth entered into an amendment (the "EPRA Amendment") to that certain Equity Participation Right Agreement, dated February 13, 2023 (the "EPRA"), to remove certain preemptive rights with respect to the Company's equity securities granted to Cottonmouth under the ERPA. The foregoing description of the EPRA Amendment does not purport to be complete

02. Departure of Directors or Certain

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On January 29, 2025, the board of directors of the Company (the "Board") increased the size of the Board from seven directors to eight directors authorized to serve on the Board pursuant to the Company's Fifth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the "A&R Charter"), and appointed Johnny Dossey as a Cottonmouth Director (as defined in the A&R Charter), effective as of the same date, to fill the newly created vacancy and to serve on the Board as a Class I director until the Company's 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until his successor has been duly elected and qualified, or, if sooner, until his death, resignation or removal. Other than the Purchase Agreement and the A&R Charter, there are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Dossey and any other person pursuant to which such person was appointed to the Board. Johnny Dossey, 59, has served as the Vice President of Marketing at Diamondback Energy, Inc. ("Diamondback") since February 2022 and has led marketing and midstream efforts at Diamondback since September 2018. He has over 30 years of experience in the energy industry, including experience in exploration and production as well as refining and marketing. Prior to joining Diamondback, Mr. Dossey served as a Senior Marketing Advisor and Oil Marketing Manager for Concho Resources Inc., and in various leadership roles for Western Refining Inc., Montana Refining Company, Calumet Specialty Product Partners and HF Sinclair (formerly Holly Corporation). In such roles, he was responsible for managing pipeline terminals, purchasing crude oil and other feedstocks and for the commercial sale of resources including crude oil, natural gas, gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, asphalt and propane, among others. Mr. Dossey serves as an active member in various industry associations, including as

03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation

Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. As previously disclosed in the Company's Definitive Information Statement on Schedule 14C filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on January 6, 2025 and mailed to the Company's stockholders on or about January 8, 2025, in connection with the PIPE Investment, the holder of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Company's Common Stock (as defined below) executed and delivered a written consent in accordance with Section 228 of the Delaware General Corporation Law approving the amendment and restatement, immediately prior to and contingent upon the Closing, of the Company's Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, in the form of the A&R Charter. On January 29, 2025, immediately prior to the Closing, the Company filed the A&R Charter with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, which became effective upon filing. The A&R Charter, among other things, (i) increases the number of authorized shares of the Company's Class C common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (together with the Class A Common Stock, "Common Stock"), from 25,000,000 to 26,000,000, (ii) increases the size of the Board from seven directors to eight directors, and (iii) provides that Cottonmouth, together with any other Cottonmouth Stockholders (as defined in the A&R Charter), shall have the right to designate one director nominee and one observer to the Board for so long as the Cottonmouth Stockholders and their respective affiliates collectively beneficially own, in the aggregate, 10% or more of the then outstanding voting power of the Common Stock of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of our directors. The foregoing description of the A&R Charter does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the A&R Charter, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference. 2

01. Regulation FD Disclosure

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure. On January 29, 2025, the Company issued a press release announcing the Closing. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference into this Item 7.01. The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any of the Company's reports or filings with the SEC, whether made before or after the date hereof, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such report or filing.

01. Financial

Item 9.01. Financial (d) Exhibits. Exhibit Number Description 3.1 Fifth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Verde Clean Fuels, Inc. 10.1 Second Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of January 29, 2025, by and among Verde Clean Fuels, Inc., Bluescape Clean Fuel Holdings, LLC, CENAQ Sponsor LLC and Cottonmouth Ventures LLC. 10.2 Amendment No. 1 to Equity Participation Right Agreement, dated as of January 29, 2025, by and among Verde Clean Fuels, Inc., Verde Clean Fuels OpCo, LLC and Cottonmouth Ventures LLC. 10.3 Form of Verde Clean Fuels, Inc. Indemnification Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 21, 2023). 99.1 Press Release dated January 29, 2025. 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). 3 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. Date: January 29, 2025 Verde Clean Fuels, Inc. By: /s/ Ernest Miller Name: Ernest Miller Title: Chief Executive Officer 4

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