CENAQ stockholders approve business combination with Verde Clean Fuels; conditions not yet satisfied

Proposal No. 2A – Provisions Specific to Authorized Share Capital The proposal to increase the number of authorized shares of CENAQ’s capital stock, par value $0.0001 per share, from 221,000,000 shares, consisting of (a) 220,000,000 shares of common stock, including 200,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock and 20,000,000 shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and (b) 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, to 376,000,000 shares, consisting of (i) 350,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, (ii) 25,000,000 shares of Class C Common Stock and (iii) 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock , was approved. The voting results were as follows: Votes Against Abstentions 15,647,069 1,525,890 0

Proposal No. 2F – Voting Rights The proposal to provide that holders of Class A Common Stock and holders of Class C Common Stock will vote together as a single class on all matters, except as required by law or by our Proposed Fourth A&R Charter was approved. The voting results were as follows: Votes Against Abstentions 14,784,249 2,368,497 20,213

Proposal No. 1 – The Business Combination Proposal The stockholders (a) approved and adopted the Business Combination Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated as of August 12, 2022 (the “Business Combination Agreement”), among CENAQ, Verde Clean Fuels OpCo, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly owned subsidiary of CENAQ (“OpCo”), Bluescape Clean Fuels Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Holdings”), Bluescape Clean Fuels Intermediate Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Intermediate”), and CENAQ Sponsor LLC (solely with respect to Section 6.18 thereto), pursuant to which (i) (A) CENAQ will contribute to OpCo (1) all of its assets (excluding its interests in OpCo and the aggregate amount of cash required to satisfy any exercise by CENAQ stockholders of their redemption rights (“Redemption Rights”) pursuant to CENAQ’s third amended and restated certificate of incorporation (the “Charter”)) and (2) 22,500,000 newly issued shares of Cla

Proposal No. 2D – Changes in Connection with the Corporate Opportunity Doctrine The proposal to absolve certain Verde Clean Fuels stockholders from certain competition and corporate opportunities obligations was approved. The voting results were as follows: Votes Against Abstentions 15,626,856 1,525,890 20,213

Proposal No. 2C – Stockholders’ Ability to Call Special Meetings and Act by Written Consent The proposal to allow stockholders to call special meetings and act by written consent until such time that Verde Clean Fuels, Inc. (“Verde Clean Fuels”) is no longer a “Controlled Company” pursuant to the Nasdaq Capital Market Listing Rule 5615(c)(1) was approved. The voting results were as follows: Votes Against Abstentions 13,389,104 3,783,855 0

Proposal No. 2E – Limitation of Liability for Officers The proposal to allow officers of Verde Clean Fuels to be exculpated from personal monetary liability pursuant to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware was approved. The voting results were as follows: Votes Against Abstentions 15,626,856 1,546,103 0

Proposal No. 2 – The Charter Proposal The stockholders approved and adopted the fourth amended and restated certificate of incorporation (the “Proposed Fourth A&R Charter”), which will take effect upon Closing (the “Charter Proposal”). The voting results were as follows: Votes Against Abstentions 15,647,069 1,525,890 0

Proposal No. 2B – Provisions Specific to Special Purpose Acquisition Companies The proposal to remove certain provisions in the Charter relating to CENAQ’s initial business combination and provisions applicable only to blank check companies that will no longer be applicable to CENAQ following the Closing was approved. The voting results were as follows: Votes Against Abstentions 15,626,856 1,525,890 20,213