Sec Form 4 Filing - BERNEY PHILIP E @ CVR ENERGY INC - 2011-02-08

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person BERNEY PHILIP E 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) X __ Other (specify below) See Footnote 2 (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O KELSO AND COMPANY, 320 PARK AVENUE, 24TH FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 02/08/2011 (Street) NEW YORK, NY10022 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _____ Form filed by One Reporting Person __ X __ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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, par value $0.01 per share 02/08/2011 S 11,759,023 ( 1 ) D $ 15.9963 7,988,179 ( 1 ) I ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 4 ) ( 5 ) ( 6 ) ( 7 ) ( 8 ) ( 9 ) By Coffeyville Acquisition LLC

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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: 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

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other BERNEY PHILIP E C/O KELSO AND COMPANY 320 PARK AVENUE, 24TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY10022 X See Footnote 2 BYNUM FRANK K C/O KELSO AND COMPANY 320 PARK AVENUE, 24TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY10022 X Connors James J II C/O KELSO AND COMPANY 320 PARK AVENUE, 24TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY10022 X GOLDBERG MICHAEL B C/O KELSO AND COMPANY 320 PARK AVENUE, 24TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY10022 X NICKELL FRANK T C/O KELSO AND COMPANY 320 PARK AVENUE, 24TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY10022 X WAHRHAFTIG DAVID I C/O KELSO AND COMPANY 320 PARK AVENUE, 24TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY10022 X WALL THOMAS R IV C/O KELSO AND COMPANY 320 PARK AVENUE, 24TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY10022 X Moore Church M C/O KELSO AND COMPANY 320 PARK AVENUE, 24TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY10022 X Collins Christopher L C/O KELSO AND COMPANY 320 PARK AVENUE, 24TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY10022 X Loverro Frank J C/O KELSO AND COMPANY 320 PARK AVENUE, 24TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY10022 X Signatures Philip E. Berney By: * 02/10/2011 Signature of Reporting Person Date Frank K. Bynum By: * 02/10/2011 Signature of Reporting Person Date Michael B. Goldberg By: * 02/10/2011 Signature of Reporting Person Date Frank J. Loverro By: * 02/10/2011 Signature of Reporting Person Date Frank T. Nickell By: * 02/10/2011 Signature of Reporting Person Date David I. Wahrhaftig By: * 02/10/2011 Signature of Reporting Person Date Thomas R. Wall, IV By: * 02/10/2011 Signature of Reporting Person Date Church M. Moore By: * 02/10/2011 Signature of Reporting Person Date Christopher L. Collins By: * 02/10/2011 Signature of Reporting Person Date BY: * /s/ James J. Connors, II, Individually and as Attorney-in-Fact 02/10/2011 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )These amounts reflect the record ownership of and transactions in common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of CVR Energy, Inc. by Coffeyville Acquisition LLC. Each reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares of common stock except to the extent of such person's pecuniary interest therein, if any. ( 2 )George E. Matelich and Stanley de J. Osborne are members of the board of directors of CVR Energy, Inc. Each of Messrs. Matelich and Osborne disclaims beneficial ownership of any common stock included herein except to the extent of his pecuniary interest herein. ( 3 )Kelso GP VII, LLC (GP VII LLC) is the general partner of Kelso GP VII, L.P. (GP VII LP). GP VII LP is the general partner of Kelso Investment Associates VII, L.P. (KIA VII). KIA VII is the majority owner of Coffeyville Acquisition LLC. Each of GP VII LLC, GP VII LP and KIA VII disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities owned of record by Coffeyville Acquisition LLC, except to the extent of their respective pecuniary interests therein, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purposes. ( 4 )Each of GP VII LLC, GP VII LP and KIA VII, due to their common control, could be deemed to beneficially own each other's securities. GP VII LLC disclaims beneficial ownership of all of the securities owned of record, or deemed beneficially owned, by each of GP VII LP and KIA VII, except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purposes. ( 5 )GP VII LP disclaims beneficial ownership of all of the securities owned of record, or deemed beneficially owned, by each of GP VII LLC and KIA VII, except, in the case of KIA VII, to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purposes. KIA VII disclaims beneficial ownership of all of the securities owned of record, or deemed beneficially owned, by each of GP VII LLC and GP VII LP, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purposes. ( 6 )KEP VI, LLC (KEP VI) and GP VII LLC due to their common control could be deemed to beneficially own each other's securities. KEP VI disclaims beneficial ownership of all of the securities owned of record, or deemed beneficially owned, by each of GP VII LLC, GP VII LP and KIA VII, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purposes. Each of GP VII LLC, GP VII LP and KIA VII disclaims beneficial ownership of all of the securities owned of record, or deemed beneficially owned, by KEP VI, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all the reported securities for the purposes of Section 16 or for any other purposes. ( 7 )KEP VI disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities owned of record by Coffeyville Acquisition LLC, except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purposes. ( 8 )Messrs. Nickell, Wall, Matelich, Goldberg, Bynum, Wahrhaftig, Berney, Loverro, Connors, Osborne and Moore may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of securities owned of record or beneficially owned by GP VII LLC, GP VII LP, KIA VII, KEP VI and Coffeyville Acquisition LLC, by virtue of their status as managing members of GP VII LLC and KEP VI, but disclaim beneficial ownership of such securities, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that any of Messrs. Nickell, Wall, Matelich, Goldberg, Bynum, Wahrhaftig, Berney, Loverro, Connors, Osborne and Moore is the beneficial owner of these securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purposes. ( 9 )Christopher L. Collins may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of securities owned of record or beneficially owned by KEP VI and Coffeyville Acquisition LLC by virtue of his status as a managing member of KEP VI. Mr. Collins shares investment and voting power with the individuals named in footnote 8 with respect to ownership interests owned by KEP VI and Coffeyville Acquisition LLC but disclaims beneficial ownership of such interests.

Remarks: Because an electronically filed joint filing is limited to a maximum of ten reporting persons, this Form 4 is one of two filed today reporting on the same securities by the following joint filers: Kelso Investment Associates VII, L.P.; Kelso GP VII, L.P.; Kelso GP VII, LLC; KEP VI, LLC; Coffeyville Acquisition LLC; Frank T. Nickell; Thomas R. Wall, IV; George E. Matelich; Michael B. Goldberg; Frank K. Bynum, Jr.; David I. Wahrhaftig; Philip E. Berney; Frank J. Loverro; James J. Connors, II; Stanley de J. Osborne; Church M. Moore; and Christopher L. Collins.

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