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VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION
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     Stockholder Meeting to be held on 04/30/09
 
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Meeting Information
 
     
Meeting Type:
  Annual
Meeting Date:
  04/30/09
Meeting Time:
  10:00 a.m., CDT
For holders as of:
  03/02/09
 
Meeting Location:
 
Valero Energy Corp. HQ
One Valero Way
San Antonio, Texas 78249
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Voting items
   
               
 
        
The Board of Directors recommends that you vote “FOR” all nominees.          
 
              
1.
   Elect four Class III directors to serve until the 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their respective
successors are elected and have been qualified:
 		          
  1a.    Jerry D. Choate
 
  1b.    William R. Klesse
 
  1c.    Donald L. Nickles
 
  1d.    Susan Kaufman Purcell
The Board of Directors recommends that you vote “FOR” proposal 2.
  2.   Ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as Valero’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2009.
The Board of Directors recommends that you vote “AGAINST” proposals 3, 4, 5 and 6.
  3.   Vote on a stockholder proposal entitled, “Say-on-Pay.”
 
  4.   Vote on a stockholder proposal entitled, “Stock Retention by Executives.”
 
  5.   Vote on a stockholder proposal entitled, “Compensation Consultant Disclosures.”
 
  6.   Vote on a stockholder proposal entitled, “Disclosure of Political Contributions/Trade Associations.”
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