AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Valero Energy (VLO)

Valero Energy agrees to sell $850 million of 5.150% senior notes due 2036

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 financing Written later

On March 5, 2026, Valero Energy entered into an underwriting agreement to issue $850 million of 5.150% Senior Notes due 2036, with closing expected on March 10, 2026. The notes are issued under a 2015 indenture with U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee, and the offering was made under the company's Form S-3 registration statement and a March 5, 2026 prospectus supplement. The filing is a routine debt financing and does not state how the proceeds will be used.

Key points

  • Principal amount of $850 million of 5.150% Senior Notes due 2036
  • Underwriting agreement dated March 5, 2026, with SMBC Nikko Securities America, Citigroup Global Markets, MUFG Securities Americas and Wells Fargo Securities as representatives
  • Expected closing of the sale on March 10, 2026

The filing

CompanyValero Energy (VLO)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECMar 9, 2026, 4:55 PM ET
Accession number0001193125-26-098770

Items reported: 1.01 Material Definitive Agreement

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:21 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on March 09, 2026.

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