Diamondback Energy, Inc. - 15 Feb 2023 Form 3 Insider Report for Verde Clean Fuels, Inc. (VGAS)

Role: 10%+ Owner
Signature: DIAMONDBACK ENERGY, INC., Name: /s/ Teresa L. Dick, Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Assistant Secretary of Diamondback Energy, Inc.
Issuer symbol: VGAS
Transactions as of: 15 Feb 2023
Net transactions value: $0
Form type: 3
Filing time: 28 Feb 2023, 16:17:10 UTC
Previous filing: 08 Mar 2024
Next filing: 31 Jan 2025
SEC: View on sec.gov

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
holding	VGAS	Class A Common Stock						2,000,000	15 Feb 2023	See Footnotes	F1, F2

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	This Form 3 is being filed by Diamondback Energy, Inc. ("Diamondback"), Diamondback E&P LLC ("Diamondback E&P"), and Cottonmouth Ventures LLC ("Cottonmouth", and collectively with Diamondback and Diamondback E&P, the "Reporting Persons"). Cottonmouth is wholly owned by Diamondback E&P and Diamondback E&P is wholly owned by Diamondback. Diamondback E&P, as the sole owner of Cottonmouth, and Diamondback, as the sole owner of Diamondback E&P, may be deemed to have voting and investment control over the shares held by Cottonmouth. This statement relates to shares of Class A Common Stock of Verde Clean Fuels, Inc. held by Cottonmouth.
F2	The filing of this statement shall not be deemed an admission that any of the Reporting Persons is the beneficial owner of any of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise. For purposes of this filing, each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.

Content

This Form 3 is being filed by Diamondback Energy, Inc. ("Diamondback"), Diamondback E&P LLC ("Diamondback E&P"), and Cottonmouth Ventures LLC ("Cottonmouth", and collectively with Diamondback and Diamondback E&P, the "Reporting Persons"). Cottonmouth is wholly owned by Diamondback E&P and Diamondback E&P is wholly owned by Diamondback. Diamondback E&P, as the sole owner of Cottonmouth, and Diamondback, as the sole owner of Diamondback E&P, may be deemed to have voting and investment control over the shares held by Cottonmouth. This statement relates to shares of Class A Common Stock of Verde Clean Fuels, Inc. held by Cottonmouth.

The filing of this statement shall not be deemed an admission that any of the Reporting Persons is the beneficial owner of any of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise. For purposes of this filing, each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.