secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     VALERO ENERGY CORP/TX (VLO)
CIK:        0001035002
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-09-18T12:42:46+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-26-062625
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.25
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Valero expands board to 11, elects LPL CFO Matt Audette as independent director
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- Board grew to 11 members; Audette elected effective Sept 17, 2026, term through 2027 annual meeting.
- Audette, President/CFO of LPL Financial (NASDAQ: LPLA), joins Audit Committee immediately; expected to stand for re-election.
- Audette receives pro-rata equity grant of 372 stock units vesting in 1 year and cash retainer of $101,667.
- Director compensation program boosted starting 2027: $10,000 increase to both annual cash retainer and equity grant components.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1035002/000162828026062625/0001628280-26-062625-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1035002/000162828026062625/vlo-20260917.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-062625

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