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): November 14, 2025

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.)

711 Louisiana St, Suite 2160

Houston, TX 77002

(908) 281-6000

(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 Stock Market LLC

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 Stock Market LLC

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 x

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. x

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On November 13, 2025, Verde Clean Fuels, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release reporting the financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2025. 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 N ovember 1 3 , 2025
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: November 14, 2025	Verde Clean Fuels, Inc.

	By:	/s/ Ernest Miller
		Name:	Ernest Miller
		Title:	Chief Executive Officer

Verde Clean Fuels, Inc. 8-K