SUGAR LAND, Texas, Jan. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CVR Refining, LP ("CVR Refining") today announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 24,000,000 common units representing limited partner interests at the public offering price of $25.00 per common unit.  The common units are scheduled to begin trading tomorrow on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "CVRR." CVR Refining has granted the underwriters an option to purchase up to an additional 3,600,000 common units from CVR Refining at the initial public offering price.  All of the common units to be sold in this offering (including the common units that may be sold to satisfy the underwriters' option) will be sold by CVR Refining. The offering is expected to close on January 23, 2013, subject to customary closing conditions.

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After the offering, CVR Energy, Inc. will indirectly own common units representing approximately 83.7% of CVR Refining's outstanding units (approximately 81.3% if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional common units in full) and CVR Refining's general partner, which owns a non-economic general partner interest in CVR Refining. In addition, Icahn Enterprises, L.P. or its affiliates will purchase 4,000,000 of CVR Refining's common units in the offering and will own approximately 2.7% of the outstanding common units. Icahn Enterprises, L.P. is the majority stockholder of CVR Energy, Inc.

Credit Suisse, Citigroup, Barclays, UBS Investment Bank and Jefferies are acting as joint book-running managers and J.P. Morgan, Macquarie Capital and Simmons & Company International are acting as co-managers for the initial public offering.  The offering will be made only by means of a prospectus.  When available, a final prospectus relating to the offering may be obtained from:

• Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Attn: Prospectus Department, One Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010, telephone: 1-800-221-1037 or email at newyork.prospectus@credit-suisse.com;
• Citigroup, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, telephone: 1-800-831-9146 or email at batprospectusdept@citi.com;
• Barclays Capital Inc., c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, telephone: 1-888-603-5847 or email at barclaysprospectus@broadridge.com; 
• UBS Securities LLC, Attn: Prospectus Department, 299 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10171, telephone: 1-888-827-7275; or
• Jefferies & Company, Inc., Attn: Equity Syndicate Prospectus Department, 520 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10022, telephone: 1-877-547-6340 or email at prospectus_department@jefferies.com.

When available, you may also get a copy of the final prospectus for free by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at http://www.sec.gov.

A registration statement relating to the common units has been filed with, and declared effective by, the Securities and Exchange Commission. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of the common units in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state. 

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 115,000 barrel per day complex full coking medium-sour crude oil refinery in Coffeyville, Kan., and a 70,000 bpd medium complexity crude oil refinery in Wynnewood, Okla. CVR Refining's subsidiaries also operate supporting logistics assets including approximately 350 miles of pipelines, more than 125 crude oil transports, a network of strategically located crude oil gathering tank farms, and more than six million barrels of owned and leased crude oil storage capacity.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains certain "forward-looking statements" that reflect the views and assumptions of CVR Refining's management regarding future events. These forward looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which may be beyond management's control and may cause actual results to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof. CVR Refining does not assume any obligation to update or revise the information in any forward-looking statements. 

For further information, please contact:

Investor Relations:
Jay Finks
CVR Refining, LP
281-207-3588
IR@CVRRefining.com

Media Relations:
Angie Dasbach
CVR Refining, LP
913-982-0482
MediaRelations@CVRRefining.com

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