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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-18-170911
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180517
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180522
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180522

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			VALERO ENERGY CORP/TX
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001035002
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PETROLEUM REFINING [2911]
		IRS NUMBER:				741828067
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-13175
		FILM NUMBER:		18852995

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		P.O. BOX 696000
		CITY:			SAN ANTONIO
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			78269-6000
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2103452000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		P.O. BOX 696000
		CITY:			SAN ANTONIO
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			78269-6000
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CURRENT
REPORT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May&nbsp;17, 2018 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Delaware</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-13175</FONT></B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">74-1828067</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of incorporation)</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>File Number)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(IRS Employer</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>San Antonio, Texas</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><B>78249</B></TD></TR>
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<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">345-2000</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Check the appropriate box below
if the Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below): </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">14a-12</FONT> under the Exchange Act (17 CFR <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.14a-12)</FONT> </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Pre-commencement</FONT> communications pursuant to Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">14d-2(b)</FONT> under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.14d-2(b))</FONT> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Pre-commencement</FONT> communications pursuant to Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13e-4(c)</FONT> under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.13e-4(c))</FONT> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as
defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&#167;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</FONT> of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(&#167;240.12b-2</FONT> of this chapter).
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Emerging growth company&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an emerging
growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) of the Exchange
Act.&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Other Events. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On May&nbsp;17, 2018, Valero Energy Corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;) entered into an
underwriting agreement (the &#147;Underwriting Agreement&#148;) with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner&nbsp;&amp; Smith Incorporated, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Morgan Stanley&nbsp;&amp; Co. LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as representatives of
the several underwriters named therein, relating to the issue and sale of $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.350% Senior Notes due 2028 (the &#147;Notes&#148;). The Notes are to be issued pursuant to an Indenture, dated March&nbsp;10,
2015 between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the &#147;Indenture&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The offering of the Notes was registered under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to the Registration Statement on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;S-3&nbsp;(Registration</FONT> <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-224993)</FONT> of the Company, and is being made
pursuant to the prospectus dated May&nbsp;17, 2018, as supplemented by the prospectus supplement dated May&nbsp;17, 2018 (collectively, the &#147;Prospectus&#148;), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the
Securities Act. The description of the Notes and the Indenture are set forth in the Prospectus and are incorporated herein by reference. The issuance and sale of the Notes is expected to close on June&nbsp;1, 2018. The Underwriting Agreement is
filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Current Report is not an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities issued in
connection with the Notes offering, nor shall there be any sale of the securities issued in such offering in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities
laws of any such jurisdiction. Such securities are being offered only by means of a prospectus, including a prospectus supplement relating to such securities, meeting the requirements of Section&nbsp;10 of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d578172dex11.htm">Underwriting Agreement dated May&nbsp;17, 2018 among the Company and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner&nbsp;&amp; Smith Incorporated; J.P. Morgan Securities LLC; Morgan Stanley&nbsp;
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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
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<TD VALIGN="top">Date:&nbsp;May&nbsp;22,&nbsp;2018</TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>DEBT SECURITIES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Underwriting Agreement </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:56%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">May&nbsp;17, 2018 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To the
Representatives named in </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Schedule I hereto </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">of the Underwriters named in </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Schedule II hereto </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ladies and Gentlemen: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Valero Energy Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the &#147;<B>Company</B>&#148;), proposes to issue and sell to the underwriters named in
Schedule II hereto (the &#147;<B>Underwriters</B>&#148;), for whom you are acting as representatives (the &#147;<B>Representatives</B>&#148;), the principal amount of its debt securities identified in Schedule I hereto (the
&#147;<B>Securities</B>&#148;), to be issued under the indenture specified in Schedule I hereto (the &#147;<B>Indenture</B>&#148;) between the Company and the Trustee identified in such Schedule (the &#147;<B>Trustee</B>&#148;). If the firm or firms
listed in Schedule II hereto include only the firm or firms listed in Schedule I hereto, then the terms &#147;Underwriters&#148; and &#147;Representatives,&#148; as used herein, shall each be deemed to refer to such firm or firms. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company has prepared and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;<B>Commission</B>&#148;) in accordance with the
provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the &#147;<B>Securities Act</B>&#148;), an automatic shelf registration statement (the file number of which is set forth
in Schedule I hereto) on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-3,</FONT> including a prospectus (the &#147;<B>Basic Prospectus</B>&#148;) relating to certain debt securities to be issued from time to time by the Company. The Company also has filed
with, or proposes to file with, the Commission pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act a prospectus supplement specifically relating to the Securities (the &#147;<B>Prospectus Supplement</B>&#148;). The registration statement, as amended to
the date of this Agreement, including the information, if any, deemed pursuant to Rule 430B under the Securities Act to be part of the registration statement at the time of its effectiveness (the &#147;<B>Rule 430 Information</B>&#148;), is
hereinafter referred to as the &#147;<B>Registration Statement</B>&#148;; and as used herein, the term &#147;<B>Prospectus</B>&#148; means the Basic Prospectus as supplemented by the prospectus supplement specifically relating to the Securities in
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(or made available upon request of purchasers pursuant to Rule 173 under the Securities Act) in connection with the confirmation of sales of the Securities and the term &#147;<B>Preliminary</B>
<B>Prospectus</B>&#148; means the preliminary prospectus supplement specifically relating to the Securities together with the Basic Prospectus. If the Company has filed an abbreviated registration statement pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the
Securities Act (the &#147;<B>Rule 462 Registration Statement</B>&#148;), then any reference herein to the term &#147;Registration Statement&#148; shall be deemed to include such Rule 462 Registration Statement. References herein to the Registration
Statement, the Basic Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 12 of Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-3</FONT> under the
Securities Act which were filed on or before the date of this Agreement or the issue date of the Basic Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case may be. The terms &#147;<B>supplement</B>,&#148;
&#147;<B>amendment</B>,&#148; and &#147;<B>amend</B>&#148; as used herein with respect to the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include any documents filed by the Company under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the &#147;<B>Exchange Act</B>&#148;) after the date of this Agreement or the issue date of the Basic Prospectus, any Preliminary
Prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case may be, which are deemed to be incorporated by reference therein. &#147;<B>Effective Date</B>&#148; shall mean each date and time that the Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment or
amendments thereto and any Rule&nbsp;462(b) Registration Statement became or becomes effective. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">At or prior to the time when sales of the
Securities will be first made (the &#147;<B>Time of Sale</B>&#148;), the Company has prepared the following information (collectively, the &#147;<B>Time of Sale Information</B>&#148;): a Preliminary Prospectus dated May&nbsp;17, 2018 (including the
documents incorporated by reference therein as of the Time of Sale), and the information identified in Schedule III hereto. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company
hereby agrees with the Underwriters as follows: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company agrees to issue and sell the Securities to the
several Underwriters as hereinafter provided, and each Underwriter, on the basis of the representations and warranties herein contained, but subject to the conditions hereinafter stated, agrees to purchase, severally and not jointly, from the
Company the respective principal amount of Securities set forth opposite such Underwriter&#146;s name in Schedule II hereto at the purchase price set forth in Schedule I hereto plus accrued interest, if any, from the date specified in
Schedule&nbsp;I hereto to the date of payment and delivery. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) The Company understands that the several
Underwriters intend (i)&nbsp;to make a public offering of their respective portions of the Securities and (ii)&nbsp;initially to offer the Securities upon the terms set forth in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Underwriters are acting
solely in the capacity of an arm&#146;s length contractual counterparty to the Company with respect to any offering of Securities contemplated hereby (including in connection with determining the terms of the offering) and not as a financial advisor
or a fiduciary to, or an agent of, the Company or any other person. Additionally, no such Underwriter is advising the Company or any other person as to any legal, tax, investment, accounting or regulatory matters in any jurisdiction. The Company
shall consult with its own advisors concerning such matters and shall be responsible for making its own independent investigation and appraisal of the transactions contemplated hereby, and such Underwriters shall have no responsibility or liability
to the Company with respect thereto. Any review by such Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on
behalf of the Company. The Company agrees that it will not claim that the Underwriters have rendered advisory services of any nature or respect, or owe an agency, fiduciary or similar duty to the Company, in connection with such transaction or the
process leading thereto. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Payment for the Securities shall be made by wire transfer in immediately available
funds to the account specified by the Company to the Representatives, no later than noon the Business Day (as defined below) prior to the Closing Date (as defined below), on the date and at the time and place set forth in Schedule I hereto (or at
such other time and place on the same or such other date, not later than the fifth Business Day thereafter, as you and the Company may agree in writing). As used herein, the term &#147;<B>Business Day</B>&#148; means any day other than a day on
which banks are permitted or required to be closed in New York City. The time and date of such payment and delivery with respect to the Securities are referred to herein as the &#147;<B>Closing Date</B>.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Payment for the Securities shall be made against delivery to the nominee of The Depository Trust Company for the respective accounts of the
several Underwriters of the Securities of one or more global notes (the &#147;<B>Global Note</B>&#148;) representing the Securities, with any transfer taxes payable in connection with the transfer to the Underwriters of the Securities duly paid by
the Company. The Global Note will be made available for inspection by the Representatives at such place as the Representatives and the Company shall agree not later than 1:00 P.M., New York City time, on the Business Day prior to the Closing Date.
</P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company represents and warrants to and agrees with each of the
Underwriters that: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registration Statement has become effective under the Securities Act. No
order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued by the Commission and no proceeding for that purpose or pursuant to Section&nbsp;8A of the Securities Act against the Company or related to the offering has been
initiated or threatened by the Commission; as of the Effective Date, the Registration Statement complied in all material respects with the Securities Act and the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the
Commission thereunder (collectively, the &#147;<B>Trust Indenture Act</B>&#148;), and did not contain and, as amended or supplemented, if applicable, will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required
to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading; and as of the date of the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto and as of the Closing Date, the Prospectus did not contain and, as amended or
supplemented, if applicable, will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading; <I>provided</I> that the Company makes no representation and warranty with respect to (i)&nbsp;that part of the Registration Statement that constitutes the Statement of Eligibility and Qualification (Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">T-1)</FONT> of the Trustee under the Trust Indenture Act or (ii)&nbsp;any statements or omissions in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto made in reliance upon and in
conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use therein. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Time of Sale Information at the Time of Sale and at the Closing Date did not and will not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; <I>provided</I> that the Company makes
no representation and warranty with respect to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives
expressly for use in such Time of Sale Information. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company (including its agents and
representatives, other than the Underwriters in their capacity as such) has not prepared, made, used, authorized, approved or referred to and will not prepare, make, use, authorize, approve or refer to any &#147;<B>issuer</B> <B>free writing
prospectus</B>&#148; (as defined in Rule 433 under the Securities Act) (an &#147;<B>Issuer Free Writing Prospectus</B>&#148;) other than (i)&nbsp;the documents listed on </P>
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Schedule III hereto and (ii)&nbsp;any other written communications, in each case approved in writing in advance by the Representatives. Each such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus complied in all
material respects with the Securities Act, has been or will be (within the time period specified in Rule 433) filed in accordance with the Securities Act (to the extent required thereby) and, when taken together with the Preliminary Prospectus
accompanying, or delivered prior to delivery of, or filed prior to the first use of such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, did not, and at the Time of Sale and at the Closing Date will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; <I>provided</I> that the Company makes no representation and warranty with respect to any
statements or omissions made in each such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly
for use in any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus. Each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (including the final term sheet prepared and filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;5(a) hereto) does not include any information that conflicts with the information
contained in the Registration Statement, including any document incorporated therein by reference and any prospectus supplement deemed to be a part thereof that has not been superseded or modified. The foregoing sentence does not apply to statements
in or omissions from any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus based upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by any Underwriter through the Representatives specifically for use therein. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The documents (the &#147;<B>Incorporated Documents</B>&#148;) incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information, when filed with the Commission, conformed or will conform, as the case may be, in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company (i)&nbsp;has been duly incorporated, is validly existing as a corporation in good
standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, (ii)&nbsp;has the corporate power and authority to own its property and to conduct its business as described in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus and (iii)&nbsp;is duly
qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or its ownership or leasing of property requires such qualification, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in
good standing would not have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;At the time of the filing of the Registration
Statement, at the earliest time thereafter that the Company or any offering participant made a bona fide offer (within the meaning of Rule 164(h)(2) under the Securities Act) of the Securities and at the date hereof, the Company was not and is not
an &#147;ineligible issuer&#148; as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(g)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each
subsidiary of the Company which is a significant subsidiary as defined in Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-02(w)</FONT> of Regulation <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-X</FONT> (a &#147;<B>Significant</B> <B>Subsidiary</B>&#148;) (i) has
been duly formed, is validly existing in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation, (ii)&nbsp;has the corporate, limited liability company, limited partnership or partnership power and authority to own its property and to
conduct its business as described in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus and (iii)&nbsp;is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or its ownership or leasing
of property requires such qualification, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing would not have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(h)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The authorized capital stock of the Company conforms as to legal matters to the description thereof
contained in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(j)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Securities have been duly
authorized, and, when issued and delivered pursuant to this Agreement, will have been duly executed, authenticated, issued and delivered and will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company entitled to the benefits provided by the
Indenture; the Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and is duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act and constitutes a valid and binding instrument, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as the
enforceability thereof is subject to the effect of (i)&nbsp;bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or other laws relating to or affecting creditors&#146; rights generally and (ii)&nbsp;general principles of equity
(regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law); the Securities and the Indenture will conform to the descriptions thereof in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(k)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The execution and delivery by the Company of, and the performance by the Company of its obligations
under, this Agreement, the </P>
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Indenture and the Securities will not contravene any provision of applicable law or the certificate of incorporation or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">by-laws</FONT> of the Company or any
agreement, indenture or other instrument binding upon the Company or any of its subsidiaries that is material to the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or any judgment, order or decree of any governmental body, agency or court having
jurisdiction over the Company or any subsidiary, and no consent, approval, authorization or order of, or qualification with, any governmental body or agency that has not already been obtained is required for the performance by the Company of its
obligations under this Agreement, the Indenture or the Securities, except such as may be required by the securities or Blue Sky laws of the various states in connection with the offer and sale of the Securities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(l)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in violation of its corporate charter or <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">by-laws</FONT> or other constitutive document or in default under any agreement, indenture or instrument, which default could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, properties, financial
condition or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and no event or condition has occurred or exists which, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both, would result in any such violation or default
which would have such an effect. Except as described in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in violation of any law, ordinance, governmental rule or regulation or court decree to which
it may be subject, which violation could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, properties, financial condition or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(m)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;There has not occurred any material adverse change, or any development involving a prospective
material adverse change, in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings, business or operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, from that set forth in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus (exclusive of
any amendments or supplements thereto subsequent to the date of this Agreement). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(n)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;There are no
legal or governmental investigations or proceedings pending or threatened to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or to which any of the properties of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject, that are required to be
described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information or the Prospectus and are not so described or any statutes, regulations, contracts or other documents that are required to be described in the Registration Statement, the Time of
Sale Information or the Prospectus or to be filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement that are not described or filed as required. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(o)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each preliminary prospectus filed as part of the
Registration Statement as originally filed or as part of any amendment thereto, or filed pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act, complied when so filed in all material respects with the Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations
of the Commission thereunder. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(p)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company is not, and after giving effect to the offering and
sale of the Securities and the application of the proceeds thereof as described in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus will not be, required to register as an &#147;<B>investment</B> <B>company</B>&#148; as such term is defined in the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(q)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All licenses, permits, consents, certificates of
need, authorizations, certifications, accreditations, franchises, approvals, grants of rights by, or filings or registrations with, any federal, state, local or foreign court or governmental or public body, authority, or other instrumentality or
third person (including without limitation the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (&#147;<B>FERC</B>&#148;)) (any of the foregoing a &#147;<B>License</B>&#148;) necessary for the Company and its subsidiaries to own, build, maintain or operate
their respective businesses or properties have been duly authorized and obtained, and are in full force and effect, except where the failure to so be obtained or in effect would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect
on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole; and the Company and its subsidiaries are in compliance with all provisions thereof, except where the failure to be in compliance would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material
adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole; no event has occurred which permits (or with the passage of time would permit) the revocation or termination of any License, or which could result in the imposition of any
restriction thereon, which is of such a nature or the effect of which would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole; no material License is the subject of any pending or, to the
Company&#146;s knowledge, threatened challenge or revocation which, if such License were revoked, would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole; the Company and its subsidiaries
are not required to obtain any material License that has not already been obtained from, or effect any material filing or registration that has not already been effected with, the FERC or any other federal, state or local regulatory authority in
connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Indenture or the Securities; </P>
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and except, in each case, as described in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus (exclusive of any amendments or supplements thereto subsequent to the date of this Agreement), except
where the failure to obtain such License or make such filing or registration would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(r)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company and its subsidiaries (i)&nbsp;are in compliance with any and all applicable foreign,
federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to the protection of human health and safety, the environment or hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants (&#147;<B>Environmental Laws</B>&#148;), (ii) have received
all permits, licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses and (iii)&nbsp;are in compliance with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license or approval, except where
such noncompliance with Environmental Laws, failure to receive required permits, licenses or other approvals or failure to comply with the terms and conditions of such permits, licenses or approvals would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a
material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole; and except, in each case, as described in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus (exclusive of any amendments or supplements thereto subsequent to the date of
this Agreement). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(s)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Except as described in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus
(exclusive of any amendments or supplements thereto subsequent to the date of this Agreement), there are no costs or liabilities associated with Environmental Laws (including, without limitation, any capital or operating expenditures required for <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">clean-up,</FONT> closure of properties or compliance with Environmental Laws or any permit, license or approval, any related constraints on operating activities and any potential liabilities to third parties) which would,
singly or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(t)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KPMG LLP, which expressed its opinion with respect to the financial statements (which term as used
in this Agreement includes the notes thereto) incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information, are independent public or certified accountants within the meaning of Regulation <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-X</FONT> under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules of The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, and any <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-audit</FONT> services provided by KPMG LLP have been
approved by the appropriate audit committee of the Company. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(u)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The financial statements, together with the related
schedules and notes, included or incorporated by reference in the Prospectus fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the entities to which they relate as of and at the dates indicated and the results of their
operations for the periods specified. Such financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved, except as may be expressly stated in
the related notes thereto. The selected financial data included in the Company&#146;s most recent Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> fairly presents in all material respects the information set forth therein on a
basis consistent with that of the audited financial statements included or incorporated by reference in the Prospectus. The interactive data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language included or incorporated by reference in the Prospectus fairly
present in all material respects the information called for and are prepared in accordance with the Commission&#146;s rules and guidelines applicable thereto. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(v)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) The Company and its subsidiaries maintain systems of &#147;internal control over financial
reporting&#148; (as defined in Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13a-15(f)</FONT> of the Exchange Act) that comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and have been designed by, or under the supervision of, their
respective principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external
purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and (2)&nbsp;the Company&#146;s internal control over financial reporting includes policies and procedures that (a)&nbsp;pertain to the maintenance of records that, in
reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company; (b)&nbsp;provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of the Company&#146;s
consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the Company;
and (c)&nbsp;provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Company&#146;s assets that could have a material effect on the Company&#146;s consolidated financial
statements; the Company&#146;s auditors and the appropriate audit committee of the Company have been advised of: (a)&nbsp;any significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely
affect the Company&#146;s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial data; and (b)&nbsp;any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a role in the Company&#146;s internal controls. </P>
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&#147;disclosure controls and procedures&#148; (as such term is defined in Rules <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13a-15</FONT> and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">15d-14</FONT> under the Exchange Act); such disclosure controls and procedures are
designed to ensure that material information relating to the Company and its subsidiaries is made known to the chief executive officer and chief financial officer of the Company by others within the Company or any of its subsidiaries, and such
disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably effective to perform the functions for which they were established subject to the limitations of any such control system; and since the date of the most recent evaluation of such disclosure controls
and procedures, there have been no significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(x)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company and its subsidiaries and their respective officers and directors are in compliance in
all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, including the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(y)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director,
officer, agent, employee, affiliate or other person acting on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is aware of or has taken any action, directly or indirectly, that could result in a violation or a sanction for violation by such persons
of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 or the U.K. Bribery Act 2010, each as may be amended, or similar law of any other relevant jurisdiction, or the rules or regulations thereunder; and the Company and its subsidiaries have instituted and
maintain policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance therewith. No part of the proceeds of the offering will be used, directly or indirectly, in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 or the U.K. Bribery Act 2010, each as
may be amended, or similar law of any other relevant jurisdiction, or the rules or regulations thereunder. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(z)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The operations of the Company and its subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in
compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements and the applicable money laundering statutes and the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar applicable rules, regulations or guidelines, issued,
administered or enforced by any governmental agency (collectively, the </P>
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&#147;<B>Money Laundering Laws</B>&#148;) and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any of its
subsidiaries with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(aa)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director,
officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (i)&nbsp;is, or is controlled or 50% or more owned by or is acting on behalf of, an individual or entity that is currently the subject of any sanctions administered or
enforced by the United States (including any administered or enforced by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the U.S. Department of State or the Bureau of Industry and Security of the U.S. Department of
Commerce), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, the United Kingdom (including sanctions administered or enforced by Her Majesty&#146;s Treasury) or other relevant sanctions authority (collectively, &#147;<B>Sanctions</B>&#148;
and such persons, &#147;<B>Sanctioned Persons</B>&#148; and each such person, a &#147;<B>Sanctioned Person</B>&#148;), (ii) is located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is, or whose government is, the subject of Sanctions that
broadly prohibit dealings with that country or territory (collectively, &#147;<B>Sanctioned Countries</B>&#148; and each, a &#147;<B>Sanctioned Country</B>&#148;) or (iii)&nbsp;will, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of this offering, or
lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other individual or entity in any manner that would result in a violation of any Sanctions by, or could result in the imposition of Sanctions
against, any individual or entity (including any individual or entity participating in the offering, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor or otherwise). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(bb)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Except as has been disclosed to the Underwriters or is not material to the analysis under any
Sanctions, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has engaged in any dealings or transactions with or for the benefit of a Sanctioned Person, or with or in a Sanctioned Country, in the preceding three years, nor does the Company or any of
its subsidiaries have any plans to increase its dealings or transactions with or for the benefit of Sanctioned Persons, or with or in Sanctioned Countries. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(cc)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company and its subsidiaries have good and indefeasible title to all items of real property and
good and defensible title to all personal property owned by them and the right to use all other property used or proposed to be used by them in the ordinary course of business, in each case free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and defects
except such as are described or referred to in the Time of Sale Information </P>
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and the Prospectus or such as would not have material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole; and any real property and buildings held under lease by the Company and
its subsidiaries are held by them under valid, existing and enforceable leases except such as are described or referred to in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus or such as would not have material adverse effect on the Company and its
subsidiaries, taken as a whole. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company covenants and agrees with each of the several Underwriters as
follows: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;to file the Preliminary Prospectus in a form approved by you pursuant to Rule 424
under the Securities Act as required by Rule 424(b); to file the Prospectus in a form approved by you pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act not later than the Commission&#146;s close of business on the second Business Day following the date
of determination of the offering price of the Securities or, if applicable, such earlier time as may be required by Rule 424(b) and 430B under the Securities Act; and to file any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (including the final term sheet in the
form of Schedule IV hereto) to the extent required by Rule 433 under the Securities Act; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;upon
request, to furnish to you, without charge, five conformed copies of the Registration Statement (including exhibits thereto) and for delivery to each other Underwriter a conformed copy of the Registration Statement (without exhibits thereto) and to
furnish to you in New York City, without charge, prior to 10:00 a.m. New York City time on the Business Day next succeeding the date of this Agreement and during the period mentioned in Section&nbsp;5(f) or 5(g) below, as many copies of the
Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (if applicable) and any supplements and amendments thereto or to the Registration Statement as you may reasonably request; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;from the date hereof and prior to the Closing Date, to furnish to you a copy of each proposed free
writing prospectus, any proposed amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, for your review, and not to file any such proposed free writing prospectus, amendment or supplement to which you reasonably object; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;not to take any action that would result in an Underwriter or the Company being required to file
with the Commission pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act a free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of the Underwriter that the Underwriter otherwise would not have been required to file thereunder; </P>
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or information statements required to be filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act for so long as the delivery of a prospectus is required in connection with the offering or sale
of the Securities, and during such same period, to advise you promptly, and to confirm such advice in writing, (i)&nbsp;when any amendment to the Registration Statement shall have become effective, (ii)&nbsp;of any request by the Commission for any
amendment to the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or for any additional information, (iii)&nbsp;of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or
the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for that purpose, and (iv)&nbsp;of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to any suspension of the qualification of the Securities for offer and sale in any jurisdiction or the
initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; and to use its best efforts to prevent the issuance of any such stop order or notification and, if issued, to obtain as soon as possible the withdrawal thereof; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;if at any time prior to the Closing Date (i)&nbsp;any event shall occur or condition shall exist as
a result of which the Time of Sale Information as then amended or supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances, not misleading or (ii)&nbsp;it is necessary to amend or supplement the Time of Sale Information to comply with law, the Company will promptly notify the Underwriters thereof and forthwith prepare and, subject to paragraph
(c)&nbsp;above, file with the Commission (to the extent required) and furnish to the Underwriters and to such dealers as the Representatives may designate, such amendments or supplements to the Time of Sale Information as may be necessary so that
the statements in the Time of Sale Information as so amended or supplemented will not, in the light of the circumstances, be misleading or so that the Time of Sale Information will comply with law; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(g)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;if, during such period after the first date of the public offering of the Securities as in the
opinion of counsel for the Underwriters the Prospectus (or in lieu thereof the notice referred to in Rule 173(a) under the Securities Act) is required by law to be delivered in connection with sales by an Underwriter or dealer, any event shall occur
as a result of which it is necessary to amend or supplement the Prospectus in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances when the Prospectus (or in lieu thereof the notice referred to in Rule 173(a) under the Securities
Act) is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading, or if it is necessary to amend or supplement the Prospectus to comply with </P>
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applicable law, forthwith to prepare, file with the Commission and furnish, at the expense of the Company, to the Underwriters and to the dealers (whose names and addresses you will furnish to
the Company) to which Securities may have been sold by you on behalf of the Underwriters and to any other dealers upon request, such amendments or supplements to the Prospectus as may be necessary so that the statements in the Prospectus as so
amended or supplemented will not, in the light of the circumstances when the Prospectus (or in lieu thereof the notice referred to in Rule 173(a) under the Securities Act) is delivered to a purchaser, be misleading or so that the Prospectus, as
amended or supplemented, will comply with applicable law; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(h)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;to endeavor to qualify the Securities
for offer and sale under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as you shall reasonably request and to continue such qualification in effect so long as reasonably required for distribution of the Securities; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;to make generally available to the Company&#146;s security holders and to you as soon as practicable
an earnings statement that satisfies the provisions of Section&nbsp;11(a) of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations (including Rule 158) of the Commission thereunder covering a period of at least twelve months beginning with the first
fiscal quarter of the Company occurring after the &#147;effective date&#148; (as defined in Rule 158) of the Registration Statement; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(j)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;during the period beginning on the date hereof and continuing to and including the Business Day
following the Closing Date, not to offer, sell, contract to sell or otherwise dispose of any debt securities of or guaranteed by the Company which are substantially similar to the Securities; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(k)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;to use the net proceeds received by the Company from the sale of the Securities pursuant to this
Agreement in the manner specified in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus under the caption &#147;Use of Proceeds&#148;; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(l)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;whether or not the transactions contemplated in this Agreement are consummated or this Agreement is
terminated, to pay or cause to be paid all costs and expenses incident to the performance of its obligations hereunder, including without limiting the generality of the foregoing, all costs and expenses (i)&nbsp;incident to the preparation,
issuance, execution, authentication and delivery of the Securities, including any expenses of the Trustee, (ii)&nbsp;incident to the preparation, printing and filing under the Securities Act of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale
</P>
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Information, the Prospectus and any preliminary prospectus or Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (including in each case all exhibits, amendments and supplements thereto), (iii) incurred in
connection with the registration or qualification and determination of eligibility for investment of the Securities under the laws of such jurisdictions as the Underwriters may designate (including fees of counsel for the Underwriters and their
disbursements), (iv) related to any filing with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc., (v) in connection with the printing (including word processing and duplication costs) and delivery of this Agreement, the Indenture, the Preliminary
and Supplemental Blue Sky Memoranda and the furnishing to Underwriters and dealers of copies of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, including mailing and shipping, as herein provided, (vi)&nbsp;payable to
rating agencies in connection with the rating of the Securities, (vii)&nbsp;incurred by the Company in connection with a &#147;road show&#148; presentation to potential investors and (viii)&nbsp;related to the cost and charges of any transfer agent.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company agrees that, unless it has obtained or will obtain, as the case may be, the prior written consent
of the Representatives, and each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees with the Company that, unless it has obtained or will obtain, as the case may be, the prior written consent of the Company, it has not made and will not make any offer
relating to the Securities that would constitute an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or that would otherwise constitute a &#147;free writing prospectus&#148; (as defined in Rule 405) required to be filed by the Company with the Commission or retained
by the Company under Rule 433, other than a free writing prospectus containing the information contained in the final term sheet prepared and filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;5(a) hereto; provided that the prior written consent of the parties hereto
shall be deemed to have been given in respect of the Free Writing Prospectuses included in Schedule III hereto. Any such free writing prospectus consented to by the Representatives or the Company is hereinafter referred to as a &#147;Permitted Free
Writing Prospectus.&#148; The Company agrees that (x)&nbsp;it has treated and will treat, as the case may be, each Permitted Free Writing Prospectus as an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and (y)&nbsp;it has complied and will comply, as the case may
be, with the requirements of Rules 164 and 433 applicable to any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus, including in respect of timely filing with the Commission, legending and record keeping. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The several obligations of the Underwriters hereunder shall be subject to the following conditions: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the representations and warranties of the Company contained herein are true and correct on the date
hereof, as of the Time of Sale, and as of the Closing Date as if made on the date hereof, as of the Time of Sale and as of the Closing Date and the Company shall have complied with all agreements and all conditions on its part to be performed or
satisfied hereunder at or prior to the Closing Date; </P>
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Issuer Free Writing Prospectus shall have been filed with the Commission within the applicable time period prescribed for such filing by the rules and regulations under the Securities Act; no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement shall be in effect, and no proceedings for such purpose or pursuant to Section&nbsp;8A of the Securities Act shall be pending before or threatened by the Commission; and all requests for additional information on the part of
the Commission shall have been complied with to your satisfaction; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;subsequent to the execution
and delivery of this Agreement and prior to the Closing Date, there shall not have occurred any downgrading, nor shall any notice have been given of any intended or potential downgrading or of any review for a possible change that does not indicate
an improvement in the rating accorded any of the Company&#146;s securities by any &#147;nationally recognized statistical rating organization,&#148; as such term is defined in Section&nbsp;3(a)(62) of the Exchange Act; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Time of Sale Information and the
Prospectus there shall not have been any change in the capital stock or long-term debt of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any prospective material adverse change, or any development involving a material adverse change, in or affecting the
general affairs, business, prospects, management, financial position, stockholders&#146; equity or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in the Time of Sale
Information and the Prospectus, the effect of which in the judgment of the Representatives makes it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the public offering or the delivery of the Securities on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the
Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the Representatives shall have received on and as
of the Closing Date a certificate of an executive officer of the Company, with specific knowledge about the Company&#146;s financial matters, satisfactory to you to the effect set forth in Sections 7(a), 7(b), 7(c) and 7(d) (with respect to the
respective representations, warranties, agreements and conditions of the Company) and to the further effect that there has not occurred any prospective material adverse change, or any development involving a prospective material adverse change, in
or affecting the general affairs, business, prospects, management, financial position, stockholders&#146; equity </P>
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or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, from that set forth or contemplated in the Time of Sale Information and the Registration Statement; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the Underwriters shall have received on the Closing Date an opinion and negative assurance letter of
Gibson, Dunn&nbsp;&amp; Crutcher LLP, outside counsel for the Company, to the effect set forth on Exhibit A. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(g)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the Underwriters shall have received on the Closing Date an opinion of Jay D. Browning, Esq.,
Executive Vice President and General Counsel for the Company, to the effect set forth on Exhibit B. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The opinions of Gibson,
Dunn&nbsp;&amp; Crutcher LLP and Jay D. Browning, Esq. referred to in paragraphs 7(f) and 7(g) above shall be rendered to the Underwriters at the request of the Company and shall so state therein. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(h)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;on the date of this Agreement and on the Closing Date, KPMG LLP shall have furnished to you letters
dated such dates, in form and substance satisfactory to you, containing statements and information of the type customarily included in accountants&#146; &#147;comfort letters&#148; to underwriters with respect to the financial statements and certain
financial information contained in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus; <I>provided</I> that the letter delivered on the Closing Date shall use a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#147;cut-off&#148;</FONT>
date no more than three business days prior to such Closing Date; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;you shall have received
on and as of the Closing Date an opinion of Davis Polk&nbsp;&amp; Wardwell LLP, counsel to the Underwriters, in form and substance satisfactory to you. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, each affiliate of any Underwriter which assists
such Underwriter in the distribution of the Securities and each person, if any, who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of either Section&nbsp;15 of the Securities Act or Section&nbsp;20 of the Exchange Act, from and against any and all
losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including without limitation the legal fees and other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with any suit, action or proceeding or any claim asserted) caused by (i)&nbsp;any untrue statement or alleged
untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, or caused by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or
(ii)&nbsp;any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), any Issuer Free Writing </P>
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Prospectus or the Time of Sale Information (or any part thereof), or caused by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein,
in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, in each case except insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities are caused by any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in
reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use therein. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, its officers who sign the
Registration Statement and each person who controls the Company within the meaning of Section&nbsp;15 of the Securities Act and Section&nbsp;20 of the Exchange Act, to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Company to each Underwriter,
but only with reference to information relating to such Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement
thereto), any preliminary prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or the Time of Sale Information, it being understood and agreed that the only such information consists of the information identified as being provided by the Underwriters. The
Company acknowledges that the statements set forth in (i)&nbsp;the last paragraph of the cover page regarding delivery of the Securities, (ii)&nbsp;the list of Underwriters and their respective participation in the sale of the Securities under the
heading &#147;Underwriting&#148;, (iii) the second sentence of the third paragraph of text under the heading &#147;Underwriting&#148;, (iv)&nbsp;the fourth paragraph of text under the heading &#147;Underwriting&#148; and (v)&nbsp;the sixth paragraph
of text under the heading &#147;Underwriting&#148; related to stabilization, syndicate covering transactions and penalty bids in any Preliminary Prospectus and the Final Prospectus constitute the only information furnished in writing by or on behalf
of the several Underwriters for inclusion in any Preliminary Prospectus, the Final Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If
any suit, action, proceeding (including any governmental or regulatory investigation), claim or demand shall be brought or asserted against any person in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to either of the two preceding paragraphs,
such person (the &#147;<B>Indemnified Person</B>&#148;) shall promptly notify the person against whom such indemnity may be sought (the &#147;<B>Indemnifying Person</B>&#148;) in writing, and the Indemnifying Person, upon request of the Indemnified
Person, shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person to represent the Indemnified Person and any others the Indemnifying Person may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the fees and expenses of such counsel related to
such proceeding. In any such proceeding, any Indemnified Person shall have the right to retain its own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Person
</P>
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unless (i)&nbsp;the Indemnifying Person and the Indemnified Person shall have mutually agreed to the contrary, (ii)&nbsp;the Indemnifying Person has failed within a reasonable time to retain
counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person or (iii)&nbsp;the named parties in any such proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both the Indemnifying Person and the Indemnified Person and representation of both parties by
the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them. It is understood that the Indemnifying Person shall not, in connection with any proceeding or related proceeding in the same jurisdiction, be liable
for the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in addition to any local counsel) for all Indemnified Persons, and that all such fees and expenses shall be reimbursed as they are incurred. Any such separate firm for the Underwriters, each
affiliate of any Underwriter which assists such Underwriter in the distribution of the Securities and such control persons of Underwriters shall be designated in writing by each of the named Representatives on Schedule I hereto and any such separate
firm for the Company, its directors, its officers who sign the Registration Statement and such control persons of the Company or authorized representatives shall be designated in writing by the Company. The Indemnifying Person shall not be liable
for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the Indemnifying Person agrees to indemnify any Indemnified Person from and against any
loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if at any time an Indemnified Person shall have requested an Indemnifying Person to reimburse the Indemnified Person for fees and expenses of counsel
as contemplated by the third sentence of this paragraph, the Indemnifying Person agrees that it shall be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent if (i)&nbsp;such settlement is entered into more than 30 days
after receipt by such Indemnifying Person of the aforesaid request and (ii)&nbsp;such Indemnifying Person shall not have reimbursed the Indemnified Person in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement. No Indemnifying Person
shall, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Person, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Person is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder
by such Indemnified Person, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Person from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If the indemnification provided for in the first and second paragraphs of this Section&nbsp;8 is unavailable to an Indemnified Person or
insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then each Indemnifying Person under such paragraph, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Person thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable
by such Indemnified Person as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities </P>
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(i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other hand from the offering of the Securities or
(ii)&nbsp;if the allocation provided by clause (i)&nbsp;above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i)&nbsp;above but also the relative fault of the
Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits
received by the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions as the net proceeds from the offering of such Securities (before deducting expenses) received by the Company and the
total underwriting discounts and the commissions received by the Underwriters bear to the aggregate public offering price of the Securities. The relative fault of the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other shall be determined by
reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company or by the Underwriters and the
parties&#146; relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
Company and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section&nbsp;8 were determined by <I>pro rata</I> allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any
other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph. The amount paid or payable by an Indemnified Person as a result of the losses, claims, damages and liabilities
referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such Indemnified Person in connection with investigating or defending any
such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section&nbsp;8, in no event shall an Underwriter be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the Securities underwritten by it and
distributed to the public were offered to the public exceeds the amount of any damages that such Underwriter has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of
fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section&nbsp;11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The Underwriters&#146; obligations to contribute
pursuant to this Section&nbsp;8 are several in proportion to the respective principal amount of the Securities set forth opposite their names in Schedule II hereto, and not joint. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The remedies provided for in this Section&nbsp;8 are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights
or remedies which may otherwise be available to any indemnified party at law or in equity. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The indemnity and contribution agreements
contained in this Section&nbsp;8 and the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in this Agreement shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of (i)&nbsp;any termination of this Agreement, (ii)&nbsp;any
investigation made by or on behalf of any Underwriter or any person controlling any Underwriter or by or on behalf of the Company, its officers or directors or any other person controlling the Company and (iii)&nbsp;acceptance of and payment for any
of the Securities. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Notwithstanding anything herein contained, this Agreement may be terminated in the absolute
discretion of the Representatives, by notice given to the Company, if (a)&nbsp;after the execution and delivery of this Agreement and prior to the Closing Date (i)&nbsp;trading generally shall have been suspended or materially limited on or by, as
the case may be, the New York Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ Stock Market, (ii)&nbsp;trading of any securities of or guaranteed by the Company shall have been suspended on any exchange or in any <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">over-the-counter</FONT></FONT> market, (iii)&nbsp;a general moratorium on commercial banking activities in New York shall have been declared by either Federal or New York State authorities, or (iv)&nbsp;there shall have
occurred any outbreak or escalation of hostilities or any change in financial markets or any calamity or crisis that, in the judgment of the Representatives, is material and adverse and (b)&nbsp;in the case of any of the events specified in clauses
9(a)(i) through 9(a)(iv), such event, singly or together with any other event, makes it, in the judgment of the Representatives, impracticable to market the Securities on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Time of Sale Information and
the Prospectus. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">10.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If, on the Closing Date, any one or more of the Underwriters shall fail or refuse to purchase
Securities which it or they have agreed to purchase under this Agreement, and the aggregate principal amount of Securities which such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed or refused to purchase is not more than <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">one-tenth</FONT> of the aggregate principal amount of the Securities, the other Underwriters shall be obligated severally in the proportions that the principal amount of Securities set forth opposite their respective names
in Schedule II hereto bears to the aggregate principal amount of Securities set forth opposite the names of all such <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-defaulting</FONT> Underwriters, or in such other proportions as the Representatives may
specify, to purchase the Securities which such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed or refused to purchase on such date; <I>provided</I> that in no event shall the principal amount of Securities that any Underwriter has agreed to
purchase pursuant to Section&nbsp;1 be increased pursuant to this Section&nbsp;10 by an amount in excess of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">one-tenth</FONT> of such principal amount of Securities without the written consent of such Underwriter.
</P>
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If, on the Closing Date, any Underwriter or Underwriters shall fail or refuse to purchase Securities and the aggregate principal amount of Securities with respect to which such default occurs is
more than <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">one-tenth</FONT> of the aggregate principal amount of Securities to be purchased, and arrangements satisfactory to you and the Company for the purchase of such Securities are not made within 36 hours after
such default, this Agreement shall terminate without liability on the part of any <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-defaulting</FONT> Underwriter or the Company. In any such case either you or the Company shall have the right to postpone the
Closing Date, but in no event for longer than seven days, in order that the required changes, if any, in the Registration Statement and in the Prospectus or in any other documents or arrangements may be effected. Any action taken under this
paragraph shall not relieve any defaulting Underwriter from liability in respect of any default of such Underwriter under this Agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">11.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If this Agreement shall be terminated by the Underwriters, or any of them, because of any failure or refusal on the
part of the Company to comply with the terms or to fulfill any of the conditions of this Agreement, or if for any reason the Company shall be unable to perform its obligations under this Agreement, the Company agrees to reimburse the Underwriters or
such Underwriters as have so terminated this Agreement with respect to themselves, severally, for all <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">out-of-pocket</FONT></FONT> expenses (including the fees and expenses of their
counsel) reasonably incurred by such Underwriters in connection with this Agreement or the offering of Securities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">12.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Company, each affiliate of any Underwriter
which assists such Underwriter in the distribution of the Securities, the Underwriters, any controlling persons referred to herein and their respective successors and assigns. Nothing expressed or mentioned in this Agreement is intended or shall be
construed to give any other person, firm or corporation any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement or any provision herein contained. No purchaser of Securities from any Underwriter shall be deemed to be a
successor by reason merely of such purchase. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">13.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any action by the Underwriters hereunder may be taken by you
jointly or by each of the named Representatives set forth in Schedule I hereto alone on behalf of the Underwriters, and any such action taken by you jointly or by each of the named Representatives set forth in Schedule I hereto alone shall be
binding upon the Underwriters. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if mailed or transmitted by any standard form of telecommunication. Notices to the Underwriters shall be
given at the address set forth in Schedule I hereto. Notices to the Company shall be given to it at Valero Energy Corporation, One Valero Way, San Antonio, Texas 78249 (facsimile: (210) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">345-3214);</FONT> Attention:
Corporate Secretary. </P>
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an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">15.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Agreement shall be
governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to the conflicts of laws provisions thereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">[<I>Signatures Follow</I>] </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5">Very truly yours,</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5"><B>VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">By:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Donna M. Titzman</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Name:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Donna M. Titzman</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Title:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Executive Vice President</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Chief Financial
Officer</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5">Accepted as of the date first written above.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Acting Severally on behalf of itself and the several Underwriters listed in Schedule
II hereto.</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER &amp; SMITH </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>INCORPORATED</B> </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">By:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Kevin Wehler</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Name:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Kevin Wehler</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Title:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Managing Director</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5"><B>J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Som Bhattacharyya</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Name:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Som Bhattacharyya</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Title:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Executive Director</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5"><B>MORGAN STANLEY &amp; CO. LLC</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Yurij Slyz</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Name:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Yurij Slyz</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Title:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Executive Director</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">By:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Carolyn Hurley</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Name:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Carolyn Hurley</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Title:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Representatives:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner&nbsp;&amp; Smith</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Incorporated</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">J.P. Morgan Securities LLC</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Morgan Stanley&nbsp;&amp; Co. LLC</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Wells Fargo Securities, LLC</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Underwriting Agreement dated:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">May&nbsp;17, 2018</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Registration Statement No.:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">333-224993</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Title of Securities:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">4.350% Notes due 2028</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Aggregate Principal Amount:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">$750,000,000</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Purchase Price:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">99.262%</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Price to Public:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">99.912% of the principal amount of the Securities, plus accrued interest, if any, from June&nbsp;1, 2018 to the Closing Date.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Maturity:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">June&nbsp;1, 2028</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Interest Rate:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">4.350%</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Interest Payment Dates:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">June&nbsp;1 and December&nbsp;1, beginning December&nbsp;1, 2018</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Indenture:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Indenture dated as of March&nbsp;10, 2015 between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Closing Date and Time of Delivery:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">June&nbsp;1, 2018</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Closing Location:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Davis Polk&nbsp;&amp; Wardwell LLP</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">450
Lexington Avenue</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">New York, NY 10017</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Address for Notices to the Representatives:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner&nbsp;&amp; Smith</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Incorporated</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">50 Rockefeller Plaza</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">NY1-050-12-01</FONT></FONT></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">New York, New York 10020</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Attention: High Grade Transaction Management/Legal</P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">J.P. Morgan Securities LLC</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">383 Madison Avenue</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">New York, NY 10179</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Attention: Investment Grade Syndicate Desk</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Facsimile: <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">212-834-6081</FONT></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Morgan Stanley&nbsp;&amp; Co. LLC</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1585 Broadway</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">New York, NY 10036</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Attention: Investment Banking Division</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Facsimile: <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">212-507-8999</FONT></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Wells Fargo Securities, LLC</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">550 South Tyron Street</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Charlotte, North Carolina 28202</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Attention: Transaction
Management</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Facsimile: <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">704-410-0326</FONT></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Principal Amount </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><U>of
Securities Purchased </U></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Principal&nbsp;Amount</B><br><B>of Notes</B></TD>
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<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner&nbsp;&amp; Smith</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;Incorporated</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">97,500,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">J.P. Morgan Securities LLC.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">97,500,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Morgan Stanley&nbsp;&amp; Co. LLC.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">97,500,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Wells Fargo Securities, LLC</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">97,500,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Citigroup Global Markets Inc.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">56,250,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">PNC Capital Markets LLC</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">56,250,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">TD Securities (USA) LLC</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">56,250,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">RBC Capital Markets, LLC</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">56,250,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Barclays Capital Inc.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">13,500,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">BNP Paribas Securities Corp.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">13,500,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">13,500,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Lloyds Securities Inc.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">13,500,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mizuho Securities USA LLC</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">13,500,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">MUFG Securities Americas Inc.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">13,500,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Scotia Capital (USA) Inc.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">13,500,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">13,500,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">13,500,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">13,500,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Total</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><B>$</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><B>750,000,000</B></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><U>Time of Sale Information </U></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
Pricing Term Sheet, substantially in the form of Schedule IV to the Underwriting Agreement. </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SCHEDULE IV<U> </U> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><U>Pricing Term Sheet </U></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Valero Energy Corporation </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pricing Term Sheet </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>$750,000,000 4.350% Senior Notes due 2028 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Issuer:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Valero Energy Corporation</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Pricing Date:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">May&nbsp;17, 2018</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Settlement Date:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">June&nbsp;1, 2018 (T+10)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Denominations:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">$2,000 x 1,000</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Principal Amount:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">$750,000,000</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Title:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">4.350% Senior Notes due 2028</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Maturity Date:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">June&nbsp;1, 2028</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Benchmark Treasury:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">2.875% due May&nbsp;15, 2028</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Benchmark&nbsp;Treasury&nbsp;Price&nbsp;and&nbsp;Yield:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">97-31+;</FONT> 3.111%</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Spread to Benchmark Treasury:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">T+125 bps</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Yield to Maturity:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">4.361%</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Price to Public:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">99.912% of the principal amount</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Coupon:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">4.350%</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Interest Payment Dates:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">June&nbsp;1 and December&nbsp;1, commencing December&nbsp;1, 2018</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Make-Whole Call:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Par Call:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">On and after March&nbsp;1, 2028 (the date that is three months prior to the Maturity Date)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">CUSIP/ISIN:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">91913Y AV2 / US91913YAV20</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Joint Book-Running Managers:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner&nbsp;&amp; Smith</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Incorporated</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">J.P. Morgan Securities LLC</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Morgan Stanley&nbsp;&amp; Co. LLC</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Wells Fargo Securities, LLC</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Citigroup Global Markets Inc.</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">PNC Capital Markets LLC</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">RBC Capital Markets, LLC</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">TD Securities (USA) LLC</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Co-Managers:</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Barclays Capital Inc.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">BNP Paribas Securities
Corp.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Lloyds Securities
Inc.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mizuho Securities USA LLC</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">MUFG Securities Americas
Inc.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Scotia Capital (USA) Inc.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SMBC Nikko Securities America,
Inc.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">U.S. Bancorp
Investments, Inc.</P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this
communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and this offering. You may get these
documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov. </B></P>

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Alternatively, the issuer, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling Merrill Lynch, Pierce,
Fenner&nbsp;&amp; Smith Incorporated at <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-800-294-1322,</FONT></FONT></FONT> J.P. Morgan Securities LLC collect at <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-212-834-4533,</FONT></FONT></FONT> Morgan Stanley&nbsp;&amp; Co. LLC at
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-866-718-1649</FONT></FONT></FONT> or Wells Fargo Securities, LLC at <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-800-645-3751.</FONT></FONT></FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This pricing term sheet supplements the preliminary prospectus supplement filed by
Valero Energy Corporation on May&nbsp;17, 2018 relating to the prospectus dated May&nbsp;17, 2018. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any disclaimers or other notices that may appear below
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