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): March 10, 2015
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 March 10, 2015, Valero Energy Corporation (the “Company”) entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) for the public offering of $600,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 3.65% Senior Notes due 2025 and $650,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.90% Senior Notes due 2045 (collectively, the “Notes”). The Notes are to be issued under an Indenture dated March 10, 2015 between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee. Closing of the issuance and sale of the Notes is scheduled for March 13, 2015.
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. 333-202635) of the Company, and was made pursuant to the prospectus dated March 10, 2015, as supplemented by the prospectus supplement dated March 10, 2015 (collectively, the “Prospectus”).
The description of the Notes and the Indenture are set forth in the Prospectus and are incorporated herein by reference. The Underwriting Agreement, the Indenture, the terms of the Notes and the form of Notes have been filed or incorporated by reference as Exhibits 1.1, 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3 hereto.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| 1.1 | Underwriting Agreement dated March 10, 2015 among the Company and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Barclays Capital Inc., Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein. | |
| 4.1 | Indenture dated March 10, 2015 among the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee - incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Valero’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (SEC File No. 333-202635) filed March 10, 2015. | |
| 4.2 | Terms of the 3.65% Senior Notes due 2025 and 4.90% Senior Notes due 2045. | |
| 4.3 | Form of Notes (included in Exhibit 4.2 above). | |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Jay D. Browning, Esq. | |
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: March 13, 2015 | By: | /s/ Jay D. Browning | ||||||
| Jay D. Browning | ||||||||
| Executive Vice President and General Counsel | ||||||||