CorEnergy Announces Updated Tax Characterization of 2014 Distributions

KANSAS CITY, Mo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc. (NYSE: CORR) (“CorEnergy”) today announced an update to the tax characterization of its 2014 distributions paid to stockholders, classifying a portion of those distributions as qualified dividends.

The following table summarizes, for income tax purposes, the nature of cash distributions paid by the Company during the year ended December 31, 2014:

           

Record
Date

 

Payable
Date

 

Total
Distributions
Per Share

 

Total
Ordinary
Dividends
Box 1a

 

Qualified
Dividends
Box 1b

 

Total Capital
Gain Distr.
Box 2a

 

Nondividend
Distr.
Box 3

1/13/2014 1/23/2014 $ 0.1250 $ 0.0928 $ 0.0450 $ 0.0000 $ 0.0322
5/14/2014 5/22/2014 0.1290 0.0958 0.0464 0.0000 0.0332
8/15/2014 8/29/2014 0.1300 0.0965 0.0467 0.0000 0.0335
11/14/2014   11/28/2014     0.1300     0.0965     0.0467     0.0000     0.0335
Total 2014 Distributions:   $ 0.5140   $ 0.3816   $ 0.1848   $ 0.0000   $ 0.1324
 

Shareholders will receive their Form 1099 reports shortly, which include the updated characterization. Additional information regarding the tax characterization of the 2014 distributions is available at corenergy.corridortrust.com.

Nothing contained herein or therein should be construed as tax advice. Consult your tax advisor for more information. Furthermore, you may not rely upon any information herein or therein for the purpose of avoiding any penalties that may be imposed under the Internal Revenue Code.

About CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc.

CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc. (NYSE: CORR), primarily owns midstream and downstream U.S. energy infrastructure assets subject to long-term triple net participating leases with energy companies. These assets include pipelines, storage tanks, transmission lines and gathering systems. The Company’s principal objective is to provide stockholders with an attractive risk-adjusted total return, with an emphasis on distributions and long-term distribution growth (reported to our investors on Form 1099). CorEnergy is managed by Corridor InfraTrust Management, LLC, a real property asset manager focused on U.S. energy infrastructure and an affiliate of Tortoise Capital Advisors, L.L.C., an investment manager specializing in listed energy investments, with approximately $17.3 billion of assets under management in NYSE-listed closed-end investment companies, open-end funds and other accounts as of December 31, 2014.

Safe Harbor Statement

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CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc.
Debbie Hagen, 877-699-CORR (2677)
Investor Relations
info@corridortrust.com

Source: CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc.