Valvoline Inc. (NYSE: VVV), the quick, easy, trusted leader in preventive automotive maintenance, today announced that its board of directors authorized the Company to repurchase up to $400 million of its common stock.
“This new share repurchase authorization reflects the confidence in our strategy and ability to generate strong free cash flow,” said Lori Flees, President and CEO of Valvoline. “We remain committed to a disciplined capital allocation framework to grow the business, lower leverage within target range, and then return excess free cash flow to shareholders.”
The timing and amount of any repurchases of common stock will be solely at the discretion of the Company and is subject to general business and market conditions, as well as other factors. The authorization permits the Company to make repurchases of its common stock from time to time in open market or privately negotiated transactions, including accelerated share repurchase transactions and the use of Rule 10b5-1 trading plans. The authorization has no expiration date.
