SECOND IRR. TRUST FBO ANNE MARIE WESTPHAL u/a of JEFFREY R. WESTPHAL dated October 5, 2001 ITEM Form 3 Vertex / SECOND IRR. TRUST FBO ANNE MARIE WESTPHAL u/a of JEFFREY R. WESTPHAL dated October 5, 2001 ITEM ownership change

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

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

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

ITEM SECOND IRR. TRUST FBO ANNE MARIE WESTPHAL u/a of JEFFREY R. WESTPHAL dated October 5, 2001

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O VERTEX, INC.

2301 RENAISSANCE BLVD

(Street)

KING OF PRUSSIA PA 19406

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
07/29/2020

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Vertex, Inc. [ VERX ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	X	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	X	Other (specify below)
13(d) Group Member

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Class B Common Stock	(1)	(1)	Class A Common Stock	2,325,842.11	(1)	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The Class B Common Stock is convertible at any time at the option of the holder into one share of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock and has no expiration date. The Class B Common Stock will automatically convert into shares of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock on a one-to-one basis upon either (1) any transfer of the Class B Common Stock by the holder, whether or not for value, subject to certain exceptions or (2) the voting power of the Issuer's outstanding Class B Common Stock representing less than 10% of the combined voing power of all of the Issuer's outstanding common stock.

Remarks:

Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney.

	/s/ Bryan Rowland, Attorney-in-Fact for ITEM SECOND IRR. TRUST FBO ANNE MARIE WESTPHAL u/a of JEFFREY R. WESTPHAL dated October 5, 2001	07/29/2020
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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