UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 15, 2023

Verde Clean Fuels, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		001-40743		85-1863331
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

600 Travis Street, Suite 5050

Houston, TX 77002

(469) 398-2200

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation to the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share	VGAS	The Nasdaq Capital Market
Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share	VGASW	The Nasdaq Capital Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Emerging growth company ☒

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☒

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On May 15, 2023, Verde Clean Fuels, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release reporting the financial results for its first quarter 2023. A copy of the press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K (“Current Report”) as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein solely for purposes of this Item 2.02 disclosure.

Item 9.01. Financial Statement and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1*		Press Release dated May 15, 2023
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

*	Filed herewith.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: May 15, 2023	Verde Clean Fuels, Inc.

	By:	/s/ Ernest Miller
		Name:	Ernest Miller
		Title:	Chief Executive Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer