The money chief of Valvoline paid $318K out of pocket for Valvoline shares. 2 other people at Valvoline bought some too, in the same month. It was the first purchase in 6 months.

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View the official recordSEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

All the details

Dates, kept separate

Transaction date: May 14, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: May 15, 2026

CFO$100K–$500KHoldings +44%3 insiders bought in 30dFirst buy in 6 moLargest by this insider

Context

Classification

open market purchase

Code P — open-market or private purchase

Absolute commitment

~$318,000

Shares × reported transaction price

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Size band

$100K–$500K

Ownership change

+44.0%

Purchase shares ÷ estimated pre-transaction holdings, from the filing

Rarity

First purchase in 6 months

Confirmed open-market purchases by the same insider in the available history

Largest by this insider

Yes

Compared with 1 earlier confirmed purchase

Cluster activity

3 distinct insiders in 30 days

Distinct insiders at the same issuer with confirmed open-market purchases

Timing vs results

7 days after results of May 7, 2026, 83 days before results of Aug 5, 2026

Results dates are the company's own 8-K (Item 2.02). Many companies only let insiders trade in a window after results

Planned / mechanical clue

None found in footnotes

Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred

Source receipt

Record ID: 0001575329-26-000006
Filed / recorded: May 15, 2026, 1:28 PM UTC
Added to OQRO: Oct 6, 2026, 9:34 PM UTC
Parser: form4-xml-v2
Data quality: Verified: identifiers matched exactly
Issuer: VALVOLINE INC
Issuer CIK: 1674910
Ticker: VVV
Reporting person: J Kevin Willis
Relationship: Officer
Officer title: Chief Financial Officer
Security: Common Stock
Table: Non-derivative (Table I)
Transaction date: May 14, 2026
Transaction code: P
Shares / units: 10,000
Price per share: $31.80
Acquired / disposed: Acquired (A)
Shares owned after: 32,725
Ownership form: Direct
Amendment: No

Footnotes from the filing

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.