Company: VGASW
Filing Date: 2025-04-25
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001628280-25-020032
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Company: Verde Clean Fuels, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-25
Form: DEF 14A
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 qualified individuals in critical positions by providing competitive compensation opportunities. Our guiding compensation principles endeavor to align executive compensation with our strategic objectives. Most importantly, we believe that our executive compensation programs appropriately link pay to performance and are well aligned with the long-term interests of our stockholders. We further believe that our executive compensation principles are competitive with similarly situated companies in our industry. Our Compensation Committee is responsible for establishing, implementing and maintaining the compensation program for our NEOs.

Use of Compensation Consultants and Peer Group Data

The Compensation Committee did not consult with any compensation consultant (“

#### Compensation Consultant
”) in conjunction with its executive compensation determinations during the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024.

#### Role of Executives in Establishing Compensation
Our Chief Executive Officer, Ernest Miller, does not play a role in recommending compensation for NEOs (including base salary and performance-based annual and long-term cash and equity compensation), although he participates in Compensation Committee meetings to provide background information on our business and financial and operational objectives and reviews the performance of each NEO’s contributions to achieving the Company’s business, financial and operational objectives. Compensation Committee members develop their own opinions regarding the annual performance of our NEOs based on interactions with them. As required by the Nasdaq Listing Rules, our Chief Executive Officer does not participate in deliberations concerning, or vote on, the compensation arrangements for himself. The Compensation Committee approves the compensation for all NEOs.

#### Material Elements of Executive Compensation
The key elements of our executive compensation program include base salary, discretionary bonus eligibility, annual cash incentive bonus opportunities, and long-term incentives pursuant to equity and benefit programs.

Base Salary and Discretionary Bonus . We pay a base salary to each of our NEOs, the objective of which is to provide a fixed component of cash compensation that reflects the level of responsibility associated with the executive’s position and is competitive with the base compensation the executive could earn in a similar position at comparable companies. Base salary for our NEOs is subject to annual review by the Board in light of market

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compensation, tenure, individual performance, Company performance and other subjective considerations. From time to time, the Company awards discretionary bonuses to NEOs, the purpose of which is to better align executive compensation with Company performance, market value and long-term objectives. Discretionary bonus arrangements vary among NEOs and are dictated based on qualitative and quantitative performance criteria determined on a case-by-case basis. No discretionary bonuses were paid to our NEOs during 2024.

Annual Cash