0001432093-12-000722.txt : 20120912 0001432093-12-000722.hdr.sgml : 20120912 20120912130524 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001432093-12-000722 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120911 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120912 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120912 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Cowart Benjamin P CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001457168 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-53619 FILM NUMBER: 121087414 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2506 DEEP OAK COURT CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77059 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 4 1 primary_doc.xml PRIMARY DOCUMENT X0306 4 2012-09-11 0 0000890447 Vertex Energy Inc. VTNR.OTCQB 0001457168 Cowart Benjamin P 1331 GEMINI STREET SUITE 250 HOUSTON TX 77058 1 1 1 0 CEO and President Common Stock 2012-09-11 4 J 0 3483637 A 7683125 D Common Stock 2012-09-11 4 J 0 45454 A 100765 I Through Control of VTX, Inc. Common Stock 7500 I Through Control of Vertex Holdings, L.P. Effective September 11, 2012 (the "Closing"), Vertex Energy, Inc. (the "Company") consummated the transactions contemplated by that certain definitive unit purchase agreement dated August 14, 2012. In connection with the Closing and in consideration for the Company's acquisition of the units held by the Reporting Person, the Reporting Person received 3,483,637 shares of the Company's common stock and VTX, Inc., which is beneficially owned by the Reporting Person, received 45,454 shares of common stock. There have been no changes in the ownership by the Reporting Person of the derivative securities originally reported in the Form 3 filed by the Reporting Person on May 15, 2009 and the Form 4s filed by the Reporting Person on July 31, 2009 and September 30, 2011 (the "Prior Filings"), other then the vesting of an expiration of certain of the Warrants and Stock Options previously reported in such forms, each pursuant to their terms. Readers should read and review those Prior Filings for detailed information on the Reporting Person's ownership of Derivative Securities, which information is incorporated by reference herein. /s/ Benjamin P. Cowart 2012-09-12