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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-12-174479
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20120418
ITEM INFORMATION:		Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20120423
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20120423

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
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-33492
		FILM NUMBER:		12771956

	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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STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>FORM 8-K
</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="4"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Securities Exchange Act of
1934 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April&nbsp;18, 2012 </B></FONT></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="6"><B>CVR ENERGY, INC. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><center>
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STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>File Number)</B></FONT></P></TD>
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STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Identification Number)</B></FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>2277 Plaza Drive, Suite 500 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Sugar Land, Texas 77479 </B></FONT></P>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Item&nbsp;1.01.</B></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. </B></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">On April&nbsp;18, 2012, CVR Energy, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) entered into a Transaction Agreement (the &#147;Transaction Agreement&#148;) among the Company, IEP Energy LLC (the &#147;Offeror&#148;),
and each of the other parties listed on the signature pages thereto, each of whom is an affiliate of the Offeror, and Carl C. Icahn (collectively with the Offeror, the &#147;Offeror Parties&#148;). </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Pursuant to the Transaction Agreement, no later than the third business day following the date of the Transaction Agreement, the Offeror
will amend in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Agreement its pending tender offer (the &#147;Offer&#148;) to purchase all of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company&#146;s common stock (the &#147;Shares&#148;) for a price of $30
per Share in cash, without interest, less any applicable withholding taxes, plus one non-transferable contingent cash payment right for each Share, which represents the contractual right to receive an additional cash payment per Share if a
definitive agreement for the sale of the Company is executed within fifteen months following the expiration of the offer and such transaction closes (a &#147;CCP&#148;). The Offer, as amended, will expire at 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on the
date that is the later of (i)&nbsp;ten business days after the date the Offer is amended, or (ii)&nbsp;such later date as may be required to resolve any comments made by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;) in respect of the
Offeror&#146;s tender offer (the &#147;Expiration Date&#148;). </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Offer will be conditioned upon there being validly
tendered (including pursuant to notices of guaranteed delivery) and not properly withdrawn, as of immediately prior to 11:59 p.m. on the Expiration Date, at least 31,661,040 Shares, which when added to the Shares already owned by the Offeror and its
affiliates, represents a majority of the Shares (the &#147;Minimum Condition&#148;). The Transaction Agreement provides that if the Minimum Condition is not satisfied as of immediately prior to 11:59 p.m. on the Expiration Date, and the Company has
complied in all material respects with its obligations under the Transaction Agreement, the Offeror Parties must immediately terminate the Offer and discontinue their previously announced intention to replace all nine directors on the Company&#146;s
board of directors (the &#147;Board&#148;) at the Company&#146;s 2012 annual meeting of stockholders (the &#147;2012 Annual Meeting&#148;) and will not present any other proposal for consideration at the 2012 Annual Meeting. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">If, following the closing of the Offer, the Minimum Condition is satisfied but the Offeror holds less than 90% of the outstanding Shares,
the Transaction Agreement requires the Offeror to provide for a ten business day subsequent offering period during which stockholders who did not previously tender will have a second opportunity to tender their Shares for the same consideration of
$30 per share plus the CCP (the &#147;Subsequent Offering Period&#148;). If, following the closing of the Offer or the Subsequent Offering Period, the Offeror holds at least 90% of the outstanding Shares, the Offeror is required to cause a
short-form merger of the Company under Section&nbsp;253 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the &#147;Short-Form Merger&#148;). If the Short-Form Merger occurs, all remaining Shares will be cancelled and the holders thereof will receive $30 in
cash plus a CCP for each share, unless such stockholder elects to assert statutory appraisal rights under Delaware law. </FONT></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Pursuant to the Transaction Agreement, immediately and contingent upon the closing of the
Offer, all but two of the current members of the Board will resign and be replaced by an equal number of directors designated by the Offeror. Effective upon the earlier of the completion of the Subsequent Offering Period and the Short-Form Merger,
the remaining two directors will resign from the Board and be replaced by two directors designated by the Offeror. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Promptly
following the consummation of the Offer, for a period of 60 days the Company will solicit proposals or offers from third parties to acquire the Company (the &#147;Marketing Period&#148;). If a proposal to acquire the Company for all-cash
consideration equal to or exceeding $35 per share is made within the Marketing Period (subject to certain adjustments and qualifications set forth in the Transaction Agreement), the Offeror Parties have agreed to support the proposal, including by
voting for or consenting to the proposal if it is submitted to the stockholders of the Company for their vote or consent. Any holder of CCPs will be entitled to any value realized in excess of $30 per Share, net of any investment banking fees,
subject to the terms of the CCPs. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The obligation of the Offeror to accept for payment and pay for shares of Company common
stock tendered in the Offer will be subject to certain conditions, including, among other things: the absence of a Company Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the terms of the Offer); the absence of injunction relating to the Offer; the Offeror
becoming aware of material misstatements or omissions in the Company&#146;s SEC reports; the Company not making any non-ordinary course material enhancements to executive compensation; the Company not making any non-ordinary course acquisitions or
dispositions of assets (including completing the previously announced sale of a portion of the Company&#146;s stake in CVR Partners, LP ); the Company not entering into any agreement for a merger, consolidation, business combination or
reorganization transaction; and the taking of any actions by the Company intended to cause the failure of a condition to the Offer, except for the Minimum Condition. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The full text of the Transaction Agreement is filed herewith as Exhibit 2.1. The foregoing description of the Transaction Agreement does not purport to describe all of the terms of such agreement, and is
qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 2.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Transaction Agreement contains representations and warranties by the Company and the Offeror Parties which were made only for
purposes of that agreement and as of specified dates. The representations, warranties and covenants in the Transaction Agreement were made solely for the benefit of the parties to the Transaction Agreement (except as otherwise specified therein),
may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties, and may be subject to standards of materiality applicable to the contracting parties that differ from those applicable to investors. In addition, information concerning the
subject matter of the representations, warranties and covenants may change after the date of the Transaction Agreement, which subsequent information may or may not be fully reflected in the Company&#146;s public disclosures. </FONT></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Forward Looking Statements </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">This Current Report on Form 8-K may contain forward-looking statements. You can generally identify forward-looking statements by our use of forward-looking terminology such as &#147;anticipate,&#148;
&#147;believe,&#148; &#147;continue,&#148; &#147;could,&#148; &#147;estimate,&#148; &#147;expect,&#148; &#147;explore,&#148; &#147;evaluate,&#148; &#147;intend,&#148; &#147;may,&#148; &#147;might,&#148; &#147;plan,&#148; &#147;potential,&#148;
&#147;predict,&#148; &#147;seek,&#148; &#147;should,&#148; or &#147;will,&#148; or the negative thereof or other variations thereon or comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks
and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control. These risks and uncertainties may include, but are not limited to, (1)&nbsp;the failure of the Offer to be consummated in accordance with its terms, (2)&nbsp;the occurrence of any event,
change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the Transaction Agreement, (3)&nbsp;the failure of Mr.&nbsp;Icahn and his affiliates to comply with his obligations under the Transaction Agreement or the Offer, (4)&nbsp;the
outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against one or both of Mr.&nbsp;Icahn and his affiliates or the Company in connection with the Transaction Agreement or the Offer, (5)&nbsp;risks that the proposed transaction disrupts current
plans and operations and the potential difficulties in employee retention as a result of the Offer, and (6)&nbsp;the risk factors and other disclosures included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2011, and any subsequently
filed quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. These risks may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Given
these risks and uncertainties, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements included in this Current Report on Form 8-K are made only as of the date hereof. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Important Additional Information </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">In connection with the Transaction Agreement, the Offeror Parties are required to file an amendment to their Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(&#147;SEC&#148;). In response to the tender offer (as amended) commenced by the Offeror Parties, the Company filed a Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 with the SEC. In addition, in connection with the agreement described in
this Current Report on Form 8-K, the Company intends to amend its Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 and file such amendment with the SEC. CVR ENERGY STOCKHOLDERS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO READ THE COMPANY&#146;S
SOLICITATION/RECOMMENDATION STATEMENT ON SCHEDULE 14D-9 (AS AMENDED), INCLUDING THE FORTHCOMING AMENDMENT, BECAUSE IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Stockholders may obtain a free copy of the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9
(as amended), as well as any other documents filed by the Company, for no charge at the SEC&#146;s website at www.sec.gov. Copies will also be available at no charge in the &#147;Investor Relations&#148; section of the Company&#146;s website at
www.cvrenergy.com or by writing to CVR Energy at 2277 Plaza Drive, Suite 500, Sugar Land, Texas, 77479, Attn: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">In addition, the Company may file a definitive proxy statement with the SEC for the 2012 annual meeting of stockholders. Such definitive proxy statement will be mailed to stockholders of CVR Energy. CVR
ENERGY STOCKHOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT AND OTHER DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC </FONT></P>

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CAREFULLY IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE AS THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Stockholders will be able to obtain free copies of these documents (when available) and other
documents filed with the SEC by the Company through the web site maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov and in the &#147;Investor Relations&#148; section of the Company&#146;s website at www.cvrenergy.com. However, if the short-form merger described
in this Current Report on Form 8-K is consummated, the 2012 Annual Meeting will not take place. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:18px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Financial Statements and Exhibits </B></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>(d)
Exhibits </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Transaction Agreement among CVR Energy, Inc., IEP Energy LLC and each of the other Offeror Parties (as defined therein) dated as of April&nbsp;18, 2012.
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STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">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. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Date: April&nbsp;23, 2012 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ John J. Lipinski</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Exhibit 2.1 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">TRANSACTION AGREEMENT </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">among </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">CVR ENERGY, INC. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">and </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">EACH OF THE
OTHER PARTIES LISTED ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES HERETO </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Dated as of April&nbsp;18, 2012 </FONT></P>

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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">ARTICLE I THE OFFER</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;1.1</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Offer</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;1.2</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Company Action; Stockholder Information</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;1.3</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Directors</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">4</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">ARTICLE II SHORT FORM MERGER</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">5</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;2.1</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Short Form Merger</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">5</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">6</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;3.1</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Representations and Warranties of the Company</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;3.2</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Representations and Warranties of the Offeror Parties</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">7</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">ARTICLE IV COVENANTS</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;4.1</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Marketing Process</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Proxy Contest and Other Matters</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">8</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Indemnification; Directors&#146; and Officers&#146; Insurance</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">9</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;4.4</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Takeover Statutes</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">11</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;4.5</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Stockholder Litigation</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">11</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;4.6</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Available Funds</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;4.7</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Company Indebtedness Obligations</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Investment Bankers</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">12</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;4.9</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Conditions</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">12</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">ARTICLE V MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">12</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;5.1</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Modification or Amendment; Termination</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">12</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;5.2</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Counterparts</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">12</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;5.3</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">GOVERNING LAW AND VENUE; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL; SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">12</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;5.4</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Notices</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">14</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;5.5</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Entire Agreement</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">15</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;5.6</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">No Third Party Beneficiaries</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">15</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;5.7</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Severability</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Interpretation; Construction</FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">TRANSACTION AGREEMENT (hereinafter called this &#147;<U>Agreement</U>&#148;), dated as of April&nbsp;18, 2012, among CVR Energy, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the &#147;<U>Company</U>&#148;), IEP Energy LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the &#147;<U>Offeror</U>&#148;), and each of the other parties listed on the signature pages hereto (collectively with Offeror, the
&#147;<U>Offeror Parties</U>&#148;). </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">RECITALS </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">WHEREAS, the Offeror has previously commenced a tender offer (the &#147;<U>Pending Offer</U>&#148;) to purchase all of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company&#146;s common stock, par value $0.01
per share (the &#147;<U>Common Stock</U>&#148;), including the associated rights to purchase shares of Series A Preferred Stock (the &#147;<U>Rights</U>,&#148; and together with the shares of Common Stock, &#147;<U>Shares</U>&#148;), issued pursuant
to the Rights Agreement, dated as of January&nbsp;13, 2012, between the Company and American Stock Transfer&nbsp;&amp; Trust Company, LLC, as rights agent (as amended from time to time, the &#147;<U>Rights Agreement</U>&#148;), for (a)&nbsp;$30.00
per Share (the &#147;<U>Cash Consideration</U>&#148;), net to the seller in cash without interest thereon and (b)&nbsp;one contingent cash payment right (&#147;<U>CCP</U>&#148;) per Share, issued by Offeror subject to and in accordance with a
Contingent Cash Payment Agreement, to be entered into by and between the Offeror and the Colbent Corporation as paying agent (the &#147;<U>CCP Paying Agent</U>&#148;), in substantially the form attached as Schedule II to the Offeror&#146;s Tender
Offer Statement on Schedule TO (the &#147;<U>CCP Agreement</U>&#148;), and subject to the conditions set forth therein (such Cash Consideration plus CCP, the &#147;<U>Offer Price</U>&#148;); </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">WHEREAS, the Company and the Offeror Parties have agreed to certain terms and conditions pursuant to which the Offeror has agreed to
amend the Pending Offer (as the Pending Offer is so amended, and as it may be amended from time to time as permitted by this Agreement, the &#147;<U>Offer</U>&#148;); and </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">WHEREAS, the Company and the Offeror Parties desire to make certain representations, warranties, covenants and agreements in connection with this Agreement. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained herein, the
parties hereto hereby agree as follows: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">ARTICLE I </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">THE OFFER </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;1.1 <U>The Offer</U>. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%;padding-bottom:0px;"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) <U>Amendment</U>. The Offeror shall amend the Pending Offer by filing the Supplement attached hereto as <U>Exhibit
A</U> (the &#147;<U>Supplement</U>&#148;) on a date to be agreed by the parties, <U>provided</U> that such date is no later than the third (3</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><SUP
STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">rd</SUP></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">)&nbsp;business day following the date of this Agreement. The time and date on which the Offeror amends the Pending
Offer is referred to in this Agreement as the &#147;<U>Offer Amendment Date</U>.&#148; Subject to the first sentence of Section&nbsp;1.2(a), the Offer shall expire at 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on the date that is the later of (i)&nbsp;ten
(10)&nbsp;business days after the Offer Amendment Date or (ii)&nbsp;such later date as may be required </FONT></P>
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to resolve any comments (including, but not limited to, comments regarding the extension of the expiration date of the Offer) made by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
&#147;<U>SEC</U>&#148;) in respect of the Offer Documents (that date on which the Offer expires in accordance with this sentence, the &#147;<U>Expiration Date</U>&#148;). </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) <U>Other Modifications</U>. The Offeror will not, without the prior written consent of the Company, waive any Tender Offer Condition or modify or amend the terms of the Offer, except as permitted in
the Supplement. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) <U>Securities Filings</U>. On the Offer Amendment Date, the Offeror shall file or cause to be filed with
the SEC an amendment to the Offeror&#146;s Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO (collectively with all amendments and supplements thereto, the &#147;<U>Schedule TO</U>&#148;) which shall include the Supplement as an exhibit thereto (collectively
with any supplements or amendments thereto, the &#147;<U>Offer Documents</U>&#148;). The Offeror agrees to (i)&nbsp;promptly provide the Company and its counsel with a copy of any written comments (or a description of any oral comments) received by
the Offeror Parties or their counsel from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Offer Documents, (ii)&nbsp;consult with the Company regarding any such comments prior to responding thereto, (iii)&nbsp;provide the Company with copies of any written
comments or responses thereto and (iv)&nbsp;use reasonable best efforts to respond promptly to and to resolve any comments made by the SEC in respect of the Offer Documents. The Offeror agrees to take all steps necessary to cause the Offer Documents
to be disseminated to holders of Shares to the extent required by applicable federal securities Laws. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) <U>Acceptance of
Shares</U>. The time at which immediately available funds are irrevocably deposited by the Offeror with the depositary for payment for all Shares validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer in an amount sufficient to pay the aggregate
Offer Price for all such Shares (excluding Shares validly tendered pursuant to a subsequent offering period in accordance with Rule 14d-11 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder
(the &#147;<U>Exchange Act</U>&#148;)) is referred to as the &#147;<U>Offer Closing.</U>&#148; The time and date on which the Offer Closing occurs is referred to in this Agreement as the &#147;<U>Offer Closing Date</U>.&#148; </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(e) <U>Subsequent Offering Period</U>. In the event that the Minimum Condition (as defined below) shall have been satisfied and the
Offeror shall have accepted for payment Shares validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, the Offeror shall provide a subsequent offering period for the Offer in accordance with Rule 14d-11 (a &#147;<U>Subsequent Offering
Period</U>&#148;) under the Exchange Act, which Subsequent Offering Period shall expire on the tenth (10th)&nbsp;business day following the Expiration Date; <U>provided</U> that, in accordance with Rule 14d-11 under the Exchange Act, the Offeror
shall immediately accept for payment and promptly pay for all Shares on an on-going basis as they are tendered during the Subsequent Offering Period; and <U>provided</U> <U>further</U> that the Offeror shall not be required to make available the
Subsequent Offering Period in the event that, at the Offer Closing Date, the Offeror and its affiliates then hold more than 90% of the outstanding Shares and the Offeror completes promptly the Short Form Merger in accordance with Section&nbsp;2.1.
The later of (i)&nbsp;the expiration of the Subsequent Offering Period, if any and (ii)&nbsp;the time at which immediately available funds are irrevocably deposited by the Offeror with the depositary for payment for any remaining Shares that have
been validly tendered during the Subsequent Offering Period and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer (and </FONT></P>
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have not been accepted by the Offeror for payment), in an amount sufficient to pay the Offer Price for any such Shares, is referred to as the &#147;<U>Subsequent Offer Closing.</U>&#148; The time
and date, if any, on which the Subsequent Offer Closing occurs is referred to in this Agreement as the &#147;<U>Subsequent Offer Closing Date</U>.&#148; &#147;<U>Minimum Condition</U>&#148; shall mean that there shall be validly tendered (including
pursuant to notices of guaranteed delivery) and not properly withdrawn as of immediately prior to 11:59 p.m. on the Expiration Date 31,661,040 Shares which, when added to the number of Shares already owned by the Offeror, its Subsidiaries and
Affiliates (which the Offeror represents to be 12,584,227 Shares), represents a majority of the issued and outstanding Shares on a fully diluted basis. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(f) <U>Termination of Offer</U>. In the event that (i)&nbsp;the Minimum Condition shall not have been satisfied as of immediately prior to 11:59 p.m. on the Expiration Date and (ii)&nbsp;the Company has
complied in all material respects with all of its obligations under this Agreement required to be performed or satisfied by it at or prior to the Offer Closing, the Offeror shall immediately terminate the Offer. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;1.2 <U>Company Action; Stockholder Information</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) <U>Company Action</U>. The Company shall, on the Offer Amendment Date, file with the SEC an amendment to its Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 (together with all amendments and
supplements thereto, including amendments pursuant to this Section&nbsp;1.2, the &#147;<U>Schedule 14D-9</U>&#148;), it being understood that in the event the Company shall not file the Schedule 14D-9 on the Offer Amendment Date, the Offeror shall
be entitled to extend the Expiration Date by a number of business days equal to the number of business days from the Offer Amendment Date to the date of filing of the Schedule 14D-9. A copy of the Company recommendation portion that the Company will
include in the Schedule 14D-9, excluding any financial analysis or business information of the Company or other analysis underlying such recommendation portions, is attached hereto as <U>Exhibit B</U>. The Company agrees to (i)&nbsp;promptly provide
the Offeror and its counsel with a copy of any written comments (or a description of any oral comments) received by the Company or their counsel from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule 14D-9, (ii)&nbsp;consult with the Offeror
regarding any such comments prior to responding thereto and (iii)&nbsp;provide the Offeror with copies of any written comments or responses thereto. The Offeror Parties acknowledge and agree that (i)&nbsp;all stock options issued pursuant to any
Company benefit or incentive plan (being 22,900 options) (A)&nbsp;are fully vested and exercisable on the date hereof, and (B)&nbsp;may be exercised in accordance with their terms on or following the date hereof, and (ii)&nbsp;all shares of Common
Stock purchased by the holder of any such stock option pursuant to the exercise thereof shall be considered Shares for all purposes of this Agreement. In accordance with clause (i)&nbsp;of the first sentence of Section&nbsp;13 of the Company&#146;s
Amended and Restated 2007 Long Term Incentive Plan (the &#147;<U>2007 LTIP</U>&#148;), shares of restricted stock issued pursuant to the 2007 LTIP which remain unvested as of immediately prior to the Offer Closing (&#147;<U>Restricted
Shares</U>&#148;) shall be treated as described in Appendix I to this Agreement. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company may take such action following the date hereof as may be necessary to waive
the stock retention guidelines currently in effect as to all officers, directors and employees of the Company and its affiliates, to the extent necessary to allow such persons to tender and receive payment for the Shares held by them (other than
Restricted Shares) in the Offer or the Subsequent Offering Period, or to have such Shares cancelled and converted into the right to </FONT></P>
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receive the merger consideration in the Short Form Merger, as applicable. The foregoing two sentences of this Section&nbsp;1.2(a) and the provisions of Appendix I are intended to be for the
benefit of, and shall be directly enforceable by, the holders of Restricted Shares, who are each express third party beneficiaries of this Section&nbsp;1.2(a) and Appendix I. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) <U>Rights Agreement</U>. The Company represents, warrants, covenants and agrees that the Board of Directors of the Company has taken all necessary action, evidenced by the resolutions attached hereto
as <U>Exhibit C-1</U> and the fully executed amendment to the Rights Agreement attached hereto as <U>Exhibit C-2</U>, to render the Rights Agreement inapplicable to the Offer, the Subsequent Offering Period, the Short-Form Merger and the other
transactions contemplated hereby. The Company hereby agrees that, unless this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Section&nbsp;5.1(b), it shall not take any action to revoke the actions taken pursuant to the prior sentence. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;1.3 <U>Directors</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) <U>Composition of Company Board and Board Committees</U>. The Company represents, warrants, covenants and agrees that, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, (i)&nbsp;the
Company has received signed, irrevocable letters of resignation from all current members of the Board of Directors other than John J. Lipinski and George E. Matelich, in the form attached as <U>Exhibit D-1</U>, which shall become effective, subject
to the consummation of the Offer Closing, on the Offer Closing Date, automatically upon consummation of the Offer Closing and without any further action required, and (ii)&nbsp;the Board of Directors has adopted resolutions in the form attached as
<U>Exhibit D-2</U> appointing the following individuals to the vacancies created by such resignations, which shall become effective, subject to the consummation of the Offer Closing, simultaneously with the Offer Closing Date, automatically upon
consummation of the Offer Closing and without any further action required: Bob G. Alexander, SungHwan Cho, Vincent J. Intieri, Samuel Merksamer, Stephen Mongillo, Daniel A. Ninivaggi and Glenn R. Zander. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) <U>Required Approvals of Existing Director Committee</U>. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, following the
time any directors designated by the Offeror are elected or appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company and prior to the Effective Time, the approval of a committee composed of John J. Lipinski and George E. Matelich (the &#147;<U>Existing
Director Committee</U>&#148;), by unanimous vote of its members, shall be required (i)&nbsp;to amend, supplement, modify or terminate this Agreement, (ii)&nbsp;to waive or elect to enforce any of the Company&#146;s rights or remedies under this
Agreement, (iii)&nbsp;to extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the Offeror Parties or (iv)&nbsp;to cease the Company&#146;s compliance with the continuing listing requirements of the NYSE or the continued
registration of the Shares under the Securities Act of 1933 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended (the &#147;<U>Securities Act</U>&#148;). The Existing Director Committee shall have the authority, after the Offer Closing,
to take all necessary actions to institute any action on behalf of the Company to enforce the Offeror&#146;s obligations in accordance with this Agreement, including to consummate the Subsequent Offering Period and the Short Form Merger, if
applicable (such authority, together with the matters that require the approval of the Existing Director Committee described in the first sentence of this Section&nbsp;1.3(b), being referred to as the &#147;<U>Existing Director Committee
Actions</U>&#148;). For purposes of considering any </FONT></P>
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matter set forth in this Section&nbsp;1.3(b), the Existing Director Committee will be permitted to meet without the presence of the other directors. Following the Offer Closing Date and prior to
the Effective Time, the Company will indemnify and advance expenses to, and the Offeror will cause the Company to indemnify and advance expenses to, the members of the Existing Director Committee in connection with their service as directors of the
Company after the Offer Closing Date and prior to the time the Offeror Parties&#146; nominees have been appointed to the Board of Directors pursuant to Section&nbsp;1.3(a) (such time as the Offeror Parties&#146; nominees have been so appointed to
the Board of Directors, the &#147;<U>Control Time</U>&#148;) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law and in accordance with the provisions of Section&nbsp;4.3 hereof. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) <U>Section&nbsp;14 of the Exchange Act</U>. The Company will, at its expense, take all actions necessary pursuant to
Section&nbsp;14(f) and Rule 14f-1 in order to fulfill its obligations under this Section&nbsp;1.3, including filing with the SEC and mailing to the holders of Shares on the Offer Amendment Date the information required under Section&nbsp;14(f) and
Rule 14f-1. The Offeror Parties will supply to the Company prior to or on the date hereof the information with respect to themselves and their respective officers, directors and Affiliates required by Section&nbsp;14(f) of the Exchange Act and Rule
14f-1, the Offeror Parties will be solely responsible for such information, and the Company&#146;s obligations to appoint designees to the Board of Directors of the Company will be subject to receipt of such information. The Offeror Parties and
their counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on any materials required to be filed with the SEC or mailed to holders of Shares pursuant to Section&nbsp;14(f) or Rule 14f-1 and any amendments thereto prior to the filing
thereof with the SEC and mailing thereof to holders of Shares and the Company shall give due consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Offeror Parties and their counsel. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">ARTICLE II </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">SHORT FORM MERGER </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;2.1 <U>Short Form Merger</U>. If, following the Offer Closing or the Subsequent Offer Closing, the Offeror and its Affiliates shall hold of record, in the aggregate, at least 90% of the
outstanding Shares, the Offeror shall take all necessary and appropriate action to cause a merger of the Company in accordance with Section&nbsp;253 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (&#147;DGCL&#148;), at a price per Share equal to the Offer
Price, to become effective as soon as possible after the consummation of the Offer Closing or Subsequent Offer Closing, as applicable (the &#147;<U>Short Form Merger</U>&#148;), and to provide customary mechanisms for stockholders to receive payment
in exchange for their Shares promptly following the completion of such Short Form Merger. The time that the Subsequent Offer Closing is consummated is referred to herein as the &#147;<U>Effective Time</U>&#148; (<U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that
if the Offeror is required to consummate the Short Form Merger prior to the Subsequent Offer Closing, the &#147;Effective Time&#148; shall be the time of the consummation of the Short Form Merger). The Company represents, warrants, covenants and
agrees that, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, (i)&nbsp;the Company has received signed, irrevocable letters of resignation from John J. Lipinski and George E. Matelich, in the form attached as <U>Exhibit D-1</U>,
which shall become effective, subject to the consummation of the Subsequent Offer Closing or the Short Form Merger, as applicable, at the Effective Time, automatically upon consummation of the Subsequent Offer Closing or the Short Form Merger, as
applicable and without any further action required, and (ii)&nbsp;the Board of </FONT></P>
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Directors has adopted resolutions in the form attached as <U>Exhibit D-2</U> appointing the following individuals to the vacancies created by such resignations, which shall become effective,
subject to the consummation of the Subsequent Offer Closing or the Short Form Merger, as applicable, simultaneously with the Effective Time, automatically upon consummation of the Subsequent Offer Closing or the Short Form Merger, as applicable and
without any further action required: George W. Hebard III and James M. Strock. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">ARTICLE III </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;3.1 <U>Representations and Warranties of the Company</U>. The Company hereby represents and warrants to the Offeror that: </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) <U>Organization, Good Standing and Qualification</U>. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is a legal entity duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing (with respect to jurisdictions that recognize the concept of good standing) under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and has all requisite corporate or similar power and authority to own, lease and
operate its properties and assets and to carry on its business as presently conducted and is qualified to do business and is in good standing (with respect to jurisdictions that recognize the concept of good standing) as a foreign corporation or
other legal entity in each jurisdiction where the ownership, leasing or operation of its assets or properties or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, except where any such failure to be so organized, validly existing, qualified,
in good standing or to have such power or authority, would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to prevent, materially delay or materially impede the ability of the Company and its Subsidiaries to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby. As used in this Agreement, the term: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(i) &#147;<U>Affiliate</U>&#148; means, when used
with respect to any Person, any other Person who is an &#147;affiliate&#148; of that Person within the meaning of Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities Act; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(ii) &#147;<U>Associate</U>&#148; means, when used with respect to any Person, any other Person who is an &#147;associate&#148; of that Person within the meaning of Rule 405 promulgated under the
Securities Act; and </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(iii) &#147;<U>Subsidiary</U>&#148; means, with respect to any Person, any other Person of
which at least a majority of the securities or other ownership interests having by their terms ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other persons performing similar functions is directly or indirectly owned or
controlled by such Person and/or by one or more of its Subsidiaries. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) <U>Corporate Authority; Approval</U>. The Company
has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into, and has taken all corporate action necessary to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and,
assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery hereof by Offeror and the other Offeror Parties, constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Company </FONT></P>
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enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar Laws of general applicability relating to or
affecting creditors&#146; rights and to general equity principles (the &#147;<U>Bankruptcy and Equity Exception</U>&#148;). </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;3.2 <U>Representations and Warranties of the Offeror Parties</U>. The Offeror or each Offeror Party (as applicable) hereby
represents and warrants to the Company that: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) <U>Organization, Good Standing and Qualification</U>. Each Offeror Party who
is not a natural person is a legal entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (with respect to jurisdictions that recognize the concept of good standing) under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and has all requisite
corporate or similar power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to carry on its business as presently conducted and is qualified to do business and is in good standing (with respect to jurisdictions that recognize
the concept of good standing) as a foreign corporation or other legal entity in each jurisdiction where the ownership, leasing or operation of its assets or properties or conduct of its business requires such qualification, except where any such
failure to be so organized, validly existing, qualified, in good standing or to have such power or authority would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to prevent, materially delay or materially impede the ability of the
Offeror to consummate the Offer and the other transactions contemplated hereby. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) <U>Corporate Authority</U>. Each Offeror
Party has all requisite corporate or similar power and authority and has taken all corporate action necessary in order to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the Offer and the other transactions
contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by each Offeror Party and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery hereof by the Company, constitutes a valid and binding obligation of each Offeror Party,
enforceable against each Offeror Party in accordance with its terms, subject to the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c)
<U>Available Funds</U>. The Offeror has cash, cash equivalents or readily marketable securities available to it in an amount sufficient (the &#147;<U>Sufficient Amount</U>&#148;) to pay the Offer Price in respect of all of the Shares, in each case,
without any increase in the indebtedness or other obligations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or use of the assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">ARTICLE IV </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">COVENANTS </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;4.1 <U>Marketing Process</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to prevent the Company from taking any action (A)&nbsp;to initiate, solicit or encourage any inquiry or the making of any acquisition proposals or offers for
the Company or its assets, <U>provided</U> that access to non-public information shall only be made pursuant to confidentiality agreements on customary terms (it being understood that such confidentiality agreements need not prohibit the making or
amendment of an acquisition proposal); (B)&nbsp;to engage or enter into, continue or otherwise </FONT></P>
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participate in any discussions or negotiations with any Persons or groups of Persons with respect to an acquisition proposal or otherwise cooperate with or assist or participate in, or facilitate
any such inquiries, proposals, discussions or negotiations or any effort or attempt to make any acquisition proposal; (C)&nbsp;to make any public disclosure regarding the Company and its Subsidiaries, the Offer, any of the transactions contemplated
hereby or any other matter; and (D)&nbsp;not inconsistent with the obligations of the Company hereunder. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) Promptly
following the Offer Closing Date, the Offeror Parties shall cause the Company to initiate, solicit and encourage inquiries into the making of acquisition proposals or offers from third parties to acquire the Company, including by engaging one or
more independent, nationally-recognized investment banking companies and conducting a customary sales process (including the establishment of a data room to facilitate due diligence), and such sale process will continue for a period of sixty
(60)&nbsp;days (such period, the &#147;<U>Marketing Period</U>&#148;). In the event that any Person makes a Qualifying Proposal within the Marketing Period, the Offeror Parties shall support such Qualifying Proposal, including voting for or
consenting to such Qualifying Proposal if such proposal is submitted to the stockholders of the Company for their vote or consent. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) <U>Qualifying Proposal</U>. For purposes of this Agreement, &#147;<U>Qualifying Proposal</U>&#148; means any proposal, offer or agreement to acquire the stock or assets of the Company, as an entirety,
for all-cash consideration that results in each stockholder receiving an amount (after reduction for any applicable withholding or transfer taxes imposed with respect to such amount) that is equal to or exceeds thirty-five dollars ($35.00) per Share
(subject to standard anti-dilution adjustments), net of any fees paid to any investment banking company engaged pursuant to Section&nbsp;4.1(b), and that is made by a Person that provides reasonable evidence of the financial capacity to fund such
transaction, and is otherwise on terms and conditions reasonably acceptable to the Offeror Parties. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) Nothing contained
herein shall be deemed to prevent the Offeror Parties or their affiliates from making any public disclosure regarding the Offeror Parties or their affiliates, the Offer, any of the transactions contemplated hereby or any other matter, or from taking
any action not inconsistent with the obligations of the Offeror Parties hereunder or pursuant to the Supplement. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;4.2 <U>Proxy Contest and Other Matters</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) If (i)&nbsp;the Offer expires in accordance with its terms without the Minimum Condition having been satisfied and (ii)&nbsp;the Company has complied in all material respects with all of its
obligations under this Agreement required to be performed or satisfied by it at or prior to the Offer Closing, then none of the Offeror Parties or any Affiliate or Associate of any such person (such Affiliates and Associates, collectively and
individually, the &#147;<U>Offeror Proxy Persons</U>&#148;) shall (x)&nbsp;solicit proxies or engage in a proxy contest with respect to the election of directors or any other proposal to be considered at the Company&#146;s 2012 annual meeting of
stockholders (the &#147;<U>2012 Annual Meeting</U>&#148;) or present any other proposal for consideration at the 2012 Annual Meeting or (y)&nbsp;encourage any other person to solicit proxies or engage in a proxy contest with respect to the election
of directors or any other proposal to be considered at the 2012 Annual Meeting or present any other proposal for consideration at the 2012 Annual Meeting. In </FONT></P>
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furtherance of the foregoing, if (i)&nbsp;the Offer expires in accordance with its terms without the Minimum Condition having been satisfied and (ii)&nbsp;the Company has complied in all material
respects with all of its obligations under this Agreement required to be performed or satisfied by it at or prior to the Offer Closing, then upon the date of termination of the Offer: (A)&nbsp;High River Limited Partnership, Icahn Partners LP, Icahn
Partners Master Fund LP, Icahn Partners Master Fund II L.P. and Icahn Partners Master Fund III L.P. (collectively, the &#147;<U>Proxy Parties</U>&#148;) shall immediately withdraw their letter dated February&nbsp;16, 2012 providing notice to the
Company of their intention to nominate certain individuals for election as directors of the Company at the 2012 Annual Meeting (the &#147;<U>Stockholder Nomination</U>&#148;); and (B)&nbsp;the Offeror Proxy Persons shall immediately cease all
efforts, direct or indirect, in furtherance of the Stockholder Nomination and any related solicitation and shall not vote, deliver or otherwise use any proxies heretofore obtained in connection with the Stockholder Nomination. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) If (i)&nbsp;the Offer expires in accordance with its terms without the Minimum Condition having been satisfied and (ii)&nbsp;the
Company has complied in all material respects with all of its obligations under this Agreement are required to be performed or satisfied by it at or prior to the Offer Closing, then immediately upon the date of termination of the Offer, the Proxy
Parties shall withdraw their letter dated February&nbsp;16, 2012 to the Company requesting certain books and records of the Company. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;4.3 <U>Indemnification; Directors&#146; and Officers&#146; Insurance</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) The Company agrees that all rights to indemnification and exculpation in place on February&nbsp;23, 2012, existing in favor of any Indemnified Party, as provided in the certificate of incorporation,
bylaws or comparable governing documents of the Company and its Subsidiaries, or in any written indemnification agreement between such Indemnified Party and the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in place on February&nbsp;23, 2012, with respect to
Acts or Omissions (as defined below) occurring at or prior to the Effective Time and rights to advancement of expenses relating thereto, shall survive the Offer and shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified in any manner that would
adversely affect any right thereunder of any such Indemnified Party. The Company agrees that this Agreement does not limit any additional rights that any Person may have under any stock plan in place on February&nbsp;23, 2012. &#147;<U>Indemnified
Parties</U>&#148; means each present and former director and officer of the Company and its Subsidiaries. &#147;<U>Acts or Omissions</U>&#148; means acts or omissions arising out of or related to such Indemnified Parties&#146; service as a director
or officer of the Company or its Subsidiaries or services performed by such persons at the request of the Company or its Subsidiaries at or prior to the Effective Time, whether asserted or claimed prior to, at or after the Effective Time, including,
for the avoidance of doubt, in connection with (i)&nbsp;the transactions contemplated hereby, (ii)&nbsp;any actions taken by the Existing Director Committee and (iii)&nbsp;actions to enforce this provision or any other indemnification or advancement
right of any Indemnified Party. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) The Company agrees that the Company shall obtain and fully pay the premium for
&#147;tail&#148; insurance policies for the extension of (i)&nbsp;the directors&#146; and officers&#146; liability coverage of the Company&#146;s existing directors&#146; and officers&#146; insurance policies, and (ii)&nbsp;the Company&#146;s
existing fiduciary liability insurance policies, in each case for a claims reporting or discovery period of at least six years from and after the Control Time from an insurance carrier with the same or better credit rating as the Company&#146;s
insurance carrier as of the date hereof </FONT></P>
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with respect to directors&#146; and officers&#146; liability insurance and fiduciary liability insurance (collectively, &#147;<U>D&amp;O Insurance</U>&#148;) with terms, conditions, retentions
and limits of liability that are at least as favorable to the insureds as the Company&#146;s existing policies (or as favorable as may reasonably be obtained at a one-time aggregate cost not to exceed $2 million) with respect to any matter claimed
against a director or officer of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries by reason of him or her serving in such capacity that existed or occurred at or prior to the Control Time (including in connection with this Agreement or the transactions or
actions contemplated hereby); provided, that prior to the Company obtaining and fully paying for such D&amp;O Insurance policies, the Company shall consult with the Offeror Parties regarding the procurement of such policies from an insurer with a
claims rating at least equal to such rating for the Company&#146;s current provider of D&amp;O Insurance and shall permit the Offeror Parties&#146; insurance advisor to participate in the process of negotiating such insurance and seeking to obtain
such insurance on the most cost effective basis, and such insurance shall not be purchased unless the Company has provided prior written notice to the Offeror Parties; it being understood and agreed that if the Offeror Parties&#146; insurance
advisor is able to obtain for the Company insurance that is less expensive but in the Company&#146;s reasonable judgment in all respects (including in respect of scope and amount of coverage and in all other material respects) equal to, the
insurance proposed to be purchased by the Offeror Parties, then the Company will acquire such less expensive insurance. The Company agrees that if the Company for any reason fails to obtain such &#147;tail&#148; insurance policies, then the Company
shall continue to maintain in effect for a period of at least six (6)&nbsp;years from and after the Control Time the D&amp;O Insurance in place as of the date hereof with terms, conditions, retentions and limits of liability that are at least as
favorable to the insureds as provided in the Company&#146;s existing policies as of the date hereof; provided, however, that the Company may substitute therefor policies of a reputable and financially sound insurance company containing terms,
including with respect to coverage and amounts, no less favorable to any Indemnified Party; and provided further, however, that in no event shall the Company be required to expend for such policies pursuant to this sentence an annual premium amount
in excess of 200% of the annual premiums currently paid by the Company for such insurance (it being understood that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, the Company shall obtain a policy with the greatest coverage
available for a cost not exceeding such amount). The Company may also obtain director and officer insurance coverage covering actions or omissions of the members of the Existing Director Committee from the period of time from the Control Time
through and including the Effective Time, on reasonable commercial terms, including obtaining a six year &#147;tail&#148; insurance policy with respect to such period of time, generally on the terms described above with respect to the
&#147;tail&#148; insurance policy to be obtained for the period of time prior to the Control Time. The Company will cause such policies to be maintained in full force and effect for their full term. It is acknowledged and agreed that because the
Company&#146;s Subsidiary CVR Partners, L.P. (&#147;<U>UAN</U>&#148;) will continue to be a separate reporting public company following the completion of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Company will procure (after notice to and
discussion with the Offeror Parties) a one year director and officer liability insurance policy providing for Side-A coverage of no less than $50 million for an annual premium not to exceed $500,000 with respect to UAN and its officers and general
partner (and the governing body thereof) beginning from and after the Offer Closing. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) The Company agrees that if the
Company or any of its successors or assigns (i)&nbsp;shall consolidate with or merge into any other corporation or entity and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii)&nbsp;shall
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transfer all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any individual, corporation or other entity, then, and in each such case, proper provisions shall be made so that the successors
and assigns of the Company, or another person of equal or greater creditworthiness than such successors and assigns, shall assume all of the obligations set forth in this Section&nbsp;4.3. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) The provisions of this Section&nbsp;4.3 are intended to be for the benefit of, and shall be directly enforceable by, each of the
Indemnified Parties, who are each express third party beneficiaries of this Section&nbsp;4.3. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;4.4 <U>Takeover
Statutes</U>. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to take all action necessary so that no Takeover Statute is or becomes applicable to the Offer or any of the other transactions contemplated hereby. If any Takeover Statute is or may
become applicable to the Offer or the other transactions contemplated hereby, the Company and its Board of Directors shall promptly grant such approvals and take such actions as are necessary so that such transactions may be consummated as promptly
as practicable on the terms contemplated by this Agreement and otherwise promptly act to eliminate or minimize the effects of such statute or regulation on such transactions. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;4.5 <U>Stockholder Litigation</U>. In the event that any stockholder litigation related to this Agreement, the Offer or the other transactions contemplated hereby is brought, or, to the
knowledge of the Company, threatened in writing, against the Company and/or the members of the Board of Directors of the Company prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall promptly notify the Offeror thereof and shall keep the Offeror reasonably
informed with respect to the status thereof. The Company shall reasonably consult with the Offeror with respect to the defense or settlement of any stockholder litigation against the Company and/or its directors relating to the transactions
contemplated by the Offer or this Agreement, and no such settlement shall be agreed to without the Offeror&#146;s prior written consent. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;4.6 <U>Available Funds</U>. The Offeror Parties hereby agree to maintain the availability of the Sufficient Amount until the Effective Time. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;4.7 <U>Company Indebtedness Obligations</U>. The Company represents, warrants, covenants and agrees that, as a result of the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (a)&nbsp;the Company will be required to commence an offer to purchase all of its outstanding notes at a purchase price of 101% (the &#147;<U>Repurchase Obligation</U>&#148;),
(b)&nbsp;an event of default will be triggered under the ABL Facility giving the majority of lenders thereunder the right to terminate the revolving commitments and to terminate the $49,611,203 in Letters of Credit issued pursuant to such facility
and (c)&nbsp;if a majority of the directors of the general partner of CVR Partners LP are replaced in circumstances described in the agreements relating to the CRNF Facility, an event of default will be triggered under the CRNF Facility giving the
majority of lenders thereunder the right to terminate the revolving commitments and to accelerate the repayment of the $125,000,000 of term loans outstanding thereunder. The Company hereby agrees that from and after the Control Time, the Company
will take all necessary actions to comply with the requirements of the operative documents with respect to clauses (a), (b)&nbsp;and (c)&nbsp;above. The Offeror Parties hereby agree that from and after the Control Time, the Offeror Parties will
undertake efforts to assist the Company in refinancing such indebtedness (which shall include making loans to the Company on customary terms if necessary) to the extent necessary. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;4.8 <U>Investment Bankers</U>. The Company represents, warrants, covenants and
agrees that it has not and will not modify or amend the provisions of its existing engagement letters with Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. (dated January&nbsp;23, 2012 and March&nbsp;23, 2012) and Goldman Sachs&nbsp;&amp; Co. (dated February&nbsp;15,
2012 and March&nbsp;21, 2012). </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;4.9 <U>Conditions</U>. The Company will not take any action that is intended to
cause the failure of any condition of the Offer (other than the Minimum Condition), it being understood that the Company shall be under no obligation to change or modify its recommendation with respect to the Offer. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">ARTICLE V </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;5.1 <U>Modification or Amendment; Termination</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) Subject to
the provisions of the applicable Laws, the parties hereto may modify or amend this Agreement, by written agreement executed and delivered by duly authorized officers of the respective parties; provided that (i)&nbsp;on or after any time that Shares
are accepted for payment pursuant to the Offer, this Agreement may not be amended in a manner that would adversely affect the right of the Company&#146;s stockholders to receive the Offer Consideration and (ii)&nbsp;any action taken by the Company
to modify or amend this Agreement after the Control Time and prior to the Effective Time shall require the approval of the Existing Directors Committee. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) In the event that the Offer has been terminated in accordance with Section&nbsp;1.1(f), this Agreement shall automatically terminate and all provisions of this Agreement (other than the provisions of
Section&nbsp;4.2 and ARTICLE V, which shall remain in effect notwithstanding any such termination) shall be void and of no effect with no liability to any Person on the part of any party hereto (or of any of its representatives or Affiliates).
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;5.2 <U>Counterparts</U>. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each such counterpart
being deemed to be an original instrument, and all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same agreement. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;5.3 <U>GOVERNING LAW AND VENUE; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL; SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE</U>. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE MADE IN AND IN ALL RESPECTS SHALL BE INTERPRETED, CONSTRUED AND GOVERNED BY AND IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE LAW OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES THEREOF. The parties hereby irrevocably submit to the exclusive personal jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, or to the extent such
Court does not have subject matter jurisdiction, any federal court located in the State of Delaware (the &#147;<U>Chosen Courts</U>&#148;) solely in respect of the interpretation and enforcement of the provisions of this Agreement and of the
documents referred to in this Agreement, and in respect of the transactions contemplated hereby, and hereby waive, and agree not to assert, as a defense in any action, suit or proceeding for the interpretation or enforcement
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hereof or of any such document, that it is not subject thereto or that such action, suit or proceeding may not be brought or is not maintainable in the Chosen Courts or that the Chosen Courts are
an inconvenient forum or that the venue thereof may not be appropriate, or that this Agreement or any such document may not be enforced in or by such Chosen Courts, and the parties hereto irrevocably agree that all claims relating to such action,
suit or proceeding shall be heard and determined in the Chosen Courts. The parties hereby consent to and grant any such Chosen Court jurisdiction over the person of such parties and, to the extent permitted by Law, over the subject matter of such
dispute. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO
INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE EACH SUCH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF
OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (i)&nbsp;NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD
NOT, IN THE EVENT OF SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, (ii)&nbsp;EACH PARTY UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (iii)&nbsp;EACH PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY, AND (iv)&nbsp;EACH
PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 5.3. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) The parties agree that irreparable damage for which monetary damages, even if available, would not be an adequate remedy, would occur in the event that the parties hereto do not perform the provisions
of this Agreement in accordance with its specified terms or otherwise breach such provisions. The parties acknowledge and agree that each party hereto shall be entitled to an injunction, specific performance and other equitable relief to prevent
breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity. The parties further agree that (i)&nbsp;the rights of the Company to
enforce the obligations of the Offeror Parties to consummate the Subsequent Offering Period and the Short Form Merger against the Offeror Parties shall be exercisable by the Company prior to the Offer Closing Date and by the Existing Director
Committee on or after the Offer Closing Date (but prior to the Effective Time), (ii)&nbsp;the holders of Shares shall have the right to enforce their right to payment of the Offer Consideration or payment of the consideration in the Short Form
Merger and (iii)&nbsp;notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Agreement or the CCP Agreement, the holders of the CCPs shall have the right to enforce the provisions of Section&nbsp;4.1, and their rights to payment of any proceeds due
under the CCP as a result of the transaction contemplated by Section&nbsp;4.1(b). Each party hereto agrees that it will not oppose the granting of an injunction, specific performance and other equitable relief on the basis that (x)&nbsp;the other
party has an adequate remedy at law or (y)&nbsp;an award of specific performance is not an appropriate remedy for any reason at law or equity. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) The parties further agree that the seeking of the remedies provided for in
Section&nbsp;5.3(c) by any party shall not in any respect constitute a waiver by such party of its right to seek any other form of relief that may be available to such party under this Agreement, in the event that this Agreement has been terminated
or in the event that the remedies provided for in Section&nbsp;5.3(c) are not available or otherwise are not granted, nor shall the commencement of any proceeding pursuant to Section&nbsp;5.3(c) or anything set forth in this Section&nbsp;5.3(d)
restrict or limit any party&#146;s right to pursue any other remedies under this Agreement that may be available then or thereafter. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;5.4 <U>Notices</U>. Any notice, request, instruction or other document to be given hereunder by any party to the others shall be in writing and delivered personally or sent by overnight
courier: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">If to the Offeror Parties: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">IEP Energy LLC </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">c/o Icahn Enterprises Holdings L.P. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">767 Fifth Avenue, 47th Floor </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">New York, NY 10153 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Attention: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Vincent J.
Intrieri </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:19%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Tel: (212)&nbsp;702-4328 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:19%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Fax: (212)&nbsp;750-5815 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">With copies to: </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Icahn Enterprises Holdings L.P. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">767 Fifth Avenue, 47th Floor </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">New York, NY 10153 </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Attention: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Keith L. Schaitkin&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Jesse A.
Lynn </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:19%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Tel: (212)&nbsp;702-4380&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Tel: (212)&nbsp;702-4331
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:19%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Fax: (212)&nbsp;688-1158&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Fax: (917)&nbsp;591-3310
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">If to the Company: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">CVR Energy, Inc. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2277 Plaza Drive </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Sugar Land, TX 77479 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Attention: General Counsel </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Fax: (913)&nbsp;982-5651 </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">with a copy to </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen&nbsp;&amp; Katz </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">51 West 52nd St </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">New York, NY 10019 </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Attention: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Andrew R. Brownstein </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:19%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Benjamin M. Roth </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:19%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Fax: (212)&nbsp;403-2000 </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">or to such other persons or addresses as may be designated in writing by the party to receive such notice as
provided above. Any notice, request, instruction or other document given as provided above shall be deemed given to the receiving party upon actual receipt, if delivered personally; or on the next business day after deposit with an overnight
courier, if sent by an overnight courier. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;5.5 <U>Entire Agreement</U>. This Agreement (including any schedules,
annexes and exhibits hereto) constitutes the entire agreement, and supersede all other prior agreements, understandings, representations and warranties both written and oral, among the parties, with respect to the subject matter hereof. EACH PARTY
HERETO AGREES THAT, EXCEPT FOR THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT, NONE OF THE OFFEROR PARTIES OR THE COMPANY MAKES ANY OTHER REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, AND EACH HEREBY DISCLAIMS ANY OTHER REPRESENTATIONS OR
WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, OR AS TO THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF ANY OTHER INFORMATION, MADE BY, OR MADE AVAILABLE BY, ITSELF OR ANY OF ITS REPRESENTATIVES, WITH RESPECT TO, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THE NEGOTIATION, EXECUTION OR DELIVERY OF
THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, NOTWITHSTANDING THE DELIVERY OR DISCLOSURE TO THE OTHER OR THE OTHER&#146;S REPRESENTATIVES OF ANY DOCUMENTATION OR OTHER INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO ANY ONE OR MORE OF THE FOREGOING.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;5.6 <U>No Third Party Beneficiaries</U>. Subject to Section&nbsp;5.3(c), except (i)&nbsp;as provided in
Section&nbsp;1.2(a) (Company Action) and Appendix I, (ii)&nbsp;as provided in Section&nbsp;4.1(b) (Marketing Process), (iii)&nbsp;as provided in Section&nbsp;4.3 (Indemnification; Directors&#146; and Officers&#146; Insurance), (iv)&nbsp;as provided
in Section&nbsp;5.3(c) (Governing Law and Venue; Waiver of Jury Trial; Specific Performance), and (v)&nbsp;to the extent permitted by applicable Laws, the Offeror Parties and the Company hereby agree that their respective representations, warranties
and covenants set forth herein are solely for the benefit of the other party hereto, in accordance with and subject to the terms of this Agreement, and this Agreement is not intended to, and does not, confer upon any Person other than the parties
hereto any rights or remedies hereunder, including the right to rely upon the representations and warranties set forth herein. The representations and warranties in this Agreement are the product of negotiations among the parties hereto and are for
the sole benefit of the parties hereto. Any inaccuracies in such representations and warranties are subject to waiver by the parties hereto without notice or liability to any other Person. In some instances, the representations and warranties in
this Agreement may represent an allocation among the parties hereto of risks associated with particular matters regardless of the knowledge of any of the parties hereto. Consequently, Persons other than the parties hereto may not rely upon the
representations and warranties in this Agreement as characterizations of actual facts or circumstances as of the date of this Agreement or as of any other date. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;5.7 <U>Definitions</U>. Each of the terms set forth in Annex A is defined in the Section of this Agreement set forth opposite such term. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;5.8 <U>Severability</U>. The provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed severable and the invalidity or unenforceability
of any provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof. If any provision of this Agreement, or the </FONT></P>
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application thereof to any Person or any circumstance, is invalid or unenforceable, (a)&nbsp;a suitable and equitable provision shall be substituted therefor in order to carry out, so far as may
be valid and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid or unenforceable provision and (b)&nbsp;the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such provision to other Persons or circumstances shall not be affected by such invalidity
or unenforceability, nor shall such invalidity or unenforceability affect the validity or enforceability of such provision, or the application thereof, in any other jurisdiction. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;5.9 <U>Interpretation; Construction</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) The table of contents and headings herein are for convenience of reference only, do not constitute part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or otherwise affect any of the provisions
hereof. Where a reference in this Agreement is made to a Section or Exhibit, such reference shall be to a Section of or Exhibit to this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. For purposes of this Agreement, (i)&nbsp;the term &#147;<U>Order</U>&#148;
shall mean any order, judgment, injunction, award, decree or writ adopted or imposed by, including any consent decree, settlement agreement or similar written agreement with, any Governmental Entity, (ii)&nbsp;the term &#147;<U>Person</U>&#148;
shall mean any individual, corporation (including not-for-profit), general or limited partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, estate, trust, association, organization, Governmental Entity or other entity of any kind or nature
(including any person as defined in Section&nbsp;13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) and (iii)&nbsp;the term &#147;<U>Law</U>&#148; or &#147;<U>Laws</U>&#148; shall mean any domestic or foreign laws, statutes, ordinances, rules (including rules of common
law), regulations, codes, Orders or legally enforceable requirements enacted, issued, adopted, or promulgated by any Governmental Entity and any judicial interpretation thereof. Whenever the words &#147;include,&#148; &#147;includes&#148; or
&#147;including&#148; are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words &#147;without limitation.&#148; All pronouns and all variations thereof shall be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine or neuter, singular or
plural, as the identity of the Person may require. Where a reference in this Agreement is made to any agreement (including this Agreement), contract, statute or regulation, such references are to, except as context may otherwise require, the
agreement, contract, statute or regulation as amended, modified, supplemented, restated or replaced from time to time (in the case of an agreement or contract, to the extent permitted by the terms thereof); and to any section of any statute or
regulation including any successor to the section and, in the case of any statute, any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder. All references to &#147;dollars&#148; or &#147;$&#148; in this Agreement are to United States dollars. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) The parties have participated jointly in negotiating and drafting this Agreement. In the event that an ambiguity or a question of
intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provision of this
Agreement. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section&nbsp;5.10 <U>Assignment</U>. This Agreement shall not be assignable by operation of law or otherwise
without the written consent of each of the parties hereto; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that the Offeror may assign this Agreement to any one or more of its Affiliates without the consent of the Company, but any such assignment shall not relieve
any of the Offeror Parties of its obligations hereunder; <U>provided</U> <U>further</U> that any such assignment shall not impede or delay the consummation of the Offer or the transactions contemplated hereby or otherwise adversely affect the
ability of holders of Shares to receive the aggregate Offer Price. Any purported assignment in violation of this Agreement is void. </FONT></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chairman&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Board,</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ SungHwan Cho</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SungHwan Cho</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chief Financial Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>ICAHN PARTNERS LP</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ Edward Mattner</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Edward Mattner</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Authorized Signatory</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>ICAHN PARTNERS MASTER FUND LP</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Edward Mattner</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Authorized Signatory</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="7"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Edward Mattner</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="11"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>ICAHN PARTNERS MASTER FUND III L.P.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="9"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ Edward Mattner</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="7"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Edward Mattner</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="7"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Authorized Signatory</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="11"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>HIGH RIVER LIMITED PARTNERSHIP</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>By: Hopper Investments LLC, its general partner</B></FONT></P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="9"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ Edward Mattner</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="7"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Edward Mattner</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="7"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Authorized Signatory</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="11"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>HOPPER INVESTMENTS LLC</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>By: Barberry Corp., its sole member</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Name:</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="7"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Edward Mattner</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="7"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Authorized Signatory</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ Edward Mattner</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Edward Mattner</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ Edward Mattner</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Edward Mattner</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Authorized Signatory</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ Edward Mattner</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Edward Mattner</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Authorized Signatory</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>ICAHN CAPITAL L.P.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ Edward Mattner</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Edward Mattner</FONT></TD></TR>
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STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>By: Icahn Enterprises G.P. Inc., its general partner</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ SungHwan Cho</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SungHwan Cho</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chief Financial Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>ICAHN ENTERPRISES HOLDINGS L.P.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ SungHwan Cho</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SungHwan Cho</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>ICAHN ENTERPRISES G.P. INC.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ SungHwan Cho</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SungHwan Cho</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chief Financial Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ Edward Mattner</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Edward Mattner</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Recitals</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Recitals</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Recitals</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">5.3(a)</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1.3(b)</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">4.3(b)</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2.1</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1.1(d)</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1.3(b)</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">5.10(a)</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">4.1(b)</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1.1(e)</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Recitals</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1.1(a)</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1.1(d)</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1.1(d)</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1.1(c)</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Recitals</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Preamble</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">4.2(a)</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">5.10(a)</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Recitals</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">5.10(a)</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">4.2(a)</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">4.1(c)</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">4.7</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1.2(a)</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Recitals</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1.2(a)</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1.1(c)</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2.1</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">4.2(a)</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1.1(e)</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1.1(e)</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1.1(a)</FONT></TD></TR>
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STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>TREATMENT OF RESTRICTED SHARES </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">a.</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Company represents that there are 1,659,483 Restricted Shares outstanding, a total of 702,465 of which are scheduled to vest in accordance with their terms in 2012
(not taking into account any early vesting that may occur in accordance with the terms of such Restricted Share). Each Restricted Share shall remain subject to the vesting criteria which applies to it on the date of this Agreement, including but not
limited to any acceleration of vesting which applies in connection with certain types of employment terminations on, following or in connection with a &#147;Change in Control&#148; (as defined in the 2007 LTIP or any other applicable document).
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Each person holding a Restricted Share which becomes vested (or would have become vested had it remained outstanding and not been converted solely into the right to
receive cash and the CCP (as provided below), or would have become vested had it remained outstanding but for the occurrence of a Transaction, for example in the event of the occurrence of the Short Form Merger contemplated in this Agreement) for
income tax purposes in 2012 pursuant to its terms shall receive from the Company in respect of each such Restricted Share, immediately upon the vesting of such Restricted Share and in lieu thereof, (i)&nbsp;a cash payment equal to the Cash
Consideration, and (ii)&nbsp;if applicable, (A)&nbsp;one CCP, which shall be subject to the same terms and conditions as CCPs issued pursuant to the Contingent Cash Payment Agreement, if on or prior to the time of such vesting there has been no
payment in respect of CCPs and the CCPs issued pursuant to the Contingent Cash Payment Agreement remain outstanding, or (B)&nbsp;the cash amount paid in respect of one CCP, if there has been a payment in respect of CCPs on or prior to the time of
such vesting ((A) or (B), if applicable, the &#147;<U>CCP Consideration</U>&#148;), less required income and employment tax withholding. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Each person holding a Restricted Share which becomes vested (or would have become vested had it remained outstanding and not been converted solely into the right to
receive cash and the CCP (as provided below), or would have become vested had it remained outstanding but for the occurrence of a Transaction, for example in the event of the occurrence of the Short Form Merger contemplated in this Agreement) for
income tax purposes after 2012 pursuant to its terms shall receive from the Company in respect of each such Restricted Share, immediately upon the vesting of such Restricted Share and in lieu thereof, (i)&nbsp;a cash payment equal to the lesser of
(A)&nbsp;the Cash Consideration or (B)&nbsp;the &#147;Fair Market Value&#148; (as defined below) of such Restricted Share, and (ii)&nbsp;the CCP Consideration, less required income and employment tax withholding. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">For purposes of paragraph (c)&nbsp;above, the &#147;<U>Fair Market Value</U>&#148; of one Restricted Share shall be the fair market value of one share
of Common Stock determined as of the most recent &#147;Valuation Date&#148; (as defined below) on or immediately preceding the applicable vesting date, being the price at which a willing buyer would purchase such share from a willing seller, each
being under no compulsion to buy or sell and each being in possession of all information relevant to the valuation of such share, and without taking into consideration any discount for lack of marketability or minority interest. Fair Market
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Value shall be determined as of December&nbsp;31, 2012 and each December&nbsp;31 thereafter so long as any Restricted Shares remain outstanding (each a &#147;<U>Valuation Date</U>&#148;), by an
independent, nationally recognized valuation firm chosen by the Company; provided that such firm must represent in connection with each such valuation that during neither of the two years preceding the applicable Valuation Date has more than one
percent (1%)&nbsp;of such firm&#146;s revenues been derived from Carl Icahn or entities in which he directly or indirectly owns or controls more than 50% of the voting securities or the right to designate more than 50% of the members of the Board of
Directors or similar governing body. When determining the Fair Market Value with respect to any period, the valuation firm shall take into account in such valuation (i.e. add to the assets of the Company for purposes of such valuation) the aggregate
amount of any dividends or other distributions (valued as of the dividend date) paid to the holders of the Company&#146;s common equity (in the aggregate) from the period of time from and after the Offer Closing through such valuation date.
Notwithstanding the preceding two sentences, if, during the period commencing on a Valuation Date and ending on the date a particular Restricted Share vests, there occurs a transaction which constitutes a &#147;Change in Control&#148; (as defined in
the 2007 LTIP), then the Fair Market Value shall be the value established in connection with such transaction, but increased to take into account (i.e. add to the assets of the Company for purposes of such valuation) the aggregate amount of any
dividends or other distributions (valued as of the dividend date) paid to the holders of the Company&#146;s common equity (in the aggregate) from the period of time from and after the Offer Closing through the date of such Change in Control
transaction. If, following the date of this Agreement and prior to the time a Restricted Share becomes vested, there has occurred a Transaction, references to a Restricted Share in this Appendix I shall be deemed to refer to a hypothetical share in
the Company and the Company shall be deemed to have, immediately after the closing of such Transaction, the same number of shares outstanding as it would have had had the Transaction not occurred.</FONT><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">1</SUP></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"> </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">In the event of a &#147;Change in Capitalization&#148; (as defined in the 2007 LTIP) on or following the Offer Closing, the &#147;Committee&#148; (as defined in the
2007 LTIP) shall make an adjustment to outstanding unvested Restricted Shares of a type described in Section&nbsp;12.1 of the 2007 LTIP if necessary to preserve the value of such Restricted Shares immediately prior to such Change in Capitalization.
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">If, following the date of this Agreement and prior to the time a Restricted Share becomes vested, there has not occurred a &#147;Transaction&#148; (as defined in
Section&nbsp;13 of the 2007 LTIP), this Appendix I shall be effective as to such Restricted Share only if the holder thereof has consented to such treatment in a written document in the form attached hereto as Appendix II executed by both such
holder and the Company prior to the expiration of the Subsequent Offering Period. The Company represents that it has obtained such consents from the following employees: John J. Lipinski, Stanley A. Riemann, Frank A. Pici, Edmund S. Gross, Robert W.
Haugen, Wyatt E. Jernigan and Christopher G. Swanberg. The Company further undertakes to seek such consents from other holders of Restricted Shares promptly following the date hereof. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">For example, in the event of the occurrence of the Short Form Merger, if the shares to be issued in the merger are 88,490,533 common shares (being the
number of shares of the Company outstanding on the date of this Agreement on a fully diluted basis) and the Restricted Shares are cancelled, then references to a Restricted Share in this Appendix I will be to one hypothetical share of common stock
in the Company and the Company will, upon the closing of the Short Form Merger, have 88,490,533 shares outstanding (including the hypothetical Restricted Shares). </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Each person who holds a Restricted Share subject to this Appendix I shall be a third-party beneficiary of this Appendix I and have such rights and remedies as would be
available had such person been a party to and signatory of the Agreement with respect to this Appendix I. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Company has taken all such steps as may be required to cause this Appendix I to be approved as an &#147;employment compensation, severance or other employee benefit
arrangement&#148; within the meaning of Rule 14d-10(d)(1) under the Exchange Act and to otherwise satisfy the requirements of the non-exclusive safe harbor set forth in Rule 14d-10(d) under the Exchange Act. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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