SEC FORM 3 SEC Form 3
FORM 3 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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*
Sparano Joseph E

(Last) (First) (Middle)
2277 PLAZA DRIVE, SUITE 500

(Street)
SUGAR LAND TX 77479

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/19/2010
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CVR ENERGY INC [ CVI ]
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
No securities are beneficially owned. 0 D
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Explanation of Responses:
/s/ Susan M. Ball, Attorney-in-fact 05/21/2010
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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			LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The undersigned, being a person who will be subject to the
reporting obligations of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the "Act"), with respect to securities of CVR Energy,
Inc. (the "Corporation"), hereby constitutes and appoints each of Edmund
S. Gross, Edward Morgan and Susan M. Ball as the undersigned's true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents to (i) obtain filing codes from the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") so as to permit the
filing of Forms 3, 4, and 5 with the SEC by or on behalf of the
undersigned pursuant to Section 16 of the Act, and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder, or any successor laws and
regulations, as a consequence of the undersigned's ownership, acquisition
or disposition of equity securities of the Corporation and (ii) execute and
file for and on behalf of the undersigned Forms 3, 4, and 5 with the SEC,
and to perform all acts necessary in order to obtain such codes and/or
execute and file such Forms 3, 4, and 5, as applicable, as he or she, as
applicable, shall deem appropriate.  The undersigned hereby ratifies and
confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents shall do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.

      This Limited Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and
effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5
with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities
issued by the Corporation, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a
signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

      This Limited Power of Attorney is executed as of May 8, 2010.


                                         /s/ Joseph E. Sparano
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                                        Joseph E. Sparano