UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
 
FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO
SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):  April 26, 2017

CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc.
 (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Maryland
1-33292
20-3431375
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1100 Walnut, Suite 3350, Kansas City, MO
 
64106
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)

(816) 875-3705
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 7.01
Regulation FD Disclosure.

On April 26, 2017, CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that its Board of Directors declared a first quarter 2017dividend of $0.75 per share for the Company’s common stock and a dividend of $0.4609375 per depositary share for the Company’s 7.375% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock.

The Company also announced that it will report earnings results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2017 on May 3, 2017, and will host a related conference call on Thursday, May 4, 2017 at 1:00 pm Central Time to discuss its financial results.

The Company’s press release concerning these matters is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     d)
Exhibits
   
  99.1
Press Release dated April 26, 2017
 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

   
CORENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE TRUST, INC.
 
       
Dated:
April 26, 2017
By:
 /s/ Rebecca M. Sandring  
   
Rebecca M. Sandring
 
   
Secretary
 
 

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.
Description
   
99.1
Press Release dated April 26, 2017