8-K 1 d519472d8k.htm FORM 8-K

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 (Date of earliest event reported): January 3, 2018

VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware |  | 1-13175 |  | 74-1828067
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |  | (Commission File Number) |  | (IRS Employer Identification No.)
One Valero Way San Antonio, Texas |  | 78249
(Address of principal executive offices) |  | (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (210) 345-2000

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure.

Senior management of Valero Energy Corporation (the “Company”) is updating the Company’s investor presentation. The slides attached to this report were prepared for management’s presentations. The slides are included in Exhibit 99.01 to this report and are incorporated herein by reference. The slides will be available on the Company’s website at www.valero.com.

The information in this report is being furnished, not filed, pursuant to Regulation FD. Accordingly, the information in Items 7.01 and 9.01 of this report will not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement filed by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated therein by reference. The furnishing of the information in this report is not intended to, and does not, constitute a determination or admission by the Company that the information in this report is material or complete, or that investors should consider this information before making an investment decision with respect to any security of the Company or any of its affiliates.

Safe Harbor Statement

Statements contained in the exhibit to this report that state the Company’s or its management’s expectations or predictions of the future are forward-looking statements intended to be covered by the safe harbor provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. It is important to note that the Company’s actual results could differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements. Factors that could affect those results include those mentioned in the documents that the Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits.

| (d) | Exhibits.

99.01 |  | Slides from management presentation.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

|  |  |  | VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION
Date: January 3, 2018 |  |  |  | by: |  | /s/ Jay D. Browning
|  |  |  |  |  | Jay D. Browning
|  |  |  |  |  | Executive Vice President and General Counsel

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