UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 28, 2011

VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         
Delaware   1-13175   74-1828067
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)
     
One Valero Way
San Antonio, Texas
  78249
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (210) 345-2000

 
 
(Former name or former address if changed since last report.)

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Item 5.02    
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
 
(e)     
On October 28, 2011, Valero’s board of directors approved grants of (i) options to purchase  shares of the Company’s common stock (“Common Stock”), (ii) restricted shares of Common Stock, and (iii) performance shares, to Valero’s “named executive officers” (as defined in Item 402(a)(3) of Regulation S-K). The grants were made under Valero’s 2011 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan.

The stock options vest annually in one-third increments beginning October 28, 2012, and expire ten years from the date of grant. The restricted shares vest (become nonforfeitable) in equal annual installments over a period of three years beginning October 28, 2012. Fifty percent of the restricted shares are eligible for performance accelerated vesting (“Eligible Shares”); that is, notwithstanding the restricted shares’ regular three-year vesting schedule, to the extent any Eligible Shares have not yet vested per their regular vesting schedule, and to the extent the Eligible Shares have not been forfeited or otherwise canceled, all unvested Eligible Shares will vest automatically at the close of business on the last date of the period when the NYSE-reported closing price per share of Common Stock is $40.00 or higher for five consecutive trading days.

The performance shares are subject to vesting in three annual increments, beginning in January 2013, based upon the Company’s performance. Upon vesting, the performance shares are payable in shares of Common Stock in amounts ranging from zero to 200 percent of the number of vested performance shares. The specific grants to Valero’s “named executive officers” (as defined) are listed in the following table.

                         
name and title
  stock options   restricted shares   performance shares
William R. Klesse, CEO & President
    126,525       126,525       253,050  
Michael S. Ciskowski, EVP & CFO
    42,000       42,000       84,000  
Jean Bernier, EVP
    20,000       20,000       40,000  
Kimberly S. Bowers, EVP
    20,000       20,000       40,000  
S. Eugene Edwards, EVP
    20,000       20,000       40,000  
Joseph W. Gorder, EVP
    25,000       25,000       50,000  

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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

  (d)  
Exhibits.

  10.01  
Valero Energy Corporation 2011 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan — incorporated by reference to Appendix A to Valero’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed March 18, 2011 (SEC File No. 1-13175).

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

     
  VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION
 
Date: November 1, 2011 By: /s/ Jay D. Browning
    Jay D. Browning
Senior Vice President and Secretary

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