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( Mark One ) UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 þ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 □ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM FORM 10 - K Nevada ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) Commission File Number 001-11476 Title of each class Common Stock , $ 0.001 Par Value Per Share VERTEX ENERGY 1331 Gemini Street , SUITE 250 , Houston , Texas ( Address of principal executive offices ) VERTEX ENERGY , INC . ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) ΤΟ Trading Symbols ( s ) . VTNR Ⓡ Registrant's telephone number , including area code : 866-660-8156 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : .. 94-3439569 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 77058 ( Zip Code ) Name of each exchange on which registered The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC ( Nasdaq Capital Market ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes No x Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes 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 x No No x 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 x No