Valvoline CFO buys 10,000 shares in open market

Valvoline Inc. Chief Financial Officer Kevin J. Willis reported an open-market purchase of 10,000 shares of Valvoline common stock on May 14, 2026.

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Valvoline Inc. Chief Financial Officer Kevin J. Willis reported an open-market purchase of 10,000 shares of Valvoline common stock on May 14, 2026. The shares were bought at a weighted average price of about $31.80 per share, with individual trades between $31.77 and $31.84.

Following this purchase, Willis directly owns 32,725 shares of Valvoline common stock and indirectly holds approximately 1,327 shares through the Valvoline 401(k) Plan.

Insider Trade Summary

Net Buyer: 10,000 shares

Net Buy 2 txns

Insider WILLIS J KEVIN

Role Chief Financial Officer

Bought 10,000 shs ($318K)

Type	Security	Shares	Price	Value
Purchase	Common Stock	10,000	$31.80	$318K
holding	Common Stock	--	--	--

Holdings After Transaction: Common Stock — 32,725 shares (Direct); Common Stock — 1,327 shares (Indirect, By 401(k) plan)

Footnotes (2)

1. F1. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares of Valvoline common stock were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $31.77 to $31.84, inclusive. Upon request, the Reporting Person will provide to Valvoline, any security holder of Valvoline, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission full information regarding the shares of Valvoline common stock purchased at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.
2. F2. Represents the approximate number of shares of Valvoline common stock held by the Reporting Person in the Valvoline 401(k) Plan based on the closing price of Valvoline common stock on the earliest Transaction Date.

Key Figures

Shares purchased: 10,000 shares Weighted average purchase price: $31.80 per share Direct holdings after transaction: 32,725 shares +1 more

4 metrics

Shares purchased 10,000 shares Open-market purchase on May 14, 2026

Weighted average purchase price $31.80 per share Open-market purchase range $31.77–$31.84

Direct holdings after transaction 32,725 shares Common stock directly owned following purchase

Indirect 401(k) holdings 1,327 shares Approximate shares in Valvoline 401(k) Plan

Key Terms

open-market purchase, weighted average price, Valvoline 401(k) Plan

3 terms

open-market purchase financial

"transaction_action: open-market purchase"

An open-market purchase is when an investor or a company buys shares on a public stock exchange at the going market price, rather than through a private deal. It matters to investors because these purchases change how many shares are available, can push the stock price up or signal confidence from large buyers, and often affect per-share metrics like earnings—think of it like someone buying lots of apples off a grocery shelf, reducing supply and potentially raising the price.

weighted average price financial

"The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price."

Weighted average price is the average price of a security where each trade or component is counted according to its size, so bigger trades pull the average more than smaller ones. Think of it like calculating the average cost of a grocery haul where items you bought more of have greater influence on the final per-item cost. Investors use it to understand the true average price paid or received, judge execution quality, and compare trading performance against market movement.

Valvoline 401(k) Plan financial

"held by the Reporting Person in the Valvoline 401(k) Plan"

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What did Valvoline (VVV) CFO Kevin Willis report in this Form 4?

Valvoline CFO Kevin J. Willis reported buying 10,000 shares of common stock. The open-market purchase was made at a weighted average price of about $31.80 per share, increasing his direct ownership to 32,725 shares, plus 1,327 shares in a 401(k) plan.

How many Valvoline (VVV) shares did the CFO buy and at what price?

Kevin J. Willis purchased 10,000 Valvoline common shares. They were acquired in open-market trades at a weighted average price of about $31.80 per share, with individual transaction prices ranging between $31.77 and $31.84, as disclosed in the filing footnote.

What are Kevin Willis’s total Valvoline (VVV) holdings after the reported transaction?

After the reported transaction, Kevin J. Willis directly owns 32,725 Valvoline common shares. He also indirectly holds approximately 1,327 shares through the Valvoline 401(k) Plan, giving him a combined reported interest across direct and plan holdings in the company’s stock.

Was the Valvoline (VVV) CFO’s transaction a purchase or a sale?

The transaction reported by Valvoline CFO Kevin J. Willis was a purchase. The Form 4 shows an open-market acquisition of 10,000 common shares, coded “P” for purchase, with no sales reported in this filing and net activity characterized as a net buy.

How was the purchase price for Valvoline (VVV) shares described in the Form 4?

The filing describes the purchase price as a weighted average. Shares of Valvoline common stock were bought in multiple trades at prices ranging from $31.77 to $31.84 per share, resulting in a weighted average reported price of approximately $31.80.

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SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

OMB APPROVAL

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

WILLIS J KEVIN

(Last) (First) (Middle)

100 VALVOLINE WAY

SUITE 100

(Street)

LEXINGTON KENTUCKY 40509

(City) (State) (Zip)

UNITED STATES

(Country)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
VALVOLINE INC [ VVV ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director		10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)
	Chief Financial Officer

2a. Foreign Trading Symbol

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/14/2026

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	05/14/2026		P		10,000	A	$31.8(1)	32,725	D
Common Stock								1,327(2)	I	By 401(k) plan

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares of Valvoline common stock were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $31.77 to $31.84, inclusive. Upon request, the Reporting Person will provide to Valvoline, any security holder of Valvoline, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission full information regarding the shares of Valvoline common stock purchased at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.

2. Represents the approximate number of shares of Valvoline common stock held by the Reporting Person in the Valvoline 401(k) Plan based on the closing price of Valvoline common stock on the earliest Transaction Date.

Remarks:

	/s/ Ian C. Lofwall, Attorney-in-Fact	05/15/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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* Form 4: SEC 1474 (03-26)