Amended Statement of Beneficial Ownership (sc 13d/a)

Number of

shares

beneficially

owned by

each

reporting

person

with

Sole voting power

396,173

Shared voting power

0

Sole dispositive power

396,173

Shared dispositive power

0

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 9)*

CVR Partners, LP

(Name of Issuer)

Common Units representing Limited Partner Interests

(Title of Class of Securities)

126633106

(CUSIP Number)

Marisa Beeney

GSO Capital Partners LP

345 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10154

Tel: (212) 583-5000

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

December 7, 2017

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. ☐

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See §240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

*	The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

CUSIP No. 126633106


1		Names of reporting persons GSO Cactus Credit Opportunities Fund LP
2		Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (see instructions) (a) ☐ (b) ☒
3		SEC use only
4		Source of funds (see instructions) OO
5		Check box if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Item 2(d) or 2(e) ☐
6		Citizenship or place of organization Delaware

CUSIP No. 126633106


1		Names of reporting persons Steamboat Nitro Blocker LLC
2		Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (see instructions) (a) ☐ (b) ☒
3		SEC use only
4		Source of funds (see instructions) OO
5		Check box if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Item 2(d) or 2(e) ☐
6		Citizenship or place of organization Cayman Islands, British West Indies

CUSIP No. 126633106


1		Names of reporting persons Steamboat Credit Opportunities Intermediate Fund LP
2		Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (see instructions) (a) ☐ (b) ☒
3		SEC use only
4		Source of funds (see instructions) OO
5		Check box if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Item 2(d) or 2(e) ☐
6		Citizenship or place of organization Cayman Islands, British West Indies

CUSIP No. 126633106


1		Names of reporting persons GSO Coastline Credit Partners LP
2		Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (see instructions) (a) ☐ (b) ☒
3		SEC use only
4		Source of funds (see instructions) OO
5		Check box if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Item 2(d) or 2(e) ☐
6		Citizenship or place of organization Delaware

CUSIP No. 126633106


1		Names of reporting persons GSO ADGM II Nitro Blocker LLC
2		Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (see instructions) (a) ☐ (b) ☒
3		SEC use only
4		Source of funds (see instructions) OO
5		Check box if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Item 2(d) or 2(e) ☐
6		Citizenship or place of organization Delaware

CUSIP No. 126633106


1		Names of reporting persons GSO Aiguille des Grands Montets Fund II LP
2		Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (see instructions) (a) ☐ (b) ☒
3		SEC use only
4		Source of funds (see instructions) OO
5		Check box if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Item 2(d) or 2(e) ☐
6		Citizenship or place of organization Ontario, Canada

CUSIP No. 126633106


1		Names of reporting persons GSO Palmetto Opportunistic Investment Partners LP
2		Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (see instructions) (a) ☐ (b) ☒
3		SEC use only
4		Source of funds (see instructions) OO
5		Check box if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Item 2(d) or 2(e) ☐
6		Citizenship or place of organization Delaware

CUSIP No. 126633106


1		Names of reporting persons GSO Credit-A Partners LP
2		Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (see instructions) (a) ☐ (b) ☒
3		SEC use only
4		Source of funds (see instructions) OO
5		Check box if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Item 2(d) or 2(e) ☐
6		Citizenship or place of organization Delaware

CUSIP No. 126633106


1		Names of reporting persons GSO Special Situations Fund LP
2		Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (see instructions) (a) ☐ (b) ☒
3		SEC use only
4		Source of funds (see instructions) OO
5		Check box if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Item 2(d) or 2(e) ☐
6		Citizenship or place of organization Delaware

CUSIP No. 126633106


1		Names of reporting persons GSO SSOMF Nitro Blocker LLC
2		Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (see instructions) (a) ☐ (b) ☒
3		SEC use only
4		Source of funds (see instructions) OO
5		Check box if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Item 2(d) or 2(e) ☐
6		Citizenship or place of organization Delaware

CUSIP No. 126633106


1		Names of reporting persons GSO Special Situations Overseas Master Fund Ltd.
2		Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (see instructions) (a) ☐ (b) ☒
3		SEC use only
4		Source of funds (see instructions) OO
5		Check box if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Item 2(d) or 2(e) ☐
6		Citizenship or place of organization Cayman Islands, British West Indies

CUSIP No. 126633106


1		Names of reporting persons GSO Palmetto Opportunistic Associates LLC
2		Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (see instructions) (a) ☐ (b) ☒
3		SEC use only
4		Source of funds (see instructions) OO
5		Check box if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Item 2(d) or 2(e) ☐
6		Citizenship or place of organization Delaware

CUSIP No. 126633106


1		Names of reporting persons GSO Credit-A Associates LLC
2		Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (see instructions) (a) ☐ (b) ☒
3		SEC use only
4		Source of funds (see instructions) OO
5		Check box if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Item 2(d) or 2(e) ☐
6		Citizenship or place of organization Delaware

CUSIP No. 126633106


1		Names of reporting persons GSO Holdings I L.L.C.
2		Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (see instructions) (a) ☐ (b) ☒
3		SEC use only
4		Source of funds (see instructions) OO
5		Check box if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Item 2(d) or 2(e) ☐
6		Citizenship or place of organization Delaware

CUSIP No. 126633106


1		Names of reporting persons Blackstone Holdings II L.P.
2		Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (see instructions) (a) ☐ (b) ☒
3		SEC use only
4		Source of funds (see instructions) OO
5		Check box if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Item 2(d) or 2(e) ☐
6		Citizenship or place of organization Delaware

CUSIP No. 126633106


1		Names of reporting persons GSO Capital Partners LP
2		Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (see instructions) (a) ☐ (b) ☒
3		SEC use only
4		Source of funds (see instructions) OO
5		Check box if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Item 2(d) or 2(e) ☐
6		Citizenship or place of organization Delaware

CUSIP No. 126633106


1		Names of reporting persons GSO Advisor Holdings L.L.C.
2		Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (see instructions) (a) ☐ (b) ☒
3		SEC use only
4		Source of funds (see instructions) OO
5		Check box if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Item 2(d) or 2(e) ☐
6		Citizenship or place of organization Delaware

CUSIP No. 126633106


1		Names of reporting persons Blackstone Holdings I L.P.
2		Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (see instructions) (a) ☐ (b) ☒
3		SEC use only
4		Source of funds (see instructions) OO
5		Check box if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Item 2(d) or 2(e) ☐
6		Citizenship or place of organization Delaware

CUSIP No. 126633106


1		Names of reporting persons Blackstone Holdings I/II GP Inc.
2		Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (see instructions) (a) ☐ (b) ☒
3		SEC use only
4		Source of funds (see instructions) OO
5		Check box if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Item 2(d) or 2(e) ☐
6		Citizenship or place of organization Delaware

CUSIP No. 126633106


1		Names of reporting persons The Blackstone Group L.P.
2		Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (see instructions) (a) ☐ (b) ☒
3		SEC use only
4		Source of funds (see instructions) OO
5		Check box if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Item 2(d) or 2(e) ☐
6		Citizenship or place of organization Delaware

CUSIP No. 126633106


1		Names of reporting persons Blackstone Group Management L.L.C.
2		Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (see instructions) (a) ☐ (b) ☒
3		SEC use only
4		Source of funds (see instructions) OO
5		Check box if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Item 2(d) or 2(e) ☐
6		Citizenship or place of organization Delaware

CUSIP No. 126633106


1		Names of reporting persons Bennett J. Goodman
2		Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (see instructions) (a) ☐ (b) ☒
3		SEC use only
4		Source of funds (see instructions) OO
5		Check box if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Item 2(d) or 2(e) ☐
6		Citizenship or place of organization United States of America

CUSIP No. 126633106


1		Names of reporting persons J. Albert Smith III
2		Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (see instructions) (a) ☐ (b) ☒
3		SEC use only
4		Source of funds (see instructions) OO
5		Check box if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Item 2(d) or 2(e) ☐
6		Citizenship or place of organization United States of America

CUSIP No. 126633106


1		Names of reporting persons Stephen A. Schwarzman
2		Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (see instructions) (a) ☐ (b) ☒
3		SEC use only
4		Source of funds (see instructions) OO
5		Check box if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Item 2(d) or 2(e) ☐
6		Citizenship or place of organization United States of America

This Amendment No. 9 (“Amendment No. 9”) to Schedule 13D relates to the common units (the “Common Units”) representing limited partner interests in CVR Partners, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Issuer”), and amends the initial statement on Schedule 13D filed on April 11, 2016, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Schedule 13D filed on July 8, 2016, as amended by Amendment No. 2 to the Schedule 13D filed on January 24, 2017, as amended by Amendment No. 3 to the Schedule 13D filed on February 3, 2017, as amended by Amendment No. 4 to the Schedule 13D filed on February 13, 2017, as amended by Amendment No. 5 to the Schedule 13D filed on February 24, 2017, as amended by Amendment No. 6 to the Schedule 13D filed on March 3, 2017, as amended by Amendment No. 7 to the Schedule 13D filed on June 21, 2017, as amended by Amendment No. 8 to the Schedule 13D filed on December 4, 2017 (as amended, the “Schedule 13D”). Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Amendment No. 9 shall have the same meanings ascribed to them in the Schedule 13D.

Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

Item 5(a) – (b) of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended by amending and restating the first three paragraphs thereof as follows:

(a) – (b) The following disclosure is based upon 113,282,973 Common Units outstanding as of October 30, 2017, as reported by the Issuer in its Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on November 2, 2017.

Based on this number of outstanding Common Units, the aggregate number and percentage of the Common Units beneficially owned by each Reporting Person and, for each Reporting Person, the number of Common Units as to which there is sole power to vote or to direct the vote, shared power to vote or to direct the vote, sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition, or shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition are set forth on rows 7 through 11 and row 13 of the cover pages of this Schedule 13D.

As of the date hereof, GSO Cactus Credit Opportunities Fund LP directly holds 396,173 Common Units, Steamboat Nitro Blocker LLC directly holds 153,909 Common Units, GSO Coastline Credit Partners LP directly holds 154,021 Common Units, GSO ADGM II Nitro Blocker LLC directly holds 2,975,156 Common Units, GSO Palmetto Opportunistic Investment Partners LP directly holds 1,459,328 Common Units, GSO Credit-A Partners LP directly holds 3,629,960 Common Units, GSO Special Situations Fund LP directly holds 1,055,521 Common Units and GSO SSOMF Nitro Blocker LLC directly holds 1,387,647 Common Units.

Item 5(c) of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated as follows:

(c) Except as set forth on Schedule 1 attached hereto, none of the Reporting Persons effected any transaction in Common Units since the filing of Amendment No. 8 to the Schedule 13D on December 4, 2017.

SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated: December 11, 2017


GSO Cactus Credit Opportunities Fund LP

By:		GSO Capital Partners LP, its investment advisor

By:		/s/ Marisa Beeney
Name:		Marisa Beeney
Title:		Authorized Signatory


Steamboat Nitro Blocker LLC

By:		/s/ Marisa Beeney
Name:		Marisa Beeney
Title:		Manager


Steamboat Credit Opportunities Intermediate Fund LP

By:		GSO Capital Partners LP, its investment advisor

By:		/s/ Marisa Beeney
Name:		Marisa Beeney
Title:		Authorized Signatory


GSO Coastline Credit Partners LP

By:		GSO Capital Partners LP, its investment advisor

By:		/s/ Marisa Beeney
Name:		Marisa Beeney
Title:		Authorized Signatory


GSO ADGM II Nitro Blocker LLC

By:		/s/ Marisa Beeney
Name:		Marisa Beeney
Title:		Manager

[Schedule 13D/A – CVR Partners, LP]


GSO Aiguille des Grands Montets Fund II LP

By:		GSO Capital Partners LP, its investment manager

By:		/s/ Marisa Beeney
Name:		Marisa Beeney
Title:		Authorized Signatory


GSO Palmetto Opportunistic Investment Partners LP

By:		GSO Palmetto Opportunistic Associates LLC, its general partner

By:		/s/ Marisa Beeney
Name:		Marisa Beeney
Title:		Authorized Signatory


GSO Credit A-Partners LP

By:		GSO Credit-A Associates LLC, its general partner

By:		/s/ Marisa Beeney
Name:		Marisa Beeney
Title:		Authorized Signatory


GSO Palmetto Opportunistic Associates LLC

By:		/s/ Marisa Beeney
Name:		Marisa Beeney
Title:		Authorized Signatory


GSO Credit-A Associates LLC

By:		/s/ Marisa Beeney
Name:		Marisa Beeney
Title:		Authorized Signatory


GSO Special Situations Fund LP

By:		GSO Capital Partners LP, its investment manager

By:		/s/ Marisa Beeney
Name:		Marisa Beeney
Title:		Authorized Signatory

[Schedule 13D/A – CVR Partners, LP]


GSO SSOMF Nitro Blocker LLC

By:		/s/ Marisa Beeney
Name:		Marisa Beeney
Title:		Manager


GSO Special Situations Overseas Master Fund Ltd.

By:		GSO Capital Partners LP, its investment manager

By:		/s/ Marisa Beeney
Name:		Marisa Beeney
Title:		Authorized Signatory


GSO Holdings I L.L.C.

By:		/s/ John G. Finley
Name:		John G. Finley
Title:		Chief Legal Officer


GSO Capital Partners LP

By:		/s/ Marisa Beeney
Name:		Marisa Beeney
Title:		Authorized Signatory


GSO Advisor Holdings L.L.C.

By:		Blackstone Holdings I L.P., its sole member
By:		Blackstone Holdings I/II GP Inc., its general partner

By:		/s/ John G. Finley
Name:		John G. Finley
Title:		Chief Legal Officer


Blackstone Holdings I L.P.

By:		Blackstone Holdings I/II GP Inc., its general partner

By:		/s/ John G. Finley
Name:		John G. Finley
Title:		Chief Legal Officer

[Schedule 13D/A – CVR Partners, LP]


Blackstone Holdings II L.P.

By:		Blackstone Holdings I/II GP Inc., its general partner

By:		/s/ John G. Finley
Name:		John G. Finley
Title:		Chief Legal Officer


Blackstone Holdings I/II GP Inc.

By:		/s/ John G. Finley
Name:		John G. Finley
Title:		Chief Legal Officer


The Blackstone Group L.P.

By:		Blackstone Group Management L.L.C., its general partner

By:		/s/ John G. Finley
Name:		John G. Finley
Title:		Chief Legal Officer


Blackstone Group Management L.L.C.

By:		/s/ John G. Finley
Name:		John G. Finley
Title:		Chief Legal Officer


Bennett J. Goodman

By:		/s/ Marisa Beeney
Name:		Marisa Beeney
Title:		Attorney-in-Fact


J. Albert Smith III

By:		/s/ Marisa Beeney
Name:		Marisa Beeney
Title:		Attorney-in-Fact


Stephen A. Schwarzman

/s/ Stephen A. Schwarzman
By: Stephen A. Schwarzman

[Schedule 13D/A – CVR Partners, LP]

SCHEDULE 1

Trading History

The below reflects the transactions effected by the Reporting Persons since the filing of Amendment No. 8 to the Schedule 13D.


Date	Nature of Transaction	Common Units Sold		Sales Price per Common Unit		Seller
12/07/2017	Open Market Sale		736,292	$	3.0001	GSO Special Situations Fund LP.
12/07/2017	Open Market Sale		619,729	$	3.0001	GSO SSOMF Nitro Blocker LLC
12/07/2017	Open Market Sale		85,485	$	3.0001	GSO Coastline Credit Partners LP
12/07/2017	Open Market Sale		219,886	$	3.0001	GSO Cactus Credit Opportunities Fund LP
12/07/2017	Open Market Sale		85,424	$	3.0001	Steamboat Nitro Blocker LLC
12/07/2017	Open Market Sale		153,184	$	3.0001	GSO Palmetto Opportunistic Investment Partners LP