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Exhibit (a)(1)(B)

Letter of Transmittal

To Tender Shares of Common Stock
Pursuant to the Offer to Purchase for Cash

Up to 17,753,322 Shares of Common Stock
of
CVR Energy, Inc.
at
$18.25 Net Per Share
by
Icahn Enterprises Holdings L.P.

THE OFFER, PRORATION PERIOD AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS WILL EXPIRE AT ONE MINUTE AFTER 11:59 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON JANUARY 6, 2025, UNLESS THE OFFER IS EXTENDED (SUCH DATE AND TIME, AS THEY MAY BE EXTENDED, THE “EXPIRATION TIME”)

Mail or deliver this Letter of Transmittal, together with the certificate(s) representing your shares, to Broadridge Corporate Issuer Solutions, LLC (the “Depositary and Paying Agent”) as follows:

Broadridge Corporate Issuer Solutions, LLC

By Express Mail, Hand or
Overnight Courier:
Broadridge, Inc.
Attn: BCIS IWS
51 Mercedes Way
Edgewood, NY 11717

By Mail:
Broadridge, Inc.
Attn: BCIS
Re-Organization Dept.
P.O. Box 1317
Brentwood, NY 11717-0718

Delivery of this Letter of Transmittal to an address other than as set forth above does not constitute a valid delivery. The instructions set forth in this Letter of Transmittal should be read carefully before this Letter of Transmittal is completed. Requests for assistance or additional copies of the Offer to Purchase and this Letter of Transmittal may be made to or obtained from the Information Agent at its address or telephone number set forth below.

FOR OFFICE USE ONLY Approved W-9 Completed

DESCRIPTION OF SHARES TENDERED
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS 3 AND 4)

NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES) OF REGISTERED HOLDER(S)
(PLEASE FILL IN, IF BLANK, EXACTLY AS NAME(S)
APPEAR(S) ON SHARE CERTIFICATE(S)) and/or ACCOUNT
STATEMENT

SHARES TENDERED
(ATTACH ADDITIONAL SIGNED LIST, IF
NECESSARY)

Certificate
Number(s) and/or
indicate
Book-Entry

Total Number
of Shares
Represented by
Certificate(s)

Number of
Shares
Tendered
(1)(2)(3)

Total Shares Tendered

(1)

If shares are held in Book-Entry form, you MUST indicate the number of shares you are tendering. Otherwise, all shares represented by Book-Entry delivered to the Depositary and Paying Agent will be deemed to have been tendered. By signing and submitting this Letter of Transmittal you warrant that these shares will not be sold, including through limit order request, unless validly withdrawn from the Offer.

(2)

If you wish to tender fewer than all shares represented by any certificate listed above, please indicate in this column the number of shares you wish to tender. Otherwise, all shares represented by share certificates delivered to the Depositary and Paying Agent will be deemed to have been tendered. See Instruction 4.

(3)

Unless otherwise indicated, it will be assumed that all shares described above are being tendered. See Instruction 4.

Indicate below the order (by certificate number) in which shares are to be purchased in the event of proration (attach additional signed list if necessary). If you do not designate an order, if less than all shares tendered are purchased due to proration, shares will be selected for purchase by the Depositary and Paying Agent.

1st:

2nd:

3rd:

4th:

This Letter of Transmittal is to be used either if certificates for shares (as defined below) are to be forwarded herewith or, unless an agent’s message is utilized, if delivery of shares is to be made by book-entry transfer to an account maintained by the Depositary and Paying Agent (as defined below) at the book-entry transfer facility (as defined in the Offer to Purchase) pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 3 — Procedures for Tendering Shares of the Offer to Purchase. Tendering stockholders whose certificates for shares are not immediately available or who cannot deliver either the certificates for, or a book-entry confirmation (as defined in Section 3 — Procedures for Tendering Shares of the Offer to Purchase) with respect to, their shares and all other documents required hereby to the Depositary and Paying Agent prior to the Expiration Time must tender their shares in accordance with the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth in Section 3 — Procedures for Tendering Shares of the Offer to Purchase. See Instruction 2.

Your attention is directed in particular to the following:

1. If you want to retain your shares, you do not need to take any action.

2. If you want to participate in the Offer (as defined below) and accept the purchase price set forth in the Offer, your shares will be deemed to be tendered at the price of $18.25 per share.

DELIVERY OF DOCUMENTS TO THE BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER FACILITY DOES NOT CONSTITUTE DELIVERY TO THE DEPOSITARY AND PAYING AGENT.

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CHECK HERE IF TENDERED SHARES ARE BEING DELIVERED BY BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER MADE TO AN ACCOUNT MAINTAINED BY THE DEPOSITARY AND PAYING AGENT WITH THE BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER FACILITY AND COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING (ONLY PARTICIPANTS IN THE BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER FACILITY MAY DELIVER SHARES BY BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER):

Name of Tendering Institution:

Account Number:

Transaction Code Number:

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CHECK HERE IF TENDERED SHARES ARE BEING DELIVERED PURSUANT TO A NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY PREVIOUSLY SENT TO THE DEPOSITARY AND PAYING AGENT. ENCLOSE A PHOTO-COPY OF THE NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY AND COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:

Name(s) of Registered Owners(s):

Date of Execution of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery:

Name of Institution that Guaranteed Delivery:

If delivered by book-entry transfer, check box: ☐

Ladies and Gentlemen:

The undersigned hereby tenders to Icahn Enterprises Holdings L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (together with its direct and indirect subsidiaries, “Icahn Enterprises,” or the “Purchaser”) the above-described shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “shares”), of CVR Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), at $18.25 per share, net to the seller in cash, less any applicable tax withholding and without interest, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Purchaser’s Offer to Purchase dated December 6, 2024 (the “Offer to Purchase”), and this Letter of Transmittal (which, together, with any amendments or supplements thereto or hereto, collectively constitute the “Offer”), receipt of which is hereby acknowledged. Unless the context otherwise requires, all references to the shares shall refer to the shares of common stock of the Company and all references to “shares properly tendered” shall refer to “shares properly tendered and not properly withdrawn in the Offer.”

Subject to and effective on acceptance for payment of, and payment for, the shares tendered with this Letter of Transmittal in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers to, or upon the order of, the Purchaser, all right, title and interest in and to all the shares that are being tendered hereby and irrevocably constitutes and appoints Broadridge Corporate Issuer Solutions, LLC (the “Depositary and Paying Agent”), the true and lawful agent to the full extent of the undersigned’s rights with respect to such shares, to (a) deliver certificates for such shares or transfer ownership of such shares on the account books maintained by the book-entry transfer facility, together, in any such case, with all accompanying evidences of transfer and authenticity to, or upon the order of the Purchaser, and (b) present such shares for cancellation and transfer on the Company’s books.

The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that the undersigned has full power and authority to tender, sell, assign and transfer the shares tendered hereby and that, when the same are accepted for purchase by the Purchaser, the Purchaser will acquire good title thereto, free and clear of all security interests, liens, restrictions, claims and encumbrances, and the same will not be subject to any adverse claim or right. The undersigned will, on request by the Depositary and Paying Agent or the Purchaser, execute and deliver any additional documents deemed by the Depositary and Paying Agent or the Purchaser to be necessary or desirable to complete the sale, assignment and transfer of the shares tendered hereby, all in accordance with the terms of the Offer.

All authority conferred or agreed to be conferred pursuant to this Letter of Transmittal shall be binding on the successors, assigns, heirs, personal representatives, executors, administrators and other legal representatives of the undersigned and shall not be affected by, and shall survive, the death or incapacity of the undersigned. Except as stated in the Offer to Purchase, this tender is irrevocable.

The undersigned understands that the valid tender of shares pursuant to any of the procedures described in Section 3 — Procedures for Tendering Shares of the Offer to Purchase and in the instructions to this Letter of Transmittal will constitute a binding agreement between the undersigned and the Purchaser on the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer.

It is a violation of Rule 14e-4 promulgated under the Exchange Act (as defined in the Offer to Purchase) for a person acting alone or in concert with others, directly or indirectly, to tender shares for such person’s own account unless at the time of tender and at the Expiration Time such person has a “net long position” in (a) the shares that is equal to or greater than the amount tendered and will deliver or cause to be delivered such shares for the purpose of tender to the Purchaser within the period specified in the Offer, or (b) other securities immediately convertible into, exercisable for or exchangeable into shares (“Equivalent Securities”) that is equal to or greater than the amount tendered and, upon the acceptance of such tender, will acquire such shares by conversion, exchange or exercise of such Equivalent Securities to the extent required by the terms of the Offer and will deliver or cause to be delivered such shares so acquired for the purpose of tender to the Purchaser within the period specified in the Offer. Rule 14e-4 also provides a similar restriction applicable to the tender or guarantee of a tender on behalf of another person. A tender of shares made pursuant to any method of delivery set forth in this Letter of Transmittal will constitute the undersigned’s representation and warranty to the Purchaser that (a) the undersigned has a “net long position” in shares or Equivalent Securities at least equal to the shares being tendered within the meaning of Rule 14e-4, and (b) such tender of shares complies with Rule 14e-4.

The undersigned understands that the Purchaser is offering to purchase up to 17,753,322 shares at a price of $18.25 per share, net to the seller in cash, less any applicable tax withholding and without interest, upon the terms and subject to the conditions described in this Offer. The undersigned understands that the Offer is being made by Icahn Enterprises and upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer, Icahn Enterprises will purchase any shares properly tendered up to a maximum of 17,753,322 shares. The undersigned understands that if more than 17,753,322 shares are properly tendered, the Purchaser will purchase shares properly tendered on a pro rata basis. The undersigned understands that shares properly tendered, but not purchased pursuant to the Offer will be returned to the tendering stockholders at the Purchaser’s expense promptly after the Offer expires.

In participating in the Offer, the undersigned acknowledges that: (1) the Offer is established voluntarily by the Purchaser, and it may be extended, modified, suspended or terminated by the Purchaser as provided in the Offer; (2) the undersigned is voluntarily participating in the Offer; (3) the future value of the shares is unknown and cannot be predicted with certainty; (4) any foreign exchange obligations triggered by the undersigned’s tender of shares or the recipient of proceeds are solely his or her responsibility; and (5) regardless of any action that the Purchaser takes with respect to any or all income/capital gains tax, social security or insurance, transfer tax or other tax-related items (“Tax Items”) related to the offer and the disposition of shares, the undersigned acknowledges that the ultimate liability for all Tax Items is and remains his or her sole responsibility. In that regard, the undersigned authorizes the Purchaser to withhold all applicable Tax Items legally payable by the undersigned.

The undersigned consents to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of the undersigned’s personal data as described in this document by and among, as applicable, the Purchaser, their respective subsidiaries, and third party administrators for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing his or her participation in the Offer.

The undersigned understands that the Purchaser may hold certain personal information about him or her, including, as applicable, but not limited to, the undersigned’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social security or insurance number or other identification number, nationality and any shares of stock held in the Company, for the purpose of implementing, administering and managing his or her stock ownership (“Data”). The undersigned understands that Data may be transferred to any third parties assisting in the implementation, administration and management of the Offer, that these recipients may be located in his or her country or elsewhere, and that the recipient’s country may have different data privacy laws and protections than his or her country. The undersigned understands that he or she may request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of the Data by contacting the Purchaser. The undersigned authorizes the recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering and managing his or her participation in the Offer, including any requisite transfer of such Data as may be required to a broker or other third party with whom held any shares of stock. The undersigned understands that Data will be held only as long as is necessary to implement, administer and manage his or her participation in the Offer. The undersigned understands that he or she may, at any time, view Data, request additional information about the storage and processing of Data, require any necessary amendments to Data or refuse or withdraw the consents herein, in any case without cost, by contacting in writing the Purchaser. The undersigned understands, however, that refusing or withdrawing his or her consent may affect his or her ability to participate in the Offer. For more information on the consequences of his or her refusal to consent or withdrawal of consent, the undersigned understands that he or she may contact the Purchaser.

Unless otherwise indicated herein under “Special Payment Instructions,” please issue the check for payment of the purchase price and/or return any certificates for shares not tendered or accepted for payment in the name(s) of the registered holder(s) appearing under “Description of Shares Tendered.” Similarly, unless otherwise indicated under “Special Delivery Instructions,” please mail the check for payment of the purchase price and/or return any certificate for shares not tendered or accepted for payment (and accompanying documents, as appropriate) to the address(es) of the registered holder(s) appearing under “Description of Shares Tendered.” In the event that both the “Special Delivery Instructions” and the “Special Payment Instructions” are completed, please issue the check for payment of the purchase price and/or return any certificates for shares not tendered or accepted for payment (and any accompanying documents, as appropriate) in the name(s) of, and deliver such check and/or return such certificates (and any

accompanying documents, as appropriate) to, the person or persons so indicated. Please credit any shares tendered herewith by book-entry transfer that are not accepted for payment by crediting the account at the book-entry transfer facility designated above. The undersigned recognizes that the Purchaser has no obligation pursuant to the “Special Payment Instructions” to transfer any shares from the name of the registered holder(s) thereof if the Purchaser does not accept for payment any of the shares so tendered.

NOTE: SIGNATURE MUST BE PROVIDED BELOW.

SPECIAL PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS
(See Instructions 1, 6 and 7)

To be completed ONLY if certificates for shares not tendered or not accepted for payment and the check for payment of the purchase price of shares accepted for payment are to be issued in the name of someone other than the undersigned, or if shares tendered hereby and delivered by book-entry transfer which are not purchased are to be returned by crediting them to an account at the book-entry transfer facility other than the account designated above.

	Issue:
	Name			(Please Print)
	(Taxpayer Identification or Social Security Number)

	Address			(Include Zip Code)

	(See IRS Form W-9 Included Herewith and available on the IRS website)

SPECIAL DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS
(See Instructions 1 and 7)

To be completed ONLY if certificates for shares not tendered or not accepted for payment and the check for payment of the purchase price of shares accepted for payment are to be sent to someone other than the undersigned or to the undersigned at an address other than that above.

	Issue:
	Name			(Please Print)

	Address			(Include Zip Code)

SIGN HERE

(Also Complete IRS Form W-9 Attached Hereto or Applicable IRS Form W-8)

Form W-9 and Form W-8 are also available on the IRS website

(Signature(s) of Stockholder(s))

(Must be signed by registered holder(s) exactly as name(s) appear(s) on stock certificate(s) for the shares or on a security position listing or by person(s) authorized to become registered holder(s) by certificates and documents transmitted herewith. If signature is by a trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, attorney-in-fact, officer of a corporation or other person acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, please provide the following information and see Instruction 5.)

	Name: Sign Here:			(Signature(s) of Holder(s) of Shares on the line above
	Dated:
	Name:			(Please Print on the line above)
	Capacity (full title)
	Address
	(Include Zip Code)

GUARANTEE OF SIGNATURE(S)
APPLY MEDALLION GUARANTEE STAMP BELOW
(If Required-See Instructions 1 and 5)

INSTRUCTIONS

Forming Part of the Terms and Conditions of the Offer

1. Guarantee of Signatures. No signature guarantee is required on this Letter of Transmittal if either (a) this Letter of Transmittal is signed by the registered holder(s) (which term, for purposes of this Instruction 1, includes any participant in the book-entry transfer facility’s system whose name appears on a security position listing as the owner of the shares) of shares tendered herewith, unless such registered holder(s) has completed either the box entitled “Special Payment Instructions” on this Letter of Transmittal or (b) such shares are tendered for the account of a firm that is a member in good standing of a recognized Medallion Program approved by the Securities Transfer Association, Inc., including the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program, the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. Medallion Signature Program or the Stock Exchange Medallion Program, or is otherwise an “eligible guarantor institution,” as that term is defined in Rule 17Ad-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (each, an “eligible institution”). In all other cases, all signatures on this Letter of Transmittal must be guaranteed by an eligible institution. See Instruction 5.

2. Requirements of Tender. This Letter of Transmittal is to be completed by stockholders either if certificates are to be forwarded herewith or, unless an agent’s message (as defined below) is utilized, if delivery of shares is to be made pursuant to the procedures for book-entry transfer set forth in Section 3 — Procedures for Tendering Shares of the Offer to Purchase. For a stockholder validly to tender shares pursuant to the Offer, either (a) a Letter of Transmittal, properly completed and duly executed, together with any required signature guarantees, or, in the case of a book-entry transfer, an agent’s message, and any other required documents, must be received by the Depositary and Paying Agent at one of its addresses set forth on the back of this Letter of Transmittal prior to the Expiration Time and either certificates for tendered shares must be received by the Depositary and Paying Agent at one of such addresses or shares must be delivered pursuant to the procedures for book-entry transfer set forth herein (and a book-entry confirmation must be received by the Depositary and Paying Agent), in each case prior to the Expiration Time, or (b) the tendering stockholder must comply with the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth below and in Section 3 — Procedures for Tendering Shares of the Offer to Purchase.

Stockholders whose certificates for shares are not immediately available or who cannot deliver their certificates and all other required documents to the Depositary and Paying Agent or complete the procedures for book-entry transfer prior to the Expiration Time may tender their shares by properly completing and duly executing the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery pursuant to the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth in Section 3 — Procedures for Tendering Shares of the Offer to Purchase. Pursuant to those procedures, (a) tender must be made by or through an eligible institution, (b) a properly completed and duly executed Notice of Guaranteed Delivery, in the form provided by the Purchaser, must be received by the Depositary and Paying Agent prior to the Expiration Time and (c) the certificates for all tendered shares in proper form for transfer (or a book-entry confirmation with respect to all such shares), together with a Letter of Transmittal, properly completed and duly executed, with any required signature guarantees, or, in the case of a book-entry transfer, an agent’s message, and any other required documents, must be received by the Depositary, in each case within one business day after the Expiration Date as provided in Section 3 — Procedures for Tendering Shares of the Offer to Purchase. The term “agent’s message” means a message transmitted by the book-entry transfer facility to, and received by, the Depositary and forming a part of a book-entry confirmation, which states that such book-entry transfer facility has received an express acknowledgment from the participant in the book-entry transfer facility tendering the shares that such participant has received and agrees to be bound by the terms of the Letter of Transmittal and that the Purchaser may enforce such agreement against such participant.

The method of delivery of shares, this Letter of Transmittal and all other required documents, including delivery through the book-entry transfer facility, is at the sole election and risk of the tendering stockholder. Shares will be deemed delivered only when actually received by the Depositary and Paying Agent (including, in the case of a book-entry transfer, by book-entry confirmation). If delivery is by mail, registered mail with return receipt requested, properly insured, is recommended. In all cases, sufficient time should be allowed to ensure timely delivery.

No alternative, conditional or contingent tenders will be accepted. No fractional shares will be purchased. All tendering stockholders, by execution of this Letter of Transmittal, waive any right to receive any notice of the acceptance for payment of their shares.

3. Inadequate Space. If the space provided in the box entitled “Description of Shares Tendered” in this Letter of Transmittal is inadequate, the certificate numbers and/or the number of shares of common stock should be listed on a separate signed schedule attached hereto.

4. Partial Tenders. If fewer than all the shares represented by any certificate/book entry submitted to the Depositary and Paying Agent are to be tendered, fill in the number of shares that are to be tendered in the box entitled “Number of Shares Tendered.” In that case, if any tendered shares are purchased, a book-entry statement for the remainder of the shares that were evidenced by the old certificate(s) will be sent to the registered holder(s), unless otherwise provided in the appropriate box on this Letter of Transmittal, promptly after the acceptance for payment of, and payment for, the shares tendered herewith. All shares represented by certificates delivered to the Depositary and Paying Agent will be deemed to have been tendered unless otherwise indicated.

5. Signatures on Letter of Transmittal, Stock Powers and Endorsements. If this Letter of Transmittal is signed by the registered holder(s) of the shares tendered hereby, the signature(s) must correspond exactly with the name(s) as written on the face of the certificate(s) without any change whatsoever.

If any of the shares tendered hereby are owned of record by two or more joint owners, all such persons must sign this Letter of Transmittal.

If any shares tendered hereby are registered in different names on several certificates, it will be necessary to complete, sign and submit as many separate Letters of Transmittal as there are different registrations of certificates.

If this Letter of Transmittal is signed by a trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, attorney-in-fact, officer of a corporation or other person acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, he or she should so indicate when signing, and proper evidence satisfactory to the Purchaser of his or her authority to so act must be submitted with this Letter of Transmittal.

6. Special Payment. If a check for the purchase price of any shares accepted for payment is to be issued in the name of, and certificates for any shares not accepted for payment or not tendered are to be issued in the name of a person other than the signer of this Letter of Transmittal the appropriate boxes on this Letter of Transmittal should be completed and signatures must be guaranteed as described in Instructions 1 and 5.

7. Irregularities. The Depositary and Paying Agent will, subject to the terms and conditions of the Offer, determine in their respective discretion all questions as to the number of shares to be accepted, the price to be paid for shares to be accepted and the validity, form, eligibility (including time of receipt) and acceptance for payment of any tender of shares, and the Purchaser’s determination will be final and binding on all persons participating in the Offer, subject to such participant’s disputing such determination in a court of competent jurisdiction. The Purchaser reserves the absolute right prior to the expiration of the Offer to reject any or all tenders of shares the Purchaser determines not to be in proper form or the acceptance for payment of or payment for which may, in the Purchaser’s counsel’s opinion, be unlawful. The Purchaser also reserves the absolute right to waive any conditions of the Offer with respect to all stockholders prior to the Expiration Time or any defect or irregularity in any tender with respect to any particular shares or any particular stockholder whether or not the Purchaser waives similar defects or irregularities in the case of other stockholders. No tender of shares will be deemed to have been validly made until all defects and irregularities have been cured or waived. Unless waived, any defects or irregularities in connection with tenders must be cured within such time as the Purchaser shall determine. None of the Purchaser, the Depositary and Paying Agent, the Information Agent (as defined in the Offer to Purchase) or any other person will be under any duty to give notification of any defects or irregularities in tenders or incur any liability for failure to give any such notification. The Purchaser’s reasonable interpretation of the terms of and conditions to the Offer, including the Letter of Transmittal and the instructions thereto, will be final and binding on all persons participating in the Offer, subject to such Offer participant’s disputing such determination in a court of competent jurisdiction. By tendering shares to the Purchaser, you agree to

accept all decisions the Purchaser makes concerning these matters and waive any right you might otherwise have to challenge those decisions. The Purchaser strongly encourages stockholders to submit completed tender materials as early as possible after you have properly considered the information in this Offer to Purchase, so that you will have as much time as possible prior the Expiration Time to correct any defects or irregularities in the materials you provide to the Purchaser.

8. Backup Withholding. In order to avoid United States backup withholding on payments of cash pursuant to the Offer, a U.S. stockholder surrendering shares in the Offer must, unless an exemption applies, provide the Depositary and Paying Agent with such stockholder’s correct taxpayer identification number (“TIN”) and certify on the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) Form W-9 attached to this Letter of Transmittal and available on the IRS website that such TIN is correct, that the stockholder is not subject to backup withholding and that the stockholder is a U.S. person. If a stockholder does not provide a correct TIN or fails to provide the certifications described above, the IRS may impose a $50 penalty on such stockholder, and payment of cash to such stockholder pursuant to the Offer may be subject to backup withholding.

Backup withholding is not an additional tax. The withheld amount may be refunded or credited against the U.S. federal income tax liability of the person subject to the backup withholding, provided that the required information is provided to the IRS.

A tendering stockholder is required to give the Depositary and Paying Agent the TIN (i.e., taxpayer identification number or social security number) of the record owner of the shares being tendered. If the shares are held in more than one name or are not in the name of the actual owner, consult the instructions to the IRS Form W-9 for additional guidance on which number to report.

If the tendering stockholder has not been issued a TIN and has applied for a TIN or intends to apply for a TIN in the near future, such stockholder should write “Applied For” in the space for the TIN on the IRS Form W-9. Notwithstanding that “Applied For” is written in the space for the TIN, the Depositary and Paying Agent will withhold for backup withholding on all payments made prior to the time a properly certified TIN is provided to the Depositary and Paying Agent. However, these amounts will be refunded on a best efforts basis to such stockholder if a TIN is provided to the Depositary and Paying Agent within 60 days.

Non-U.S. stockholder surrendering shares in the Offer generally will not be subject to backup withholding, provided that such non-U.S. stockholder timely provides the Depositary and Paying Agent with a properly completed and executed IRS Form W-8BEN-E, or other applicable IRS Form W-8 appropriate to the particular non-U.S. stockholder (available on the IRS website at www.IRS.gov or from the Depositary and Paying Agent).

9. Requests for Assistance or Additional Copies. Questions and requests for assistance may be directed to the Information Agent at the address set forth below. Additional copies of the Offer to Purchase, this Letter of Transmittal and the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery may be obtained from the Information Agent. You may also contact your broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee for assistance concerning the Offer.

10. Lost, Destroyed or Stolen Certificates. If any stock certificate representing shares that you own have been lost, stolen or destroyed, please contact Equiniti Trust Company, LLC, in its capacity as transfer agent (the “Transfer Agent”), at 877-248-6417 to promptly obtain instructions as to the steps that must be taken in order to replace the certificate. You are urged to contact the Transfer Agent immediately in order to receive further instructions, for a determination of whether you will need to post a bond and to permit timely processing of this documentation. This Letter of Transmittal and related documents cannot be processed until the procedures for replacing lost or destroyed certificates have been followed. Please contact the Transfer Agent immediately to permit timely processing of the replacement documentation. You may be asked to post a bond to secure against the risk that the certificate may be subsequently recirculated. There may be a fee and additional documents may be required to replace lost certificates. You are urged to send the properly completed Letter of Transmittal to the Depositary and Paying Agent immediately to ensure timely processing of documentation.

11. Order of Purchase in Event of Proration. As described in Section 1 — Terms of the Offer of the Offer to Purchase, stockholders may designate the order in which their shares are to be purchased in the event of proration. The order of purchase may have an effect on the U.S. federal income tax classification of any gain or loss on the shares purchased. See Section 1 — Terms of the Offer and Section 14 — Extension of the Tender Offer; Termination; Amendment of the Offer to Purchase.

IMPORTANT. This Letter of Transmittal, together with any required signature guarantees, or, in the case of a book-entry transfer, an agent’s message, and any other required documents, must be received by the Depositary and Paying Agent prior to the Expiration Time and either certificates for tendered shares must be received by the Depositary and Paying Agent or shares must be delivered pursuant to the procedures for book-entry transfer, in each case prior to the Expiration Time, or the tendering stockholder must comply with the procedures for guaranteed delivery.

The Letter of Transmittal, certificates for shares and any other required documents should be sent or delivered by each stockholder of the Company to the Depositary and Paying Agent at one of its addresses set forth below.

The Depositary and Paying Agent for the Offer is:

Broadridge Corporate Issuer Solutions, LLC

By Express Mail, Hand or
Overnight Courier:
Broadridge, Inc.
Attn: BCIS IWS
51 Mercedes Way
Edgewood, NY 11717

By Mail:
Broadridge, Inc.
Attn: BCIS
Re-Organization Dept.
P.O. Box 1317
Brentwood, NY 11717-0718

Delivery of the letter of transmittal to an address other than as set forth above will not constitute a valid delivery to the Depositary and Paying Agent.

Questions and requests for assistance may be directed to the Information Agent at the address set forth below. Additional copies of the Offer to Purchase, this Letter of Transmittal and the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery may be obtained from the Information Agent. You may also contact your broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee for assistance concerning the Offer.

The Information Agent for the Offer is:

D.F. King & Co., Inc.
48 Wall Street
22nd Floor
New York, New York 10005
Toll Free: (866) 207-3626
Email: CVREnergy@dfking.com