Company: VGASW
Filing Date: 2025-04-25
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001628280-25-020032
Chunk: 2

Company: Verde Clean Fuels, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-25
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 2
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#### VERDE CLEAN FUELS, INC.

#### 711 Louisiana St., Suite 2160

#### Houston, Texas 77002

### PROXY STATEMENT

#### FOR THE 2025 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

#### TO BE HELD ON JUNE 12, 2025
<div align='center'>QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE 2025 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS</div>

#### Why am I receiving these materials?
These proxy materials are being furnished to you in connection with the solicitation by the Board of Directors (the “

#### Board
”) of Verde Clean Fuels, Inc. (“

#### Verde
,” “

#### Verde Clean Fuels
,” the “

#### Company
,” “

#### we
,” “

#### us
” or “

#### our
”) of proxies to be voted at our 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “

#### Annual Meeting
”) or at any adjournment or postponement thereof. The Annual Meeting will be held via live webcast on Thursday, June 12, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time. In accordance with the rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“

#### SEC
”), we sent out a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials on or before April 29, 2025 and provided access to the proxy materials over the Internet on or before that date to the holders of record and beneficial owners of our common stock (as defined below) at the close of business on April 24, 2025 (the “

#### Record Date
”).

Why did I receive a one-page notice in the mail regarding the Internet availability of proxy materials instead of a full set of proxy materials?

Pursuant to rules adopted by the SEC, we have elected