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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F

FORM 13F COVER PAGE

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Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 09-30-2023
Check here if Amendment    Amendment Number:
This Amendment (Check only one.):    is a restatement.
   adds new holdings entries.
Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Vertex Planning Partners, LLC
Address: 3000 Woodcreek Drive
Suite 100
Downers Grove, IL  60515
Form 13F File Number: 028-22820
CRD Number (if applicable): 000316839
SEC File Number (if applicable): 801-122980

The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.

Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: Greg P. Benner
Title: Chief Compliance Officer
Phone: 630-836-3300
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/ Greg P. Benner DOWNERS GROVEIL 11-14-2023
[Signature] [City, State] [Date]
Report Type (Check only one.):
   13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report.)
   13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).)
X 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).)
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
[If there are no entries in this list, omit this section.]
Name Form 13F File No. CRD No. (if applicable) SEC File No. (if applicable) CIK
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 028-10562 000108477 801-56720 0001109448
BAHL & GAYNOR INC 028-02825 000106139 801-36951 0000872259
Clearbridge Investments, LLC 028-11611 000137028 801-64710 0001348883
FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 028-04375 000105325 801-34611 0001056288
LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 028-10469 000122836 801-61701 0001207017
MILLER HOWARD INVESTMENTS INC /NY 028-03692 000105800 801-28170 0000903947
NATIXIS ADVISORS, L.P. 028-05788 000106800 801-48408 0001018331
Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 028-14498 000155584 801-71957 0001521019
TRILLIUM ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 028-03125 000110901 801-17958 0000884541
ZACKS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT 028-04587 000110897 801-40592 0001086483
Form 13F Summary Page
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 0
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 135
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 290,523,184
(round to nearest dollar)
List of Other Included Managers:
Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this report.
[If there are no entries in this list, state “NONE” and omit the column headings and list entries.]
NONE