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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000950123-11-001061.txt : 20110106
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950123-11-001061
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20110101
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
FILED AS OF DATE:		20110106
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20110106

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CVR ENERGY INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001376139
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PETROLEUM REFINING [2911]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-33492
		FILM NUMBER:		11514460

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2277 PLAZA DRIVE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 500
		CITY:			SUGAR LAND
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77479
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(281) 207-7711

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2277 PLAZA DRIVE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 500
		CITY:			SUGAR LAND
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77479
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>CURRENT REPORT<BR>
Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January&nbsp;1, 2011</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>CVR ENERGY, INC.</B>
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Delaware</B><BR>
(State or other <BR>
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incorporation)
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>001-33492</B><BR>
(Commission File Number)
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>61-1512186</B><BR>
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<B>2277 Plaza Drive, Suite&nbsp;500<BR>

Sugar Land, Texas 77479</B></DIV>


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(Address of principal executive offices,<BR>

including zip code)</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code:</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>(281)&nbsp;207-3200</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the
filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:</DIV>

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    <TD><B>Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>(e)&nbsp;Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On January&nbsp;1, 2011, CVR Energy, Inc. entered into amended and restated employment
agreements with each of John J. Lipinski, Stanley A. Riemann, Edward Morgan, Edmund S. Gross and
Robert W. Haugen. Except as provided below, the terms of the amended and restated employment
agreements are substantially consistent with the terms in each officer&#146;s existing agreement, as
amended to date.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The amended and restated employment agreements: (i)&nbsp;were extended so that each agreement
now has a three-year term commencing as of January&nbsp;1, 2011 (other than Mr.&nbsp;Lipinski&#146;s agreement,
which continues to have a rolling three-year term); and (ii)&nbsp;entitle each executive to the payment
of a pro rated portion of their annual bonus (based on the number of days employed during the year
in which the triggering event occurs) if the executive&#146;s employment is terminated without cause or
such executive resigns in certain circumstances deemed to be good reason, or upon such executive&#146;s
retirement (Mr.&nbsp;Lipinski also receives a pro rated portion of his annual bonus upon termination of
his employment based upon death or disability). If the annual bonus is payable pursuant to a plan
intended to constitute &#147;performance-based compensation&#148; within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (a &#147;162(m) Plan&#148;), then the pro-rated bonus will be based
on the bonus that would have been paid pursuant to the 162(m) Plan for the applicable year based on
actual performance. If no 162(m) Plan is in place, then such bonus will be paid based upon the
target annual bonus of the executive. In addition, Mr.&nbsp;Lipinski&#146;s agreement was amended to provide
that if an event constituting good reason occurs upon or following a change in control, Mr.
Lipinski would not be permitted to resign for good reason until 90&nbsp;days after the occurrence of a
change in control and would be permitted to resign for good reason thereafter at any time until the
first anniversary of the change of control.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Date:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;January&nbsp;6, 2011
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    <TD colspan="3" align="left">CVR ENERGY, INC.<BR>
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    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">                                            /s/ Edmund S. Gross
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Secretary&nbsp;</TD>
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