UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q/A

(Amendment No. 1)

(Mark One) 

☑ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2024

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM _____________ TO _____________

Commission File Number 001-11476

VERTEX ENERGY, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada	94-3439569
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1331 Gemini Street, Suite 250, Houston, Texas 77058

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 866-660-8156

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.001 Par Value Per Share	VTNR	The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
		(Nasdaq Capital Market)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.     ☑ Yes  ☐ No   

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).     ☑ Yes  ☐ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company.  See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer	☐	Accelerated filer	☑
Non-accelerated filer	☐	Smaller reporting company	☐
		Emerging growth company	☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.    ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

☐ Yes  ☑ No

As of May 9, 2024, there were 93,514,346 shares of common stock issued and outstanding.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Vertex Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) is filing this Amendment No. 1 (“Amendment No. 1”) to its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2024, as filed with the Securities Exchange Commission on May 9, 2024 (the “Original Form 10-Q”) solely to include Exhibits 10.3 and 10.4, that were inadvertently omitted from the Original Form 10-Q.

Except as otherwise expressly noted herein, this Amendment No. 1 does not modify or update in any way the financial position, results of operations, cash flows, or other information contained or incorporated in, including the exhibits thereto, the Original Form 10-Q, nor does it reflect events occurring after the filing of the Original Form 10-Q. Accordingly, this Amendment No. 1 should be read in conjunction with the Original Form 10-Q.

Pursuant to Rule 12b-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), this Amendment No. 1 also contains new certifications pursuant to Sections 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which are attached hereto. Because no financial statements have been included in this Amendment No. 1 and this Amendment No. 1 does not contain or amend any disclosure with respect to Items 307 and 308 of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act, paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 of the certifications have been omitted.

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

Item 6.  Exhibits

The following exhibits are filed herewith or incorporated by reference herein:

		Incorporated by Reference
Exhibit Number	Description of Exhibit	Filed or Furnished Herewith	Form	Exhibit	Filing Date/Period End Date	File No.
3.1	Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of Vertex Energy, Inc.		8-K	3.1	2/9/2024	001-11476
4.1	Warrant Agreement dated December 28, 2023, by and among Vertex Energy Inc. and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent		8-K	4.1	1/2/2024	001-11476
4.2	Amendment to the April 1, 2022 Warrant Agreement, dated the December 28, 2023, by and among Vertex Energy Inc. and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent		8-K	4.2	1/2/2024	001-11476
4.3	Amendment to the May 26, 2022 Warrant Agreement, dated the December 28, 2023, by and among Vertex Energy Inc. and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent		8-K	4.3	1/2/2024	001-11476
10.1%	Amendment Number Five to Loan and Security Agreement dated May 26, 2022, by and among Vertex Refining Alabama LLC, as borrower, Vertex Energy Inc., as parent and as a guarantor, certain direct and indirect subsidiaries of Vertex Energy Inc., as guarantors, the lenders party thereto, and Cantor Fitzgerald Securities, as administrative agent and collateral agent for the lenders		8-K	10.1	1/2/2024	001-11476
10.2	Registration Rights Agreement dated December 28, 2023, between Vertex Energy Inc. and each of the Holders party thereto		8-K	10.2	1/2/2024	001-11476
10.3 %	Limited Consent dated March 22, 2024, by and among Vertex Refining Alabama LLC, as borrower, Vertex Energy Inc., certain direct and indirect subsidiaries of Vertex Energy Inc., the lenders party thereto, and Cantor Fitzgerald Securities, as administrative agent and collateral agent for the lenders	X

10.4 %	Limited Consent dated March 28, 2024, by and among Vertex Refining Alabama LLC, as borrower, Vertex Energy Inc., certain direct and indirect subsidiaries of Vertex Energy Inc., the lenders party thereto, and Cantor Fitzgerald Securities, as administrative agent and collateral agent for the lenders	X
31.1	Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act*		10-K	31.1	05/09/2024	001-11476
31.2	Certification of Principal Accounting Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act*		10-K	31.2	05/09/2024	001-11476
31.3	Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act*	X
31.4	Certification of Principal Accounting Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act*	X
32.1	Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act**		10-K	32.1	05/09/2024	001-11476
32.2	Certification of Principal Accounting Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act**		10-K	32.2	05/09/2024	001-11476
101.INS	Inline XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document*		10-K	101.INS	05/09/2024	001-11476
101.SCH	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document*		10-K	101.SCH	05/09/2024	001-11476
101.CAL	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document*		10-K	101.CAL	05/09/2024	001-11476
101.DEF	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document*		10-K	101.DEF	05/09/2024	001-11476
101.LAB	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document*		10-K	101.LAB	05/09/2024	001-11476
101.PRE	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document*		10-K	101.PRE	05/09/2024	001-11476
104	Inline XBRL for the cover page of this Annual Report on Form 10-Q, included in the Exhibit 101 Inline XBRL Document Set*		10-K	104	05/09/2024	001-11476

*    Filed.

**    Furnished.

% Certain schedules, annexes and similar attachments have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. A copy of any omitted schedule or exhibit will be furnished supplementally to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request; provided, however that Vertex Energy, Inc. may request confidential treatment pursuant to Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for any schedule or exhibit so furnished.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

	VERTEX ENERGY, INC.
Date: May 17, 2024	By:	/s/ Chris Carlson
		Chris Carlson
		Chief Financial Officer
		(Principal Financial/Accounting Officer)