UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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): June 3, 2009
VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-13175 | 74-1828067 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer | ||
| of incorporation) | 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
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On June 3, 2009, Valero Energy Corporation (the “Company”) entered into an Underwriting Agreement with Barclays Capital Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., as representatives of the several underwriters named in Schedule II of the Underwriting Agreement (collectively, the “Underwriters”), relating to the issuance and sale of 40,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (the “Shares”). The Underwrites were also granted an option to purchase up to an additional 6,000,000 Shares, which option was exercised on June 4, 2009. The offering of the Shares was registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3, as amended (Registration No. 333-157867). Closing of the issuance and sale of the Shares is expected to occur on June 9, 2009. The Underwriting Agreement is filed as an exhibit hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits. | ||
| 1.1 | Underwriting Agreement dated June 3, 2009 among the Company and Barclays Capital Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., as representatives of the several Underwriters named therein. | ||
| 5.2 | Opinion of Jay D. Browning, Esq. |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION | ||||
| Date: June 9, 2009 | By: | /s/ Jay D. Browning | ||
| Jay D. Browning | ||||
| Senior Vice President—Corporate Law and Corporate Secretary | ||||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Number | Exhibit | |
| 1.1 | Underwriting Agreement dated June 3, 2009 among the Company and Barclays Capital Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., as representatives of the several Underwriters named therein. | |
| 5.2 | Opinion of Jay D. Browning, Esq. |
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