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 -------- October 1, 2002 ------------------------------------------------ Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) Vertex Interactive, Inc. ------------------------------------------------ (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) New Jersey 0-15066 22-2050350 (State or Other (Commission File No.) (I.R.S. Employer Jurisdiction of Identification Incorporation) No.) 140 Route 17 North Suite 250 Paramus, New Jersey 07652 ------------------------ --------------------- (Address of Principal (Zip Code) Executive Offices) (973) 777-3500 ----------------------------------------------- (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) N/A ----------------------------------------------- (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits. (c) Exhibits Exhibits No. Description 99.1 Certification of CEO pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 99.2 Certification of CFO pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 Item 9. Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure On October 1, 2002, each of the Chief Executive Officer, Nicholas R. Toms, and Chief Financial Officer, Mark A. Flint, of Vertex Interactive, Inc. executed a Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. A copy of each of these Certifications is attached hereto as an Exhibit (Exhibit Nos. 99.1 and 99.2). SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. VERTEX INTERACTIVE, INC. By:/s/Mark A. Flint Mark A. Flint Chief Financial Officer Date: October 1, 2002 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description 99.1 Certification of CEO pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 99.2 Certification of CFO pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002