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): October 28, 2022

VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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

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

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading<br>Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange<br> <br>on which registered
Common stock	VLO	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2). Emerging growth company  ☐

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 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

Item 5.02	Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(d) On October 28, 2022, the board of directors (the “Board”) of Valero Energy Corporation (“Valero”) increased its size to 12 members and elected Marie A. Ffolkes as a member of the Board, with an initial term beginning immediately and expiring at Valero’s 2023 annual meeting of stockholders (the “2023 Annual Meeting”). Additionally, the Board appointed Ms. Ffolkes to serve on the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board, effective immediately. Ms. Ffolkes is expected to stand for re-election at the 2023 Annual Meeting.

Ms. Ffolkes is entitled to participate in Valero’s non-employee director compensation program, as described under “Director Compensation” in Valero’s proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 17, 2022. Ms. Ffolkes is entitled to receive pro-rata compensation for the period of her service on the Board from the date of her election on October 28, 2022, to the anticipated date of the 2023 Annual Meeting. Accordingly, Valero granted Ms. Ffolkes a pro-rata equity grant of 1,047 stock units upon her election to the Board, which are scheduled to vest in full on the first anniversary of the date of grant, and Ms. Ffolkes is also entitled to receive a pro-rata annual cash retainer in the amount of $86,666.67.

Item 7.01	Regulation FD Disclosure.

We are furnishing the disclosure in this Item 7.01 in connection with Valero’s issuance of a press release on October 31, 2022, announcing Ms. Ffolkes’s election to the Board and disclosing other items related to the disclosure in Item 5.02 above. The press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 7.01

The information in Items 7.01 and 9.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is being furnished, not “filed,” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference into any registration statement filed by Valero under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Exchange Act, unless specifically identified in such filing as being incorporated by reference in such filing. The furnishing of the information in Items 7.01 and 9.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is not intended to, and does not, constitute a determination or admission by Valero that such information is material or complete, or that investors should consider such information before making an investment or voting decision with respect to any security of Valero or any of its affiliates.

Safe Harbor Statement

Statements contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K and the exhibit hereto that state Valero’s or its management’s expectations or predictions of the future are forward-looking statements intended to be covered by the safe harbor provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act. The forward-looking statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K and the exhibit hereto include the expected timing of the 2023 Annual Meeting and expectations that Ms. Ffolkes will stand for re-election at the 2023 Annual Meeting. It is important to note that actual results could differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements based on numerous factors, including those outside of Valero’s control. For more information concerning factors that could cause actual results to differ from those expressed or forecasted, see Valero’s annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Item 9.01	Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit<br> <br>No.
99.1	Press release dated October 31, 2022
104	The cover page from the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL

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: October 31, 2022	by:	/s/ Joseph W. Gorder
		Joseph W. Gorder
		Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Valero Energy Corporation Elects Marie A. Ffolkes to Board of Directors

SAN ANTONIO, October 31, 2022 – Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE: VLO, “Valero”) announced today that Marie A. Ffolkes has been elected as an independent director to Valero’s board of directors (the “Board”) and has joined the Board’s Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, effective immediately.

Ms. Ffolkes is currently the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Axxelist LLC, a technology real estate company. She recently served as Chief Executive Officer of TriMark USA, LLC, a provider of design services, equipment, and supplies to the food services industry. Ms. Ffolkes has extensive experience in operations, international markets and multiple sectors, including industrial gas production and the automotive business. She previously served as President, Industrial Gases, Americas of Air Products & Chemicals, Inc., and in various executive and senior management roles at Tenneco, Inc. and Johnson Controls International plc.

“We are honored to welcome Marie to our board. She brings a valuable perspective on global operations and multiple industrial sectors through her experience as a business leader,” said Joe Gorder, Valero’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

Ms. Ffolkes currently serves on the board of directors of Masco Corporation (NYSE: MAS), a global manufacturing company. She also serves on the Global Advisory Board of the Jerome A. Chazen Institute for Global Business at Columbia Business School.

About Valero

Valero Energy Corporation, through its subsidiaries (collectively, “Valero”), is a multinational manufacturer and marketer of petroleum-based and low-carbon liquid transportation fuels and petrochemical products, and sells its products primarily in the United States (“U.S.”), Canada, the United Kingdom (“U.K.”), Ireland and Latin America. Valero owns 15 petroleum refineries located in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. with a combined throughput capacity of approximately 3.2 million

barrels per day. Valero is a joint venture member in Diamond Green Diesel Holdings LLC, which owns a renewable diesel plant in Norco, Louisiana with a production capacity of 700 million gallons per year, and Valero owns 12 ethanol plants located in the Mid-Continent region of the U.S. with a combined production capacity of approximately 1.6 billion gallons per year. Valero manages its operations through its Refining, Renewable Diesel, and Ethanol segments. Please visit www.investorvalero.com for more information.

Valero Contacts

Investors:

Homer Bhullar, Vice President – Investor Relations and Finance, 210-345-1982

Eric Herbort, Director – Investor Relations, 210-345-3331

Gautam Srivastava, Senior Manager – Investor Relations, 210-345-3992

Media:

Lillian Riojas, Executive Director – Media Relations and Communications, 210-345-5002