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):  December 20, 2019

CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc.

 (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

(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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).  Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

(b)(c)     CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc. (“CorEnergy” or the “Company”) announced that, effective December 20, 2019, Ms. Kristin Leitze, age 38, was appointed to serve as the Chief Accounting Officer of CorEnergy.  She has 15 years of experience in the accounting profession. Ms. Leitze has served as Controller of the Company since May 2017. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Leitze was the Director of SEC Reporting at CVR Energy and a Senior Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Ms. Leitze earned a B.S. in Business Administration and Accounting from William Jewell College and a Masters of Accountancy from the University of Missouri Kansas City, and is a Certified Public Accountant.

There is no arrangement or understanding between Ms. Leitze and any other person pursuant to which she was appointed as an officer of the Company. There are also no family relationships between Ms. Leitze and any director or executive officer of the Company.

Outgoing Interim Chief Accounting Officer, Rebecca M. Sandring, will continue to utilize her real estate investment trust tax and structuring expertise on business development initiatives in her role as Executive Vice President of CorEnergy, in addition to her continuing responsibilities as Secretary and Treasurer of the Company.

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.

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