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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report: September 5, 2013
Date of Earliest Event Reported: September 5, 2013

VERTEX ENERGY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada
001-11476
94-3439569
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission File
Number)
(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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On September 5, 2013, Vertex Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release disclosing the fact that it has completed the largest diesel project in the Company's history and that the project will have a beneficial impact on the Company’s third quarter 2013 results.  A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.

The information contained in this Current Report shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

The press release described in Item 2.02 above and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, included estimated revenue and net income projections for the Company’s quarter ending September 30, 2013.

The information responsive to Item 7.01 of this Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. The furnishing of this Report is not intended to constitute a determination by the Company that the information is material or that the dissemination of the information is required by Regulation FD.
 
Item 9.01 Financial Statements And Exhibits.

Exhibit No.
Description
   
99.1*
Press Release of Vertex Energy, Inc., dated September 5, 2013
 
* Furnished herewith.


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: September 5, 2013
By: /s/ Chris Carlson
 
Chris Carlson
 
Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 

 
 
EXHIBIT INDEX
   
Exhibit No.
Description
   
99.1*
Press Release of Vertex Energy, Inc., dated September 5, 2013

 
* Furnished herewith.