CF Industries (CF) 10-Q 2012 Q1 Quarterly report

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Exhibit 32.2

CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS, INC.

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

        In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (the Company) for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2012 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the Report), I, Dennis P. Kelleher, as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my knowledge:

        (1)   The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

        (2)   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ DENNIS P. KELLEHER
Dennis P. Kelleher
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)

Date: May 4, 2012

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