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): March 2, 2012
CVR ENERGY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-33492 | 61-1512186 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
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:
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On March 2, 2012, CVR Energy, Inc., or the “Company,” notified the bank and brokerage communities that the record date for its 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2012 Annual Meeting”) will be March 30, 2012, and instructed those communities to make the inquiry of record holders of shares of Company common stock, par value $0.01 per share, as required by Rule 14a-13(a) of the General Rules and Regulations promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
The Company will use a white proxy card, as is its typical practice, to solicit proxies for the 2012 Annual Meeting. The Company expects to determine and announce the place, date and time of the 2012 Annual Meeting in the near future.
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: March 2, 2012
| CVR ENERGY, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Edmund S. Gross | |
| Edmund S. Gross | ||
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||