UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Edwards, S. Eugene
One Valero Place
San Antonio, TX 78212
USA
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Valero Energy Corporation
VLO
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
01/20/2000
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
Vice President
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
(X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security |2. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect |
| Transaction | or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership |
| | | | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | |
| Date |Code|V| Amount | D | Price | End of Month |ect(I)| |
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Common Stock, $.01 par valu|01/20/|A |V|1,622 |A | | | | |
e |00 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock, $.01 par valu|01/20/|M | |2,000 |A | | | | |
e |00 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock, $.01 par valu|01/20/|M | |3,334 |A | | | | |
e |00 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock, $.01 par valu|01/20/|F |V|2,744 |D |$21.8125 | | | |
e |00 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock, $.01 par valu|01/28/|F |V|697 |D |$22.125 |15,019 |D | |
e |00 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock, $.01 par valu| | | | | | |11,878.3742 |I |401(k) Plan |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Con- |3. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of|
Security |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect |
|or Exer | | | rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial |
|cise | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|Price of| | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | |
|Deriva- | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| |
|tive | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned at |ire| |
|Secu- | | | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |End of |ct | |
|rity |Date |Code|V| Amount | |ble | | | |Month |(I)| |
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Employee Stock Option |$17.50 |10/21|A |V|12,500 |A |10/21|01/28|Common Stock|12,500 | |12,500 |D | |
(right to buy) | |/99 | | | | |/00 (|/08 (| | | | | | |
| | | | | | |1) |1) | | | | | | |
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Performance Shares (aw|(2) |01/20|A |V|6,500 |A |(2) |01/20|Common Stock|6,500 | |6,500 |D | |
ard) | |/00 | | | | | |/03 | | | | | | |
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Performance Shares (se|1 for 2 |01/20|M | |2,000 |D |01/20|01/28|Common Stock|2,000 | |1,000 |D | |
ttlement) | |/00 | | | | |/00 |/01 | | | | | | |
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Performance Shares (se|1 for 2 |01/20|M | |3,334 |D |01/20|01/21|Common Stock|3,334 | |3,334 |D | |
ttlement) | |/00 | | | | |/00 |/02 | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) The option vests in three equal annual installments beginning October 21,
2000. The option is automatically exercised in the event the average of
the high and low sales price per share of Valero's common stock on the New York
Stock Exchange equals or exceeds $31.25 with respect to portions
of the options which have
vested.
(2) Award of performance shares under the Valero Energy Corporation Executive
Stock Incentive Plan. The performance shares vest incrementally
over a three year period and are payable in common stock in amounts ranging
from zero to 200 percent of the performance shares.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ S. Eugene Edwards
DATE
02/07/00
