---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-24-142857"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "VLO"
cik: "0001035002"
company_name: "VALERO ENERGY CORP/TX"
filed_at: "2024-05-20T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T12:02:22.758971+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Valero director Nickles retires; annual meeting votes pass; director stock awards granted

## Summary
- Director Donald L. Nickles retired effective May 15, 2024 per Valero's director retirement policy.
- All 11 director nominees elected at 2024 annual meeting with 91-99% of votes cast in favor.
- Advisory vote on 2023 executive compensation approved (94.90% for); KPMG ratified as auditor (97.22% for).
- Each re-elected non-employee director received stock units valued at $200,000, vesting at 2025 annual meeting.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-24-142857
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: VLO
- cik: 0001035002
- company_name: VALERO ENERGY CORP/TX
- filed_at: 2024-05-20T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1035002/000119312524142857/0001193125-24-142857-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1035002/000119312524142857/d681201d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-142857
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-142857.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-142857.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Donald L. Nickles retired as Director at VALERO ENERGY CORP/TX.
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Director
  source text: effective May 15, 2024, director Donald L. Nickles retired from the Board in accordance with the terms of Valero Energy Corporation’s (“Valero”) director retirement policy.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1035002/000119312524142857/0001193125-24-142857-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.