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Issuer:     VALVOLINE INC (VVV)
CIK:        0001674910
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-01-20T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001674910-23-000004
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.40
Item codes: 1.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Valvoline amends Tax Matters Agreement with Ashland, clarifying legacy tax attribute use and payment sharing
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- Amended agreement (Jan 13, 2023) sets rules for Valvoline's amended and future returns claiming Legacy Tax Attributes.
- Valvoline to pay Ashland 100% of tax reimbursement for first $10M, then 80% for each year starting Oct 1, 2018.
- Ashland caps reimbursement for Valvoline's third-party costs to prepare amended returns at $300,000 total.
- Valvoline must file amended returns by March 15, 2023, and provide hypothetical return workpapers for 2018-2020.
- Ashland controls any tax audit portion relating to validity of Legacy Tax Attributes; indemnifies related penalties and costs.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1674910/000167491023000004/0001674910-23-000004-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1674910/000167491023000004/vvv-20230113.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001674910-23-000004

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