Chris Carlson - 12 May 2022 Form 4 Insider Report for Vertex Energy Inc.

Role: CFO & Secretary
Signature: /s/ Chris Carlson
Issuer symbol: N/A
Transactions as of: 12 May 2022
Net transactions value: $0
Form type: 4
Filing time: 16 May 2022, 19:55:27 UTC
Previous filing: 24 Sep 2021
Next filing: 16 May 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						926,076	12 May 2022	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	+18,196		$0.000000	18,196	12 May 2022	Common Stock	18,196	$11.90	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.
F2	Options to purchase 4,549 shares of common stock vest on each of May 12, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026, subject to the Reporting Person's continued service to the Company on such vesting dates.