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CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20110201
ITEM INFORMATION:		Results of Operations and Financial Condition
FILED AS OF DATE:		20110201
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20110201

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	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

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		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-33492
		FILM NUMBER:		11563383

	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: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>CURRENT REPORT</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>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): February&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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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>

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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Delaware</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>61-1512186</B></TD>
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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<BR>
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<B>Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code:</B> <B>(281)&nbsp;207-3200</B>
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    <TD><B>Results of Operations and Financial Condition.</B></TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><U><B>Estimated Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2010 Results</B></U></DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Based on preliminary data, we estimate that net sales, operating income and total throughput
at our refinery and production at the nitrogen fertilizer plant for the fourth quarter and year ended December&nbsp;31, 2010 were as follows:
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    <TD>We estimate that net sales for the fourth quarter ended December&nbsp;31, 2010 were
between $1,050.0&nbsp;million and $1,200.0&nbsp;million (compared to net sales of $921.9&nbsp;million
for the fourth quarter ended December&nbsp;31, 2009).</TD>
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    <TD>We estimate that net sales for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2010 were between
$3,980.0&nbsp;million and $4,130.0&nbsp;million (compared to net sales of $3,136.3&nbsp;million for
the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2009).</TD>
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    <TD>We estimate that operating income for the fourth quarter ended December&nbsp;31,
2010 was between $32.0&nbsp;million and $38.0&nbsp;million (compared to operating income of $19.6
million for the fourth quarter ended December&nbsp;31, 2009).</TD>
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    <TD>We estimate that operating income for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2010 was
between $90.0&nbsp;million and $96.0&nbsp;million (compared to operating income of $208.2&nbsp;million
for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2009).</TD>
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    <TD>We estimate that total average throughput (crude oil and all other feedstocks
and blendstocks) for the fourth quarter ended December&nbsp;31, 2010 was approximately
130,000 barrels per day, or bpd (compared to total average throughput of 125,966 bpd
for the fourth quarter ended December&nbsp;31, 2009).</TD>
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    <TD>We estimate that total average throughput for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2010
was approximately 123,000 bpd (compared to total average throughput of 120,239 bpd for
the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2009).</TD>
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    <TD>We estimate that the nitrogen fertilizer plant produced 69,900 tons of ammonia during
the fourth quarter ended December&nbsp;31, 2010, of which 37,700 net tons were available for
sale, and the rest was upgraded to 77,800 tons of UAN. During the fourth quarter ended
December&nbsp;31, 2009, the plant produced 111,800 tons of ammonia, of which 39,300 net tons
were available for sale, and the rest was upgraded to 176,600 tons of UAN.</TD>
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    <TD>We estimate that the nitrogen fertilizer plant produced 392,700 tons of ammonia for the
year ended December&nbsp;31, 2010, of which 155,600 net tons were available for sale, and the
rest was upgraded to 578,200 tons of UAN. For the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2009, the plant
produced 435,200 tons of ammonia, of which 156,600 net tons were available for sale, and
the rest was upgraded to 677,700 tons of UAN.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Additionally, we estimate that the results as estimated above were unfavorably impacted
by share-based compensation expense for 2010 as follows:
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    <TD>We estimate that share-based compensation expense on a pre-tax basis for the
fourth quarter ended December&nbsp;31, 2010 was between $26.5&nbsp;million and $30.0&nbsp;million
(compared to a reversal of share-based compensation expense on a pre-tax basis of $16.6
million for the fourth quarter ended December&nbsp;31, 2009).</TD>
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    <TD>We estimate that share-based compensation expense on a pre-tax basis for the
year ended December&nbsp;31, 2010 was between $35.0&nbsp;million and $38.5&nbsp;million (compared to
share-based compensation expense on a pre-tax basis of $8.8&nbsp;million for the year ended
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We believe our use of first-in/first-out (FIFO)&nbsp;accounting impacted the results estimated
above as follows:
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    <TD>We estimate that FIFO accounting had a favorable impact on our operating income on a pre-tax basis of
between $28.0&nbsp;million and $31.0&nbsp;million for the fourth quarter ended December&nbsp;31, 2010
(compared to a favorable impact of $20.5&nbsp;million for the fourth quarter ended December
31, 2009).</TD>
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    <TD>We estimate that FIFO accounting had a favorable impact on our operating income on a
pre-tax basis of between $30.0&nbsp;million and $33.0&nbsp;million for the full year ended
December&nbsp;31, 2010 (compared to a favorable impact of $67.9&nbsp;million for the year ended
December&nbsp;31, 2009).</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Because our financial statements for the fourth quarter ended December&nbsp;31, 2010 and the year
ended December&nbsp;31, 2010 are not yet available, the fourth quarter and full year estimates included
above are preliminary, unaudited, subject to completion, reflect our current best estimates and may
be revised as a result of management&#146;s further review of our results. During the course of the
preparation of our consolidated annual financial statements and related notes, we may identify
items that would require us to make material adjustments to the preliminary financial information
presented above.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The information in Item&nbsp;2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is being &#147;furnished&#148; and is
not deemed &#147;filed&#148; by the Company for purposes of Section&nbsp;18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor is it deemed
incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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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: February&nbsp;1, 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/ Edward A. Morgan</TD>
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