0001580695-18-000303.txt : 20180605 0001580695-18-000303.hdr.sgml : 20180605 20180605111649 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001580695-18-000303 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20180604 FILED AS OF DATE: 20180605 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20180605 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: 001-11476 FILM NUMBER: 18880363 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: PETROLEUM REFINING [2911] 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 cowart-form4_060418.xml OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT X0306 4 2018-06-04 0 0000890447 Vertex Energy Inc. VTNR 0001457168 Cowart Benjamin P 1331 GEMINI STREET SUITE 250 HOUSTON TX 77058 1 1 1 0 CEO and President Common Stock 2018-06-04 4 P 0 3255 1.01 A 2106061 D Common Stock 187274 I Through The Benjamin Paul Cowart 2015 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust Common Stock 244299 I Through The Shelley T. Cowart 2016 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust Common Stock 4796761 I Through B&S Cowart II Family LP Common Stock 7500 I Through Vertex Holdings, Inc. Common Stock 100765 I Through VTX Inc. /s/ Benjamin P. Cowart 2018-06-05