8-K
filed May 8, 2026, 7:59 PM ET
ticker VLO
CIK 0001035002
leadership
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.50
Valero SVP Eric Fisher to retire July 1, 2026; annual meeting votes pass
VALERO ENERGY CORP/TX
- Eric A. Fisher, SVP Product Supply, Trading and Wholesale, to retire on/about July 1, 2026; will assist transition.
- All 10 director nominees elected with >94% support; Deborah P. Majoras lowest at 94.59%.
- Advisory vote on 2025 exec compensation approved with 92.23% support.
- KPMG ratified as auditor for FY2026 with 96.54% of votes.
- Non-employee directors granted stock units valued at $200,000, vesting at 2027 annual meeting.
Key facts
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Executive change
SEC 8-K Item 5.02
confidence 0.95
Eric A. Fisher departed as Senior Vice President Product Supply, Trading and Wholesale at VALERO ENERGY CORP/TX.
- Action
- retire
- Role
- Senior Vice President Product Supply, Trading and Wholesale
Exact text from the filing
On May 7, 2026, Eric A. Fisher, Senior Vice President Product Supply, Trading and Wholesale of Valero Energy Corporation (“Valero”), informed Valero that he intends to retire on or about July 1, 2026.
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
VALERO ENERGY CORP/TX shareholders approved Ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP to serve as Valero’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 at the 2026-05-07 meeting.
- Proposal
- auditor ratification
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-07
Exact text from the filing
Proposal 3: Ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP to serve as Valero’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. The proposal was approved as follows: Proposal 3 shares voted required vote * vote received for 260,740,157 >50.0 % 96.54 % against 8,874,264 abstain 465,984 broker non-votes n/a
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
VALERO ENERGY CORP/TX shareholders approved Advisory vote to approve the 2025 compensation of Valero’s named executive officers at the 2026-05-07 meeting.
- Proposal
- say on pay
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-07
Exact text from the filing
Proposal 2: Advisory vote to approve the 2025 compensation of Valero’s named executive officers, as described in the Proxy Statement. The proposal was approved as follows: Proposal 2 shares voted required vote * vote received for 219,278,133 >50.0 % 92.23 % against 17,564,158 abstain 887,240 broker non-votes 32,350,874
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
VALERO ENERGY CORP/TX shareholders approved Election of directors at the 2026-05-07 meeting.
- Proposal
- director election
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-07
Exact text from the filing
Proposal 1: Election of directors. The election of each director nominee to serve until Valero’s 2027 annual meeting of stockholders was approved as follows: Fred M. Diaz shares voted required vote * vote received for 235,395,943 >50.0 % 99.17 % against 1,968,115 abstain 365,473 broker non-votes 32,350,874 H. Paulett Eberhart shares voted required vote * vote received for 227,805,828 >50.0 % 95.96 % against 9,568,953 abstain 354,750 broker non-votes 32,350,874 Marie A. Ffolkes shares voted required vote * vote received for 235,148,172 >50.0 % 99.05 % against 2,237,440 abstain 343,919 broker non-votes 32,350,874 Kimberly S. Greene shares voted required vote * vote received for 232,851,492 >50.0 % 98.15 % against 4,387,039 abstain 491,000 broker non-votes 32,350,874 2 Deborah P. Majoras shares voted required vote * vote received for 224,554,250 >50.0 % 94.59 % against 12,826,398 abstain 348,883 broker non-votes 32,350,874 Eric D. Mullins shares voted required vote * vote received for 235
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