Douglas S. Haugh - 14 May 2023 Form 4 Insider Report for Vertex Energy Inc.

Role: Chief Commercial Officer
Signature: /s/ Douglas S. Haugh
Issuer symbol: N/A
Transactions as of: 14 May 2023
Net transactions value: $0
Form type: 4
Filing time: 16 May 2023, 17:01:01 UTC
Previous filing: 24 Apr 2023
SEC: View on sec.gov

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
holding	VTNR	Common Stock						1,500	14 May 2023	Direct

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	VTNR	Stock Option (right to buy)	Award	$0	+150,000		$0.000000	150,000	14 May 2023	Common Stock	150,000	$6.46	Direct	F1, F2

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Granted in consideration for services rendered and to be rendered as an officer of the Registrant. Granted under the Registrant's 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (75,000 options) and Amended and Restated 2020 Equity Incentive Plan (75,000 options).
F2	A total of 1/4th such options vest on each of April 17, 2024, 2025, 2026 and 2027, subject to the Reporting Person's continued service to the Company on such vesting dates.