Form 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 17, 2018

 

 

VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   1-13175   74-1828067

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

One Valero Way

San Antonio, Texas

  78249
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

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

 

 

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On May 17, 2018, Valero Energy Corporation (the “Company”) entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Morgan Stanley & 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 “Notes”). The Notes are to be issued pursuant to an Indenture, dated March 10, 2015 between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Indenture”).

The offering of the Notes was registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-224993) of the Company, and is being made pursuant to the prospectus dated May 17, 2018, as supplemented by the prospectus supplement dated May 17, 2018 (collectively, the “Prospectus”), 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 1, 2018. The Underwriting Agreement is filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report.

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 10 of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

  (d) Exhibits.

 

1.1    Underwriting Agreement dated May 17, 2018 among the Company and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated; J.P. Morgan Securities LLC; Morgan Stanley  & Co. LLC; and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein.


SIGNATURE

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

 

    VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION
Date: May 22, 2018     By:  

/s/ Jay D. Browning

      Jay D. Browning
      Executive Vice President and General Counsel