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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e meetings of the independent directors as appropriate; and perform such other duties as may be established or delegated by the Board. As a result, we believe that the Chairman can help ensure the effective independent functioning of the Board in its oversight responsibilities.

#### Risk Oversight
One of the key functions of our Board is informed oversight of our risk management process. Our Board does not have a standing risk management committee, but rather administers this oversight function directly through the Board as a whole, as well as through various standing committees of our Board that address risks inherent in their respective areas of oversight. In particular, our Board is responsible for monitoring and assessing strategic risk exposure and our Audit Committee (as defined below) has the responsibility to consider and discuss our major financial risk exposures and the steps our management has taken to monitor and control these exposures, including guidelines and policies to govern the process by which risk assessment and management is undertaken. The Audit Committee also monitors compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.

Advance Notice Requirements for Stockholder Proposals and Director Nominations

Under our Charter, advance notice of stockholder nominations for the election of directors and of business to be brought by stockholders before any meeting of the stockholders shall be given in the manner and to the extent provided in our Bylaws. See “ Available Information – Stockholder Proposals .”

Meetings of the Board and the Committees of the Board; Annual Meeting Attendance

Our Board met five times during the last fiscal year. The Audit Committee met four times, and the Compensation Committee met once. During 2024, each Board member attended at least 75% of the aggregate number of meetings of the Board and of the committees on which such director served.

Our corporate governance guidelines (“

#### Corporate Governance Guidelines
”), adopted in February 2023 and available on the Investor Relations section of our website at https://verdecleanfuels.com, require directors to attend annual meetings unless unusual circumstances make such attendance impractical. Mr. Hulme was the only director that attended the 2024 annual meeting of stockholders.

#### Committees of the Board
Our Board maintains a standing audit committee (“

#### Audit Committee
”) and a standing compensation committee (“

#### Compensation Committee
”), but does not currently maintain a nominations committee based upon the exemptions from the Nasdaq Listing Rules for “controlled companies.” Our Board, and each member of the Board, as listed in the table below, are responsible for and participate in the selection of candidates for nomination or appointment to our Board. The current composition and responsibilities of each of