SUGAR LAND, Texas, July 30, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CVR Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CVI) (“CVR Energy”) today announced the results of its offering to exchange shares of CVR Energy common stock for up to 37,154,236 common units of CVR Refining, LP (“CVR Refining”) (the “Exchange Offer”). The Exchange Offer expired at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on July 27, 2018.
Based on the count by American Stock Transfer & Trust Co., LLC, the exchange agent for the Exchange Offer, a total of 21,625,106 common units of CVR Refining were validly tendered and not properly withdrawn in the Exchange Offer (including 3,416,020 common units that were tendered through notices of guaranteed delivery), which, together with the common units owned by CVR Energy and its affiliates (including affiliates of Icahn Enterprises L.P.), represent approximately 84.5% of CVR Refining’s outstanding common units. All of the common units that were validly tendered and not properly withdrawn have been accepted in the Exchange Offer and will be exchanged for an estimated 13,699,505 shares of CVR Energy common stock in accordance with the terms of the Exchange Offer and applicable law.
The exchange agent will promptly exchange all of the tendered common units for an estimated 13,699,505 shares of CVR Energy common stock at the exchange ratio of one common unit for 0.6335 shares of CVR Energy common stock.
D.F. King & Co., Inc. acted as information agent for the Exchange Offer. Any questions regarding the Exchange Offer may be directed to the information agent toll free at (866) 387-7321 or via email at CVR@dfking.com.
THIS PRESS RELEASE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO PURCHASE, OR A SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO SELL, ANY SECURITIES. THIS PRESS RELEASE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY.
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About CVR Energy, Inc.
Headquartered in Sugar Land, Texas, CVR Energy is a diversified holding company primarily engaged in the petroleum refining and nitrogen fertilizer manufacturing industries through its holdings in two limited partnerships, CVR Refining, LP and CVR Partners, LP. CVR Energy subsidiaries serve as the general partner and own 66 percent of the common units of CVR Refining and 34 percent of the common units of CVR Partners.
About CVR Refining, LP
Headquartered in Sugar Land, Texas, CVR Refining, LP is an independent downstream energy limited partnership that owns refining and related logistics assets in the Midcontinent United States. CVR Refining’s subsidiaries operate a complex full coking medium-sour crude oil refinery with a capacity of 132,000 barrels per calendar day (bpcd) in Coffeyville, Kansas, and a complex crude oil refinery with a capacity of 74,500 bpcd in Wynnewood, Oklahoma. CVR Refining’s subsidiaries also operate and invest in supporting logistics assets, including approximately 570 miles of owned, leased and joint venture pipelines, approximately 130 crude oil transports, a network of strategically located crude oil gathering tank farms, and approximately 6.4 million barrels of owned and leased crude oil storage capacity.
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Investor Contact:
Jay Finks
CVR Energy, Inc.
(281) 207-3588
InvestorRelations@CVREnergy.com
Media Relations:
Brandee Stephens
CVR Energy, Inc.
(281) 207-3516
MediaRelations@CVREnergy.com