0001214782-14-000023.txt : 20140409 0001214782-14-000023.hdr.sgml : 20140409 20140409205216 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001214782-14-000023 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20140407 FILED AS OF DATE: 20140409 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20140409 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Vertex Energy Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000890447 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: REFUSE SYSTEMS [4953] IRS NUMBER: 943439569 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NV FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1331 GEMINI STREET STREET 2: SUITE 250 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77058 BUSINESS PHONE: 866-660-8156 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1331 GEMINI STREET STREET 2: SUITE 250 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77058 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: WORLD WASTE TECHNOLOGIES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20040830 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: VOICE POWERED TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19940831 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Lieb Matthew CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001400081 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-11476 FILM NUMBER: 14754582 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 13500 EVENING CREEK DRIVE #440 CITY: SAN DIEGO STATE: CA ZIP: 92128 4 1 primary_doc.xml PRIMARY DOCUMENT X0306 4 2014-04-07 0 0000890447 Vertex Energy Inc. VTNR 0001400081 Lieb Matthew 1331 GEMINI STREET SUITE 250 HOUSTON TX 77058 0 1 0 0 Chief Operating Officer Common Stock 2014-04-07 4 M 0 92690 A 92690 D Common Stock 2014-04-07 4 M 0 46711 A 139401 D Stock Options 0.5 2014-04-07 4 M 0 100000 D 2019-01-28 Common Stock 100000 140000 D Stock Option 0.45 2014-04-07 4 M 0 50000 D 2019-07-15 Common Stock 50000 140000 D Cashless exercise of stock options which were granted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 and exempt from Section 16(b) pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d). Surrendered 7,310 shares to pay $50,000 aggregate exercise price. Cashless exercise of stock options which were granted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 and exempt from Section 16(b) pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d). Surrendered 3,289 shares to pay $22,500 aggregate exercise price. Mr. Lieb was granted 175,000 stock options to purchase shares of common stock in the Registrant effective on April 16, 2009 of which 1/16 vested at the end of each fiscal quarter following the fiscal quarter after the grant date. The above transaction relates to the exercise of 100,000 of the stock options. Officer compensation. Vested at the rate of 1/4th of such options on each of July 15, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013. /s/ Matthew Lieb 2014-04-09