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Management Agreement

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Management Agreement
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
Agreements [Abstract]  
MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTOn June 29, 2021, the CorEnergy stockholders approved the internalization of the manager, Corridor InfraTrust Management, LLC. The Internalization transaction was completed on July 6, 2021. Pursuant to the Contribution Agreement, the Company
issued to the Contributors, based on each Contributor's percentage ownership in Corridor, an aggregate of: (i) 1,153,846 shares of Common Stock, (ii) 683,761 shares of the newly created Class B Common Stock, and (iii) 170,213 depositary shares of the Company’s 7.375% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (collectively, the "Internalization Consideration").

As a result of the Internalization transaction, the Company now (i) owns all material assets of Corridor used in the conduct of the business, and (ii) is managed by officers and employees who previously worked for Corridor, and have become employees of the Company. Both the Management Agreement and the Administrative Agreement are no longer in effect upon the closing of the Internalization Transaction. Additional information on the Internalization Transaction can be found on our Current Report in Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 12, 2021.
Contemporaneously with the execution of the Contribution Agreement, the Company and Corridor entered into the First Amendment (the "First Amendment") to the Management Agreement dated as of May 8, 2015 (as amended, the "Management Agreement") that had the effect, beginning February 1, 2021, of (i) eliminating the management fee, (ii) providing a one-time, $1.0 million advance to Corridor to fund bonus payments to its employees in connection with the Internalization and (iii) providing payments to Corridor for actual employee compensation and office related expenses. Further, the First Amendment provided that, beginning April 1, 2021, the Company paid Corridor additional cash fees equivalent to the aggregate amount of all distributions that would accrue, if declared, on and after such date with respect to the securities to be issued as the Internalization Consideration pursuant to the Contribution Agreement (an amount, assuming payment on a cash basis equal to approximately $172 thousand per quarter). This agreement was in effect until the closing of the Internalization on July 6, 2021.
Fees incurred under the Management Agreement for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 were $0.0 million and $2.9 million, respectively, compared to $932 thousand and $4.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020. For the three months ended September 30, 2021, the fees all related to reimbursement of Corridor employee compensation and office related expenses under the First Amendment. For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the fees incurred include $1.0 million related to a transaction bonus outlined in the Contribution Agreement, $321 thousand for January 2021 management fees under the Management Agreement and $2.6 million for reimbursement of Corridor employee compensation and office related expenses under the First Amendment. The Company also reimbursed Corridor for approximately $50 thousand in legal fees incurred in connection with the Internalization and paid investment advisors $1.9 million in connection with the execution of the Contribution Agreement. Fees incurred under the Management Agreement are reported in the general and administrative line item on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Prior to the closing of the Internalization, the Company paid its administrator, Corridor, pursuant to an Administrative Agreement. Fees incurred under the Administrative Agreement for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 were $0 and $13 thousand, respectively, compared to $37 thousand and $166 thousand for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020. Fees incurred under the Administrative Agreement are reported in the general and administrative line item on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.