CVR Energy, Inc. (NYSE:CVI, "CVR Energy" or the "Company")) today announced that certain of the Company's subsidiaries prepaid $75 million in principal of the senior secured term loan facility (the "Term Loan") on December 31, 2025. The total outstanding principal on the Term Loan is now approximately $165 million.

CVR Energy also announced its preliminary capital spending estimates for 2026 of $200 million to $240 million on a consolidated basis. Estimated capital expenditures for 2026 by segment are as follows:

	2026 Estimate
	Maintenance				Growth				Total
(in millions)	Low		High		Low		High		Low		High
Petroleum	$	80	$	90	$	50	$	55	$	130	$	145
Nitrogen Fertilizer		35		45		25		30		60		75
Other ⁽¹⁾		10		15		—		5		10		20
Total	$	125	$	150	$	75	$	90	$	200	$	240

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(1)	Capital expenditures for the Renewables Segment are expected to be minimal following the reversion of the renewable diesel unit back to hydrocarbon processing service in December 2025, and are included in "Other" for purposes of this guidance.

"We are pleased to make continued progress on our deleveraging strategy and have paid down 50 percent of the balance of the Term Loan issued in December 2024," said Mark Pytosh, CVR Energy's Chief Executive Officer. "We remain committed to returning our balance sheet to targeted leverage levels and our 2026 capital spending plan announced today reflects our efforts to focus capital spending in the Petroleum segment on projects that support safe, reliable operations while selectively investing in targeted growth projects."

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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 marketing businesses as well as in the nitrogen fertilizer manufacturing business through its interest in CVR Partners, LP. CVR Energy subsidiaries serve as the general partner and own 37 percent of the common units of CVR Partners, LP.

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CVR Energy Announces $75 Million Term Loan Principal Payment and Preliminary 2026 Capital Spending Plan