CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Management Agreement

Management Agreement

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

The Company has executed a Management Agreement with Corridor InfraTrust Management, LLC ("Corridor"), a related party. Under the Management Agreement, Corridor (i) presents the Company with suitable acquisition opportunities consistent with the investment policies and objectives of the Company, (ii) is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Company and (iii) performs such services and activities relating to the assets and operations of the Company as may be appropriate. The Management Agreement, which does not have a specific term and will remain in place unless terminated by the Company or Corridor in accordance with its terms, does give a majority of the stockholders of the Company, or two-thirds of the independent directors, the ability to terminate the agreement for any reason on thirty (30) days' prior written notice, so long as that notice is delivered with a termination payment equal to three times the base management fee and incentive fee paid to the manager in the last four quarters.

The terms of the Management Agreement provide for a quarterly management fee to be paid to Corridor equal to 0.25 percent (1.00 percent annualized) of the value of the Company's Managed Assets as of the end of each quarter. "Managed Assets" means the total assets of the Company (including any securities receivables, other personal property or real property purchased with or attributable to any borrowed funds) minus (A) the initial invested value of all non-controlling interests, (B) the value of any hedged derivative assets, (C) any prepaid expenses and (D) all of the accrued liabilities other than (1) deferred taxes and (2) debt entered into for the purpose of leverage. For purposes of the definition of Managed Assets, the Company's securities portfolio will be valued at then current market value. For purposes of the definition of Managed Assets, other personal property and real property assets will include real and other personal property owned and the assets of the Company invested, directly or indirectly, in equity interests in or loans secured by real estate or personal property (including acquisition related costs and acquisition costs that may be allocated to intangibles or are unallocated), valued at the aggregate historical cost, before reserves for depreciation, amortization, impairment charges or bad debts or other similar noncash reserves.

The Management Agreement also provides for payment of a quarterly incentive fee of 10 percent of the increase in distributions paid over a distribution threshold equal to $0.625 per share per quarter, and requires that at least half of any incentive fees that are paid be reinvested in the Company's common stock. The foregoing description of the terms of the May 1, 2015 Management Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full terms of such agreement, which is incorporated by reference as an exhibit to this Report.

During the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 the Company and the Manager agreed to the following modifications to the fee arrangements described above:


•	In order to ensure equitable application of the quarterly management fee provisions of the Management Agreement to the GIGS acquisition, which closed on June 30, 2015, the Manager waived any incremental management fee due as of the end of the second quarter of 2015 based on the net impact of the GIGS Acquisition as of June 30, 2015;

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In light of the provisions for loan losses recognized by the Company on certain of its energy infrastructure financing investments (collectively, the "Underperforming Loans") during 2015 and the first quarter of 2016, the Manager voluntarily recommended, and the Company agreed, that effective on and after the Company's March 31, 2016 balance sheet date, solely for the purpose of computing the value of the Company's Managed Assets in calculating the quarterly management fee under the terms of the Management Agreement, that portion of the Management Fee attributable to the Company's investment in the Underperforming Loans shall be based on the estimated net realizable value of such loans, which shall not exceed the amount invested in the Underperforming Loans as of the end of the quarter for which the Management Fee is to be calculated. This agreement superseded a similar prior agreement between the Company and the Manager, which was effective as of September 30, 2015, concerning valuation of the Black Bison Loans for purposes of calculating the Management Fee.

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In light of the provision for uncollectable interest recorded with respect to Black Bison loans as described in Note 4 ("Financing Notes Receivable"), the Manager voluntarily recommended, and the Company agreed, that the Manager would waive $133 thousand of the total $279 thousand incentive fee that would otherwise be payable under the provisions described above with respect to dividends paid on the Company's common stock during the year ended December 31, 2015, and accordingly the Manager received an incentive fee of $145 thousand for such period.


•	During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Manager voluntarily recommended, and the Company agreed, that the Manager would waive $88 thousand of the total $595 thousand incentive fee that would have otherwise been payable under the provisions of the Management Agreement with respect to dividends paid on the Company's common stock.


•	During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Manager voluntarily recommended, and the Company agreed, that the Manager would waive $100 thousand of the total $595 thousand incentive fee that would otherwise be payable under the provisions of the Management Agreement with respect to dividends paid on the Company's common stock.


•	In order to ensure equitable application of the quarterly management fee provisions of the Management Agreement for the acquisition of Prudential's minority limited partner interest in Pinedale LP, which closed on December 29, 2017, the Manager waived any incremental management fee due as of the end of the fourth quarter of 2017 based on the net impact of the Pinedale LP acquisition.

Fees incurred under the Management Agreement for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 were $7.2 million, $7.2 million and $5.7 million, respectively, and are reported in the General and Administrative line item on the Consolidated Statements of Income.

The Company pays Corridor, as the Company's Administrator pursuant to an Administrative Agreement, an administrative fee equal to an annual rate of 0.04 percent of the value of the Company's Managed Assets, with a minimum annual fee of $30 thousand. Fees incurred under the Administrative Agreement for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 were $269 thousand, $266 thousand and $224 thousand, respectively, and are reported in the General and Administrative line item on the Consolidated Statements of Income.