LEXINGTON, Ky., May 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Valvoline Inc. ("Valvoline") (NYSE: VVV) announced today that it has priced its previously announced offering of 4.375% Senior Notes due 2025 (the "Notes"), as an add-on to its existing issue in such series of $400 million (the "Existing 2025 Notes") and upsized the offering from $300 million to $400 million aggregate principal amount. The Notes priced at 99.500% of their principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest from February 15, 2020.  The Notes will have the same terms as the Existing 2025 Notes, except that the Existing 2025 Notes are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and certain transfer restrictions, registration rights and additional interest provisions that will apply to the Notes do not apply to the Existing 2025 Notes.  The Notes will be unsecured unsubordinated obligations of Valvoline.  Each of Valvoline's subsidiaries that guarantees Valvoline's obligations under its existing senior secured credit facilities will guarantee the Notes on an unsubordinated unsecured basis.  Valvoline intends to use all of the net proceeds from this offering to repay borrowings under its senior secured revolving credit facility. The offering is expected to close on May 22, 2020, subject to customary closing conditions.

The Notes will be offered to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act and to non-U.S. persons outside the United States pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act.  The Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold in the United States without registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements.

This news release shall not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy the Notes.  No offer, solicitation, or sale will be made in any jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful.

About Valvoline™ 

Valvoline Inc. (NYSE: VVV) is a leading worldwide marketer and supplier of premium branded lubricants and automotive services, with sales in more than 140 countries. Established in 1866, the company's heritage spans more than 150 years, during which time it has developed powerful brand recognition across multiple product and service channels. Valvoline ranks as the No. 3 passenger car motor oil brand in the DIY market by volume. It operates and franchises approximately 1,400 quick-lube locations, and it is the No. 2 chain by number of stores in the United States under the Valvoline Instant Oil Change^SM brand and the No. 3 chain by number of stores in Canada under the Valvoline Great Canadian Oil Change brand. It also markets Valvoline lubricants and automotive chemicals, including the Valvoline High Mileage with MaxLife technology motor oil for engines over 75,000 miles; Valvoline Advanced Full Synthetic motor oil; Valvoline Premium Blue™ heavy-duty motor oil; Valvoline Multi-Vehicle Automatic Transmission Fluid; and Zerex™ antifreeze.

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Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this news release, other than statements of historical fact, including estimates, projections and statements related to Valvoline's business plans and operating results, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Valvoline has identified some of these forward-looking statements with words such as "anticipates," "believes," "expects," "estimates," "is likely," "predicts," "projects," "forecasts," "may," "will," "should" and "intends" and the negative of these words or other comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements are based on Valvoline's current expectations, estimates, projections and assumptions as of the date such statements are made and are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Additional information regarding these risks and uncertainties are described in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), including in the "Risk Factors," "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk" sections of Valvoline's most recently filed periodic reports on Forms 10-K and Forms 10-Q, 2020, all of which are available on Valvoline's website at http://investors.valvoline.com/sec-filings or on the SEC's website at http://sec.gov. Valvoline assumes no obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements for any reason, even if new information becomes available in the future, unless required by law.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

Sean T. Cornett
Sr. Director, Investor Relations
+1 (859) 357-2798
scornett@valvoline.com

Michele Gaither Sparks
Sr. Director, Corporate Communications 
+1 (859) 230-8079
michele.sparks@valvoline.com 

SOURCE Valvoline Inc.