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Item 16. FORM 10-K SUMMARY.

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Item 16. FORM 10-K SUMMARY.

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CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS, INC.

EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT NO.DESCRIPTION
2.1Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 21, 2005, by and among CF Industries Holdings, Inc., CF Merger Corp. and CF Industries, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Amendment No. 3 to CF Industries Holdings, Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC on July 26, 2005, File No. 333-124949)
2.2Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 12, 2010, by and among CF Industries Holdings, Inc., Composite Merger Corporation and Terra Industries Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to CF Industries Holdings, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 12, 2010)
2.3Asset Purchase Agreement, dated October 28, 2013, among CF Industries Holdings, Inc., CF Industries, Inc. and The Mosaic Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to CF Industries Holdings, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 1, 2013)*
2.4Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of CF Industries Nitrogen, LLC, dated as of December 18, 2015, by and between CF Industries Sales, LLC and CHS Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.4 to CF Industries Holdings, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 24, 2022) *,**
2.5First Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of CF Industries Nitrogen, LLC, dated as of March 30, 2018, by and among CF Industries Nitrogen, LLC, CF Industries Sales, LLC, CF USA Holdings, LLC and CHS Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to CF Industries Holdings, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on May 3, 2018)*
2.6Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 20, 2023, by and among Dyno Nobel Louisiana Ammonia, LLC, CF Industries East Point, LLC, and, solely for the purposes of Article X, Incitec Pivot Limited and CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to CF Industries Holdings, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 20, 2023)*
3.1Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to CF Industries Holdings, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 5, 2023)
3.2Fifth Amended and Restated Bylaws of CF Industries Holdings, Inc., effective December 13, 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to CF Industries Holdings, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 15, 2022)
4.1Specimen common stock certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to CF Industries Holdings, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 25, 2017)
4.2Description of common stock of CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to CF Industries Holdings, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 22, 2024)
4.3Indenture, dated as of May 23, 2013, among CF Industries, Inc., CF Industries Holdings, Inc. and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as successor trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to CF Industries Holdings, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 23, 2013)
4.4Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 23, 2013, among CF Industries, Inc., CF Industries Holdings, Inc. and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as successor trustee, relating to CF Industries, Inc.’s 4.950% Senior Notes due 2043 (includes form of note) (the “2043 Notes Supplement”) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to CF Industries Holdings, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 23, 2013)
4.5First Supplement, dated as of November 21, 2016, relating to the 2043 Notes Supplement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.12 to CF Industries Holdings, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 23, 2017)
4.6Second Supplement, dated as of March 29, 2018, relating to the 2043 Notes Supplement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to CF Industries Holdings, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on May 3, 2018)
4.7Third Supplement, dated as of March 22, 2019, relating to the 2043 Notes Supplement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to CF Industries Holdings, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on May 2, 2019)
4.8Fourth Supplement, dated as of January 28, 2022, relating to the 2043 Notes Supplement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to CF Industries Holdings, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 1, 2022)

CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS, INC.

EXHIBIT NO.DESCRIPTION
4.9Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 11, 2014, among CF Industries, Inc., CF Industries Holdings, Inc. and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as successor trustee, relating to CF Industries, Inc.’s 5.150% Senior Notes due 2034 (includes form of note) (the “2034 Notes Supplement”) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to CF Industries Holdings, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 11, 2014)
4.10First Supplement, dated as of November 21, 2016, relating to the 2034 Notes Supplement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.14 to CF Industries Holdings, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 23, 2017)
4.11Second Supplement, dated as of March 29, 2018, relating to the 2034 Notes Supplement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to CF Industries Holdings, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on May 3, 2018)
4.12Third Supplement, dated as of March 22, 2019, relating to the 2034 Notes Supplement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to CF Industries Holdings, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on May 2, 2019)
4.13Fourth Supplement, dated as of January 28, 2022, relating to the 2034 Notes Supplement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to CF Industries Holdings, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 1, 2022)
4.14Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 11, 2014, among CF Industries, Inc., CF Industries Holdings, Inc. and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as successor trustee, relating to CF Industries, Inc.'s 5.375% Senior Notes due 2044 (includes form of note) (the “2044 Notes Supplement”) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to CF Industries Holdings, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 11, 2014)
4.15First Supplement, dated as of November 21, 2016, relating to the 2044 Notes Supplement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.16 to CF Industries Holdings, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 23, 2017)
4.16Second Supplement, dated as of March 29, 2018, relating to the 2044 Notes Supplement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to CF Industries Holdings, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on May 3, 2018)
4.17Third Supplement, dated as of March 22, 2019, relating to the 2044 Notes Supplement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to CF Industries Holdings, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on May 2, 2019)
4.18Fourth Supplement, dated as of January 31, 2022, relating to the 2044 Notes Supplement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to CF Industries Holdings, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 1, 2022)
4.19Indenture, dated as of November 21, 2016, among CF Industries Holdings, Inc., CF Industries, Inc., the Subsidiary Guarantors (as defined therein) party thereto and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as successor trustee, relating to CF Industries, Inc.’s 4.500% Senior Secured Notes due 2026 (includes form of note) (the “2026 Notes Indenture”) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to CF Industries Holdings, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 22, 2016)
4.20First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 29, 2018, relating to the 2026 Notes Indenture (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.7 to CF Industries Holdings, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on May 3, 2018)
4.21Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 22, 2019, relating to the 2026 Notes Indenture (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.7 to CF Industries Holdings, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on May 2, 2019)
4.22Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 28, 2022, relating to the 2026 Notes Indenture (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to CF Industries Holdings, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 1, 2022)
4.23Indenture, dated as of November 6, 2025, by and among CF Industries, Inc., CF Industries Holdings, Inc. and Wilmington Trust, National Association, relating to debt securities of CF Industries, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to CF Industries, Inc.’s and CF Industries Holdings, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed with the SEC on November 6, 2025)

CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS, INC.

EXHIBIT NO.DESCRIPTION
4.24Supplemental Indenture No. 1, dated as of November 26, 2025, by and among CF Industries, Inc., CF Industries Holdings, Inc. and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, to the Indenture dated as of November 6, 2025 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to CF Industries Holdings, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 26, 2025)
10.1Change in Control Severance Agreement, effective as of September 1, 2009, amended as of October 20, 2010, amended further and restated as of February 17, 2014 and amended further and restated and effective as of January 4, 2026 by and between CF Industries Holdings, Inc. and Christopher D. Bohn (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to CF Industries Holdings, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 19, 2025)***
10.2Change in Control Severance Agreement, effective as of November 21, 2008, by and between CF Industries Holdings, Inc. and Bert A. Frost (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to CF Industries Holdings, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 26, 2009)***
10.3Change in Control Severance Agreement, effective as of November 19, 2007 and amended and restated as of March 6, 2009, by and between CF Industries Holdings, Inc. and Richard A. Hoker (incorporated by reference to Exhibit (e)(9) to CF Industries Holdings, Inc.’s Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 filed with the SEC on March 23, 2009)***
10.4Change in Control Severance Agreement, effective as of October 9, 2017, by and between CF Industries Holdings, Inc. and Susan L. Menzel (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to CF Industries Holdings, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on November 2, 2017)***
10.5Change in Control Severance Agreement, effective as of April 24, 2007, amended as of July 24, 2007, and amended further and restated as of February 17, 2014, by and between CF Industries Holdings, Inc. and W. Anthony Will (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to CF Industries Holdings, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 20, 2014)***
10.6Change in Control Severance Agreement, effective as of February 2, 2012, and amended and restated as of September 1, 2019, by and between CF Industries Holdings, Inc. and Ashraf K. Malik (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to CF Industries Holdings, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on October 31, 2019)***
10.7Change in Control Severance Agreement, effective as of February 27, 2020, by and between CF Industries Holdings, Inc. and Linda M. Dempsey (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to CF Industries Holdings, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on May 7, 2020)***
10.8Change in Control Severance Agreement, effective as of October 17, 2023, by and between CF Industries Holdings, Inc. and Michael P. McGrane (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to CF Industries Holdings, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on November 2, 2023)***
10.9Change in Control Severance Agreement, effective as of June 17, 2024, by and between CF Industries Holdings, Inc. and Gregory D. Cameron (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to CF Industries Holdings, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on August 8, 2024)***
10.10Separation and Release Agreement, dated January 12, 2026, between CF Industries Holdings, Inc. and Gregory D. Cameron (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to CF Industries Holdings, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 13, 2026)***
10.11Form of Amendment to Change in Control Severance Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to CF Industries Holdings, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 24, 2015)***
10.12Form of Indemnification Agreement with Officers and Directors (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to Amendment No. 2 to CF Industries Holdings, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC on July 20, 2005, File No. 333-124949)***
10.13CF Industries Holdings, Inc. 2014 Equity and Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix C to CF Industries Holdings, Inc.’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on April 3, 2014)***
10.14Amendment, dated as of July 21, 2016, to the CF Industries Holdings, Inc. 2014 Equity and Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to CF Industries Holdings, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on August 4, 2016)***
10.15CF Industries Holdings, Inc. 2022 Equity and Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix B to CF Industries Holdings, Inc.’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on March 30, 2022)***

CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS, INC.

EXHIBIT NO.DESCRIPTION
10.16CF Industries Holdings, Inc. Supplemental Benefit and Deferral Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 to CF Industries Holdings, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 23, 2023)***
10.17First Amendment of CF Industries Holdings, Inc. Supplemental Benefit and Deferral Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17 to CF Industries Holdings, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 23, 2023)***
10.18Second Amendment of CF Industries Holdings, Inc. Supplemental Benefit and Deferral Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.18 to CF Industries Holdings, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 23, 2023)***
10.19Third Amendment of CF Industries Holdings, Inc. Supplemental Benefit and Deferral Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to CF Industries Holdings, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on October 31, 2024)***
10.20Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.32 to CF Industries Holdings, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 23, 2017)***
10.21Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under CF Industries Holdings, Inc. 2022 Equity and Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to CF Industries Holdings, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 13, 2022)***
10.22Form of Performance Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.43 to CF Industries Holdings, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 22, 2019)***
10.23Form of Performance Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to CF Industries Holdings, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 15, 2022)***
10.24Form of Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Award Agreement under CF Industries Holdings, Inc. 2022 Equity and Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to CF Industries Holdings, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 13, 2022)***
10.25Form of Equity Award Amendment Letter Agreement, dated as of July 21, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to CF Industries Holdings, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on August 4, 2016)***
10.26CF Industries Holdings, Inc. Annual Incentive Plan effective as of January 1, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to CF Industries Holdings, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 14, 2018)***
10.27CF Industries Holdings, Inc. Annual Incentive Plan, as amended and restated effective as of January 1, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to CF Industries Holdings, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 15, 2022)***
10.28Amended and Restated Nitrogen Fertilizer Purchase Agreement, dated December 18, 2015, between CF Industries Nitrogen, LLC and CHS Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.37 to CF Industries Holdings, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 24, 2022)****
10.29First Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of September 4, 2025, by and among CF Industries Holdings, Inc., CF Industries, Inc., the designated borrower from time to time party thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto, Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the issuing banks from time to time party thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of CF Industries Holdings, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 9, 2025)
19Policy on Insider Trading (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 19 to CF Industries Holdings, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 20, 2025)
21Subsidiaries of the registrant
22.1List of Subsidiary Guarantors and Issuers of Guaranteed Securities (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 22.1 to CF Industries, Inc.’s and CF Industries Holdings, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed with the SEC on November 6, 2025)
23Consent of KPMG LLP, independent registered public accounting firm
31.1Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS, INC.

EXHIBIT NO.DESCRIPTION
32.1Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.2Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
97Policy related to recovery of erroneously awarded compensation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 97 to CF Industries Holdings, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 22, 2024)
101The following financial information from CF Industries Holdings, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, formatted in Inline XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (1) Consolidated Statements of Operations, (2) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, (3) Consolidated Balance Sheets, (4) Consolidated Statements of Equity, (5) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and (6) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
104Cover Page Interactive Data File (embed within the Inline XBRL document and included in Exhibit 101)

  • Schedules (or similar attachments) have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K.

** Portions omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2)(ii) of Regulation S-K.

*** Denotes management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

**** Portions omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(10)(iv) of Regulation S-K.

CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS, INC.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS, INC.
Date:February 25, 2026By:/s/ CHRISTOPHER D. BOHN
Christopher D. Bohn President and Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

SignatureTitle(s)Date
/s/ CHRISTOPHER D. BOHNPresident and Chief Executive Officer, Director (Principal Executive Officer)February 25, 2026
Christopher D. Bohn
/s/ RICHARD A. HOKERVice President and Corporate Controller and Interim Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)February 25, 2026
Richard A. Hoker
/s/ STEPHEN J. HAGGEChair of the Board of Directors, DirectorFebruary 25, 2026
Stephen J. Hagge
/s/ JAVED AHMEDDirectorFebruary 25, 2026
Javed Ahmed
/s/ ROBERT C. ARZBAECHERDirectorFebruary 25, 2026
Robert C. Arzbaecher
/s/ DEBORAH L. DEHAASDirectorFebruary 25, 2026
Deborah L. DeHaas
/s/ JOHN W. EAVESDirectorFebruary 25, 2026
John W. Eaves
/s/ SUSAN A. ELLERBUSCHDirectorFebruary 25, 2026
Susan A. Ellerbusch
/s/ JESUS MADRAZO YRISDirectorFebruary 25, 2026
Jesus Madrazo Yris
/s/ ANNE P. NOONANDirectorFebruary 25, 2026
Anne P. Noonan
/s/ MICHAEL J. TOELLEDirectorFebruary 25, 2026
Michael J. Toelle
/s/ THERESA E. WAGLERDirectorFebruary 25, 2026
Theresa E. Wagler
/s/ CELSO L. WHITEDirectorFebruary 25, 2026
Celso L. White
/s/ W. ANTHONY WILLDirectorFebruary 25, 2026
W. Anthony Will

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