Sec Form 4 Filing - CONNALLY JOHN B III @ Verde Clean Fuels, Inc. - 2023-06-21

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person CONNALLY JOHN B III 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) (Last) (First) (Middle) 1745 BOLSOVER STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 06/21/2023 (Street) HOUSTON, TX77005 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: 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 Private Placement Warrants $ 11.5 06/21/2023 J( 1 ) 2,475,000 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Class A Common Stock 2,475,000 ( 1 ) 0 I See footnote ( 3 ) Private Placement Warrants $ 11.5 06/21/2023 J( 1 ) 193,857 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Class A Common Stock 193,857 ( 1 ) 193,857 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other CONNALLY JOHN B III 1745 BOLSOVER STREET HOUSTON, TX77005 X Signatures /s/ John B. Connally III 10/26/2023 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )On June 21, 2023, CENAQ Sponsor LLC (the "Sponsor") effectuated a pro rata distribution of 2,475,000 private placement warrants to its members (the "Distribution"), of which 193,857 were transferred to the Reporting Person. ( 2 )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. ( 3 )The Sponsor is the record holder of the securities reported herein. J. Russell Porter is the sole member, and at the time of the Distribution, John B. Connally III and Michael J. Mayell were members, of the board of managers of the Sponsor. Each of Messers. Connally, Porter and Mayell may be deemed to have or share 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 is the beneficial owner of the securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

Remarks: On February 15, 2023, the Reporting Person filed a Form 4 and inadvertently checked 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"). As a result of the Reporting Person's resignation from the board of managers of the Sponsor on August 18, 2023, the Reporting Person is no longer subject to Section 16 of Exchange Act.

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