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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 13, 2012

CVR ENERGY, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

2277 Plaza Drive, Suite 500

Sugar Land, Texas 77479

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (281) 207-3200

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

On February 13, 2012, CVR Energy, Inc., or the “Company,” issued a press release announcing that the Board of Directors of the Company had approved a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.08 per common share, the first of which will be paid following the end of the Company’s first quarter on a date to be set by the Board of Directors, and announcing that the Board of Directors intends to sell a portion of the Company’s investment in CVR Partners, LP. This press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. On February 13, 2012, the Company also posted an investor presentation to its website at www.cvrenergy.com under the tab “Investor Relations”. The information included in the presentation provides an overview of the approval of the regular quarterly cash dividend and other elements of the Company’s strategic plan. The presentation is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K and Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 attached hereto are being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and will not, except to the extent required by applicable law or regulation, be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor will any of such information or exhibits be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

(d) Exhibits

The following exhibits are being “furnished” as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K:

SIGNATURES

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.

Date: February 13, 2012

Exhibit 99.1

CVR ENERGY TO BEGIN A REGULAR QUARTERLY

CASH DIVIDEND OF $0.08 PER SHARE

BOARD ALSO ANNOUNCES INTENT TO SELL A PORTION OF CVR PARTNERS INVESTMENT

SUGAR LAND, Texas (Feb. 13, 2012) – CVR Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CVI), a refiner and marketer of petroleum fuels and a majority owner of CVR Partners, LP (NYSE:UAN), a nitrogen fertilizer producer, announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.08 per common share, the first of which will be paid following the end of the company’s first quarter on a date to be set by the Board. The Board reached its decision to initiate a regular quarterly dividend after an extensive review of the company’s financial performance and confidence in its future prospects and believes it is consistent with its continuing commitment to deliver long-term value for shareholders.

As part of that commitment, the Board also intends to sell a portion of the company’s investment in CVR Partners to pay for a special dividend to shareholders and strengthen the company’s balance sheet. The Board believes that a sale of a portion of the company’s interest offers the best opportunity to deliver significant value to shareholders in a reasonable time frame with minimal execution risk or structural impediments. The size, time and manner of the sale will be disclosed when the transaction is implemented.

“Given the projected cash generation of our refining business, the distributions we receive from our ownership in CVR Partners and our strong financial position, our Board determined after careful review of all its strategic options that it was appropriate to return a meaningful amount of cash to our shareholders. We intend to introduce a regular quarterly cash dividend that is in-line with our refining peers and a special dividend funded from the sale of a portion of our interest in CVR Partners,” said Jack Lipinski, chief executive officer of CVR Energy. “We are proud of our performance, confident in our prospects and look forward to continuing our long-term strategy of providing outstanding returns for our shareholders.”

Forward Looking Statements

This news release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,

as amended. You can generally identify forward-looking statements by our use of forward-looking terminology such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “explore,” “evaluate,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “seek,” “should,” or “will,” 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. For a discussion of risk factors which may affect our results, please see the risk factors and other disclosures included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2010, 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 press release are made only as of the date hereof. CVR Energy disclaims any intention or obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

About CVR Energy, Inc.

Headquartered in Sugar Land, Texas, CVR Energy, Inc.’s subsidiary and affiliated businesses operate independent refining assets in Coffeyville, Kan., and Wynnewood, Okla., with more than185,000 barrels per day of processing capacity, a marketing network for supplying high value transportation fuels to customers through tanker trucks and pipeline terminals, and a crude oil gathering system serving central Kansas, Oklahoma, western Missouri and southwest Nebraska. In addition, CVR Energy subsidiaries own a majority interest in and serve as the general partner of CVR Partners, LP, a producer of ammonia and urea ammonium nitrate, or UAN, fertilizers.

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Returning Capital to Shareholders February 13, 2012 Exhibit 99.2

1 1 1 1 1 We are taking action to prudently return cash to shareholders CVR Energy announced today its Board of Directors approved a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.08 per common share – Dividend will be payable following the end of the first quarter – Decision to initiate a regular quarterly dividend was reached after an extensive review of the company’s financial performance and confidence in its future prospects – CVR Energy’s Board believes a regular dividend is consistent with its continuing commitment to deliver long term value for shareholders CVR Energy intends to sell a portion of its investment in CVR Partners – The net proceeds will be used to pay a special dividend to CVR Energy’s shareholders and to strengthen the company’s balance sheet – Sizing broadly consistent with MLP offering precedent so that it can provide the greatest cash return to shareholders without significant negative impact on the market for CVR Partners – The size, time and manner of the sale will be disclosed when the transaction is implemented CVR Energy’s Board has evaluated various financial and structural alternatives and believes these actions offer the best opportunity to enhance returns for shareholders in a reasonable time frame with minimal execution risk or structural impediments CVR Energy Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend and Intends to Monetize a Portion of its Investment in CVR Partners

2 2 2 2 2 This plan is focused on shareholder value Institutes a regular quarterly dividend to benefit shareholders Monetizes a portion of the CVR Partners stake after strong post-IPO performance Returns a majority of the after-tax sale proceeds to CVR Energy shareholders via special dividend Strengthens the balance sheet to better weather refining business cycles Increases the float and liquidity of CVR Partners without introducing an unproven new equity security to the market Our plan provides transparency and certainty of execution and will deliver additional immediate and long-term value to CVR Energy shareholders

3 3 3 3 3 Delivering value to CVR Energy shareholders Note: Total return based on period from October 22, 2007 to February 10, 2012. CVI initial value based on IPO price of $19.00 per share. CVI total return compared to total return of   refining peers:  ALJ, DK, HFC, TSO and WNR. Peer index equal weighted. Source:  Capital IQ Refiners relative total return performance CVI Refining peers S&P 500 Since IPO 43% (34%) (2%) 3-year 357% 77% 73% 2-year 243% 160% 31% 1-year 44% 27% 4% 1-month 29% 23% 4% Since IPO, CVR Energy is #1 in total return among refining peers and remains focused on creating value for shareholders 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 Oct-07 May-08 Nov -08 Jun -09 Dec-09 Jun -10 Jan -11 Jul -11 Feb-12 CVI Refining Peers Index S&P 500 (2%) (34%) 43%

4 4 4 4 4 CVR Partners has outperformed the Alerian MLP index and fertilizer corporations Note: Total return based on period from April 7, 2011 to February 10, 2012. CVR Partners initial value based on IPO price of $16.00 per unit. AMZX is based on the total return of the Alerian MLP index. Corporate fertilizer index equal weighted and includes AGU, CF and YAR. Performance calculated using local currency returns. Source:  Bloomberg, Capital IQ, Alerian Total return of UAN vs. Alerian MLP index and fertilizer corporations CVR Partners has provided a total return of 86% since IPO 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 220 Apr-11 May-11 Jun -11 Jul -11 Sep-11 Oct-11 Nov -11 Jan -12 Feb-12 CVR Partners AMZX Corporate Fertilizer Index 86 % 10 % 4 %

5 5 5 5 5 Your Board’s commitment to shareholders Commitment to operational excellence Commitment to building shareholder value in accordance with prudent capital allocation Continuously evaluating opportunities and alternatives to enhance value for or return cash to shareholders Transparency regarding our objectives Identifying outcomes that deliver value to our shareholders on a risk-adjusted basis within reasonable timeframes Meaningful return of capital within definitive time frame Dividend signals our commitment to regularly return capital Our decision came following a review of other alternatives, including a full spin-off of CVR Partners, but our plan: – Provides greater certainty of shareholder return – Rapidly delivers cash to our shareholders – Maintains our ability to retain future cash and appreciation from CVR Partners distributions – Does not create the uncertainties related to introducing a new security without true comparables Our principles Our announcement today is consistent with those principles

6 6 6 6 6 Separating Refining and Fertilizer at this time is not an optimal strategy Tax-free separation is complex and requires corporate holding company for UAN units (UAN Holdco) UAN Holdco would pay cash taxes on UAN distributions received, with an effective tax rate in excess of 40% Separation is time consuming and exposes shareholders to more market risk May require refinancing of existing CVR Energy’s debt at significant premiums over par A Fertilizer separation has significant structural, execution and valuation risks compared with our plan Structural and execution risks Valuation risks UAN Holdco’s valuation would be subject to significant uncertainty – No true comparable companies – UAN’s variable distribution policy makes valuation inherently more volatile than other corporate GP holding companies – Unlike other corporate GP holding companies, there are no incentive distribution rights associated with CVR Energy’s GP interest and no associated incremental cash flows CVR Energy and its shareholders would receive no cash proceeds today and forego future cash and appreciation from UAN distributions and unit sales – Potential impact on financial flexibility, ratings and cost of debt at CVR Energy To create value for shareholders, post-spin entities must trade at multiples above current levels and closest peers

7 7 7 7 7 We have a demonstrated track record of creating shareholder value Operational excellence and enhancements – Increased total refining capacity and crude gathering – Expanding UAN capacity Improving financial strength – Conservative leverage metrics led to Ba3 rating upgrade – Tactical hedging and risk management Willing to take action – IPO of CVR Partners – Accretive and synergistic acquisition of GWEC – Instituting a regular quarterly dividend – Selling a portion of CVR Partners interest Our plan is consistent with our commitment to creating value through operating improvements, focused growth initiatives, conservative capital management and structural actions