SEC FORM 4 SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
 
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC

(Last) (First) (Middle)
85 BROAD ST

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10004

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CVR ENERGY INC [ CVI ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/01/2008
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
Form filed by One Reporting Person
X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 08/01/2008 S 669 D $15.95 31,433,560(4) I See footnotes(1)(2)(3)
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC

(Last) (First) (Middle)
85 BROAD ST

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10004

(City) (State) (Zip)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO

(Last) (First) (Middle)
85 BROAD STREET

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10004

(City) (State) (Zip)
Explanation of Responses:
1. This statement is being filed by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ("GS Group") and Goldman, Sachs & Co. ("Goldman Sachs", and together with GS Group, the "Reporting Persons"). The securities reported herein as indirectly sold were beneficially owned directly by Goldman Sachs. Without admitting any legal obligation, Goldman Sachs will remit appropriate profits, if any, to CVR Energy, Inc. (the "Company"). Goldman Sachs is a wholly-owned subsidiary of GS Group.
2. Goldman Sachs beneficially owns directly and GS Group may be deemed to beneficially own indirectly 200 shares of the Company's common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock").
3. Goldman Sachs and GS Group may be deemed to beneficially own indirectly, in the aggregate, 31,433,360 shares of Common Stock owned directly by Coffeyville Acquisition II LLC through certain investment partnerships that are members of and own common units of Coffeyville Acquisition II LLC because (i) affiliates of Goldman Sachs and GS Group are the general partner, managing general partner, managing partner, managing member or member of those investment partnerships and (ii) those investment partnerships control Coffeyville Acquisition II LLC and have the power to vote or dispose of the Common Stock owned by Coffeyville Acquisition II LLC. Each of Goldman Sachs and GS Group disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.
4. Reflects changes due to exempt transactions.
/s/ Kevin P. Treanor, Attorney-in-fact 08/05/2008
/s/ Kevin P. Treanor, Attorney-in-fact 08/05/2008
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


     KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS that THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP,  INC. (the
"Company")  does hereby make,  constitute and appoint each of Roger S. Begelman,
Yvette  Kosic,  Andrea Louro DeMar,  Felicia J. Rector,  Michael T. Seeley,  and
Kevin P. Treanor,  (and any other  employee of The Goldman Sachs Group,  Inc. or
one of its  affiliates  designated in writing by one of the  attorneys-in-fact),
acting individually, its true and lawful attorney, to execute and deliver in its
name  and on its  behalf  whether  the  Company  is  acting  individually  or as
representative of others, any and all filings required to be made by the Company
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, (as amended, the "Act"), with respect
to securities which may be deemed to be beneficially  owned by the Company under
the Act, giving and granting unto each said attorney-in-fact power and authority
to act in the  premises as fully and to all intents and  purposes as the Company
might or could do if personally  present by one of its  authorized  signatories,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact shall lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

     THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY  shall  remain in full force and effect until either
revoked  in  writing  by the  undersigned  or until  such time as the  person or
persons to whom power of  attorney  has been  hereby  granted  cease(s) to be an
employee of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. or one of its affiliates.

     IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the undersigned has duly subscribed these presents as
of February 25, 2008.



THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC.


By: /s/ Gregory K. Palm
____________________________
Name: Gregory K. Palm
Title: Executive Vice President and General Counsel
                                POWER OF ATTORNEY



     KNOW  ALL  PERSONS  BY  THESE  PRESENTS  that  GOLDMAN,  SACHS  & CO.  (the
"Company")  does hereby make,  constitute and appoint each of Roger S. Begelman,
Yvette  Kosic,  Andrea Louro DeMar,  Felicia J. Rector,  Michael T. Seeley,  and
Kevin P. Treanor,  (and any other  employee of The Goldman Sachs Group,  Inc. or
one of its  affiliates  designated in writing by one of the  attorneys-in-fact),
acting individually, its true and lawful attorney, to execute and deliver in its
name  and on its  behalf  whether  the  Company  is  acting  individually  or as
representative of others, any and all filings required to be made by the Company
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, (as amended, the "Act"), with respect
to securities which may be deemed to be beneficially  owned by the Company under
the Act, giving and granting unto each said attorney-in-fact power and authority
to act in the  premises as fully and to all intents and  purposes as the Company
might or could do if personally  present by one of its  authorized  signatories,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact shall lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

     THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY  shall  remain in full force and effect until either
revoked  in  writing  by the  undersigned  or until  such time as the  person or
persons to whom power of  attorney  has been  hereby  granted  cease(s) to be an
employee of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. or one of its affiliates.

     IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the undersigned has duly subscribed these presents as
of February 25, 2008.


GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO.



By: /s/ Gregory K. Palm
__________________________
Name: Gregory K. Palm
Title: Managing Director