Valero Energy Corporation
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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): February 6, 2003

VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Delaware   1-3175   74-1828067
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
of incorporation)       Identification No.)
     
One Valero Place    
San Antonio, Texas   78212
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (210) 370-2000


 


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Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure.
SIGNATURE
EXHIBIT INDEX
EX-99.1 Slide Presentation


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Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     
(c)   Exhibits.
     
99.1   Slide presentation given by executives of Valero Energy Corporation on February 6, 2003.

Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure.

     On February 6, 2003, executives of Valero Energy Corporation (the “Company”) presented to certain investors the information about the Company described in the slides attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1. Exhibit 99.1 and the slides thereof are incorporated by reference herein. A webcast of the Company’s presentation of these slides at the Credit Suisse First Boston 2003 Energy Summit will be available on the Company’s website at www.valero.com beginning at 11:05 a.m. CT on Friday, February 7, 2003. The information in Item 9 of this report is being furnished, not filed, pursuant to Regulation FD. Accordingly, the information in Item 9 of this report will not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement filed by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated therein by reference. The furnishing of the information in this report is not intended to, and does not, constitute a determination or admission by the Company, that the information in this report is material or complete, or that investors should consider this information before making an investment decision with respect to any security of the Company or any of its affiliates.

Safe Harbor Statement

     Statements contained in the exhibit to this report that state the Company’s or its management’s expectations or predictions of the future are forward-looking statements intended to be covered by the safe harbor provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. It is important to note that the Company’s actual results could differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements. Factors that could affect those results include those mentioned in the documents that the Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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SIGNATURE

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

         
  VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION
         
         
Date: February 6, 2003   By:   /s/ Jay D. Browning
       
        Jay D. Browning
Vice President and Secretary

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Number   Exhibit

 
99.1   Slide presentation given by executives of Valero Energy Corporation on February 6, 2003.

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