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Cowart Benjamin P – ‘5’ for 12/31/15 re: Vertex Energy Inc.

On:  Friday, 2/5/16, at 12:47pm ET   ·   For:  12/31/15   ·   Accession #:  1580695-16-226   ·   File #:  1-11476

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 2/05/16  Cowart Benjamin P                 5                      1:11K  Vertex Energy Inc.                Loev Corp Filings Inc/FA

Annual Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership of Securities by an Insider   —   Form 5   —   SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 5           Ownership Document -- cowart-form5_123115.xml/3.6   HTML      3K


        

This ‘5’ Document is an XML Data File that may be rendered in various formats:

  Form 5    –   Plain Text   –  SEC Website  –  EDGAR System  –    XML Data    –  <?xml?> File
 
 
Plain Text rendering:  Ownership Document — cowart-form5_123115.xml/3.6
 
                                                                                                                                                                                
Ownership Document
 
Schema Version:  X0306
Document Type:  5
Period of Report:  12/31/15
Not Subject to Section 16:  0
Form 3 Holdings Reported:  0
Form 4 Transactions Reported:  0
Issuer:
Issuer CIK:  890447
Issuer Name:  Vertex Energy Inc.
Issuer Trading Symbol:  VTNR
Reporting Owner:
Reporting Owner ID:
Owner CIK:  1457168
Owner Name:  Cowart Benjamin P
Reporting Owner Address:
Owner Street 1:  1331 GEMINI STREET
Owner Street 2:  SUITE 250
Owner City:  HOUSTON
Owner State:  TX
Owner ZIP Code:  77058
Owner State Description:
Reporting Owner Relationship:
Is Director?  Yes
Is Officer?  Yes
Is Ten Percent Owner?  Yes
Is Other?  No
Officer Title:  CEO and President
Other Text:
Non-Derivative Table:
Non-Derivative Transaction:
Security Title:
Value:  Common Stock
Transaction Date:
Value:  7/30/15
Deemed Execution Date:
Transaction Coding:
Transaction Form Type:  5
Transaction Code:  J
Equity Swap Involved?  No
Footnote ID:  F1
Transaction Timeliness:
Transaction Amounts:
Transaction Shares:
Value:  244,299
Transaction Price Per Share:
Value:  0
Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code:
Value:  D
Post-Transaction Amounts:
Shares Owned Following Transaction:
Value:  0
Ownership Nature:
Direct or Indirect Ownership:
Value:  I
Nature of Ownership:
Value:  Through The Benjamin Paul Cowart 2012 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust
Non-Derivative Transaction:
Security Title:
Value:  Common Stock
Transaction Date:
Value:  7/30/15
Deemed Execution Date:
Transaction Coding:
Transaction Form Type:  5
Transaction Code:  J
Equity Swap Involved?  No
Footnote ID:  F1
Transaction Timeliness:
Transaction Amounts:
Transaction Shares:
Value:  244,299
Transaction Price Per Share:
Value:  0
Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code:
Value:  A
Post-Transaction Amounts:
Shares Owned Following Transaction:
Value:  2,876,663
Ownership Nature:
Direct or Indirect Ownership:
Value:  D
Non-Derivative Transaction:
Security Title:
Value:  Common Stock
Transaction Date:
Value:  6/23/15
Deemed Execution Date:
Transaction Coding:
Transaction Form Type:  5
Transaction Code:  G
Equity Swap Involved?  No
Footnote ID:  F2
Transaction Timeliness:
Transaction Amounts:
Transaction Shares:
Value:  63,000
Transaction Price Per Share:
Value:  0
Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code:
Value:  D
Post-Transaction Amounts:
Shares Owned Following Transaction:
Value:  2,813,663
Ownership Nature:
Direct or Indirect Ownership:
Value:  D
Non-Derivative Transaction:
Security Title:
Value:  Common Stock
Transaction Date:
Value:  12/17/15
Deemed Execution Date:
Transaction Coding:
Transaction Form Type:  5
Transaction Code:  J
Equity Swap Involved?  No
Footnote ID:  F3
Transaction Timeliness:
Transaction Amounts:
Transaction Shares:
Value:  244,299
Transaction Price Per Share:
Value:  0
Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code:
Value:  D
Post-Transaction Amounts:
Shares Owned Following Transaction:
Value:  2,569,364
Ownership Nature:
Direct or Indirect Ownership:
Value:  D
Non-Derivative Transaction:
Security Title:
Value:  Common Stock
Transaction Date:
Value:  12/17/15
Deemed Execution Date:
Transaction Coding:
Transaction Form Type:  5
Transaction Code:  J
Equity Swap Involved?  No
Footnote ID:  F3
Transaction Timeliness:
Transaction Amounts:
Transaction Shares:
Value:  244,299
Transaction Price Per Share:
Value:  0
Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code:
Value:  A
Post-Transaction Amounts:
Shares Owned Following Transaction:
Value:  244,299
Ownership Nature:
Direct or Indirect Ownership:
Value:  I
Nature of Ownership:
Value:  Through The Benjamin Paul Cowart 2015 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust
Non-Derivative Transaction:
Security Title:
Value:  Common Stock
Transaction Date:
Value:  12/29/15
Deemed Execution Date:
Transaction Coding:
Transaction Form Type:  5
Transaction Code:  G
Equity Swap Involved?  No
Footnote ID:  F4
Transaction Timeliness:
Transaction Amounts:
Transaction Shares:
Value:  100,000
Transaction Price Per Share:
Value:  0
Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code:
Value:  D
Post-Transaction Amounts:
Shares Owned Following Transaction:
Value:  2,469,364
Ownership Nature:
Direct or Indirect Ownership:
Value:  D
Footnotes:
Footnote - F1:  Represents shares of common stock transferred from The Benjamin Paul Cowart 2012 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust, which Mr. Cowart is deemed to beneficially own and control, and which shares Mr. Cowart indirectly beneficially owns, to Mr. Cowart individually, for no consideration, which transaction did not constitute a change in beneficial ownership for the purposes of Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act.
Footnote - F2:  Represents gifts of 9,000 shares of common stock to each of seven of Mr. Cowart's relatives (63,000 shares in aggregate).
Footnote - F3:  Represents shares of common stock transferred from Mr. Cowart individually, to The Benjamin Paul Cowart 2015 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust, which Mr. Cowart is deemed to beneficially own and control, and which shares Mr. Cowart indirectly beneficially owns, for no consideration, which transaction did not constitute a change in beneficial ownership for the purposes of Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act.
Footnote - F4:  Represents the gift of 50,000 shares of common stock by Mr. Cowart to two churches (100,000 shares in aggregate).
Owner Signature:
Signature Name:  /s/ Benjamin P. Cowart
Signature Date:  2/5/16


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