SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2021-11-02

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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="i99d70c197a0e49e6958c2b67e72ca392_33"></div><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div style="text-align:right"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Exhibit 10.4</font></div></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%;text-decoration:underline">SEVERANCE AND RELEASE AGREEMENT (&#8220;AGREEMENT&#8221;)</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%"> This agreement sets forth the terms and conditions regarding your separation from employment from CVR Services, LLC and service as an officer of CVR Energy, Inc. and the general partner of CVR Partners, LP (collectively, the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Company</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">&#8221;) effective August 9, 2021 (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Separation Date</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">&#8221;). </font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">The terms and conditions set forth in paragraphs 1 and 2 will apply regardless of whether you decide to sign this Agreement. However, you will not be eligible to receive the payment set forth in paragraph 3 below unless you sign, return and do not revoke this Agreement. See paragraph 13 below for what it means to revoke this Agreement. </font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">1.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%;padding-left:27.75pt">Your last day of employment is August 9, 2021. You will receive your regular pay as a full-time employee according to the Company&#8217;s regular payroll practices through the Separation Date. You also will receive a payment in the amount of $35,731.32, less applicable taxes and payroll withholdings, for 151.9 hours of accrued, unused Paid Time Off according to the Company&#8217;s records as of the Separation Date.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">2.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;padding-left:27pt">Because of your separation from employment, your eligibility for and coverage under the Company&#8217;s employee benefit plans will end on the Separation Date. </font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%"> </font></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">3.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;padding-left:27pt">(a) In addition to the above payments, subject to your signing, returning and not revoking this Agreement and your compliance with all terms hereof, you will receive a severance in the amount of $789,000, less applicable taxes and payroll withholdings, payable as follows&#58;</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:72pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">i.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%;padding-left:12.2pt">$189,000, payable within ten (10) business days following the Effective Date (defined below)&#59; </font></div><div style="padding-left:72pt;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">ii.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;padding-left:8.34pt">$200,000, payable within ten (10) business days following the one (1) year anniversary of the Effective Date&#59;</font></div><div style="padding-left:72pt;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">iii.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;padding-left:5.01pt">$200,000 payable within ten (10) business days following the two (2) year anniversary of the Effective Date&#59; and</font></d