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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 Shaw Group ,” and is serving as a member of the Compensation Committee pursuant to the election of the Board to avail itself of the “controlled company” exemption from the requirement that all compensation committee members must be independent. The Board has determined that Messrs. Hulme and van’t Hoff are independent and has appointed Mr. van’t Hoff to serve as the Chairman of the Compensation Committee. Further, the Board has determined that Mr. Siegler’s continued service as a member of the Compensation Committee is important given his instrumental role in reviewing and structuring employee compensation goals, policies and practices during the last two years and recommending to the Board such compensation packages for executive officers.

In reliance on “controlled company” exemptions under the Nasdaq Listing Rules, the Company does not maintain a nominations committee comprised solely of independent directors with respect to selecting or recommending to the Board director nominees, nor are director nominees selected or recommended to the Board by independent directors constituting a majority of the Board’s independent directors in a vote in which only independent directors participate. The Board believes that, as it is comprised of a majority of independent directors, appropriate independent analysis and oversight exists.

If we cease to be a “controlled company” and our Class A Common Stock continues to be listed on Nasdaq, we will be required to comply with these standards and, depending on our Board’s independence determination with respect to its then-current directors, we may be required to add additional directors to our Board, change the composition of our Compensation Committee or form a nominations committee in order to achieve such compliance within the applicable transition periods.

#### Board Leadership Structure
Our Board has appointed Mr. Hulme as the Chairman of the Board in order to help reinforce the independence of the Board as a whole. The position of Chairman has been structured to serve as an effective balance to Mr. Miller’s role as our chief executive officer (“

#### Chief Executive Officer
”). The Chairman is empowered to,

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among other duties and responsibilities, work with the Chief Executive Officer to develop and approve an appropriate Board meeting schedule; work with the Chief Executive Officer to develop and approve meeting agendas; provide the Chief Executive Officer feedback on the quality, quantity and timeliness of the information provided to the Board; develop the agenda and moderate executive sessions of the independent members of the Board; preside over Board meetings when the Chief Executive Officer is not present or when such person’s performance or compensation is discussed; act as principal liaison between the independent members of the Board and the Chief Executive Officer; conven