Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Wright Michael H. Jr.	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 1/26/2022	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CVR ENERGY INC [CVI]
(Last)        (First)        (Middle) C/O CVR ENERGY, INC., 2277 PLAZA DRIVE, SUITE 500	4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                          _____ 10% Owner ___X___ Officer (give title below)        _____ Other (specify below) EVP & Chief Operating Officer /
(Street) SUGAR LAND, TX 77479       (City)              (State)              (Zip)	5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(MM/DD/YYYY)	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)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: 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
Incentive Units (1)	(1)	(2)	Common Stock	753.0	$0.0 (3)	D
Incentive Units (4)	(4)	(2)	Common Stock	1222.0	$0.0 (3)	D
Incentive Units (5)	(5)	(2)	Common Stock	10733.0	$0.0 (3)	D
Incentive Units (6)	(6)	(2)	Common Stock	9235.0	$0.0 (3)	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	The Incentive Units were awarded to the reporting person by CVR Energy, Inc. in connection with his hire, on August 21, 2019. These Incentive Units vest ratably in annual installments in August of each of the three years following the grant date, subject to the terms and conditions of the award agreement.
(2)	The Incentive Units expire immediately upon vest.
(3)	Each Incentive Unit reported herein represents the right to receive upon vesting, a cash payment equal to the average closing price of a share of CVR Energy, Inc. common stock for the 10 trading days preceding the vest date.
(4)	The Incentive Units were awarded to the reporting person by CVR Energy, Inc. as compensation for services, on December 13, 2019. These Incentive Units vest ratably in annual installments in December of each of the three years following the grant date, subject to the terms and conditions of the award agreement.
(5)	The Incentive Units were awarded to the reporting person by CVR Energy, Inc. as compensation for services, on December 9, 2020. These Incentive Units vest ratably in annual installments in December of each of the three years following the grant date, subject to the terms and conditions of the award agreement.
(6)	The Incentive Units were awarded to the reporting person by CVR Energy, Inc. as compensation for services, on December 8, 2021. These Incentive Units vest ratably in annual installments in December of each of the three years following the grant date, subject to the terms and conditions of the award agreement.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Wright Michael H. Jr. C/O CVR ENERGY, INC. 2277 PLAZA DRIVE, SUITE 500 SUGAR LAND, TX 77479			EVP & Chief Operating Officer

Signatures
/s/ Michael H. Wright, Jr.		2/4/2022
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date