UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 10-Q
 ___________________________________________
xQUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 20192020
OR
oTRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period fromto
Commission file number: 001-33292

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CORENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE TRUST, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland20-3431375
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)(IRS Employer Identification No.)
1100 Walnut, Ste. 3350
Kansas City, MO
64106
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code)
(816) 875-3705
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
1100 Walnut, Ste. 3350Kansas City,MO64106
(Address of Registrant's Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code)
(816)875-3705
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each ClassTrading Symbol(s)Name of Each Exchange On Which Registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per shareCORRNew York Stock Exchange
7.375% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred StockCORRPrANew York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No   o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).     Yes  x    Noo
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated fileroAccelerated filerx
Non-accelerated fileroSmaller reporting companyx
Emerging growth companyo


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. o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act)     Yes   o   No  x
As of October 30, 2019,November 2, 2020, the registrant had 13,534,85613,651,521 common shares outstanding.




CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc.
FORM 10-Q
FOR THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBERSeptember 30, 20192020
TABLE OF CONTENTS

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This Report on Form 10-Q ("Report") should be read in its entirety. No one section of the Report deals with all aspects of the subject matter. It should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements, related notes, and with the Management's Discussion & Analysis ("MD&A") included within, as well as provided in the Annual Report on Form 10-K, for the year ended December 31, 2018.2019.



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The consolidated unaudited financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information, the instructions to Form 10-Q, and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of Management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 20192020 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ended December 31, 20192020 or for any other interim or annual period. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K, for the year ended December 31, 2018.2019.


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GLOSSARY OF DEFINED TERMS

Certain of the defined terms used in this Report are set forth below:
5.875% Convertible Notes: the Company's 5.875% Convertible Senior Notes due 2025.
7.00% Convertible Notes: the Company's 7.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2020, which matured on June 15, 2020.
Accretion Expense: the expense recognized when adjusting the present value of the GIGS ARO for the passage of time.
Administrative Agreement: the Administrative Agreement dated December 1, 2011, as amended effective August 7, 2012, between the Company and Corridor.
Amended Pinedale Term Credit Facility: Pinedale LP's $41.0 million Second Amended and Restated Term Credit Agreement and Note Purchase Agreement with Prudential as lender, effective December 29, 2017.2017, which was extinguished on June 30, 2020.
Arc Logistics: Arc Logistics Partners LP, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Zenith Energy U.S., LP.
ARO: the Asset Retirement Obligation liabilities assumed with the acquisition of GIGS.
ASC: FASB Accounting Standards Codification.
ASU: FASB Accounting Standard Update.
Bbls: standard barrel containing 42 U.S. gallons.
CARES Act: the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act.
Company or CorEnergy: CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc. (NYSE: CORR).
Compass SWD: Compass SWD, LLC, the current borrower under the Compass REIT Loan.
Compass REIT Loan: the financing notes between Compass SWD and Four Wood Corridor.
Convertible Notes: collectively, the Company's 5.875% Convertible Notes and the Company's 7.00% Convertible Notes.
CorEnergy Credit Facility: the Company's upsized $160.0 million CorEnergy Revolver and the $1.0 million MoGas Revolver with Regions Bank.
CorEnergy Revolver: the Company's $160.0 million secured revolving line of credit facility with Regions Bank.
Corridor: Corridor InfraTrust Management, LLC, the Company's external manager pursuant to the Management Agreement.
Corridor MoGas: Corridor MoGas, Inc., a wholly-owned taxable REIT subsidiary of CorEnergy and the holding company of MoGas, United Property Systems and CorEnergy Pipeline Company, LLC.
Corridor Private: Corridor Private Holdings, Inc., an indirect wholly-owned taxable REIT subsidiary of CorEnergy.
COVID-19: Coronavirus disease of 2019; a pandemic affecting many countries globally.
Cox Acquiring Entity: MLCJR LLC, an affiliate of Cox Oil, LLC.
Cox Oil: Cox Oil, LLC.
CPI: Consumer Price Index.
Exchange Act: the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
EGC: Energy XXI Ltd, the parent company (and guarantor) of our tenant on the Grand Isle Gathering System lease, emerged from a reorganization under Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code on December 30, 2016, with the succeeding company named Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc. Effective October 18, 2018, EGC became an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of MLCJR LLC ("Cox Acquiring Entity"), an affiliate of Cox Oil, LLC, as a result of a merger transaction. Throughout this document, references to EGC will refer to both the pre- and post-bankruptcy entities and, for dates on and after October 18, 2018, to EGC as an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Cox Acquiring Entity.
EGC Tenant: Energy XXI GIGS Services, LLC, a wholly-owned operating subsidiary of Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc. that is the tenant under Grand Isle Corridor's triple-net lease of the Grand Isle Gathering System.
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GLOSSARY OF DEFINED TERMS (Continued from previous page)
FASB: Financial Accounting Standards Board.
FERC: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
GLOSSARY OF DEFINED TERMS (Continued from previous page)

Four Wood Corridor: Four Wood Corridor, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CorEnergy.
GAAP: U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
GIGS: the Grand Isle Gathering System, owned by Grand Isle Corridor, LP and triple-net leased to a wholly-owned subsidiary of Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc.
Grand Isle Corridor: Grand Isle Corridor, LP, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.
Grand Isle Gathering System: a subsea midstream pipeline gathering system located in the shallow Gulf of Mexico shelf and storage and onshore processing facilities.
Grand Isle Lease Agreement: the June 2015 agreement pursuant to which the Grand Isle Gathering System assets are triple-net leased to EGC Tenant.
IRS: Internal Revenue Service.
Lightfoot: collectively, Lightfoot Capital Partners LP and Lightfoot Capital Partners GP LLC.
Management Agreement: the current management agreement between the Company and Corridor entered into May 8, 2015, effective as of May 1, 2015.
MoGas: MoGas Pipeline LLC, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of CorEnergy.
MoGas Pipeline System: an approximately 263-mile interstate natural gas pipeline system in and around St. Louis and extending into central Missouri, owned and operated by MoGas.
MoGas Revolver: a $1.0 million secured revolving line of credit facility at the MoGas subsidiary level with Regions Bank.
Mowood: Mowood, LLC, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of CorEnergy and the holding company of Omega Pipeline Company, LLC.
Mowood/Omega Revolver: a $1.5 million revolving line of credit facility at the Mowood subsidiary level with Regions Bank.
NAREIT: National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts.
Omega: Omega Pipeline Company, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mowood, LLC.
Omega Pipeline: Omega's natural gas distribution system in south central Missouri.
OPEC: the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries.
Pinedale LGS: the Pinedale Liquids Gathering System, a system consisting of approximately 150 miles of pipelines and four above-ground central gathering facilities located in the Pinedale Anticline in Wyoming, owned by Pinedale LP and triple-net leased to a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ultra Petroleum.Petroleum until it was sold on June 30, 2020.
Pinedale Lease Agreement: the December 2012 agreement pursuant to which the Pinedale LGS assets arewere triple-net leased to a wholly owned subsidiary of Ultra Petroleum.Petroleum, which terminated on June 30, 2020 upon sale of the Pinedale LGS.
Pinedale LP: Pinedale Corridor, LP, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of CorEnergy.
Pinedale GP: the general partner of Pinedale LP and a wholly-owned subsidiary of CorEnergy.
Portland Lease Agreement:PLR: the January 2014 agreement pursuantPrivate Letter Ruling dated November 16, 2018 (PLR 201907001) issued to whichCorEnergy by the Portland Terminal Facility was triple-net leased to Zenith Terminals, which terminated on December 21, 2018 upon sale of the facility.IRS.
Portland Terminal Facility: a petroleum products terminal located in Portland, Oregon sold on December 21, 2018 to Zenith Terminals.
Prudential: the Prudential Insurance Company of America.
REIT: real estate investment trust.
SEC: Securities and Exchange Commission.
Securities Act: the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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GLOSSARY OF DEFINED TERMS (Continued(Continued from previous page)
page)

Series A Preferred Stock: the Company's 7.375% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of which there currently are outstanding approximately 50,19750,108 shares represented by 5,019,7275,010,814 depositary shares, each representing 1/100th of a whole share of Series A Preferred Stock.
SWD: SWD Enterprises, LLC, the previous debtor of the financing notes with Four Wood Corridor.
TRS: taxable REIT subsidiary.
UPL: Ultra Petroleum Corp.
Ultra Wyoming: Ultra Wyoming LGS LLC, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Ultra Petroleum.
United Property Systems: United Property Systems, LLC, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of CorEnergy, acquired with the MoGas transaction in November 2014.
VIE: variable interest entity.
Zenith: Zenith Energy U.S., LP.
Zenith Terminals: Zenith Energy Terminals Holdings, LLC (f/k/a Arc Terminal Holdings, LLC), a wholly-owned operating subsidiary of Arc Logistics LP (and, subsequent to December 21, 2017, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Zenith).
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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements included or incorporated by reference in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q ("Report") may be deemed "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the federal securities laws. In many cases, these forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as "will," "may," "should," "could," "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "estimates," "intends," "projects," "goals," "objectives," "targets," "predicts," "plans," "seeks," or similar expressions.
Although we believe the expectations reflected in any forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance or results and we can give no assurance that these expectations will be attained. Our actual results may differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements due to a variety of known and unknown risks and uncertainties. You should also understand that it is not possible to predict or identify all such factors and should not consider the following list to be a complete statement of all potential risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from the results contemplated by such forward-looking statements include:
the ability of our tenants and borrowers to make payments under their respective leases and mortgage loans, our reliance on certain major tenants under single tenant leases and our ability to re-lease properties;
the ability and willingness of each of our tenants to satisfy their obligations under the respective lease agreements;
risks associated with the bankruptcy or default of any of our tenants or borrowers, including the exercise of the rights and remedies of bankrupt entities;
changes in economic and business conditions in the energy infrastructure sector where our investments are concentrated, including the financial condition of our tenants or borrowers and general economic conditions in the particular sectors of the energy industry served by each of our infrastructure assets;
the recent outbreak of COVID-19 and certain developments in the global oil markets, including the general decline in business activity and demand affecting our tenants' operations and ability or willingness to pay rent;
the inherent risks associated with owning real estate, including real estate market conditions, governing laws and regulations, including potential liabilities related to environmental matters, and the relative illiquidity of real estate investments;
risks associatedour continued ability to access the debt and equity markets, including our ability to continue using our SEC shelf registration statements;
our ability to comply with the bankruptcy or default of any of our tenants or borrowers, including the exercise of the rights and remedies of bankrupt entities;certain debt covenants;
the impact of laws and governmental regulations applicable to certain of our infrastructure assets, including additional costs imposed on our business or other adverse impacts as a result of any unfavorable changes in such laws or regulations;
the potential impact of greenhouse gas regulation and climate change on our or our tenants' business, financial condition and results of operations;
the loss of any member of our management team;
our continued ability to access the debt and equity markets, including our ability to continue using our SEC shelf registration statements;
our ability to successfully implement our selective acquisition strategy;
our ability to obtain suitable tenants for our properties;
our ability to refinance amounts outstanding under our credit facilities and our convertible notes at maturity on terms favorable to us;
changes in interest rates under our current credit facilities and under any additional variable rate debt arrangements that we may enter into in the future;
our ability to comply with certain debt covenants;
dependence by us and our tenants on key customers for significant revenues, and the risk of defaults by any such tenants or customers;
our or our tenants' ability to secure adequate insurance and risk of potential uninsured losses, including from natural disasters;
the continued availability of third-party pipelines, railroads or other facilities interconnected with certain of our infrastructure assets;
risks associated with owning, operating or financing properties for which the tenants', mortgagors' or our operations may be impacted by extreme weather patterns and other natural phenomena;
our ability to sell properties at an attractive price;
market conditions and related price volatility affecting our debt and equity securities;
competitive and regulatory pressures on the revenues of our interstate natural gas transmission business;
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changes in federal or state tax rules or regulations that could have adverse tax consequences;
our ability to maintain internal controls and processes to ensure all transactions are accounted for properly, all relevant disclosures and filings are timely made in accordance with all rules and regulations, and any potential fraud or embezzlement is thwarted or detected;

changes in federal income tax regulations (and applicable interpretations thereof), or in the composition or performance of our assets, that could impact our ability to continue to qualify as a real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes; and
risks related to potential terrorist attacks, acts of cyber-terrorism, or similar disruptions that could disrupt access to our information technology systems or result in other significant damage to our business and properties, some of which may not be covered by insurance and all of which could adversely impact distributions to our stockholders.
Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made. While we may update these statements from time to time, we are not required to do so other than pursuant to applicable laws. For a further discussion of these and other factors that could impact our future results and performance, see Part I, Item 1A, "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018,2019, filed with the SEC on February 28, 2019, as supplemented by the disclosures contained in27, 2020, and Part II, Item 1A, "Risk Factors", in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2019 and June 30, 2019, and in this Report.
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
September 30, 2020December 31, 2019
Assets(Unaudited)
Leased property, net of accumulated depreciation of $5,631,017 and $105,825,816$66,121,507 $379,211,399 
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $21,815,093 and $19,304,610105,510,927 106,855,677 
Financing notes and related accrued interest receivable, net of reserve of $600,000 and $600,0001,202,960 1,235,000 
Cash and cash equivalents104,221,404 120,863,643 
Deferred rent receivable29,858,102 
Accounts and other receivables3,103,170 4,143,234 
Deferred costs, net of accumulated amortization of $1,979,058 and $1,956,7101,229,159 2,171,969 
Prepaid expenses and other assets1,861,017 804,341 
Deferred tax asset, net4,367,933 4,593,561 
Goodwill1,718,868 1,718,868 
Total Assets$289,336,945 $651,455,794 
Liabilities and Equity
Secured credit facilities, net of debt issuance costs of $0 and $158,070$$33,785,930 
Unsecured convertible senior notes, net of discount and debt issuance costs of $3,206,295 and $3,768,504114,843,705 118,323,496 
Asset retirement obligation8,646,065 8,044,200 
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities3,760,287 6,000,981 
Management fees payable969,756 1,669,950 
Unearned revenue6,053,376 6,891,798 
Total Liabilities$134,273,189 $174,716,355 
Equity
Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock 7.375%, $125,270,350 and $125,493,175 liquidation preference ($2,500 per share, $0.001 par value), 10,000,000 authorized; 50,108 and 50,197 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively$125,270,350 $125,493,175 
Capital stock, non-convertible, $0.001 par value; 13,651,521 and 13,638,916 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 (100,000,000 shares authorized)13,652 13,639 
Additional paid-in capital342,734,629 360,844,497 
Retained deficit(312,954,875)(9,611,872)
Total Equity155,063,756 476,739,439 
Total Liabilities and Equity$289,336,945 $651,455,794 
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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 September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
Assets(Unaudited)  
Leased property, net of accumulated depreciation of $101,157,834 and $87,154,095$384,235,493
 $398,214,355
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $18,498,371 and $15,969,346107,640,017
 109,881,552
Financing notes and related accrued interest receivable, net of reserve of $600,000 and $600,0001,267,500
 1,300,000
Note receivable
 5,000,000
Cash and cash equivalents120,430,110
 69,287,177
Deferred rent receivable29,599,410
 25,942,755
Accounts and other receivables3,001,569
 5,083,243
Deferred costs, net of accumulated amortization of $1,790,091 and $1,290,2362,338,588
 2,838,443
Prepaid expenses and other assets694,288
 668,584
Deferred tax asset, net4,883,349
 4,948,203
Goodwill1,718,868
 1,718,868
Total Assets$655,809,192
 $624,883,180
Liabilities and Equity   
Secured credit facilities, net of debt issuance costs of $171,275 and $210,891$34,654,725
 $37,261,109
Unsecured convertible senior notes, net of discount and debt issuance costs of $3,942,712 and $1,180,729121,583,288
 112,777,271
Asset retirement obligation8,289,320
 7,956,343
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities7,133,813
 3,493,490
Management fees payable1,665,026
 1,831,613
Unearned revenue6,511,572
 6,552,049
Total Liabilities$179,837,744
 $169,871,875
Equity   
Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock 7.375%, $125,493,175 and $125,555,675 liquidation preference ($2,500 per share, $0.001 par value), 10,000,000 authorized; 50,197 and 50,222 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively$125,493,175
 $125,555,675
Capital stock, non-convertible, $0.001 par value; 13,534,856 and 11,960,225 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 (100,000,000 shares authorized)13,535
 11,960
Additional paid-in capital369,884,338
 320,295,969
Retained earnings (deficit)(19,419,600) 9,147,701
Total Equity475,971,448
 455,011,305
Total Liabilities and Equity$655,809,192
 $624,883,180
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


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CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME OPERATIONS (Unaudited)
For the Three Months EndedFor the Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2020September 30, 2019September 30, 2020September 30, 2019
Revenue
Lease revenue$20,126 $16,984,903 $21,320,998 $50,338,489 
Deferred rent receivable write-off(30,105,820)
Transportation and distribution revenue4,573,155 4,068,338 14,156,361 13,808,064 
Financing revenue32,099 28,003 88,319 89,532 
Total Revenue4,625,380 21,081,244 5,459,858 64,236,085 
Expenses
Transportation and distribution expenses1,438,443 1,116,194 4,035,807 3,866,092 
General and administrative2,793,568 2,494,240 10,195,635 8,104,502 
Depreciation, amortization and ARO accretion expense2,169,806 5,645,342 11,479,799 16,935,688 
Loss on impairment of leased property140,268,379 
Loss on impairment and disposal of leased property146,537,547 
Loss on termination of lease458,297 
Total Expenses6,401,817 9,255,776 312,975,464 28,906,282 
Operating Income (Loss)$(1,776,437)$11,825,468 $(307,515,606)$35,329,803 
Other Income (Expense)
Net distributions and other income$29,654 $360,182 $449,512 $902,056 
Interest expense(2,247,643)(2,777,122)(8,053,650)(7,582,199)
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt(28,920,834)11,549,968 (33,960,565)
Total Other Income (Expense)(2,217,989)(31,337,774)3,945,830 (40,640,708)
Loss before income taxes(3,994,426)(19,512,306)(303,569,776)(5,310,905)
Taxes
Current tax expense (benefit)(2,431)(1,270)(399,505)352,474 
Deferred tax expense (benefit)(72,897)(91,436)225,628 64,854 
Income tax expense (benefit), net(75,328)(92,706)(173,877)417,328 
Net Loss attributable to CorEnergy Stockholders(3,919,098)(19,419,600)(303,395,899)(5,728,233)
Preferred dividend requirements2,309,672 2,313,780 6,880,137 6,941,688 
Net Loss attributable to Common Stockholders$(6,228,770)$(21,733,380)$(310,276,036)$(12,669,921)
Loss Per Common Share:
Basic$(0.46)$(1.65)$(22.73)$(0.98)
Diluted$(0.46)$(1.65)$(22.73)$(0.98)
Weighted Average Shares of Common Stock Outstanding:
Basic13,651,521 13,188,546 13,650,449 12,870,357 
Diluted13,651,521 13,188,546 13,650,449 12,870,357 
Dividends declared per share$0.050 $0.750 $0.850 $2.250 
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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 For the Three Months Ended For the Nine Months Ended
 September 30, 2019 September 30, 2018 September 30, 2019 September 30, 2018
Revenue       
Lease revenue$16,984,903

$18,391,983
 $50,338,489
 $54,259,701
Transportation and distribution revenue4,068,338

4,244,722
 13,808,064
 12,071,858
Financing revenue28,003


 89,532
 
Total Revenue21,081,244

22,636,705
 64,236,085
 66,331,559
Expenses       
Transportation and distribution expenses1,116,194

2,241,999
 3,866,092
 5,349,419
General and administrative2,494,240
 3,046,481
 8,104,502
 8,881,314
Depreciation, amortization and ARO accretion expense5,645,342

6,289,459
 16,935,688
 18,868,871
Provision for loan losses


 

500,000
Total Expenses9,255,776

11,577,939
 28,906,282

33,599,604
Operating Income$11,825,468

$11,058,766
 $35,329,803
 $32,731,955
Other Income (Expense)       
Net distributions and other income$360,182
 $5,627
 $902,056
 $65,292
Net realized and unrealized loss on other equity securities
 (930,147) 
 (1,797,281)
Interest expense(2,777,122) (3,183,589) (7,582,199) (9,590,427)
Loss on extinguishment of debt(28,920,834) 
 (33,960,565) 
Total Other Expense(31,337,774) (4,108,109) (40,640,708) (11,322,416)
Income (loss) before income taxes(19,512,306) 6,950,657
 (5,310,905) 21,409,539
Taxes       
Current tax expense (benefit)(1,270) (8,393) 352,474
 (54,727)
Deferred tax expense (benefit)(91,436) (738,274) 64,854
 (1,751,615)
Income tax expense (benefit), net(92,706) (746,667) 417,328
 (1,806,342)
Net Income (loss) attributable to CorEnergy Stockholders(19,419,600) 7,697,324
 (5,728,233) 23,215,881
Preferred dividend requirements2,313,780
 2,396,875
 6,941,688
 7,190,625
Net Income (loss) attributable to Common Stockholders$(21,733,380) $5,300,449
 $(12,669,921) $16,025,256
        
Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share:       
Basic$(1.65) $0.44
 $(0.98) $1.34
Diluted$(1.65) $0.44
 $(0.98) $1.34
Weighted Average Shares of Common Stock Outstanding:       
Basic13,188,546
 11,939,360
 12,870,357
 11,928,929
Diluted13,188,546
 11,939,360
 12,870,357
 11,928,929
Dividends declared per share$0.750
 $0.750
 $2.250
 $2.250
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


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CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTSTATEMENTS OF EQUITY
Capital StockPreferred StockAdditional
Paid-in
Capital
Retained
Earnings (Deficit)
Total
SharesAmountAmount
Balance at December 31, 201811,960,225 $11,960 $125,555,675 $320,295,969 $9,147,701 $455,011,305 
Net income— — — — 3,866,441 3,866,441 
Series A preferred stock dividends— — — — (2,313,780)(2,313,780)
Preferred stock repurchases(1)
— — (62,500)2,195 (245)(60,550)
Common stock dividends— — — (9,597,948)(9,597,948)
Common stock issued upon exchange of convertible notes837,040 837 — 28,868,672 — 28,869,509 
Reinvestment of dividends paid to common stockholders11,076 11 — 403,820 — 403,831 
Balance at March 31, 2019 (Unaudited)12,808,341 $12,808 $125,493,175 $349,570,656 $1,102,169 $476,178,808 
Net income— — — — 9,824,926 9,824,926 
Series A preferred stock dividends— — — — (2,313,780)(2,313,780)
Common stock dividends— — — (992,940)(8,613,315)(9,606,255)
Common stock issued upon conversion of convertible notes17,690 18 — 588,184 �� 588,202 
Balance at June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)12,826,031 $12,826 $125,493,175 $349,165,900 $$474,671,901 
Net loss— — — — (19,419,600)(19,419,600)
Series A preferred stock dividends— — — (2,313,780)— (2,313,780)
Common stock dividends— — — (10,148,688)— (10,148,688)
Common stock issued upon exchange of convertible notes703,432 703 — 33,001,090 — 33,001,793 
Common stock issued upon conversion of convertible notes5,393 — 179,816 — 179,822 
Balance at September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)13,534,856 $13,535 $125,493,175 $369,884,338 $(19,419,600)$475,971,448 
(1) In connection with the repurchases of Series A Preferred Stock during 2019, the addition to preferred dividends of $245 represents the premium in the repurchase price paid compared to the carrying amount derecognized.
Capital StockPreferred StockAdditional
Paid-in
Capital
Retained
Deficit
Total
SharesAmountAmount
Balance at December 31, 201913,638,916 $13,639 $125,493,175 $360,844,497 $(9,611,872)$476,739,439 
Net loss— — — — (162,042,368)(162,042,368)
Series A preferred stock dividends— — — (2,313,780)— (2,313,780)
Preferred stock repurchases(1)
— — (222,825)7,932 52,896 (161,997)
Common stock dividends— — — (10,238,640)— (10,238,640)
Common stock issued upon exchange of convertible notes12,605 13 — 419,116 — 419,129 
Balance at March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)13,651,521 $13,652 $125,270,350 $348,719,125 $(171,601,344)$302,401,783 
Net loss— — — — (137,434,433)(137,434,433)
Series A preferred stock dividends— — — (2,309,672)— (2,309,672)
Common stock dividends— — — (682,576)— (682,576)
Balance at June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)13,651,521 $13,652 $125,270,350 $345,726,877 $(309,035,777)$161,975,102 
Net loss— — — — (3,919,098)(3,919,098)
Series A preferred stock dividends— — — (2,309,672)— (2,309,672)
Common stock dividends— — — (682,576)— (682,576)
Balance at September 30, 2020 (Unaudited)13,651,521 $13,652 $125,270,350 $342,734,629 $(312,954,875)$155,063,756 
(1) In connection with the repurchase of Series A Preferred Stock during 2020, the deduction from preferred dividends of $52,896 represents the discount in the repurchase price paid compared to the carrying amount derecognized.
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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 Capital Stock Preferred Stock Additional
Paid-in
Capital
 Retained
Earnings
 Total
 Shares Amount Amount   
Balance at December 31, 201711,915,830
 $11,916
 $130,000,000
 $331,773,716
 $
 $461,785,632
Cumulative transition adjustment upon the adoption of ASC 606, net of tax
 
 
 (2,449,245) 
 (2,449,245)
Net income
 
 
 
 7,707,708
 7,707,708
Series A preferred stock dividends
 
 
 
 (2,396,875) (2,396,875)
Common stock dividends
 
 
 (3,626,039) (5,310,833) (8,936,872)
Reinvestment of dividends paid to common stockholders8,648
 9
 
 310,195
 
 310,204
Balance at March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)11,924,478
 11,925
 130,000,000
 326,008,627
 
 456,020,552
Net income
 
 
 
 7,810,849
 7,810,849
Series A preferred stock dividends
 
 
 
 (2,396,875) (2,396,875)
Common stock dividends
 
 
 (3,530,139) (5,413,974) (8,944,113)
Common stock issued under director's compensation plan1,006
 1
 
 37,499
 
 37,500
Reinvestment of dividends paid to common stockholders8,290
 8
 
 300,007
 
 300,015
Balance at June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)11,933,774
 11,934
 130,000,000
 322,815,994
 
 452,827,928
Net income
 
 
 
 7,697,324
 7,697,324
Series A preferred stock dividends
 
 
 
 (2,396,875) (2,396,875)
Common stock dividends
 
 
 (3,650,482) (5,300,449) (8,950,931)
Common stock issued under director's compensation plan801
 1
 
 29,999
 
 30,000
Common stock issued upon conversion of convertible notes1,271
 1
 
 42,653
 
 42,654
Reinvestment of dividends paid to common stockholders13,452
 13
 
 503,495
 
 503,508
Balance at September 30, 2018 (Unaudited)$11,949,298
 $11,949
 $130,000,000
 $319,741,659
 $
 $449,753,608

Capital Stock
Preferred Stock
Additional
Paid-in
Capital

Retained
Earnings (Deficit)

Total

Shares
Amount
Amount


Balance at December 31, 201811,960,225
 $11,960
 $125,555,675
 $320,295,969
 $9,147,701
 $455,011,305
Net income
 
 
 
 3,866,441
 3,866,441
Series A preferred stock dividends
 
 
 
 (2,313,780) (2,313,780)
Preferred stock repurchases(1)

 
 (62,500) 2,195
 (245) (60,550)
Common stock dividends
 
 
 
 (9,597,948) (9,597,948)
Common stock issued upon exchange of convertible notes837,040
 837
 
 28,868,672
 
 28,869,509
Reinvestment of dividends paid to common stockholders11,076
 11
 
 403,820
 
 403,831
Balance at March 31, 2019 (Unaudited)12,808,341
 12,808
 125,493,175
 349,570,656
 1,102,169
 476,178,808
Net income
 
 
 
 9,824,926
 9,824,926
Series A preferred stock dividends
 
 
 
 (2,313,780) (2,313,780)
Common stock dividends
 
 
 (992,940) (8,613,315) (9,606,255)
Common stock issued upon conversion of convertible notes17,690
 18
 
 588,184
 
 588,202
Balance at June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)12,826,031
 12,826
 125,493,175
 349,165,900
 
 474,671,901
Net loss
 
 
 
 (19,419,600) (19,419,600)
Series A preferred stock dividends
 
 
 (2,313,780) 
 (2,313,780)
Common stock dividends
 
 
 (10,148,688) 
 (10,148,688)
Common stock issued upon exchange of convertible notes703,432
 703
 
 33,001,090
 
 33,001,793
Common stock issued upon conversion of convertible notes5,393
 6
 
 179,816
 
 179,822
Balance at September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)13,534,856
 13,535
 125,493,175
 369,884,338
 (19,419,600) 475,971,448
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
(1) In connection with the repurchases of Series A Preferred Stock during 2019, the addition to preferred dividends of $245 represents the premium in the repurchase price paid compared to the carrying amount derecognized.


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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)
For the Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2020September 30, 2019
Operating Activities
Net loss$(303,395,899)$(5,728,233)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
Deferred income tax, net225,628 64,854 
Depreciation, amortization and ARO accretion12,441,775 17,828,773 
Loss on impairment of leased property140,268,379 
Loss on impairment and disposal of leased property146,537,547 
Loss on termination of lease458,297 
Deferred rent receivable write-off, noncash30,105,820 
(Gain) loss on extinguishment of debt(11,549,968)33,960,565 
Gain on sale of equipment(3,542)(1,800)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Increase in deferred rent receivable(247,718)(3,656,655)
Decrease in accounts and other receivables1,040,064 2,081,674 
Increase in financing note accrued interest receivable(11,293)
Increase in prepaid expenses and other assets(1,056,726)(26,026)
Decrease in management fee payable(700,194)(166,587)
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and other accrued liabilities(2,551,374)3,449,442 
Decrease in unearned revenue(838,422)(40,477)
Net cash provided by operating activities$10,722,374 $47,765,530 
Investing Activities
Purchases of property and equipment, net(885,711)(311,566)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment7,500 
Principal payment on note receivable5,000,000 
Principal payment on financing note receivable43,333 32,500 
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities$(834,878)$4,720,934 
Financing Activities
Debt financing costs(161,963)
Net offering proceeds on convertible debt116,355,125 
Repurchases of preferred stock(161,997)(60,550)
Dividends paid on Series A preferred stock(6,933,124)(6,941,340)
Dividends paid on common stock(11,603,792)(28,949,060)
Cash paid for extinguishment of convertible notes(1,316,250)(78,939,743)
Cash paid for maturity of convertible notes(1,676,000)
Cash paid for settlement of Pinedale Secured Credit Facility(3,074,572)
Principal payments on secured credit facilities(1,764,000)(2,646,000)
Net cash used in financing activities$(26,529,735)$(1,343,531)
Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents$(16,642,239)$51,142,933 
Cash and Cash Equivalents at beginning of period120,863,643 69,287,177 
Cash and Cash Equivalents at end of period$104,221,404 $120,430,110 
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information
Interest paid$9,066,335 $5,893,078 
Income taxes paid (net of refunds)(466,382)282,786 
Non-Cash Investing Activities
Proceeds from sale of leased property provided directly to secured lender$18,000,000 $
Purchases of property, plant and equipment in accounts payable and other accrued liabilities313,859 
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For the Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2019
September 30, 2018
Operating Activities


Net income (loss)$(5,728,233)
$23,215,881
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:


Deferred income tax, net64,854

(1,751,615)
Depreciation, amortization and ARO accretion17,828,773

19,929,691
Provision for loan losses

500,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt33,960,565
 
Gain on sale of equipment(1,800)
(8,416)
Net realized and unrealized loss on other equity securities

1,797,281
Common stock issued under directors' compensation plan

67,500
Changes in assets and liabilities:


Increase in deferred rent receivable(3,656,655) (5,403,281)
Decrease in accounts and other receivables2,081,674

936,672
Increase in prepaid expenses and other assets(26,026)
(22,001)
Increase (decrease) in management fee payable(166,587)
72,885
Increase in accounts payable and other accrued liabilities3,449,442

2,436,421
Decrease in current income tax liability

(2,172,200)
Increase (decrease) in unearned revenue(40,477)
121,731
Net cash provided by operating activities$47,765,530

$39,720,549
Investing Activities


Purchases of property and equipment, net(311,566)
(94,980)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment

17,999
Principal payment on note receivable5,000,000
 
Principal payment on financing note receivable32,500


Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities$4,720,934

$(76,981)
Financing Activities


Debt financing costs(161,963)
(264,010)
Net offering proceeds on convertible debt116,355,125


Cash paid for extinguishment of convertible notes(78,939,743) 
Repurchases of preferred stock(60,550) 
Dividends paid on Series A preferred stock(6,941,340) (7,190,625)
Dividends paid on common stock(28,949,060)
(25,718,189)
Principal payments on secured credit facilities(2,646,000)
(2,646,000)
Net cash used in financing activities$(1,343,531)
$(35,818,824)
Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents$51,142,933

$3,824,744
Cash and Cash Equivalents at beginning of period69,287,177

15,787,069
Cash and Cash Equivalents at end of period$120,430,110

$19,611,813
    
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information


Interest paid$5,893,078
 $6,404,134
Income taxes paid (net of refunds)282,786
 2,117,473
    
Non-Cash Financing Activities   
Change in accounts payable and accrued expenses related to debt financing costs$197,227
 $(255,037)
Reinvestment of distributions by common stockholders in additional common shares403,831
 1,113,727
Common stock issued upon exchange and conversion of convertible notes62,639,326
 42,654
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.   

For the Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2020September 30, 2019
Non-Cash Financing Activities
Change in accounts payable and accrued expenses related to debt financing costs$$197,227 
Reinvestment of distributions by common stockholders in additional common shares403,831 
Common stock issued upon exchange and conversion of convertible notes419,129 62,639,326 
Proceeds from sale of leased property used in settlement of Pinedale Secured Credit Facility(18,000,000)
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
September 30, 20192020
1.INTRODUCTION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Introduction
CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc. ("CorEnergy" or "the Company"), was organized as a Maryland corporation and commenced operations on December 8, 2005. The Company's common shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") under the symbol "CORR" and its depositary shares representing Series A Preferred Stock are listed on the NYSE under the symbol "CORR PrA".
The Company is primarily focused on acquiring and financing real estate assets within the U.S. energy infrastructure sector andsector. Historically, the Company has focused primarily on entering into long-term triple-net participating leases with energy companies. The Companycompanies, and also may providehas provided other types of capital, including loans secured by energy infrastructure assets. Targeted assets include pipelines, storage tanks, transmission lines, and gathering systems, among others. These sale-leaseback or real property mortgage transactions can provide the energy company with a source of capital that is an alternative to other sources such as corporate borrowing, bond offerings, or equity offerings. Many of theThe Company's leases containhave typically contained participation features in the financial performance or value of the underlying infrastructure real property asset. The triple-net lease structure requires that the tenant pay all operating expenses of the business conducted by the tenant, including real estate taxes, insurance, utilities, and expenses of maintaining the asset in good working order. CorEnergy's Private Letter Rulings enable the Company to invest in a broader set of revenue contracts within its REIT structure, including the opportunity to not only own but also operate infrastructure assets. CorEnergy considers its investments in these energy infrastructure assets to be a single business segment and reports them accordingly in its financial statements.
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include CorEnergy accounts and the accounts of its wholly-owned subsidiaries and have been prepared in accordance with GAAP U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") set forth in the ASC,Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC"), as published by the FASB,Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB"), and with the SECSecurities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") instructions to Form 10-Q, and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. The accompanying consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the Company's financial position, results of operations, and cash flows for the periods presented. There were no adjustments that, in the opinion of management, were not of a normal and recurring nature. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.
The FASB issued ASU 2015-02 "Consolidations (Topic 810) - Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis" ("ASU 2015-02"), which amended previous consolidation guidance, including introducing a separate consolidation analysis specific to limited partnerships and other similar entities. Under this analysis, limited partnerships and other similar entities are considered a variable interest entity ("VIE") unless the limited partners hold substantive kick-out rights or participating rights. Management determined that Pinedale LP and Grand Isle Corridor LP are VIEs under the amended guidance because the limited partners of both partnerships lack both substantive kick-out rights and participating rights. However, based on the general partners' roles and rights as afforded by the partnership agreements and its exposure to losses and benefits of each of the partnerships through its significant limited partner interests, management determined that CorEnergy is the primary beneficiary of both Pinedale LP and Grand Isle Corridor LP. Based upon this evaluation and the Company's 100 percent ownership of the limited partnership interest in both Pinedale LP and Grand Isle Corridor LP, the consolidated financial statements presented include full consolidation with respect to both partnerships.
Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 20192020 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 20192020 or any other interim or annual period. These consolidated financial statements and Management's Discussion and Analysis of the Financial Condition and Results of Operations should be read in conjunction with CorEnergy's Annual Report on Form 10-K, for the year ended December 31, 2018,2019, filed with the SEC on February 28, 201927, 2020 (the "2018"2019 CorEnergy 10-K").
2.RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In February of 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02 "Leases" ("ASU 2016-02" or "ASC 842"), which amends the existing accounting standards for lease accounting, including requiring lessees to recognize most leases on their balance sheets and making targeted changes to lessor accounting. ASC 842 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2018. The Company adopted ASC 842 effective January 1, 2019 using the modified retrospective approach by applying the transition provisions at the beginning of the period of adoption. The adoption of the new standard resulted in the recording of right-
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2. RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
of-use assets and lease liabilities of approximately $75 thousand each, included in prepaid expenses and other assets and accounts payable and other accrued liabilities, respectively, as of January 1, 2019. There was no difference between the right-of-use assets and lease liabilities resulting in an adjustment to retained earnings. The standard did not materially impact the Company's Consolidated Statements of Income and had no impact on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. The Company will continue to apply legacy guidance in ASC 840, "Leases," including its disclosure requirements, in the comparative periods presented in the year of adoption.
In accordance with ASC 842 transition disclosure requirements, the cumulative effect of changes made to the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of January 1, 2019 for the adoption of ASC 842 were as follows:
Balance Sheet Balance at December 31, 2018 Adjustments Due to ASC 842 Balance at
January 1, 2019
Assets      
Prepaid expenses and other assets $668,584
 $74,534
 $743,118
Liabilities      
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities 3,493,490
 74,534
 3,568,024
Equity      
Retained earnings 9,147,701
 
 9,147,701
In adopting ASC 842, the Company elected the package of practical expedients permitted under the transition guidance within the new standard, which among other things, allowed the carry forward of historical lease classification. For the underlying lessee asset class related to single-use office space, the Company also elected the lessee separation and allocation practical expedient to not separate lease and non-lease components and instead to account for each separate lease component and non-lease component as a single lease component. For the underlying lessor asset class related to pipelines residing on military bases, the Company elected the lessor separation and allocation practical expedient to not separate lease and non-lease components and instead to account for each separate lease component and non-lease component as a single lease component if the non-lease components otherwise will be accounted for in accordance with ASC 606, and both the following criteria are met: (i) the timing and pattern of revenue recognition are the same for the non-lease component(s) and the related lease component and (ii) the lease component will be classified as an operating lease. Additionally, the Company elected the practical expedient related to land easements, allowing the carry forward of accounting treatment for land easements on existing agreements, which are currently accounted for within property, plant and equipment.
In June of 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13 "Financial"Financial Instruments - Credit Losses"Losses" ("ASU 2016-13"), which introduces an approach based on expected losses to estimate credit losses on certain types of financial instruments. The new model, referred to as the current expected credit losses ("CECL model"), will apply to financial assets subject to credit losses and measured at amortized cost, and certain off-balance sheet credit exposures. ASU 2016-13 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early applicationIn November of 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-10, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326), Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815), and Leases (Topic 842) Effective Dates, which deferred the effective dates of these standards for certain entities. Based on the guidance for smaller reporting companies, the effective date of ASU 2016-13 is deferred for the Company until fiscal year 2023 with early adoption permitted, and the Company has elected to defer adoption of this standard.
Although the Company has elected to defer adoption of ASU 2016-13, it will continue to evaluate the potential impact of the guidance will be permitted for all entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years.standard on its consolidated financial statements. As part of its ongoing assessment work, the Company has formed an implementation team, completed training on the CECL model completed a review of the financial assets in scope, started to assess the accounting impact and has begun developing policies, processes and internal controls.
In December of 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, "Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes (Topic 740)" ("ASU 2019-12"), which is intended to simplify various aspects related to accounting for income taxes. ASU 2019-12 removes certain exceptions to the general principles in Topic 740 and also clarifies and amends existing guidance to improve consistent application. ASU 2019-12 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020 and interim periods within those fiscal years; however, early adoption is permitted for all entities. The Company continues to assess the impact of adopting ASU 2019-12 but does not believe it will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
In March of 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, "Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848)" ("ASU 2020-04"). In response to concerns about structural risks of interbank offered rates including the risk of cessation of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), regulators in several jurisdictions around the world have undertaken reference rate reform initiatives to identify alternative reference rates that are more observable and less susceptible to manipulation. The provisions of ASU 2020-04 are elective and apply to all entities, subject to meeting certain criteria, that have debt or hedging contracts, among other contracts, that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued because of reference rate reform. ASU 2020-04, among other things, provides optional expedients and exceptions for a limited period of time for applying U.S. GAAP to these contracts if certain criteria are met to ease the potential burden in accounting for or recognizing the effects of reference rate reform on financial reporting. ASU 2020-04 is effective for all entities as of March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. The Company is currently evaluating its contracts that reference LIBOR and the potential impact of ASU 2016-13 on its consolidated financial statements.optional expedients and exceptions provided by the FASB.
3.LEASED PROPERTIES AND LEASES
The Company primarily acquires mid-stream and downstream assets in the U.S. energy sector such as pipelines, storage terminals, and gas and electric distribution systems and, leaseshistorically, has leased many of these assets to operators under triple-net leases. These leases typically include a contracted base rent with escalation clauses and participating rents that are tied to contract-specific criteria. Base rents under the Company's leases are structured on an estimated fair market value rent structure over the initial term, which includes assumptions related to the terminal value of the assets and expectations of tenant renewals. At the conclusion of the initial lease term, the Company's leases may contain fair market value repurchase options or fair market rent renewal terms. These clauses also act as safeguards against the Company's tenants pursuing activities which would undermine or degrade the value of the assets faster than the underlying reserves are depleted. Participating rents are structured to provide exposure to the successful commercial activity of the tenant, and as such, also provide protection in the event that the economic life of the assets is reduced based on accelerated production by the Company's tenants. While the Company is primarily a lessor, certain of its operating subsidiaries are lessees and have entered into lease agreements as discussed further below.

LESSOR - LEASED PROPERTIES
The Company's current leased properties areproperty is classified as an operating leaseslease and areis recorded as leased property in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Initial direct costs incurred in connection with the creation and execution of a lease prior to January 1, 2019 are capitalized and amortized over the lease term. The Company did not reassess initial indirect cost as it elected the package of practical expedients. Subsequent to January 1, 2019, initial direct costs under ASC 842 are incremental costs of a lease that would not have been incurred if the lease had not been obtained and may include commissions or payments made to an existing tenant as an incentive to terminate its lease. Base rent related to the Company's leased property is recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease when collectabilitycollectibility is probable. Participating rent is recognized when it is earned, based on the achievement of specified performance criteria. Base and participating rent are recorded as lease revenue in the Consolidated Statements of Income. Rental payments received in advance are classified as unearned revenue and included as a liability withinOperations. The Company regularly evaluates the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Unearned revenue is amortized ratably over the lease period as revenue recognition criteria are met. Rental payments received in arrears are accrued and classified ascollectibility of any deferred rent receivable on a lease by lease basis. The evaluation primarily includes assessing the financial condition and included in assets within the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Undercredit quality of the Company's triple-net leases,tenants, changes in tenant's payment history and current economic factors. When the tenant is required to pay property taxes and insurance directly tocollectibility of the applicable third-party provider. Consistent with guidance in ASC 842,deferred rent receivable or future lease payments are no
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longer probable, the Company will presentrecognize a write-off of the cost and the lessee's direct payment to the third-party under the triple-net leases ondeferred rent receivable as a net basisreduction of revenue in the Consolidated Statements of Income.Operations.
As of September 30, 2019,2020, following the sale of the Pinedale LGS on June 30, 2020 (refer to "Impairment and Sale of the Pinedale Liquids Gathering System" below), the Company had twohas 1 significant propertiesproperty located in Wyoming, Louisiana and the Gulf of Mexico which are leased on a triple-net basis to a major tenants,tenant, described in the table below. TheseThe major tenants aretenant is responsible for the payment of all taxes, maintenance, repairs, insurance, and other operating expenses relating to the leased properties.property. The Company's long-term, triple-net leases generally have an initial term of 11 to 15 years with options for renewals. Lease payments are scheduled to increase at varying intervals during the initial term of the leases.lease. The following table summarizes the significant leased properties,property, major tenantstenant and lease terms:
term:
Summary of Leased Properties,Property, Major TenantsTenant and Lease Terms
PropertyGrand Isle Gathering SystemPinedale LGS
LocationGulf of Mexico/LouisianaPinedale, WY
TenantEnergy XXI GIGS Services, LLCUltra Wyoming LGS, LLC
Asset Description
Approximately 137 miles of offshore pipeline with total capacity of 120 thousand Bbls/d,
including a 16-acre onshore terminal and saltwater disposal system.
Approximately 150 miles of pipelines and four central storage facilities.
Date AcquiredJune 2015December 2012
Initial Lease Term11 years15 years
Renewal OptionEqual to the lesser of 9-years or 75 percent of the remaining useful life5-year terms
Current Monthly Rent Payments7/1/2018 - 6/30/2019: $2,860,917
7/1/2019 - 6/30/2020: $3,223,917
$1,812,307
7/1/2020 - 6/30/2021: $4,033,583
Initial
Estimated Useful Life(1)
27 years2615 years
The Company also concluded that Omega's long-term contract with the Department of Defense ("DOD") to provide natural gas distribution to Fort Leonard Wood through Omega's pipeline distribution system on the military post meets the definition of a lease under ASC 842. Omega is the lessor in the contract and the lease is classified as an operating lease. The Company noted the non-lease component is the predominant component in the lease, and the timing and pattern of transfer of the lease component and the associated non-lease component are the same. As discussed in Note 2 ("Recent Accounting Pronouncements"), the Company elected a practical expedient that allows lessors to not separate lease and related non-lease components if the non-lease components otherwise would be accounted for in accordance with the revenue standard under ASC 606. With the election of this practical expedient, the Company continues to account for the DOD contract under the revenue standard.
In the second quarter of 2019, the Company started a system improvement project on Omega's pipeline distribution system, which is considered a "built to suit" transaction under ASC 842. The system improvement project is a separate lease component and the DOD is deemed to control the system improvement due to certain contract provisions. As a result, the Company is accounting for the costs of the system improvement as a financing arrangement, which is included in accounts and other receivables in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The margin the Company earns on the system improvement project is a non-lease component accounted for under the revenue standard. Refer to Note 4 ("Transportation And Distribution Revenue") for further details.
(1) In conjunction with the impairment of the Grand Isle Gathering System discussed below, the remaining estimated useful life of the GIGS asset was adjusted to approximately 15 years beginning in the second quarter of 2020. Additionally, the Company updated the useful life of its asset retirement obligation ("ARO") segments resulting in a change to the timing of the undiscounted cash flows. The timing change resulted in an increase to the ARO asset and liability of approximately $257 thousand.

The future contracted minimum rental receipts for all leases as of September 30, 2019, are as follows:
Future Minimum Lease Receipts
Years Ending December 31,Amount
2019$15,138,797
202065,383,190
202171,345,190
202270,322,690
202367,274,690
Thereafter193,639,760
Total$483,104,317
The table below displays the Company's individually significant leases as a percentage of total leased properties and total lease revenues for the periods presented:
 
As a Percentage of (1)
 Leased Properties Lease Revenues
 As of For the Three Months Ended For the Nine Months Ended
 September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018 September 30, 2019 September 30, 2018 September 30, 2019 September 30, 2018
Pinedale LGS(2)
44.4% 44.5% 40.0% 35.7% 39.3% 34.6%
Grand Isle Gathering System55.3% 55.2% 59.8% 55.3% 60.6% 56.2%
Portland Terminal Facility(3)
% % % 8.9% % 9.1%
(1) Insignificant leases are not presented; thus, percentages may not sum to 100%.    
(2) Pinedale LGS lease revenues include variable rent of $1.4 million and $3.5 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, compared to $1.2 million and $2.8 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively.
(3) On December 21, 2018, the Portland Terminal Facility was sold to Zenith Terminals, terminating the Portland Lease Agreement.
The following table reflects the depreciation and amortization included in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income associated with the Company's leases and leased properties:
 For the Three Months Ended For the Nine Months Ended
 September 30, 2019 September 30, 2018 September 30, 2019 September 30, 2018
Depreciation Expense       
GIGS$2,440,791
 $2,751,272
 $7,322,372
 $8,253,816
Pinedale2,217,360
 2,217,360
 6,652,080
 6,652,080
Portland Terminal Facility(1)

 318,915
 
 956,745
United Property Systems9,831
 9,210
 29,286
 27,452
Total Depreciation Expense$4,667,982
 $5,296,757
 $14,003,738
 $15,890,093
Amortization Expense - Deferred Lease Costs       
GIGS$7,641
 $7,641
 $22,923
 $22,923
Pinedale15,342
 15,342
 46,026
 46,026
Total Amortization Expense - Deferred Lease Costs$22,983
 $22,983
 $68,949
 $68,949
ARO Accretion Expense       
GIGS$110,992
 $127,928
 $332,977
 $383,784
Total ARO Accretion Expense$110,992
 $127,928
 $332,977
 $383,784
(1) On December 21, 2018, the Portland Terminal Facility was sold to Zenith Terminals, terminating the Portland Lease Agreement.

The following table reflects the deferred costs that are included in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets associated with the Company's leased properties:
 September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
Net Deferred Lease Costs   
GIGS$206,396
 $229,319
Pinedale504,323
 550,349
Total Deferred Lease Costs, net$710,719
 $779,668
LEASED PROPERTIES AND TENANT INFORMATION
Substantially all of the lease tenants' financial results are driven by exploiting naturally occurring oil and natural gas hydrocarbon deposits beneath the Earth's surface. As a result, the tenants' financial results are highly dependent on the performance of the oil and natural gas industry, which is highly competitive and subject to volatility. During the terms of the leases, management monitors the credit quality of its tenants by reviewing their published credit ratings, if available, reviewing publicly available financial statements, or reviewing financial or other operating statements, monitoring news reports regarding the tenants and their respective businesses, and monitoring the timeliness of lease payments and the performance of other financial covenants under their leases.
Ultra PetroleumThe COVID-19 pandemic-related reduction in energy demand and the uncertainty of production from OPEC members, US producers and other international suppliers caused significant disruptions and volatility in the global oil marketplace during 2020, which have adversely affected our tenants. In response to COVID-19, governments around the world have implemented stringent measures to help reduce the spread of the virus, including stay-at-home and shelter-in-place orders, travel restrictions and other measures. These measures have adversely affected the economies and financial markets of the U.S. and many other countries, resulting in an economic downturn that has negatively impacted global demand and prices for the products handled by the Company's pipelines, terminals and other facilities.
UPL is currently subject toThe events and conditions described above adversely impacted the reporting requirementsGulf of Mexico operations of the EGC Tenant, the tenant of the GIGS asset, under the Exchange ActGrand Isle Gathering Lease as discussed under "Energy Gulf Coast/Cox Oil" and is required to file with the SEC annual reports containing audited financial statements and quarterly reports containing unaudited financial statements. Its SEC filings can be found at www.sec.gov. Its common stock traded on the NASDAQ under the symbol UPL until August 8, 2019 at which time it commenced trading on the OTCQX marketplace under the symbol UPLC. The Company makes no representation as to the accuracy or completeness of the audited and unaudited financial statements of UPL but has no reason to doubt the accuracy or completeness of such information. In addition, UPL has no duty, contractual or otherwise, to advise the Company of any events that might have occurred subsequent to the date of such financial statements which could affect the significance or accuracy of such information. None of the information in the public reports of UPL that are filed with the SEC is incorporated by reference into, or in any way form, a part of this filing."Grand Isle Gathering System" below.
Energy Gulf Coast/Cox Oil
Prior to October 29, 2018, EGC was subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and was required to file with the SEC annual reports containing audited financial statements and quarterly reports containing unaudited financial statements. ItsSo long as EGC remained a public reporting company, the Grand Isle Lease Agreement provided this requirement was fulfilled by EGC making its financial statements and reports publicly available through the SEC’s EDGAR system, in lieu of delivering such information directly to the Company. On October 18, 2018, EGC was acquired by an affiliate of privately-held Cox Oil. Upon the filing by EGC of a Form 15 with the SEC on October 29, 2018, EGC's SEC reporting obligations were suspended and it ceased to file such reports.
EGC's SEC filings prior to October 29, 2018 can be found at www.sec.gov. Effective March 21, 2018, EGC changed its NASDAQ ticker symbol from EXXI to EGC. The Company makes no representation as to the accuracy or completeness of the audited and unaudited financial statements of EGC but has no reason to doubt the accuracy or
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completeness of such information. In addition, EGC has no duty, contractual or otherwise, to advise the Company of any events that might have occurred subsequent to the date of such financial statements which could affect the significance or accuracy of such information. None of the information in the public reports of EGC that are filed with the SEC is incorporated by reference into, or in any way form, a part of this filing. Upon the filing by EGC of a Form 15 with the SEC on October 29, 2018, following the closing on October 18, 2018 of the previously announced acquisition of EGC by an affiliate of the privately-held Cox Oil, EGC's SEC reporting obligations were suspended and it ceased to file such reports.
The Company believes the terms of the Grand Isle Lease Agreement require EGC and Cox Oil to provide the Company withcopies of certain financial statement information of EGC which must be filedprovided that the Company is required to file pursuant to SEC Regulation S-X.S-X, as described in Section 2340 of the SEC Financial Reporting Manual. When EGC's financial information ceased to be publicly available, the Company encouraged officials of EGC and Cox Oil and, through Company counsel, the legal counsel to such entities, to satisfy their obligations under the Grand Isle Lease Agreement to provide the required information to the Company for inclusion in its SEC reports. To date, EGC and Cox Oil have refused to fulfill these obligations. The Company intendssought to enforce the obligations of EGC and Cox Oil and obtained a temporary restraining order ("TRO") from a Texas state court, mandating that they deliver the required EGC financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018. While theThe TRO has beenwas stayed pending an appeal by EGC and Cox Oil and, pursuant to its own terms, had lapsed by the time that appeal was denied on January 6, 2020. The case was remanded to the trial court for further proceedings. In May 2020, the trial court granted the Company's motion for summary judgment mandating the tenant deliver the required financial statements. The Company believes that it is entitled to such relief and while the parties have agreed to stay this case in order to facilitate settlement discussions, the Company will continue to pursue this litigation and all viable options to obtain and file the necessary tenant financial statements.statements if a settlement is not reached. The Company expects to file the financial statement information that is required by Regulation S-X by amendment to its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, once such information is made available in accordance with the terms of the lease.
On April 1, 2020, the EGC Tenant, a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Cox Oil, ceased paying rent due. EGC Tenant is contractually obligated to pay rent and rent continues to accrue whether or not oil is being shipped. EGC Tenant is a special purpose entity engaged solely in activities related to the lease, and it does not own or operate any wells. EGC, parent of the EGC Tenant, owns and operates wells, including those connected to GIGS, and is the guarantor of the EGC Tenant's obligations under the lease. Following EGC Tenant's failure to pay rent due for April of 2020, and following discussions with Cox Oil management concerning its various operations, the Company sent EGC Tenant and EGC a notice of non-payment. After the required two-day cure period, a default occurred under the lease.
The EGC Tenant also failed to make required rent payments from May through November of 2020. As a result, the Company initiated litigation in the State Court of Texas to recover the unpaid rent, plus interest, for April, through July of 2020 from the EGC Tenant. Further, EGC filed an action to attempt to set aside the guarantee obligations of EGC under the lease. The Company intends to enforce its rights under the lease. These cases are currently stayed pending negotiation of a business resolution with EGC and the EGC Tenant. However, if the parties are unable to reach a settlement, the Company will resume these proceedings and will continue to initiate litigation each month for which rent is not paid and seek to enforce the guarantee against EGC.
Grand Isle Gathering System
The Company identified the EGC Tenant's nonpayment of rent discussed above along with the significant decline in the global oil market as indicators of impairment for the GIGS asset. As a result, the Company assessed the GIGS asset for impairment as of March 31, 2020. The Company performed a step 1 impairment assessment on the GIGS asset by estimating the undiscounted contractual cash flows relating to the lease using probability-weighted scenarios, which indicated that the GIGS asset's carrying value was not recoverable. As a result, the fair value of the GIGS asset was estimated through the use of probability-weighted discounted estimated cash flow scenarios to measure the impairment loss. The probability-weighted cash flows used to assess recoverability of the GIGS asset and measure its fair value were developed using assumptions related to the Grand Isle Lease Agreement and near-term crude oil and water price and volume projections reflective of the current environment and management's projections for long-term average prices and volumes. In addition to near and long-term price assumptions, other key assumptions include the timing and collectibility of lease payments, operating costs, timing of incurring such costs and the use of an appropriate discount rate. The Company believes its estimates and models used to determine fair value are similar to what a market participant would use.
The Company engaged specialists and other third-parties to assist with the valuation methodology and analysis of certain underlying assumptions. The fair value measurement of the GIGS asset was based, in part, on significant inputs not observable in the market (as discussed above) and thus represents a Level 3 measurement. The significant unobservable input used includes a discount rate based on an estimated weighted average cost of capital of a theoretical market participant. The Company utilized a weighted average discount rate of 10.0 percent when deriving the fair value of the GIGS asset impaired during the first quarter. The weighted average discount rate reflects management's best estimate of inputs a market participant would utilize. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company recognized a $140.3 million loss on impairment of leased
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property related to the GIGS asset in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. As of September 30, 2020, the carrying value of the GIGS asset is $64.8 million, which is included in leased properties on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.
The Company previously recognized a deferred rent receivable for the Grand Isle Gathering Lease, which primarily represents timing differences between the straight-line revenue recognition and contractual lease receipts over the lease term. Given the EGC's Tenant's nonpayment of rent and the Company's expectations surrounding the collectibility of the contractual lease payments under the lease, the Company does not currently expect the deferred rent receivable to be recoverable. Accordingly, the Company recognized a non-cash write-off of the deferred rent receivable of $30.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The non-cash write-off was recognized as a reduction of revenue in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Impairment and Sale of the Pinedale Liquids Gathering System
On April 14, 2020, UPL, the parent and guarantor of the lease obligations of the tenant and operator of the Company's Pinedale LGS, announced that its significant indebtedness and extremely challenging current market conditions raised a substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. The going concern qualification in UPL's financial statements filed in its 2019 10-K resulted in defaults under UPL's credit and term loan agreement. UPL also disclosed that it elected not to make interest payments on certain outstanding indebtedness, triggering a 30-day grace period. If such interest payments were not made by the end of the grace period, an event of default would occur, potentially causing its outstanding indebtedness to become immediately due and payable. UPL further disclosed that if it was unable to obtain sufficient additional capital to repay the outstanding indebtedness and sufficient liquidity to meet its operating needs, it may be necessary for UPL to seek protection from creditors under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.
On May 14, 2020, UPL filed a voluntary petition to reorganize under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. The filing included Ultra Wyoming, the operator of the Pinedale LGS and tenant under the Pinedale Lease Agreement with the Company’s indirect wholly owned subsidiary Pinedale LP. The bankruptcy filing of both the guarantor, UPL, and the tenant constituted defaults under the terms of the Pinedale Lease Agreement. The bankruptcy filing imposed a stay of CorEnergy’s ability to exercise remedies for the foregoing defaults. Ultra Wyoming also filed a motion to reject the Pinedale Lease Agreement, with a request that such motion be effective June 30, 2020. Pending the effective date of the rejection, Section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code generally requires Ultra Wyoming to comply on a timely basis with the provisions of the Pinedale Lease Agreement, including the payment provisions. Accordingly, the Company received the rent payments due on the first day of April, May and June 2020.
Pinedale LP, along with Prudential, the lender under the Amended Pinedale Term Credit Facility discussed in Note 10 ("Debt"), commenced discussions with UPL which resulted in UPL presenting an initial offer to purchase the Pinedale LGS. The Amended Pinedale Term Credit Facility was secured by the Pinedale LGS and was not secured by any assets of CorEnergy or its other subsidiaries.
On June 5, 2020, Pinedale LP filed a motion with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court objecting to Ultra Wyoming's motion to reject the Pinedale Lease Agreement while continuing its negotiations with UPL. Pinedale LP and the Company agreed in principle to terms with Ultra Wyoming to sell the Pinedale LGS for $18.0 million cash as set forth in a non-binding term sheet that was filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in UPL’s Chapter 11 case along with a motion for approval of the transaction on June 22, 2020. A copy of the draft definitive purchase and sale agreement was also filed with the motion.
On June 26, 2020, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in UPL’s Chapter 11 case approved the sale of the Pinedale LGS. Following such approval, on June 29, 2020, Pinedale LP entered into the purchase and sale agreement (the "Sale Agreement") with Ultra Wyoming. On June 30, 2020, Pinedale LP closed on the sale of the Pinedale LGS to its tenant, Ultra Wyoming, for total cash consideration of $18.0 million, and the Pinedale Lease Agreement was terminated. The sale was completed pursuant to the terms of the Sale Agreement previously approved by the bankruptcy court as discussed above. In connection with the closing of the sale, the Company and Pinedale LP entered into a mutual release of all claims related to the Pinedale LGS and the Pinedale Lease Agreement with UPL and Ultra Wyoming, including a release by Pinedale LP of all claims against UPL and Ultra Wyoming arising from the rejection or termination of the Pinedale Lease Agreement.
In conjunction with the sale of the Pinedale LGS described above, Pinedale LP and the Company entered into a compromise and release agreement (the "Release Agreement") with Prudential related to the Amended Pinedale Term Credit Facility, which had an outstanding balance of approximately $32.0 million, net of $132 thousand of deferred debt issuance costs. Pursuant to the Release Agreement, the $18.0 million sale proceeds from the Sale Agreement were provided by Ultra Wyoming directly to Prudential. The Company also provided the remaining cash available at Pinedale LP of approximately $3.3 million (including $198 thousand for accrued interest) to Prudential in exchange for (i) the release of all liens on the Pinedale LGS and the other assets of Pinedale LP, (ii) the termination of the Company’s pledge of equity interests of the general partner of Pinedale LP, (iii) the termination and satisfaction in full of the obligations of Pinedale LP under the Amended Pinedale Term Credit Facility
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and (iv) a general release of any other obligations of Pinedale LP and/or the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees or agents pertaining to the Amended Pinedale Term Credit Facility.
During the negotiation and closing of the sale of the Pinedale LGS to Ultra Wyoming, the Company determined impairment indicators existed as the value to be received from the sale was less than the carrying value of the asset. As a result of these indicators and the sale of the Pinedale LGS, the Company recognized a loss on impairment and disposal of leased property in the Consolidated Statement of Operations of approximately $146.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. Further, the sale of the Pinedale LGS resulted in the termination of the Pinedale Lease Agreement, and the Company recognized a loss on termination of lease of approximately $458 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. These losses were partially offset by the settlement of the Amended Pinedale Term Credit Facility with Prudential (as discussed above and in Note 10 ("Debt")), which resulted in a gain on extinguishment of debt of $11.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020.
The table below displays the Company's individually significant leases as a percentage of total leased properties and total lease revenues for the periods presented:
As a Percentage of (1)
Leased PropertiesLease Revenues
As ofFor the Three Months EndedFor the Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2020December 31, 2019September 30, 2020September 30, 2019September 30, 2020September 30, 2019
Pinedale LGS(2)
%44.4 %%40.0 %52.0 %39.3 %
Grand Isle Gathering System(3)
98.0 %55.3 %%59.8 %47.7 %60.6 %
(1) Insignificant leases are not presented; thus, percentages may not sum to 100%.
(2) Pinedale LGS lease revenues include variable rent of $0 and $28 thousand for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, compared to $1.4 million and $3.5 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively. The Pinedale LGS was sold to Ultra Wyoming and the Pinedale Lease Agreement was terminated on June 30, 2020, as discussed above.
(3) The Grand Isle Gathering System's percentage of leased properties increased as a result of the sale of the Pinedale LGS on June 30, 2020. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Grand Isle Gathering System's percentage of lease revenues is exclusive of the deferred rent receivable write-off discussed above.
The following table reflects the depreciation and amortization included in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations associated with the Company's leases and leased properties:
For the Three Months EndedFor the Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2020September 30, 2019September 30, 2020September 30, 2019
Depreciation Expense
GIGS$1,190,911 $2,440,791 $4,822,410 $7,322,372 
Pinedale2,217,360 3,695,599 6,652,080 
United Property Systems9,837 9,831 29,499 29,286 
Total Depreciation Expense$1,200,748 $4,667,982 $8,547,508 $14,003,738 
Amortization Expense - Deferred Lease Costs
GIGS$7,641 $7,641 $22,923 $22,923 
Pinedale15,342 30,684 46,026 
Total Amortization Expense - Deferred Lease Costs$7,641 $22,983 $53,607 $68,949 
ARO Accretion Expense
GIGS$116,514 $110,992 $345,199 $332,977 
Total ARO Accretion Expense$116,514 $110,992 $345,199 $332,977 
The following table reflects the deferred costs that are included in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets associated with the Company's leased properties:
September 30, 2020December 31, 2019
Net Deferred Lease Costs
GIGS$175,832 $198,755 
Pinedale488,981 
Total Deferred Lease Costs, net$175,832 $687,736 
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LESSEE - LEASED PROPERTIES
The Company's operating subsidiaries currently lease single-use office space and equipment with remaining lease terms of less thanapproximately two years, some of which may include renewal options. These leases are classified as operating leases and immaterial to the consolidated financial statements. The Company recognizes lease expense in the Consolidated Statements of IncomeOperations on a straight-line basis over the remaining lease term.

4. TRANSPORTATION AND DISTRIBUTION REVENUE
The Company's contracts related to transportation and distribution revenue are primarily comprised of a mix of natural gas supply, transportation and distribution performance obligations, as well as limited performance obligations related to system maintenance and improvement. Based on the nature of the agreements, revenue for all but one of the Company's natural gas supply, transportation and distribution performance obligations is recognized on a right to invoice basis as the performance obligations are met, which represents what the Company expects to receive in consideration and is representative of value delivered to the customer. System maintenance and improvement contracts are specific and tailored to the customer's needs, have no alternative use and have an enforceable right to payment as the services are provided. Revenue is recognized on an input method, based on the actual cost of a service as a measure of the performance obligation satisfaction. Differences between amounts invoiced and revenue recognized under the input method are reflected as an asset or liability on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. As discussed in Note 3 ("Leased Properties And Leases"), theThe costs of system improvement projects are recognized as a financing arrangement in accordance with guidance in the lease standard while the margin is recognized in accordance with the revenue standard as discussed above.
The Company has a contract with Spire that has fixed pricing which varies over the contract term. For this specific contract, the transaction price has been allocated ratably over the contractual performance obligation. Based on a downward revision of the rate during the Company's long-term natural gas transportation contract with Spire, ASC 606 requires the Company to record the contractual transaction price, and therefore aggregate revenue, from the contract ratably over the term of the contract. Following the November 2018 rate decline, recognized performance obligations exceeded amounts invoiced and the contract liability began to decline at a rate of approximately $138 thousand per quarter and will continue to decline at the same rate through the end of the contract in October 2030. As of September 30, 2019,2020, the revenue allocated to the remaining performance obligation under this contract is approximately $59.5$54.1 million.
During the fourth quarter of 2020, MoGas entered into a new long-term firm transportation services agreement with Spire, its largest customer. Upon completion of the STL interconnect project as described in Note 7 ("Property And Equipment"), the agreement will increase Spire’s firm capacity from 62,800 dekatherms per day to 145,600 dekatherms per day through October 2030 and replace the previous firm transportation agreement. In accordance with ASC 606, the Company will account for the contract modification in the fourth quarter of 2020 as a termination of the existing transportation contract and a creation of a new transportation contract with Spire that will be accounted for prospectively.
The table below summarizes the Company's contract liability balance related to its transportation and distribution revenue contracts as of September 30, 2019:2020:
Contract Liability(1)
Contract Liability(1)
September 30, 2020December 31, 2019
Beginning Balance January 1, 2019$6,522,354
Beginning Balance January 1Beginning Balance January 1$6,850,790 $6,522,354 
Unrecognized Performance Obligations381,858
Unrecognized Performance Obligations198,935 887,916 
Recognized Performance Obligations(413,389)Recognized Performance Obligations(1,017,097)(559,480)
Ending Balance September 30, 2019$6,490,823
Ending BalanceEnding Balance$6,032,628 $6,850,790 
(1) The contract liability balance is included in unearned revenue in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
The Company's contract asset balance was $74 thousand$1.0 million and $181$206 thousand as of September 30, 20192020 and December 31, 2018,2019, respectively. As of September 30, 2020, the contract asset primarily relates to an incremental cost for a transportation performance obligation contract. The contract asset balance is included in prepaid expenses and other assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
The following is a breakout of the Company's transportation and distribution revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 20192020 and 2018:2019:
For the Three Months EndedFor the Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2020September 30, 2019September 30, 2020September 30, 2019
Natural gas transportation contracts64.6 %52.7 %67.2 %57.5 %
Natural gas distribution contracts26.0 %39.2 %25.3 %36.2 %
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 For the Three Months Ended For the Nine Months Ended
 September 30, 2019 September 30, 2018 September 30, 2019 September 30, 2018
Natural gas transportation contracts52.7% 60.3% 57.5% 64.2%
Natural gas distribution contracts39.2% 24.8% 36.2% 26.1%

5. FINANCING NOTES RECEIVABLE
Financing notes receivable are presented at face value plus accrued interest receivable and deferred loan origination costs, and net of related direct loan origination income. Each quarter the Company reviews its financing notes receivable to determine if the balances are realizable based on factors affecting the collectability of those balances. Factors may include credit quality, timeliness of required periodic payments, past due status, and management discussions with obligors. The Company evaluates the collectability of both interest and principal of each of its loans to determine if an allowance is needed. An allowance will be recorded when, based on current information and events, the Company determines it is probable that it will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the existing contractual terms.
Four Wood Financing Note Receivable
On December 12, 2018, Four Wood Corridor granted SWD Enterprises, LLC, the previous debtor, approval to sell the assets securing the SWD loans to Compass SWD, LLC ("Compass SWD") in exchange for Compass SWD executing a new loan agreement with Four Wood Corridor for $1.3 million (the "Compass REIT Loan") and approximately $237 thousand in cash consideration, net of costs facilitating the close. The Compass REIT Loan was secured by real and personal property providing saltwater disposal services

for the oil and natural gas industry. The Compass REIT Loan was scheduled to mature on June 15, 2019 with interest accruing on the outstanding principal at an annual rate of LIBOR plus 6 percent. As a result of the transaction, SWD was released from the terms of their loans.
. On June 12, 2019, Four Wood Corridor entered into an amended and restated Compass REIT Loan. The amended note hashad a two-year term maturing on June 30, 2021 with monthly principal payments of approximately $11 thousand and interest accruing on the outstanding principal at an annual rate of 8.5 percent. The amended and restated Compass REIT Loan is secured by real and personal property that provides saltwater disposal services for the oil and natural gas industry and pledged ownership interests of Compass SWD members.
On May 22, 2020, the terms of the Compass REIT Loan were amended (i) to extend the maturity date from June 30, 2021 to November 30, 2024 and (ii) to reduce payments to interest only through December 31, 2020. Additionally, the amended Compass REIT Loan will continue to accrue interest at an annual rate of 8.5 percent through May 31, 2021. Subsequent to May 31, 2021 interest will accrue at an annual rate of 12.0 percent. Monthly principal payments of approximately $11 thousand will resume on January 1, 2021 and increase annually beginning on June 30, 2021 through the maturity date. As of September 30, 20192020 and December 31, 2018,2019, the Compass REIT Loan was valued at $1.3$1.2 million.
6.INCOME TAXES
Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effect of temporary differences between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities for financial reporting and tax purposes. Components of the Company's deferred tax assets and liabilities as of September 30, 20192020 and December 31, 2018,2019, are as follows:
Deferred Tax Assets and LiabilitiesDeferred Tax Assets and LiabilitiesDeferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018September 30, 2020December 31, 2019
Deferred Tax Assets:   Deferred Tax Assets:
Deferred contract revenue$1,475,925
 $1,691,899
Deferred contract revenue$1,423,587 $1,529,473 
Net operating loss carryforwards5,019,001
 5,424,671
Net operating loss carryforwards6,405,270 5,622,052 
Loan loss provision
 263,508
Basis reduction of investment in partnerships250,359
 
Accrued liabilitiesAccrued liabilities424,604 
Capital loss carryforwardCapital loss carryforward92,418 104,595 
Other968,429
 95,695
Other6,184 6,184 
Sub-total$7,713,714
 $7,475,773
Sub-total$7,927,459 $7,686,908 
Valuation allowanceValuation allowance(92,418)(104,595)
Sub-totalSub-total$7,835,041 $7,582,313 
Deferred Tax Liabilities:   Deferred Tax Liabilities:
Cost recovery of leased and fixed assets$(2,799,360) $(2,508,547)Cost recovery of leased and fixed assets$(3,418,387)$(2,953,319)
Other(31,005) (19,023)Other(48,721)(35,433)
Sub-total$(2,830,365) $(2,527,570)Sub-total$(3,467,108)$(2,988,752)
Total net deferred tax asset$4,883,349
 $4,948,203
Total net deferred tax asset$4,367,933 $4,593,561 
As of September 30, 2019,2020, the total deferred tax assets and liabilities presented above relate to the Company's TRSs. The Company recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is "more likely than not" to be sustained upon examination by the tax authorities based on the technical merits of the tax position. The Company's policy is to record interest and penalties on uncertain tax positions as part of tax expense. Tax years subsequent to the year ended December 31, 2015 remain open to examination by federal and state tax authorities.
On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the "CARES Act") was enacted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The CARES Act, among other things, permits net operating loss ("NOL") carryovers and carrybacks to offset 100 percent of taxable income for taxable years beginning before 2021. In addition, the CARES Act allows NOLs originating in 2018, 2019 and 2020 to be carried back to each of the five preceding taxable years to generate a refund of
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previously paid income taxes. Certain of the Company’s TRSs have NOLs totaling approximately $1.2 million that are eligible for carryback under the CARES Act. The benefit of these carrybacks has been recorded as an increase to income taxes receivable and a reduction to deferred tax assets. Certain NOLs which were initially measured at the current corporate income tax rate of 21 percent are being carried back to offset taxable income that was taxed at a pre-Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 rate of 34 percent. The benefit received from the rate differential is reflected in the income tax provision for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020.
For the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company generated a capital loss carryforward resulting from the liquidation of Lightfoot. The capital loss decreased upon receipt of the final 2019 K-1's in the first quarter of 2020. The amount of the carryforward for tax purposes was approximately $440 thousand and $500 thousand as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, and if not utilized, this carryforward will expire as of December 31, 2024. Management assessed the available evidence and determined that it is more likely than not that the capital loss carryforward will not be utilized prior to expiration. Due to the uncertainty of realizing this deferred tax asset, a valuation allowance of $92 thousand and $105 thousand was recorded equal to the amount of the tax benefit of this carryforward at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. In the future, if the Company concludes, based on existence of sufficient evidence, that it should realize more or less of its deferred tax assets, the valuation allowance will be adjusted accordingly in the period such conclusion is made.
Total income tax expense (benefit) differs from the amount computed by applying the federal statutory income tax rate of 21 percent percent for the three and nine months ended September 30, 20192020 and 20182019 to income (loss) from operations and other income and expense for the periods presented, as follows:
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
 For the Three Months Ended For the Nine Months Ended
 September 30, 2019 September 30, 2018 September 30, 2019 September 30, 2018
Application of statutory income tax rate$(4,097,584) $1,459,638
 $(1,115,290) $4,496,003
State income taxes, net of federal tax expense (benefit)(19,632) (146,677) 503,932
 (411,696)
Federal Tax Attributable to Income of Real Estate Investment Trust3,984,180
 (2,057,531) 1,044,600
 (5,876,965)
Other40,330
 (2,097) (15,914) (13,684)
Total income tax expense (benefit)$(92,706) $(746,667) $417,328
 $(1,806,342)

Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
For the Three Months EndedFor the Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2020September 30, 2019September 30, 2020September 30, 2019
Application of statutory income tax rate$(838,829)$(4,097,584)$(63,749,653)$(1,115,290)
State income taxes, net of federal tax expense(9,494)(19,632)15,717 503,932 
Federal Tax Attributable to Income of Real Estate Investment Trust773,927 3,984,180 63,720,129 1,044,600 
Other(932)40,330 (160,070)(15,914)
Total income tax expense (benefit)$(75,328)$(92,706)$(173,877)$417,328 
The components of income tax expense (benefit) include the following for the periods presented:
Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
For the Three Months EndedFor the Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2020September 30, 2019September 30, 2020September 30, 2019
Current tax expense (benefit)
Federal$(2,431)$$(414,505)$216,093 
State (net of federal tax expense (benefit))(1,270)15,000 136,381 
Total current tax expense (benefit)$(2,431)$(1,270)$(399,505)$352,474 
Deferred tax expense (benefit)
Federal$(63,403)$(73,074)$224,911 $(302,697)
State (net of federal tax expense (benefit))(9,494)(18,362)717 367,551 
Total deferred tax expense (benefit)$(72,897)$(91,436)$225,628 $64,854 
Total income tax expense (benefit), net$(75,328)$(92,706)$(173,877)$417,328 
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Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
 For the Three Months Ended For the Nine Months Ended
 September 30, 2019 September 30, 2018 September 30, 2019 September 30, 2018
Current tax expense (benefit)       
Federal$
 $(6,643) $216,093
 $(43,319)
State (net of federal tax expense (benefit))(1,270) (1,750) 136,381
 (11,408)
Total current tax expense (benefit)$(1,270) $(8,393) $352,474
 $(54,727)
Deferred tax expense (benefit)       
Federal$(73,074) $(593,347) $(302,697) $(1,351,327)
State (net of federal tax expense (benefit))(18,362) (144,927) 367,551
 (400,288)
Total deferred tax expense (benefit)$(91,436) $(738,274) $64,854
 $(1,751,615)
Total income tax expense (benefit), net$(92,706) $(746,667) $417,328
 $(1,806,342)

7.PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Property and equipment consist of the following:
Property and EquipmentProperty and EquipmentProperty and Equipment
September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018September 30, 2020December 31, 2019
Land$580,000
 $580,000
Land$605,070 $605,070 
Natural gas pipeline124,578,399
 124,306,175
Natural gas pipeline124,618,840 124,614,696 
Construction work in progressConstruction work in progress1,153,873 
Vehicles and trailers711,430
 696,164
Vehicles and trailers679,678 671,962 
Office equipment and computers268,559
 268,559
Office equipment and computers268,559 268,559 
Gross property and equipment$126,138,388
 $125,850,898
Gross property and equipment$127,326,020 $126,160,287 
Less: accumulated depreciation(18,498,371) (15,969,346)Less: accumulated depreciation(21,815,093)(19,304,610)
Net property and equipment$107,640,017
 $109,881,552
Net property and equipment$105,510,927 $106,855,677 
Depreciation expense was $845 thousand and $2.5 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, and $843 thousand and $2.5 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, and $842 thousand and $2.5 million for the three and nine months ended2019. As of September 30, 2018, respectively.2020, the Company has $1.2 million in construction work in progress primarily related to the STL Interconnect project, which will allow gas to be delivered by STL Pipeline LLC and received by MoGas. The project is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2020.
8.MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
The Company pays its manager, Corridor, pursuant to a Management Agreement as described in the 20182019 CorEnergy 10-K. During the three months ended March 31, 2019,2020, the Manager voluntarily recommended, and the Company agreed, that the Manager would waive $45 thousandall of the total $160$171 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.
During the three months ended June 30, 2019, the Manager voluntarily recommended,2020 and September 30, 2020, the Company agreed, thatdid 0t earn the Manager would waive $135 thousand of the total $160 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.
During the three months ended September 30, 2019, the Manager voluntarily recommended, and the Company agreed, that the Manager would waive $126 thousand of the total $169 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 reviewing the application of the quarterly management fee provisions of the Management Agreement to the net proceeds received during the quarter from the offering of 5.875% Convertible Notes, which closed on August 12, 2019, the Manager waived any incremental management fee due as of the end of the third quarterfirst three quarters of 20192020 based on such proceeds (other than the cash portion of such proceeds that was utilized in connection with the exchange of the Company’s 7.00% Convertible Notes).
Further, in reviewing the application of the quarterly management fee provisions of the Management Agreement to the sale of the Pinedale LGS, termination of the Pinedale Lease Agreement and settlement of the Amended Pinedale Term Credit Facility, which occurred on June 30, 2020 (collectively, the "Pinedale Transaction"), the Manager and the Company agreed that the incremental management fee attributable to the assets involved in the Pinedale Transaction should be paid for the second quarter of 2020 as such assets were under management for all but the last day of the period.
Fees incurred under the Management Agreement for the three and nine months ended September 30, 20192020 were $932 thousand and $4.1 million compared to $1.6 million and $5.2 million, respectively, compared to $1.9 million and $5.7 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively.2019. Fees incurred under the Management Agreement are reported in the general and administrative line item on the Consolidated Statements of Income.

Operations.
The Company pays its administrator, Corridor, pursuant to an Administrative Agreement. Fees incurred under the Administrative Agreement for the three and nine months ended September 30, 20192020 were $37 thousand and $166 thousand compared to $64 thousand and $200 thousand, respectively, compared to $70 thousand and $209 thousand for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively.2019. Fees incurred under the Administrative Agreement are reported in the general and administrative line item on the Consolidated Statements of Income.Operations.
9. FAIR VALUE
As a result of the sale or disposition of the Company's equity securities in 2018, there are no assets or liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2019.
Valuation Techniques and Unobservable Inputs
The following section describes the valuation methodologies used by the Company for estimating fair value for financial instruments not recorded at fair value, but fair value is included for disclosure purposes only, as required under disclosure guidance related to the fair value of financial instruments.
Cash and Cash Equivalents — The carrying value of cash, amounts due from banks, federal funds sold and securities purchased under resale agreements approximates fair value.
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Financing Notes Receivable — The financing notes receivable are valued on a non-recurring basis. The financing notes receivable are reviewed for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not be recoverable. Financing notes with carrying values that are not expected to be recovered through future cash flows are written-down to their estimated net realizable value. Estimates of realizable value are determined based on unobservable inputs, including estimates of future cash flow generation and value of collateral underlying the notes.
Secured Credit Facilities — The fair value of the Company's long-term variable-rate and fixed-rate debt under its secured credit facilities approximates carrying value.
Unsecured Convertible Senior Notes — The fair value of the unsecured convertible senior notes is estimated using quoted market prices from either active (Level 1) or generally active (Level 2) markets.
Carrying and Fair Value Amounts
 Level within fair value hierarchySeptember 30, 2020December 31, 2019
Carrying
    Amount (1)
Fair Value
Carrying
    Amount (1)
Fair Value
Financial Assets:
Cash and cash equivalentsLevel 1$104,221,404 $104,221,404 $120,863,643 $120,863,643 
Financing notes receivable (Note 5)Level 31,202,960 1,202,960 1,235,000 1,235,000 
Financial Liabilities:
Secured credit facilitiesLevel 2$$$33,785,930 $33,785,930 
7.00% Unsecured Convertible Senior NotesLevel 12,084,178 2,820,832 
5.875% Unsecured Convertible Senior NotesLevel 2114,843,705 84,957,044 116,239,318 122,508,000 
(1) The carrying value of debt balances are presented net of unamortized original issuance discount and debt issuance costs.
Carrying and Fair Value Amounts
 Level within fair value hierarchy September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
  
Carrying
    Amount (1)
 Fair Value 
Carrying
    Amount (1)
 Fair Value
Financial Assets:         
Cash and cash equivalentsLevel 1 $120,430,110
 $120,430,110
 $69,287,177
 $69,287,177
Financing notes receivable (Note 5)Level 3 $1,267,500
 $1,267,500
 $1,300,000
 $1,300,000
Financial Liabilities:        
Secured credit facilitiesLevel 2 $34,654,725
 $34,654,725
 $37,261,109
 $37,261,109
7.00% Unsecured Convertible Senior NotesLevel 1 $5,497,251
 $7,937,160
 $112,777,271
 $119,378,982
5.875% Unsecured Convertible Senior NotesLevel 2 $116,086,037
 $126,430,800
 $
 $
(1) The carrying value of debt balances are presented net of unamortized original issuance discount and debt issuance costs.

10. DEBT
The following is a summary of the Company's debt facilities and balances as of September 30, 20192020 and December 31, 2018:2019:
Total Commitment
 or Original Principal
 Quarterly Principal Payments September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018Total Commitment
or Original Principal
Quarterly Principal PaymentsSeptember 30, 2020December 31, 2019
 
Maturity
Date
 Amount Outstanding Interest
Rate
 Amount Outstanding Interest
Rate
Maturity
Date
Amount OutstandingInterest
Rate
Amount OutstandingInterest
Rate
CorEnergy Secured Credit Facility:           CorEnergy Secured Credit Facility:
CorEnergy Revolver$160,000,000
 $
 7/28/2022 $
 4.77% $
 5.25%CorEnergy Revolver$160,000,000 $7/28/2022$2.90 %$4.51 %
MoGas Revolver1,000,000
 
 7/28/2022 
 4.77% 
 5.25%MoGas Revolver1,000,000 7/28/20222.90 %4.51 %
Omega Line of Credit1,500,000
 
 7/31/2020 
 6.02% 
 6.50%Omega Line of Credit1,500,000 4/30/20214.15 %5.76 %
Pinedale Secured Credit Facility:           Pinedale Secured Credit Facility:
Amended Pinedale Term Credit Facility(1)41,000,000
 882,000
 12/29/2022 34,826,000
 6.50% 37,472,000
 6.50%41,000,000 882,000 12/29/2022%33,944,000 6.50 %
7.00% Unsecured Convertible Senior Notes115,000,000
 
 6/15/2020 5,526,000
 7.00% 113,958,000
 7.00%7.00% Unsecured Convertible Senior Notes115,000,000 6/15/20207.00 %2,092,000 7.00 %
5.875% Unsecured Convertible Senior Notes120,000,000
 
 8/15/2025 120,000,000
 5.875% 
 
5.875% Unsecured Convertible Senior Notes120,000,000 8/15/2025118,050,000 5.875 %120,000,000 5.875 %
Total DebtTotal Debt $160,352,000
   $151,430,000
  Total Debt$118,050,000 $156,036,000 
Less:Less:        Less:
Unamortized deferred financing costs (1)(2)
Unamortized deferred financing costs (1)(2)
 $656,479
   $283,278
  
Unamortized deferred financing costs (1)(2)
$405,949 $635,351 
Unamortized discount on 7.00% Convertible Senior NotesUnamortized discount on 7.00% Convertible Senior Notes 26,986
   1,108,342
  Unamortized discount on 7.00% Convertible Senior Notes6,681 
Unamortized discount on 5.875% Convertible Senior NotesUnamortized discount on 5.875% Convertible Senior Notes 3,430,522
   
  Unamortized discount on 5.875% Convertible Senior Notes2,800,346 3,284,542 
Total Debt, net of deferred financing costsTotal Debt, net of deferred financing costs $156,238,013
   $150,038,380
  Total Debt, net of deferred financing costs$114,843,705 $152,109,426 
Debt due within one yearDebt due within one year $9,025,251
   $3,528,000
  Debt due within one year$$5,612,178 
(1) Unamortized deferred financing costs related to the Company's revolving credit facilities are included in Deferred Costs in the Assets section of the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Refer to the "Deferred Financing Costs" paragraph below.
(1) The Amended Pinedale Term Credit Facility was settled during the second quarter of 2020 in connection with the sale of the Pinedale LGS asset. Refer to the "Amended Pinedale Term Credit Facility" section below.(1) The Amended Pinedale Term Credit Facility was settled during the second quarter of 2020 in connection with the sale of the Pinedale LGS asset. Refer to the "Amended Pinedale Term Credit Facility" section below.
(2) Unamortized deferred financing costs related to the Company's revolving credit facilities are included in Deferred Costs in the Assets section of the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Refer to the "Deferred Financing Costs" paragraph below.(2) Unamortized deferred financing costs related to the Company's revolving credit facilities are included in Deferred Costs in the Assets section of the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Refer to the "Deferred Financing Costs" paragraph below.
CorEnergy Credit Facility
On July 28, 2017, the Company entered into an amendment and restatement of the CorEnergy Credit Facility with Regions Bank, (asas lender and administrative agent for other participating lenders)lenders (collectively, with the Agent, the "Lenders"). The amended facility provides for borrowing commitments of up to $161.0 million, consisting of (i) $160.0 million on the CorEnergy Revolver, subject to borrowing base limitations, and (ii) $1.0 million on the MoGas Revolver.
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The amended facility has a 5-year term maturing on July 28, 2022, and provides for a springing maturity on February 28, 2020, and thereafter, if the Company fails to meet certain liquidity requirements from the springing maturity date through the maturity of the Company's 7.00% Convertible Notes on June 15, 2020. This springing maturity would have been triggered on the first date on or after February 28, 2020 that both (i) the outstanding principal amount of the 7.00% Convertible Notes exceeded $28,750,000 and (ii) the Company's unrestricted cash liquidity (including, for purposes of this calculation, the undrawn portion of the Borrowing Base then available for borrowing under the CorEnergy Credit Facility) was less than the sum of (x) the outstanding principal amount of the 7.00% Convertible Notes plus (y) $5,000,000. The Company will not trigger the springing maturity as a result of the 7.00% Convertible Notes exchange completed in August 2019, which reduced the outstanding principal balance of the 7.00% Convertible Notes below the springing maturity threshold. Refer to "Convertible Debt" section below for further details on convertible debt transactions during the third quarter of 2019.
2022. Borrowings under the credit facility will generally bear interest on the outstanding principal amount using a LIBOR pricing grid that is expected to equal a LIBOR rate plus an applicable margin of 2.75 percent to 3.75 percent, based on the Company's senior secured recourse leverage ratio. Total availability is subject to a borrowing base. The CorEnergy Credit Facility contains, among other restrictions, certain financial covenants including the maintenance of certain financial ratios, as well as default and cross-default provisions customary for transactions of this nature (with applicable customary grace periods).
Effective May 14, 2020, the Company entered into a Limited Consent with the Lenders under the CorEnergy Revolver that is part of the CorEnergy Credit Facility, pursuant to which the Lenders agreed to extend the required date for delivery of the Company's financial statements for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2020 to coordinate with the Company's previously announced extension of the filing date for its first quarter Form 10-Q pursuant to applicable SEC relief (which filing and delivery occurred within the permitted extension period). The Limited Consent also documented notice previously provided by the Company to the Agent that certain events of default occurred under the Company’s lease for its GIGS asset, as a result of the tenant under the Grand Isle Lease Agreement having failed to pay the rent due for April and May 2020. The Limited Consent is subject to the Company’s continued compliance with all of the other terms of the CorEnergy Revolver, and includes the Company’s agreement with the Lenders that the borrowing base value of the GIGS asset for purposes of the CorEnergy Revolver shall be zero, effective as of the Company’s March 31, 2020 balance sheet date. The Company also provided written notification to the Lenders of the EGC Tenant's nonpayment of rent in June, July and August 2020 and will provide any further required notices on a quarterly basis.
As of September 30, 2019,2020, the Company was in compliance with all covenants of the CorEnergy Credit Facility.
As of September 30, 2019,Facility, and the Company had 0 borrowings outstanding. The Company had approximately $136.8$57.9 million and $1.0 million of availability under the CorEnergy Revolver and MoGas Revolver, respectively.
Amended Pinedale Term Credit Facility
On December 29, 2017, Pinedale LP entered into the Amended Pinedale Term Credit Facility with Prudential and a group of lenders affiliated with Prudential as the sole lenders and Prudential serving as administrative agent. Under the terms of the Amended Pinedale Term Credit Facility, Pinedale LP was provided with a 5-year $41.0 million term loan facility, bearing interest at a fixed

rate of 6.5 percent, which matureswas scheduled to mature on December 29, 2022. Principal payments of $294 thousand, plus accrued interest, arewere payable monthly.
Outstanding balances under the facility arewere secured by the Pinedale LGS assets. The
As previously discussed in Note 3 ("Leased Properties And Leases"), UPL's bankruptcy filing constituted a default under the terms of the Pinedale Lease Agreement with Pinedale LP. Such default under the Pinedale Lease Agreement was an event of default under the Amended Pinedale Term Credit Facility, contains, amongwhich was secured by the Pinedale LGS. Among other restrictions, specific financial covenants includingthings, an event of default could give rise to a Cash Control Period (as defined in the maintenanceAmended Pinedale Term Credit Facility), which impacted Pinedale LP's ability to make distributions to the Company. During such a Cash Control Period, which was triggered May 14, 2020, by the bankruptcy filing of certain financial coverage ratiosUltra Wyoming and a minimum net worth requirement which, along with other provisions of the credit facility, limit cash dividends and loansits parent guarantor, UPL, distributions by Pinedale LP to the Company. At September 30, 2019,Company were permitted to the extent required for the Company to maintain its REIT qualification, so long as Pinedale LP's obligations under the Amended Pinedale Term Credit Facility were not accelerated following an Event of Default (as defined in the Amended Pinedale Term Credit Facility).
Effective May 8, 2020, Pinedale LP entered into a Standstill Agreement with Prudential. The Standstill Agreement anticipated Pinedale LP’s notification to Prudential of two Events of Default under the Amended Pinedale Term Credit Facility (the “Specified Events of Default”) as a result of the occurrence of either (i) any bankruptcy filing by UPL or Ultra Wyoming and (ii) any resulting impact on Pinedale LP’s net worth covenant under the Amended Pinedale Term Credit Facility due to any accounting impairment of the assets of Pinedale LP triggered by any such bankruptcy filing of Ultra Wyoming. Under the Standstill Agreement, Prudential agreed to forbear through September 1, 2020, or the earlier occurrence of a separate Event of Default under the Amended Pinedale Term Credit Facility (the “Standstill Period”) from exercising any rights they may have had to accelerate and declare the outstanding balance under the credit facility immediately due and payable as a result of the occurrence of either of the Specified Events of Default, provided that there were $133.1 millionno other Events of Default and Pinedale LP was in compliance withcontinued to meet its obligations under all of the financial covenantsother terms of the Amended Pinedale Term Credit Facility. The Standstill Agreement also required that Pinedale LP not make any distributions to the Company during the Standstill Period and that interest was to accrue and be payable from the effective date of such agreement at the Default Rate of interest provided for in the Amended Pinedale Term Credit Facility, which increased the effective interest rate to 8.50 percent.
As previously discussed in Note 3 ("Leased Properties And Leases"), Pinedale LP and the Company entered into the Release Agreement with Prudential related to the Amended Pinedale Term Credit Facility, which had an outstanding balance of approximately $32.0 million, net of $132 thousand of deferred debt issuance costs. Pursuant to the Release Agreement, the
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$18.0 million sale proceeds were provided by Ultra Wyoming directly to Prudential at closing of the Pinedale LGS sale transaction on June 30, 2020. The Company also provided all cash available at Pinedale LP of approximately $3.3 million (including $198 thousand for accrued interest) to Prudential in exchange for (i) the release of all liens on the Pinedale LGS and the other assets of Pinedale LP, (ii) the termination of the Company’s pledge of equity interests of the general partner of Pinedale LP, (iii) the termination and satisfaction in full of the obligations of Pinedale LP under the Amended Pinedale Term Credit Facility and (iv) a general release of any other obligations of Pinedale LP and/or the Company and their respective directors, officers, employees or agents pertaining to the Amended Pinedale Term Credit Facility. The Release Agreement resulted in a gain on extinguishment of debt of approximately $11.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020.
Deferred Financing Costs
A summary of deferred financing cost amortization expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 20192020 and 20182019 is as follows:
For the Three Months Ended For the Nine Months EndedFor the Three Months EndedFor the Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2019 September 30, 2018 September 30, 2019 September 30, 2018September 30, 2020September 30, 2019September 30, 2020September 30, 2019
CorEnergy Credit Facility$143,635
 $143,636
 $430,906
 $430,906
CorEnergy Credit Facility$143,636 $143,635 $430,906 $430,906 
Amended Pinedale Term Credit Facility13,205
 13,206
 39,616
 39,523
Amended Pinedale Term Credit Facility13,205 26,410 39,616 
Total Deferred Debt Cost Amortization Expense (1)(2)
$156,840
 $156,842
 $470,522
 $470,429
Total Deferred Debt Cost Amortization Expense (1)(2)
$143,636 $156,840 $457,316 $470,522 
(1) Amortization of deferred debt issuance costs is included in interest expense in the Consolidated Statements of Income.
(2) For the amount of deferred debt cost amortization relating to the convertible notes included in the Consolidated Statements of Income, refer to the Convertible Note Interest Expense table below.
(1) Amortization of deferred debt issuance costs is included in interest expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.(1) Amortization of deferred debt issuance costs is included in interest expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
(2) For the amount of deferred debt cost amortization relating to the convertible notes included in the Consolidated Statements of Operations, refer to the Convertible Note Interest Expense table below.(2) For the amount of deferred debt cost amortization relating to the convertible notes included in the Consolidated Statements of Operations, refer to the Convertible Note Interest Expense table below.
CorEnergy Credit Facilities
Prior to the July 28, 2017 credit facility amendment and restatement, previously existing deferred financing costs related to the CorEnergy Credit Facility were approximately $1.8 million, of which approximately $1.6 million continue to be deferred and amortized under the amended and restated facility. Additionally, the Company incurred approximately $1.3 million in new debt issuance costs which have been deferred and are being amortized over the term of the new facility. Total deferred financing costs of $2.9 million are being amortized on a straight-line basis over the 5-year term of the amended and restated CorEnergy Credit Facility.
Amended Pinedale Term Credit Facility
In connection with entering into the Amended Pinedale Term Credit Facility, Pinedale LP incurred approximately $367 thousand in new debt issuance costs, of which $264 thousand were deferred and are being amortized on a straight-line basis over the 5-year term of the Amended Pinedale Term Credit Facility.
Contractual Payments
The remaining contractual principal payments as of September 30, 2019 under the Amended Pinedale Term Credit Facility are as follows:
Year Amended Pinedale Term Credit Facility
2019 $882,000
2020 3,528,000
2021 3,528,000
2022 26,888,000
2023 
Thereafter 
Total Remaining Contractual Payments $34,826,000

Convertible Debt
7.00% Convertible Notes
On June 29, 2015, the Company completed a public offering of $115.0 million aggregate principal amount of 7.00% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2020 (the "7.00% Convertible Notes"). The 7.00% Convertible Notes mature onhad a maturity date of June 15, 2020 and bearbore interest at a rate of 7.00 percent per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on June 15 and December 15 of each year, beginning on December 15, 2015. As of December 31, 2018, the Company had $114.0 millionThe 7.00% Convertible Notes outstanding following certain repurchases and conversions. The conversionwere convertible into common stock at a rate for the 7.00% Convertible Notes isof 30.3030 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount of 7.00% Convertible Notes, equivalent to a conversion price of $33.00 per share of common stock.
On January 16, 2019, the Company agreed with three holders of its 7.00% Convertible Notes, pursuant to privately negotiated agreements, to exchange $43.8 million face amount of such notes for an aggregate of 837,040 shares of the Company's common stock, par value $0.001 per share, plus aggregate cash consideration of $19.8 million, including $315 thousand of interest expense. The Company's agent and lenders under the CorEnergy Credit Facility provided a consent for the convertible note exchange. The Company recorded a loss on extinguishment of debt of approximately $5.0 million in the Consolidated Statements of IncomeOperations for the nine months ended September 30,first quarter of 2019. The loss on extinguishment of debt included the write-off of a portion of the underwriter's discount and deferred debt costs of $409 thousand and $27 thousand, respectively.
On August 15, 2019, the Company used a portion of the net proceeds from the offering of the 5.875% Convertible Notes discussed further below, together with shares of its common stock, to exchange $63.9 million face amount of its 7.00% Convertible Notes pursuant to privately negotiated agreements with three holders. The total cash and stock consideration for the exchange was valued at approximately $93.2 million. This included an aggregate of 703,432 shares of common stock plus cash consideration of approximately $60.2 million, including $733 thousand of interest expense. The Company recorded a loss on extinguishment of debt of approximately $28.9 million in the Consolidated Statements of IncomeOperations for the three months ended September 30,third quarter of 2019. The loss on extinguishment of debt included the write-off of a portion of the underwriter's discount and deferred debt costs of $360 thousand and $24 thousand, respectively. Collectively, for the two exchange transactions described above, the Company recorded a loss on extinguishment of debt of $34.0 million for the nine monthsyear ended September 30,December 31, 2019.
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Additionally, during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019,first quarter of 2020, certain holders elected to convert (i) $178$416 thousand of 7.00% Convertible Notes for approximately 5,39312,605 shares of common stockstock. On June 12, 2020, the Company paid $1.7 million in aggregate principal and (ii) $762$59 thousand in accrued interest upon maturity of the 7.00% Convertible Notes for approximately 23,083 shares of common stock, respectively. As of September 30, 2019,to extinguish the Company has $5.5 million aggregate principal amount of 7.00% Convertible Notesremaining debt outstanding.
5.875% Convertible Notes
On August 12, 2019, the Company completed a private placement offering of $120.0 million aggregate principal amount of 5.875% Convertible Senior Notes due 2025 (the "5.875% Convertible Notes") to the initial purchasers of such notes for cash in reliance on an exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act. The initial purchasers then resold the 5.875% Convertible Notes for cash equal to 100 percent of the aggregate principal amount thereof to qualified institutional buyers, as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act, in reliance on an exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A. The 5.875% Convertible Notes mature on August 15, 2025 and bear interest at a rate of 5.875 percent per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on February 15 and August 15 of each year, beginning on February 15, 2020.
The 5.875% Convertible Notes were issued with an initial purchasers' discount of $3.5 million, which is being amortized over the life of the notes. The Company also incurred approximately $494$508 thousand of deferred debt costs in issuing the 5.875% Convertible Notes, which are also being amortized over the life of the notes.
Holders may convert all or any portion of their 5.875% Convertible Notes into shares of the Company's common stock at their option at any time prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the maturity date. The initial conversion rate for the 5.875% Convertible Notes is 20.0 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount of the 5.875% Convertible Notes, equivalent to an initial conversion price of $50.00 per share of the Company's common stock. Such conversion rate will be subject to adjustment in certain events as specified in the Indenture.
Upon the occurrence of a make-whole fundamental change (as defined in the Indenture), holders may require the Company to repurchaseThe Indenture for cash all or any portion of their 5.875% Convertible Notes at a fundamental change repurchase price equal to 100 percent of the principal amount of the 5.875% Convertible Notes specifies events of default, including default by the Company or any of its subsidiaries with respect to any debt agreements under which there may be repurchased, plusoutstanding, or by which there may be secured or evidenced, any accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the fundamental change repurchase date as prescribeddebt in excess of $25.0 million in the Indenture. Following the occurrenceaggregate of a make-whole fundamental change, or if the Company delivers a notice of redemption (as discussed below),and/or any such subsidiary, resulting in such indebtedness becoming or being declared due and payable prior to its stated maturity.
On April 29, 2020, the Company will, in certain

circumstances, increase the applicable conversion rate for a holder that elects to convert its notes in connection with such make-whole fundamental change or notice of redemption.
The Company may not redeem the 5.875% Convertible Notes priorfor approximately $1.3 million, including $24 thousand of accrued interest. The repurchase resulted in a gain on extinguishment of debt of $576 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. Subsequent to August 15, 2023. On or after August 15, 2023,the transaction, the Company may redeem for cash all or parthas $118.1 million aggregate principal amount of the 5.875% Convertible Notes at its option, if the last reported sale price of its common stock has been at least 125 percent of the conversion price then in effect for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive) during any 30 consecutive trading day period (including the last trading day of such period) ending on, and including, the trading day immediately preceding the date on which the Company provides notice of redemption. The redemption price will equal 100 percent of the principal amount of the 5.875% Convertible Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date.
The 5.875% Convertible Notes rank equal in right of payment to any other current and future unsecured obligations, including the 7.00% Convertible Notes, of the Company and senior in right of payment to any other current and future indebtedness of the Company that is contractually subordinated to the 5.875% Convertible Notes. The 5.875% Convertible Notes are structurally subordinated to all liabilities (including trade payables) of the Company’s subsidiaries. The 5.875% Convertible Notes are effectively junior to all of the Company’s existing or future secured debt, to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such debt.outstanding.
Convertible Note Interest Expense
The following is a summary of the impact of convertible notes on interest expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 20192020 and 2018:2019:
Convertible Note Interest ExpenseConvertible Note Interest ExpenseConvertible Note Interest Expense
For the Three Months Ended For the Nine Months EndedFor the Three Months EndedFor the Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2019 September 30, 2018 September 30, 2019 September 30, 2018September 30, 2020September 30, 2019September 30, 2020September 30, 2019
7.00% Convertible Notes:       7.00% Convertible Notes:
Interest Expense$632,189
 $1,994,853
 $3,265,626
 $5,984,853
Interest Expense$$632,189 $55,331 $3,265,626 
Discount Amortization62,030
 184,728
 312,079
 554,184
Discount Amortization62,030 6,681 312,079 
Deferred Debt Issuance Amortization4,051
 12,069
 20,382
 36,207
Deferred Debt Issuance Amortization4,051 1,141 20,382 
Total 7.00% Convertible Notes$698,270
 $2,191,650
 $3,598,087
 $6,575,244
Total 7.00% Convertible Notes$$698,270 $63,153 $3,598,087 
       
5.875% Convertible Notes:       5.875% Convertible Notes:
Interest Expense$959,583
 $
 $959,583
 $
Interest Expense$1,733,859 $959,583 $5,239,129 $959,583 
Discount Amortization79,478
 
 79,478
 
Discount Amortization143,607 79,478 433,932 79,478 
Deferred Debt Issuance Amortization10,623
 
 10,623
 
Deferred Debt Issuance Amortization20,818 10,623 62,905 10,623 
Total 5.875% Convertible Notes$1,049,684
 $
 $1,049,684
 $
Total 5.875% Convertible Notes$1,898,284 $1,049,684 $5,735,966 $1,049,684 
Total Convertible Note Interest Expense$1,747,954
 $2,191,650
 $4,647,771
 $6,575,244
Total Convertible Note Interest Expense$1,898,284 $1,747,954 $5,799,119 $4,647,771 
Including the impact of the convertible debt discount and related deferred debt issuance costs, (i) the effective interest rate on the 7.00% Convertible Notes is approximately 7.7 percent for each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, and 2018, respectively and (ii) the effective interest rate on the 5.875% Convertible Notes is approximately 6.4 percent for each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019.2020 and 2019, respectively.
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11.STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
PREFERRED STOCKDebt Covenant Considerations
In accordance with GAAP, when preparing financial statements for each annual and interim reporting period, management evaluates whether there are conditions or events that, when considered in the aggregate, raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued. In making its assessment, management considered the Company’s current financial condition and liquidity sources, including current funds available, forecasted future cash flows and conditional and unconditional obligations due over the next twelve months. As discussed in this footnote, the Company was in compliance with its debt covenants under the CorEnergy Credit Facility as of September 30, 2019,2020.
The Company has considered the projected impact of COVID-19 and the significant disruptions and volatility in the global energy markets on the ability of its EGC Tenant to pay rent, which represents a significant portion of the Company's lease revenues and operating cash flows. Based on its analysis of future compliance with its financial covenants, management has determined that the Company may violate certain financial covenants under the CorEnergy Credit Facility starting in the fourth quarter of 2020 if covenant waivers are not obtained. If the Company were to violate one or more financial covenants, the lenders could declare the Company in default and could accelerate the amounts due under a portion or all of the Company’s outstanding debt under the CorEnergy Credit Facility. Further, a default under one debt agreement could trigger cross-default provisions within certain of the Company's other debt agreements. While these conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the financial statements are issued, management has concluded that such doubt is mitigated by the considerations discussed below, which lead to a totalconclusion that the Company will continue to be able to fund current obligations as they become due one year from the date of 5,019,727 depository shares outstanding,issuance of these financial statements.
The Company is in the process of working with its lenders and believes it will receive waivers with respect to the affected financial covenants before any covenants are violated. However, any waivers would be granted at the sole discretion of the lenders, and there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to obtain such waivers. Additionally, the Company currently has no borrowings or approximately 50,197 whole sharesexpected future borrowings on its CorEnergy Credit Facility, which mitigates the cross-default provision described above under the Company's 5.875% Convertible Notes. In any event, should negotiations with the Company's lenders concerning additional waivers prove unsuccessful, the Company would have sufficient liquidity to pay fees that would be due in connection with any termination of its 7.375% Series A Preferred Stock. the CorEnergy Credit Facility, while also continuing to fund current obligations as they become due one year from the date of issuance of these financial statements. As a result, the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements and related notes have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern.
11.STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
The Company's Board of Directors authorized a sharesecurities repurchase program for the Company to buy up to $10.0the remaining amount of its 7.00% Convertible Notes prior to maturity on June 15, 2020 and up to $5.0 million of its preferredcommon stock and 7.375% Series A Preferred Stock, which commenced August 6, 2018.March 21, 2020. Purchases were made through the program until it expired on August 5, 2019.20, 2020.
PREFERRED STOCK
As of September 30, 2020, the Company has a total of 5,010,814 depository shares outstanding, or approximately 50,108 whole shares of its 7.375% Series A Preferred Stock. On January 9, 2019,March 30, 2020, the Company repurchased 2,5008,913 depository shares of Series A Preferred Stock for approximately $61$162 thousand in cash.
See Note 13 ("Subsequent Events") for further information regarding the declaration of a dividend on the 7.375% Series A Preferred Stock.

COMMON STOCK
As of September 30, 2019,2020, the Company has 13,534,85613,651,521 of common shares issued and outstanding. See Note 13 ("Subsequent Events") for further information regarding the declaration of a dividend on the common stock.
SHELF REGISTRATION STATEMENTS
On October 30, 2018, the Company filed a shelf registration statement with the SEC, pursuant to which it registered 1,000,000 shares of common stock for issuance under its dividend reinvestment plan. As of September 30, 2019,2020, the Company has issued 22,003 shares of common stock under its dividend reinvestment plan pursuant to the shelf, resulting in remaining availability (subject to the current limitation discussed below) of approximately 977,997 shares of common stock.
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On November 9, 2018, the Company had a new shelf registration statement declared effective by the SEC replacing the Company's previously filed shelf registration statement, pursuant to which it may publicly offer additional debt or equity securities with an aggregate offering price of up to $600.0 million. As described elsewhere in this Report, EGC and Cox Oil have refused to provide the financial statement information concerning EGC required to be filed by the Company pursuant to SEC Regulation S-X. At least until it is able to file these EGC financial statements, the Company does not expect to be able to use this shelf registration statement, or the shelf registration statement filed for its dividend reinvestment plan, to sell its securities. As previously disclosed in the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 24, 2019, the Company has suspended its dividend reinvestment plan.
The Company has engaged in dialogue with the staff of the SEC in an effort to shorten the period during which it does not use its registration statements. The Company does not expect this period to be shortened until the EGC financial statement information has been received and filed.
12. EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE
Basic earningsloss per share data is computed based on the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the periods. Diluted EPSloss per share data is computed based on the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding, including all potentially issuable shares of common stock. Diluted EPSloss per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 20192020 and 20182019 excludes the impact to income and the number of shares outstanding from the conversion of the 7.00% Convertible Senior Notes and the 5.875% Convertible Senior Notes, as applicable, because such impact is antidilutive. The remaining 7.00% Convertible Notes matured on June 15, 2020.
Under the if converted method, and after consideration of the common shares issued in the Convertible Notes exchanges and conversions discussed in Note 10 ("Debt"), the 7.00% Convertible Senior Notes and 5.875% Convertible Senior Notes would result in an additional 2,567,4542,361,000 common shares outstanding for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019.2020. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018,2019, under the if-converted method, the 7.00% Convertible Notes and 5.875% Convertible Notes would have resulted in an additional 3,453,2732,567,454 common shares outstanding.
For the Three Months EndedFor the Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2020September 30, 2019September 30, 2020September 30, 2019
Net Loss attributable to CorEnergy Stockholders$(3,919,098)$(19,419,600)$(303,395,899)$(5,728,233)
Less: preferred dividend requirements2,309,672 2,313,780 6,880,137 6,941,688 
Net Loss attributable to Common Stockholders$(6,228,770)$(21,733,380)$(310,276,036)$(12,669,921)
Weighted average shares - basic13,651,521 13,188,546 13,650,449 12,870,357 
Basic loss per share$(0.46)$(1.65)$(22.73)$(0.98)
Net Loss attributable to Common Stockholders (from above)$(6,228,770)$(21,733,380)$(310,276,036)$(12,669,921)
Add: After tax effect of convertible interest
Loss attributable for dilutive securities$(6,228,770)$(21,733,380)$(310,276,036)$(12,669,921)
Weighted average shares - diluted13,651,521 13,188,546 13,650,449 12,870,357 
Diluted loss per share$(0.46)$(1.65)$(22.73)$(0.98)
 For the Three Months Ended For the Nine Months Ended
 September 30, 2019 September 30, 2018 September 30, 2019 September 30, 2018
Net Income (loss) attributable to CorEnergy Stockholders$(19,419,600) $7,697,324
 $(5,728,233) $23,215,881
Less: preferred dividend requirements2,313,780
 2,396,875
 6,941,688
 7,190,625
Net Income (loss) attributable to Common Stockholders$(21,733,380) $5,300,449
 $(12,669,921) $16,025,256
Weighted average shares - basic13,188,546
 11,939,360
 12,870,357
 11,928,929
Basic earnings (loss) per share$(1.65) $0.44
 $(0.98) $1.34
        
Net Income (loss) attributable to Common Stockholders (from above)$(21,733,380) $5,300,449
 $(12,669,921) $16,025,256
Add: After tax effect of convertible interest
 
 
 
Income (loss) attributable for dilutive securities$(21,733,380) $5,300,449
 $(12,669,921) $16,025,256
Weighted average shares - diluted13,188,546
 11,939,360
 12,870,357
 11,928,929
Diluted earnings (loss) per share$(1.65) $0.44
 $(0.98) $1.34


13.SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The Company performed an evaluation of subsequent events through the date of the issuance of these financial statements and determined that no additional items require recognition or disclosure, except for the following:
Common Stock Dividend Declaration
On October 23, 2019,27, 2020 the Company's Board of Directors declared a 20192020 third quarter dividend of $0.75$0.05 per share for CorEnergy common stock. The dividend is payable on November 29, 201930, 2020 to stockholders of record on November 15, 2019.16, 2020. As previously disclosed in the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 23, 2019,27, 2020, the Company will pay this quarter's common stock dividend entirely in cash.
Preferred Stock Dividend Declaration
On October 23, 2019,27, 2020, the Company's Board of Directors also declared a dividend of $0.4609375 per depositary share for its 7.375% Series A Preferred Stock. The preferred stock dividend is payable on November 29, 201930, 2020 to stockholders of record on November 15, 2019.16, 2020.
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MoGas Transportation Agreement
During the fourth quarter of 2020, MoGas entered into a new long-term firm transportation services agreement with Spire, its largest customer. Refer to Note 4 ("Transportation And Distribution Revenue") for further information.
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto in this Report on Form 10-Q ("Report") of CorEnergy Infrastructure, Inc. ("the Company," "CorEnergy," "we" or "us"). The forward-looking statements included in this discussion and elsewhere in this Report involve risks and uncertainties, including anticipated financial performance, business prospects, industry trends, stockholder returns, performance ofunder leases by tenants, performance on loans to customers, and other matters, which reflect management's best judgment based on factors currently known. See "Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements" which is incorporated herein by reference. Actual results and experience could differ materially from the anticipated results and other expectations expressed in our forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including but not limited to those discussed in Part I, Item 1A, "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018,2019, filed with the SEC on February 28, 2019,27, 2020, as supplemented by the disclosures contained in Part II, Item 1A, "Risk Factors", in this Report.
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
The COVID-19 pandemic-related reduction in energy demand and the uncertainty of production from OPEC members, US producers and other international suppliers caused significant disruptions and volatility in the global oil marketplace during 2020, which have adversely affected our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Qtenants. In response to COVID-19, governments around the world have implemented stringent measures to help reduce the spread of the virus, including stay-at-home and shelter-in-place orders, travel restrictions and other measures. These measures have adversely affected the economies and financial markets of the U.S. and many other countries, resulting in an economic downturn that has negatively impacted global demand and prices for the quarters endedproducts handled by our pipelines, terminals and other facilities. There is significant uncertainty regarding how long these conditions will persist and the impact of the virus on the energy industry and potential impacts to our business. For further discussion, see Part II, Item 1A, "Risk Factors."
Events as described above resulted in decreases of current and expected long-term crude oil prices along with significant reductions to the market capitalization and bankruptcy filings of many oil and gas producing companies, including our tenants. Our tenant under the Grand Isle Lease Agreement was impacted by these economic events and ceased paying rent starting on April 1 and continuing into November of 2020. These events triggered our review of the carrying value of our long-lived GIGS asset as of March 31, 20192020. Our evaluation resulted in the recognition of a $140.3 million impairment for our GIGS asset and a $30.1 million non-cash write-off of the deferred rent receivable for the Grand Isle Lease Agreement. While we have seen an improvement in the situation at our GIGS asset amid rising oil prices from the low points in early 2020 and a restart of production by the EGC Tenant in June of 2020, we continue to seek resolution of the nonpayment of rent. These efforts were slowed by events in the third quarter, including multiple hurricanes and related shut-ins.
As a result of the bankruptcy filing of UPL and Ultra Wyoming, the guarantor and tenant (respectively) of the Pinedale Lease Agreement, the tenant's motion to reject the lease effective June 30, 2019,2020 and the sale of the Pinedale LGS to Ultra Wyoming for $18.0 million on June 30, 2020, we recognized a loss from the Pinedale Transaction of approximately $136.0 million, net of a gain on extinguishment of related debt, for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. For a further discussion of these matters, see Part I, Item 1, Note 3 ("Leased Properties And Leases"). The events and conditions surrounding COVID-19, volatility in this Report.
the global energy markets, the nonpayment of rent by our EGC Tenant and the sale of the Pinedale LGS to Ultra Wyoming have impacted and are expected to continue to adversely impact our lease revenue and operating cash flows. Refer to "Dividends" and "Liquidity and Capital Resources" for further discussion.
BUSINESS OBJECTIVE
The Recent Developments affecting our assets have adversely impacted CorEnergy’s objective of providing a stable dividend with potential for long term growth. However, we are actively evaluating opportunities to deploy our cash into new dividend-generating assets. CorEnergy’s Private Letter Ruling ("PLR") discussed below enables us to invest in a broader set of revenue contracts within our REIT structure, including the opportunity to not only own but also operate infrastructure assets. Our decision to pay cash dividends based upon rents received and progress on potential acquisitions will continue to be reviewed quarterly. We expect to manage our liquidity carefully in light of our balance sheet obligations.
CorEnergy primarily owns and seeks to own assets in the U.S. energy sector that perform utility-like functions, such as pipelines, storage terminals, rail terminals and gas and electric transmission and distribution assets. Our objective ishas been to generate long-term contracted revenue from operators of our assets, primarily under triple-net participating leases without direct commodity price exposure. We believe our leadership team's energy and utility expertise provides CorEnergy with a competitive advantage to acquire, own and lease U.S. energy infrastructure assets in a tax-efficient, transparent and investor-friendly REIT. Our leadership team also utilizes a disciplined investment philosophy developed through an average of over 25 years of relevant industry experience.
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We expect our leases to provide us with contracted base rent, plus participating rent based upon asset-specific criteria. The energy industry commonly employs contracts with participating features, and we provide exposure to both the risk and opportunity of utilization of our assets, which we believe is a hallmark of infrastructure assets of all types. Our participating triple-net leases require the operator to pay all expenses of the business including maintaining our assets in good working order.
The majority of our assets leased to tenants under triple-net leases are dependent upon the tenants' exploitation of hydrocarbon reserves in the fields where our assets are located. These reserves are depleted over time, and therefore, may economically diminish the value of our assets over the period that the underlying reserves are exploited. Accordingly, we expect the contracted base rents under these leases, including fair market renewal rent expectations, to provide for a return-on-capital, as well as a return of our invested capital, over the life of the asset. The portion of rents we believe to constitute a return of our invested capital are utilized for debt repayment and/or are reserved for capital reinvestment activities in order to maintain our long-term earnings and dividend paying capacity. The return-on-capital is that portion of rents which are available for distribution to our stockholders through dividend payouts.
Base rents under our leases are structured on an estimated fair market value rent structure over the initial term, which includes assumptions related to the terminal value of our assets and expectations of tenant renewals. At the conclusion of the initial lease term, our leases may contain fair market value repurchase options or fair market rent renewal terms. These clauses also act as safeguards against our tenants pursuing activities which would undermine or degrade the value of our assets faster than the underlying reserves are depleted. Our participating rents are structured to provide exposure to the successful commercial activity of the tenant, and as such, also provide protection in the event that the economic life of our assets is reduced based on accelerated production by our tenants.
Our assets are predominately mission-critical to our customers, in that utilization of our assets is necessary for the business they seek to conduct and their rental payments are an essential operating expense. For example, our crude oil gathering system assets are necessary to the exploitation of upstream crude oil reserves, so the operators' lease of those assets is economically critical to their operations. Some of our assets are subject to rate regulation by FERC or state public utility commissions. Further, energy infrastructure assets are an essential and growing component of the U.S. economy that give us the opportunity to assist the capital expansion plans and meet the capital needs of various midstream and upstream participants.
On November 16, 2018, the IRS issued the second requested PLR to CorEnergy. The PLR provides to us assurance that fees we may receive for the usage of storage and pipeline capacity on assets we may own will qualify as rents from real property for purposes of our qualification as a REIT. As a result, the PLR grants us the opportunity to own and operate certain infrastructure assets under conditions set forth in the PLR. We can consider, and are considering, a broader set of investment opportunities than was available to us prior to issuance of the PLR. For example, prior to the PLR, we could own the Portland Terminal Facility, a petroleum products terminal that we previously leased to Zenith Terminals, but we were not then assured that we could operate such an asset and treat the revenues as rents from real property for purposes of the REIT income test. As a result of the PLR, we can now acquire and operate a storage terminal facility such as the Portland Terminal Facility.
We intend to distribute substantially all of our cash available for distribution, less prudent reserves, on a quarterly basis. We regularly assess our ability to pay and to grow our dividend to common stockholders.stockholders, including the impact of events described under "Recent Developments" above. We targetare targeting long-term revenue growth of 1-3 percent annually from existing contracts, through inflation escalations and potential participating rents, and additional growth from acquisitions. There can be no assurance that any potential acquisition opportunities will result in consummated transactions. Our management contract includes incentive provisions, aligning our leadership team with our stockholders' interests in raising the dividend only if we believe the rate is sustainable.

interests.
We believe these characteristics align CorEnergy with the attractive attributes of other globally listed infrastructure companies, including high barriers to entry and contracts with predictable revenue streams, while mitigating risks and volatility experienced by other companies engaged in the midstream energy sector. Nonetheless, the Recent Developments discussed above demonstrate that while tenant-specific risks can be mitigated, they can not be eliminated by our lease revenue model.
Basis of Presentation
The consolidated financial statements include CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc., as of September 30, 2019,2020, and its direct and indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following table summarizes the financial data and key operating statistics for CorEnergy for the three and nine months ended September 30, 20192020 and 2018.2019. We believe the Operating Results detail presented below provides investors with information that will assist them in analyzing our operating performance. The following data should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in Part I, Item 1 of this Report. All information in Part I, Item 2 "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," except for balance sheet data as of December 31, 2018,2019, is unaudited.
For the Three Months Ended For the Nine Months EndedFor the Three Months EndedFor the Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2019 September 30, 2018 September 30, 2019 September 30, 2018September 30, 2020September 30, 2019September 30, 2020September 30, 2019
Revenue       Revenue
Lease revenue$16,984,903
 $18,391,983
 $50,338,489
 $54,259,701
Lease revenue$20,126 $16,984,903 $21,320,998 $50,338,489 
Deferred rent receivable write-offDeferred rent receivable write-off— — (30,105,820)— 
Transportation and distribution revenue4,068,338
 4,244,722
 13,808,064
 12,071,858
Transportation and distribution revenue4,573,155 4,068,338 14,156,361 13,808,064 
Financing revenue28,003
 
 89,532
 
Financing revenue32,099 28,003 88,319 89,532 
Total Revenue21,081,244
 22,636,705
 64,236,085
 66,331,559
Total Revenue4,625,380 21,081,244 5,459,858 64,236,085 
Expenses       Expenses
Transportation and distribution expenses1,116,194
 2,241,999
 3,866,092
 5,349,419
Transportation and distribution expenses1,438,443 1,116,194 4,035,807 3,866,092 
General and administrative2,494,240
 3,046,481
 8,104,502
 8,881,314
General and administrative2,793,568 2,494,240 10,195,635 8,104,502 
Depreciation, amortization and ARO accretion expense5,645,342
 6,289,459
 16,935,688
 18,868,871
Depreciation, amortization and ARO accretion expense2,169,806 5,645,342 11,479,799 16,935,688 
Provision for loan losses
 
 
 500,000
Loss on impairment of leased propertyLoss on impairment of leased property— — 140,268,379 — 
Loss on impairment and disposal of leased propertyLoss on impairment and disposal of leased property— — 146,537,547 — 
Loss on termination of leaseLoss on termination of lease— — 458,297 — 
Total Expenses9,255,776
 11,577,939
 28,906,282
 33,599,604
Total Expenses6,401,817 9,255,776 312,975,464 28,906,282 
Operating Income$11,825,468
 $11,058,766
 $35,329,803
 $32,731,955
Operating Income (Loss)Operating Income (Loss)$(1,776,437)$11,825,468 $(307,515,606)$35,329,803 
Other Income (Expense)       Other Income (Expense)
Net distributions and other income$360,182
 $5,627
 $902,056
 $65,292
Net distributions and other income$29,654 $360,182 $449,512 $902,056 
Net realized and unrealized loss on other equity securities
 (930,147) 
 (1,797,281)
Interest expense(2,777,122) (3,183,589) (7,582,199) (9,590,427)Interest expense(2,247,643)(2,777,122)(8,053,650)(7,582,199)
Loss on extinguishment of debt(28,920,834) 
 (33,960,565) 
Total Other Expense(31,337,774) (4,108,109) (40,640,708) (11,322,416)
Income (loss) before income taxes(19,512,306) 6,950,657
 (5,310,905) 21,409,539
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debtGain (loss) on extinguishment of debt— (28,920,834)11,549,968 (33,960,565)
Total Other Income (Expense)Total Other Income (Expense)(2,217,989)(31,337,774)3,945,830 (40,640,708)
Loss before income taxesLoss before income taxes(3,994,426)(19,512,306)(303,569,776)(5,310,905)
Income tax expense (benefit), net(92,706) (746,667) 417,328
 (1,806,342)Income tax expense (benefit), net(75,328)(92,706)(173,877)417,328 
Net Income (loss) attributable to CorEnergy Stockholders(19,419,600) 7,697,324
 (5,728,233) 23,215,881
Net Loss attributable to CorEnergy StockholdersNet Loss attributable to CorEnergy Stockholders(3,919,098)(19,419,600)(303,395,899)(5,728,233)
Preferred dividend requirements2,313,780
 2,396,875
 6,941,688
 7,190,625
Preferred dividend requirements2,309,672 2,313,780 6,880,137 6,941,688 
Net Income (loss) attributable to Common Stockholders$(21,733,380) $5,300,449
 $(12,669,921) $16,025,256
Net Loss attributable to Common StockholdersNet Loss attributable to Common Stockholders$(6,228,770)$(21,733,380)$(310,276,036)$(12,669,921)
       
Other Financial Data (1)
       
Other Financial Data (1)
Adjusted EBITDAre
$17,830,992
 $17,353,852
 $53,167,547
 $52,166,118
Adjusted EBITDAre
$423,023 $17,830,992 $21,783,748 $53,167,547 
NAREIT FFO(16,222,013) 11,438,997
 3,863,841
 34,441,394
NAREIT FFO(4,175,478)(16,199,030)(11,877,213)3,932,790 
FFO(16,176,808) 12,119,724
 4,067,751
 35,747,268
FFO(4,175,478)(16,153,825)(12,026,798)4,136,700 
AFFO
13,067,911
 12,193,922
 39,694,124
 36,569,677
AFFO
(2,879,414)13,067,911 8,957,743 39,694,124 
(1) Refer to the "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" section that follows for additional details.(1) Refer to the "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" section that follows for additional details.(1) Refer to the "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" section that follows for additional details.
Three Months Ended September 30, 20192020 Compared to the Three Months Ended September 30, 20182019
Revenue. Consolidated revenues were $4.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020 compared to $21.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019, compared to $22.6 millionrepresenting a decrease of $16.5 million. Lease revenue was $20 thousand for the three months ended September 30, 2018, representing a decrease of $1.5 million. Lease revenue was2020 compared to $17.0 million and $18.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019, and 2018, respectively, with theresulting in a decrease of approximately $1.4$17.0 million from the prior-year period. The decrease in lease revenue was primarily driven primarily by (i) the non-payment of rent due for the GIGS asset ($10.2 million), (ii) the decrease in base rent resulting from the sale of our Pinedale LGS asset during the second quarter of 2020 ($5.5 million) and (iii) the decrease in participating rent at Pinedale ($1.4 million). Refer to Part I, Item 1, Note 3 ("Leased Properties And Leases") for further discussion of the nonpayment of rent by the EGC Tenant and the sale of the Portland Terminal Facility and concurrent termination of the lease in December of 2018.

Pinedale LGS asset.
Transportation and distribution revenue from our subsidiaries, MoGas and Omega, remained relatively consistent at $4.1was $4.6 million and $4.2$4.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, and 2018, respectively, despite impacts fromrepresenting an increase of $505 thousand. The increase was primarily driven by the FERC rate case settlement between MoGas and FERC, which was approved in August of 2019. The
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Company recorded the final refund liability adjustment upon settlement in the third quarter of 2019; therefore, the FERC rate case resulting in decreased revenue recognized for the period. Referthree months ended September 30, 2020 is at the final settlement rates. The increase was also driven by increased system maintenance at Omega due to "Asset Portfolio and Related Developments" for further discussionthe timing of the FERC rate case settlement.projects.
Transportation and Distribution Expenses. Transportation and distribution expenses were $1.1$1.4 million and $2.2$1.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 20192020 and 2018,2019, respectively, representing a decreasean increase of approximately $1.1 million.$322 thousand. The decreaseincrease relates primarily relates to lower legal, consulting andhigher system maintenance costsexpense at MoGas.Omega due to the timing of projects.
General and Administrative Expenses. General and administrative expenses were $2.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020 compared to $2.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to $3.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018.2019. The most significant components of the variance from the prior-year period are outlined in the following table and explained below:
For the Three Months EndedFor the Three Months Ended
September 30, 2019 September 30, 2018September 30, 2020September 30, 2019
Management fees$1,644,484
 $1,903,688
Management fees$932,457 $1,644,484 
Acquisition and professional fees560,939
 827,650
Acquisition and professional fees1,589,673 560,939 
Other expenses288,817
 315,143
Other expenses271,438 288,817 
Total$2,494,240
 $3,046,481
Total$2,793,568 $2,494,240 
Management fees are directly proportional to our asset base. For the three months ended September 30, 2019,2020, management fees decreased $259$712 thousand compared to the prior-year period primarily due to (i) a managementdecrease in our asset base as a result of the sale of the Pinedale LGS at the end of the second quarter of 2020 and (ii) a decrease in the incentive fee, waiverwhich was not earned in the current periodperiod. The management fee for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 was reduced by approximately $247 thousand and $255 thousand, respectively, as a result of waivers to exclude the net proceeds from the 5.875% Convertible Notes offering in August of 2019 (other than the cash portion of such proceeds utilized in connection with the exchange of the Company’s 7.00% Convertible Notes) and (ii) a lower incentive fee as a result of decreased revenue from the sale of the Portland Terminal in December 2018.. See Part I, Item 1, Note 8 ("Management Agreement") for additional information.
Acquisition and professional fees for the three months ended September 30, 2019 decreased $267 thousand2020 increased $1.0 million from the prior-year period. Assetperiod, primarily as a result of a $932 thousand increase in asset acquisition expenses. The increase in asset acquisition expenses decreased approximately $52 thousand, primarily the result ofwas attributable to elevated expenses in the prior-yearcurrent-year period related to multiple acquisition opportunities which hadthat have advanced intoto various stages of due diligence, but which did not ultimately result in a transaction.diligence. Generally, we expect asset acquisition expenses to be repaid over time from income generated by acquisitions. However, any particular period may reflect significant expenses arising from third party legal, engineering, and consulting fees that are incurred in the early to mid-stages of due diligence. Professional fees decreased approximately $215As a result, asset acquisition expenses of $947 thousand duringfor the three months ended September 30, 2019, which was2020 are reflected as an addback to AFFO. Refer to the "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" section for a reconciliation of Net Loss attributable to CorEnergy stockholders to AFFO. Professional fees increased $97 thousand primarily attributable toas a result of higher legal and consulting costs in the prior-yearcurrent-year period related to monitoring our GIGS asset.the ongoing litigation with EGC/Cox Oil and asset monitoring.
Depreciation, Amortization and ARO Accretion Expense. Depreciation, amortization and ARO accretion expense was $2.2 million and $5.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, compared to $6.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018.respectively. This decrease was primarily related to depreciation expense, which decreased $627approximately $3.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2019. The decrease in depreciation expense was driven by (i) a full quarter reduction in depreciation for the Pinedale LGS as a result of the sale of the asset to Ultra Wyoming at the end of the second quarter of 2020 ($2.2 million) and (ii) the impairment of the GIGS asset during the first quarter of 2020 which resulted in a reduced carrying value and a decrease in the remaining useful life of the GIGS asset beginning in the second quarter of 2020 ($1.3 million).
Net Distributions and Other Income. Net distributions and other income was $30 thousand for the three months ended September 30, 20192020 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2018. The decrease in depreciation expense was largely driven by (i) the sale of the Portland Terminal Facility in December of 2018 and (ii) updates made to the estimated useful lives of certain ARO segments of GIGS at the end of 2018.
Net Distributions and Other Income. Net distributions and other income was $360 thousand for the three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to $6 thousand for the three months ended September 30, 2018.2019. This increasedecrease was primarily related to interest income, which increaseddecreased approximately $338$314 thousand from the prior-year period asdue to a result of a higherreduction in cash balanceand declining interest rates during the three months ended September 30, 2019.2020.
Net Realized and Unrealized Loss on Other Equity SecuritiesInterest Expense. For the three months ended September 30, 2018, we recorded a net loss on other equity securities of $930 thousand. The net loss recorded in the prior-year period related to valuation considerations surrounding the arbitration award delivered to Eni USA2020 and Gulf LNG as well as other market information. We no longer have an interest in other equity securities for the three months ended September 30, 2019, due to the sale or disposition of our equity securities during 2018.
Interest Expense. For the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, interest expense totaled approximately $2.2 million and $2.8 million, and $3.2 million, respectively. ThisThe decrease of $529 thousand was primarily attributable to lower interest expense due to (i) the maturity of the remaining outstanding 7.00% Convertible Notes exchange induring the thirdsecond quarter of 2019, which reduced2020, (ii) the outstanding principal balance,settlement of the Amended Pinedale Term Credit Facility at the end of the second quarter of 2020, partially offset by (iii) additional interest expense incurred as a result of the 5.875% Convertible Notes Offering in August of 2019. For additional information, see Part I, Item 1, Note 10 ("Debt").
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Loss on Extinguishment of Debt. For the three months ended September 30, 2019, a loss on extinguishment of debt totaling approximatelyof $28.9 million was recorded in connection with the 7.00% Convertible Notes exchange entered into on August 15, 2019. For additional information, see Part I, Item 1, Note 10 ("Debt"). There was no loss on extinguishment of debt recorded for the three months ended September 30, 2018.2020.
Income Tax Benefit. Income tax benefit was $93 thousand for the three months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to $747$75 thousand for the three months ended September 30, 2018.2020, as compared to $93 thousand for the three months ended September 30, 2019. The income tax benefit in the current year period is primarily the result of (i)an increase in net operating loss carryforwards generated at certain TRS entities, partially offset by certain fixed asset and deferred contract revenue activities. The income tax benefit recorded in the prior-year period was primarily the result of an increase in net operating loss carryforwards generated at certain TRS entities and the impact of the refund liability related to the FERC rate case settlement, partially offset by certain fixed asset and (ii) the impact of the 2018 K-1 for our Lightfoot investment. The income tax benefit recorded in the prior-year period is the result of (i) higher losses generated by our TRS entities and (ii) an unrealizeddeferred contract revenue activities.

Net Loss. Net loss related to our Lightfoot investment.
Net Income (Loss). Net income (loss) attributable to CorEnergy stockholders was $(19.4)$(3.9) million and $7.7$(19.4) million for the three months ended September 30, 20192020 and 2018,2019, respectively. After deducting $2.3 million and $2.4 million for the portion of preferred dividends that are allocable to eachboth respective period,periods, net income (loss)loss attributable to common stockholders for the three months ended September 30, 20192020 was $(6.2) million, or $(0.46) per basic and diluted common share as compared to $(21.7) million, or $(1.65) per basic and diluted common share as compared to $5.3 million, or $0.44 per basic and diluted common share for the prior-year period.
Nine Months Ended September 30, 20192020 Compared to the Nine Months Ended September 30, 20182019
Revenue. Consolidated revenues were $5.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to $64.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared2019. Lease revenue was $21.3 million and was fully offset by the non-cash write-off of the deferred rent receivable of $30.1 million related to $66.3the Grand Isle Lease Agreement, resulting in a loss of $8.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018.2020. Lease revenue was $50.3 million and $54.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, and 2018, respectively, resulting in a decrease of $4.0 million. Thisapproximately $59.1 million from the prior-year period. The decrease in lease revenue was driven primarily by (i) the non-cash write-off of the deferred rent receivable ($30.1 million), which was determined to be no longer probable of collection in the first quarter of 2020, (ii) the non-payment of rent due for the GIGS asset in the second and third quarters of 2020 ($20.3 million), (iii) the decrease in rent resulting from the sale of our Pinedale LGS asset during the second quarter of 2020 ($5.2 million) and (iv) the decrease in participating rent at Pinedale ($3.4 million). Refer to Part I, Item 1, Note 3 ("Leased Properties And Leases") for further discussion of the impairment of the deferred rent receivable, nonpayment of rent by the EGC Tenant and the sale of the Portland Terminal Facility, partially offset by (ii) an increase in variable rent collected on the Pinedale lease during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.LGS asset.
Transportation and distribution revenue from our subsidiaries, MoGas and Omega, was $13.8$14.2 million and $12.1$13.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, and 2018, respectively.respectively, representing an increase of approximately $348 thousand. The increase was primarily driven by increased revenue primarily resulted from higher rates going into effect on December 1, 2018 relatedsystem maintenance at Omega due to the rate case filed by MoGas with FERC, nettiming of the final refund liability. The FERC rate case was settled in August 2019. Refer to "Asset Portfolio and Related Developments" for further discussion of the FERC rate case settlement.projects.
Transportation and Distribution Expenses. Transportation and distribution expenses were $3.9remained relatively consistent at $4.0 million and $5.3$3.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 20192020 and 2018,2019, respectively, representing a decreasean increase of approximately $1.4 million.$170 thousand. The decreaseincrease relates primarily to higher system maintenance expense at Omega due to the timing of projects, partially offset by lower legal consulting and maintenance costs at MoGas.
General and Administrative Expenses. General and administrative expenses were $10.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to $8.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to $8.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018.2019. The most significant components of the variance from the prior-year period are outlined in the following table and explained below:
For the Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2020September 30, 2019
Management fees$4,139,721 $5,176,223 
Acquisition and professional fees5,076,904 1,845,381 
Other expenses979,010 1,082,898 
Total$10,195,635 $8,104,502 
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 For the Nine Months Ended
 September 30, 2019 September 30, 2018
Management fees$5,176,223
 $5,679,972
Acquisition and professional fees1,845,381
 2,154,201
Other expenses1,082,898
 1,047,141
Total$8,104,502
 $8,881,314

Management fees are directly proportional to our asset base. For the nine months ended September 30, 2019,2020, management fees decreased $504 thousand$1.0 million compared to the prior-year period primarily due to (i) cash utilized fora decrease in our asset base as a result of the 7.00% Convertible Notes exchangesale of the Pinedale LGS at the end of the second quarter of 2020, (ii) the management fee waivers in the first quarter of 2019, (ii) a management fee waiver in the third quarter of 2019current-year period to exclude the net proceeds from the 5.875% Convertible Notes offering in August of 2019 (other than the cash portion of such proceeds utilized in connection with the exchange of the Company’s 7.00% Convertible Notes) and (iii) lowera full waiver of the incentive fees duefee for the first quarter of 2020 and no incentive fee earned for the second and third quarters of 2020. The management fee waivers to decreased revenueexclude the net proceeds from the sale5.875% Convertible Notes offering in August of 2019 waived approximately $749 thousand and $255 thousand of the Portland Terminalmanagement fees for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. In connection with the management fee waivers covering the nine months ended September 30, 2020, we also agreed with the Manager that the incremental management fees paid for the second quarter of 2020 would include approximately $592 thousand for the assets involved in December 2018.the Pinedale Transaction, which were under management for all but the last day of the prior period. See Part I, Item 1, Note 8 ("Management Agreement") for additional information.
Acquisition and professional fees for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 decreased $309 thousand2020 increased $3.2 million from the prior-year period primarily as a result of professional fees, which increased approximately $2.2 million during the current-year period. AnThe increase in asset acquisition expenses of $34 thousand was more than offset by a $342 thousand decrease in professional fees duringwas attributable to (i) higher legal and consulting costs in the current-year period.period related to the ongoing litigation with EGC/Cox Oil and valuation of the GIGS asset and (ii) higher legal and consulting costs related to the UPL bankruptcy and the ultimate sale of our Pinedale LGS asset to Ultra Wyoming. Asset acquisition expenses increased approximately $988 thousand due to acquisition opportunities which have advanced into various stages of due diligence. Generally, we expect asset acquisition expenses to be repaid over time from income generated by acquisitions. However, any particular period may reflect significant expenses arising from third party legal, engineering, and consulting fees that are incurred in the early to mid-stages of due diligence. The decrease in professional fees duringAs a result, asset acquisition expenses of $1.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 20192020 are reflected as an addback to AFFO. Refer to the "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" section for a reconciliation of Net Loss attributable to CorEnergy stockholders to AFFO.
Depreciation, Amortization and ARO Accretion Expense. Depreciation, amortization and ARO accretion expense was $11.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to $16.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. This decrease was primarily attributablerelated to higher legal and consulting costsdepreciation expense, which decreased approximately $5.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The decrease in depreciation expense was driven by (i) a reduction in depreciation for the Pinedale LGS in the prior-year periodsecond and third quarters of 2020 as a result of the sale of the asset to Ultra Wyoming ($2.9 million) and (ii) the impairment of the GIGS asset during the first quarter of 2020 which resulted in a reduced carrying value and a decrease in the remaining useful life of the GIGS asset beginning in the second quarter of 2020 ($2.6 million).
Loss on Impairment of Leased Property. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, we recognized a $140.3 million loss on impairment of leased property related to monitoring our GIGS asset, partially offsetasset. The impairment analysis was triggered by legalthe impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and consulting costs incurredsignificant decline in the current-year period related toglobal energy markets, which adversely impacted the ongoing litigation with EGC/Cox Oil.EGC Tenant under the Grand Isle Lease Agreement. Refer to Part I, Item 1, Note 3 ("Leased Properties And Leases") for additional information.

Depreciation, Amortization and ARO Accretion Expense. Depreciation, amortization and ARO accretion expense was $16.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to $18.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. This decrease was primarily related to depreciation expense, which decreased approximately $1.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2018. The decrease in depreciation expense was driven by (i) the salefurther discussion of the Portland Terminal Facility in Decemberimpairment, including the valuation methodology used to determine the fair value of 2018the GIGS asset.
Loss on Impairment and (ii) updates made to the estimated useful livesDisposal of certain ARO segments of GIGS at the end of 2018.
Provision for loan losses. Leased Property. For the nine months ended September 30, 2018,2020, we recordedrecognized a provision for loan losses$146.5 million loss on impairment and disposal of approximately $500 thousandleased property related to an additional write-downour Pinedale LGS asset. The impairment and sale of the Pinedale LGS was triggered by the bankruptcy of the Pinedale LGS tenant, Ultra Wyoming, during the second quarter of 2020. Refer to Part I, Item 1, Note 3 ("Leased Properties And Leases") for further discussion of the impairment and sale of the Pinedale LGS asset.
Loss on the SWD loans. There were no loan loss provisions recorded forTermination of Lease. For the nine months ended September 30, 2019.2020, we recognized a $458 thousand loss on termination of lease related to the sale of our Pinedale LGS asset during the second quarter of 2020, which resulted in the termination of the Pinedale Lease Agreement. Refer to Part I, Item 1, Note 3 ("Leased Properties And Leases") for further discussion of the sale of the Pinedale LGS asset and lease termination.
Net Distributions and Other Income. Net distributions and other income for the nine months ended September 30, 20192020 was $902$450 thousand compared to $65$902 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2018.2019. The changedecrease was primarily related to interest income, which increaseddecreased approximately $837$403 thousand from the prior-year period due to a higherreduction in cash balanceand declining interest rates during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.2020.
Net Realized and Unrealized Loss on Other Equity Securities. Interest Expense. For the nine months ended September 30, 2018, we recorded a net loss on other equity securities of $1.8 million. The net loss recorded during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 related to valuation considerations surrounding the arbitration award delivered to Eni USA2020 and Gulf LNG as well as other market information. We no longer have an interest in other equity securities for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, due to the sale or disposition of our equity securities during 2018.
Interest Expense. For the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, interest expense totaled approximately $8.1 million and $7.6 million, and $9.6 million, respectively. This decreaseThe increase of $471 thousand was primarily attributable to a decrease in(i) additional interest expense incurred as a result of the 7.00% Convertible Notes exchanges and conversions that occurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2019, partially offset by additional interest expense from the 5.875% Convertible Notes Offering in August of 2019.2019, partially offset by lower interest expense due to (ii) the exchanges completed during the first and third quarters of 2019 and maturity of the remaining outstanding 7.00%
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Convertible Notes during the second quarter of 2020 and (iii) the settlement of the Amended Pinedale Term Credit Facility at the end of the second quarter of 2020. For additional information, see Part I, Item 1, Note 10 ("Debt").
LossGain (Loss) on Extinguishment of Debt. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, a gain on extinguishment of debt of $11.5 million was recognized for (i) the release agreement entered into with Prudential for the Amended Pinedale Term Credit Facility in connection with the sale of the Pinedale LGS on June 30, 2020 ($11.0 million) and (ii) the repurchase of the 5.875% Convertible Notes completed in April of 2020 ($576 thousand). For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, a loss on extinguishment of debt totaling approximately $34.0 million was recorded in connection with the 7.00% Convertible Notes exchanges completed during the first and third quarters of 2019. For additional information, see Part I, Item 1, Note 10 ("Debt"). There
Income Tax Expense (Benefit). Income tax benefit was no loss on extinguishment$174 thousand for nine months ended September 30, 2020, as compared to income tax expense of debt recorded$417 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2018.
Income Tax Expense (Benefit). Income tax expense was $417 thousand for nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to $1.8 million of2019. The income tax benefit forin the nine months ended September 30, 2018.current year period is primarily the result of net operating loss carrybacks allowed under the CARES Act enacted in March of 2020 and net operating loss carryforwards generated at certain of our TRS entities, partially offset by certain fixed asset, deferred contract revenue and refund liability settlement activities. The income tax expense recorded in the current-yearprior-year period iswas primarily the result of (i) a change in our state effective rate due to changes in state law and state operations by certain of our TRS entities, (ii) the impact of the 2018 K-1 for our Lightfoot investment and (iii) the impact of the refund liability related to the FERC rate case settlement. The income tax benefit recorded in the prior-year period is the result of (i) higher losses generated by our TRS entities and (ii) an unrealized
Net Loss. Net loss related to our Lightfoot investment.
Net Income (Loss). Net income (loss) attributable to CorEnergy stockholders was $(5.7)$(303.4) million and $23.2$(5.7) million for the nine months ended September 30, 20192020 and 2018,2019, respectively. After deducting $6.9 million and $7.2 million for the portion of preferred dividends that are allocable to eachboth respective period,periods, net income (loss)loss attributable to common stockholders for the nine months ended September 30, 20192020 was $(310.3) million, or $(22.73) per basic and diluted common share compared to $(12.7) million, or $(0.98) per basic and diluted common share compared to $16.0 million, or $1.34 per basic and diluted common share for the prior-year period.
Common Equity Attributable to CorEnergy Stockholders per Share
As of September 30, 2019,2020, our common equity increaseddecreased by approximately $21.0$321.4 million to $350.5$29.8 million from $329.5$351.2 million as of December 31, 2018.2019. This increasedecrease principally consists of: (i) $62.6 million of common stock issued pursuant to exchanges and conversion of 7.00% Convertible Notes and (ii) $404 thousand of common stock issued pursuant to reinvestment of dividends through the dividend reinvestment plan; partially offset by (iii) net loss attributable to CorEnergy common stockholders of approximately $12.7 million;$310.3 million, which was driven by the impairment of leased property for the Grand Isle Gathering System ($140.3 million), the impairment and (iv)disposal of leased property related to the Pinedale LGS ($146.5 million) and the deferred rent receivable write-off for the Grand Isle Lease Agreement ($30.1 million), partially offset by gains on extinguishment of debt ($11.5 million) and (ii) dividends paid to our common stockholders of approximately $29.4 million.$11.6 million, partially offset by (iii) $419 thousand of common stock issued pursuant to conversions of the 7.00% Convertible Notes. The decrease in the book value per common share as of September 30, 2020 was driven by accounting events related to the impairments and additional write-offs (discussed above) calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
Book Value Per Common Share
Analysis of EquitySeptember 30, 2020December 31, 2019
Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock 7.375%, $125,270,350 and $125,493,175 liquidation preference ($2,500 per share, $0.001 par value), 10,000,000 authorized; 50,108 and 50,197 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively$125,270,350 $125,493,175 
Capital stock, non-convertible, $0.001 par value; 13,651,521 and 13,638,916 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 (100,000,000 shares authorized)13,652 13,639 
Additional paid-in capital342,734,629 360,844,497 
Accumulated retained deficit(312,954,875)(9,611,872)
Total CorEnergy Stockholders' Equity$155,063,756 $476,739,439 
Subtract: 7.375% Series A Preferred Stock(125,270,350)(125,493,175)
Total CorEnergy Common Equity$29,793,406 $351,246,264 
Common shares outstanding13,651,521 13,638,916 
Book Value per Common Share$2.18 $25.75 

Book Value Per Common Share
Analysis of EquitySeptember 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock 7.375%, $125,493,175 and $125,555,675 liquidation preference ($2,500 per share, $0.001 par value), 10,000,000 authorized; 50,197 and 50,222 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively$125,493,175
 $125,555,675
Capital stock, non-convertible, $0.001 par value; 13,534,856 and 11,960,225 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 (100,000,000 shares authorized)13,535
 11,960
Additional paid-in capital369,884,338
 320,295,969
Accumulated retained earnings (deficit)(19,419,600) 9,147,701
Total CorEnergy Stockholders' Equity$475,971,448
 $455,011,305
Subtract: 7.375% Series A Preferred Stock(125,493,175) (125,555,675)
Total CorEnergy Common Equity$350,478,273
 $329,455,630
Common shares outstanding13,534,856
 11,960,225
Book Value per Common Share$25.89
 $27.55
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
We use certain financial measures that are not recognized under GAAP. The non-GAAP financial measures used in this Report include earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization as defined by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts ("EBITDAre"); EBITDAre as adjusted in the manner described below ("Adjusted EBITDAre"); NAREIT funds from operations ("NAREIT FFO"); funds from operations adjusted for securities investments ("FFO"); and FFO as further adjusted in the manner described below ("AFFO"). These supplemental measures are used by our management team and
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are presented because we believe they help investors understand our business, performance and ability to earn and distribute cash to our stockholders by providing perspectives not immediately apparent from net income.loss. The presentation of EBITDAre, Adjusted EBITDAre, NAREIT FFO, FFO and AFFO are not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for, or superior to, the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP.
We offer these measures to assist the users of our financial statements in assessing our operating performance under U.S. GAAP, but these measures are non-GAAP measures and should not be considered measures of liquidity, alternatives to net incomeloss or indicators of any other performance measure determined in accordance with GAAP, nor are they indicative of funds available to fund our cash needs, including capital expenditures (if any), to make payments on our indebtedness or to make distributions. Our method of calculating these measures may be different from methods used by other companies and, accordingly, may not be comparable to similar measures as calculated by other companies. Investors should not rely on these measures as a substitute for any GAAP measure, including net income,loss, cash flows from operating activities or revenues.
EBITDAre and Adjusted EBITDAre
EBITDAre and Adjusted EBITDAre are non-GAAP financial measures that management and external users of our consolidated financial statements, such as industry analysts, investors and lenders may use to evaluate our ongoing operating results, including (i) the performance of our assets without regard to the impact of financing methods, capital structure or historical cost basis of our assets and (ii) the overall rates of return on alternative investment opportunities. EBITDAre, as established by NAREIT, is defined as net income (loss)loss (calculated in accordance with GAAP) excluding interest expense, income tax, depreciation and amortization, gains or losses on disposition of depreciated property (including gains or losses on change of control), impairment write-downs of depreciated property and of investments in unconsolidated affiliates caused by a decrease in value of depreciated property in the affiliate, and adjustments to reflect the entity's pro rata share of EBITDAre of unconsolidated affiliates. Our presentation of Adjusted EBITDAre represents EBITDAre adjusted for net realized and unrealized (gain) loss on securities, non-cash;deferred rent receivable write-off; (gain) loss on extinguishment of debt; provision for loan (gain) loss; and preferred dividend requirements.
We believe that the presentation of EBITDAre and Adjusted EBITDAre provides useful information to investors in assessing our financial condition and results of operations. Our presentation of EBITDAre is calculated in accordance with standards established by NAREIT, which may not be comparable to measures calculated by other companies that do not use the NAREIT definition of EBITDAre. In addition, although EBITDAre is a useful measure when comparing our results to other REITs, it may not be helpful to investors when comparing to non-REITs. Adjusted EBITDAre presented by other companies may not be comparable to our presentation, since each company may define these terms differently. EBITDAre and Adjusted EBITDAre should not be considered measures of liquidity and should not be considered as alternatives to operating income (loss), net incomeloss or other indicators of performance determined in accordance with GAAP.

The following table presents a reconciliation of Income (Loss)Loss Attributable to Common Stockholders, as reported in the Consolidated Statements of IncomeOperations to EBITDAre and Adjusted EBITDAre:
For the Three Months EndedFor the Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2020September 30, 2019September 30, 2020September 30, 2019
Loss Attributable to Common Stockholders$(6,228,770)$(21,733,380)$(310,276,036)$(12,669,921)
Add:
Interest expense, net2,247,643 2,777,122 8,053,650 7,582,199 
Depreciation, amortization, and ARO accretion2,169,806 5,645,342 11,479,799 16,935,688 
Loss on impairment of leased property— — 140,268,379 — 
Loss on impairment and disposal of leased property— — 146,537,547 — 
Loss on termination of lease— — 458,297 — 
Less:
Income tax (expense) benefit75,328 92,706 173,877 (417,328)
EBITDAre
$(1,886,649)$(13,403,622)$(3,652,241)$12,265,294 
Add:
Deferred rent receivable write-off— — 30,105,820 — 
(Gain) loss on extinguishment of debt— 28,920,834 (11,549,968)33,960,565 
Preferred dividend requirements2,309,672 2,313,780 6,880,137 6,941,688 
Adjusted EBITDAre
$423,023 $17,830,992 $21,783,748 $53,167,547 
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 For the Three Months Ended For the Nine Months Ended
 September 30, 2019 September 30, 2018 September 30, 2019 September 30, 2018
Income (Loss) Attributable to Common Stockholders$(21,733,380) $5,300,449
 $(12,669,921) $16,025,256
Add:       
Interest expense, net2,777,122
 3,183,589
 7,582,199
 9,590,427
Depreciation, amortization, and ARO accretion5,645,342
 6,289,459
 16,935,688
 18,868,871
Less:       
Income tax (expense) benefit92,706
 746,667
 (417,328) 1,806,342
EBITDAre
$(13,403,622) $14,026,830
 $12,265,294
 $42,678,212
Add:       
Net realized and unrealized loss on securities, noncash portion
 930,147
 
 1,797,281
Loss on extinguishment of debt28,920,834
 
 33,960,565
 
Provision for loan losses
 
 
 500,000
Preferred dividend requirements2,313,780
 2,396,875
 6,941,688
 7,190,625
Adjusted EBITDAre
$17,830,992
 $17,353,852
 $53,167,547
 $52,166,118

NAREIT FFO
FFO is a widely used measure of the operating performance of real estate companies that supplements net income (loss)loss determined in accordance with GAAP. As defined by NAREIT, NAREIT FFO represents net income (loss)loss (computed in accordance with GAAP), excluding gains (or losses) from sales of depreciable operating property, impairment losses of depreciable properties, real estate-related depreciation and amortization (excluding amortization of deferred financing costs or loan origination costs) and other adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and non-controlling interests. Adjustments for non-controlling interests are calculated on the same basis. We define FFO attributable to common stockholders as defined above by NAREIT less dividends on preferred stock. Our method of calculating FFO attributable to common stockholders may differ from methods used by other REITs and, as such, may not be comparable.
FFO ADJUSTED FOR SECURITIES INVESTMENTS (FFO)
Due to the legacy investments that we hold,held, we have also historically presented a measure of FFO, to which we refer herein as FFO Adjusted for Securities Investments which is derived by further adjusting NAREIT FFO for distributions received from investment securities, income tax expense (benefit) from investment securities, net distributions and other income and net realized and unrealized gain or loss on other equity securities.
We present NAREIT FFO and FFO Adjusted for Securities Investments because we consider it an important supplemental measure of our operating performance and believe that it is frequently used by securities analysts, investors, and other interested parties in the evaluation of REITs, many of which present FFO when reporting their results. FFO is a key measure we use in assessing performance and in making resource allocation decisions.
Both NAREIT FFO and FFO Adjusted for Securities Investments are intended to exclude GAAP historical cost depreciation and amortization of real estate and related assets, which assumes that the value of real estate diminishes ratably over time. Historically, however, real estate values have risen or fallen with market conditions, and that may also be the case with certain of the energy infrastructure assets in which we invest. NAREIT FFO and FFO Adjusted for Securities Investments exclude depreciation and amortization unique to real estate and gains and losses from property dispositions and extraordinary items. As such, these performance measures provide a perspective not immediately apparent from net incomeloss when compared to prior-year periods. These metrics reflect the impact to operations from trends in base and participating rents, company operating costs, development activities, and interest costs.
We calculate NAREIT FFO in accordance with standards established over time by the Board of Governors of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, as restated and approved in its March 1995a December 2018 White Paper (as amended in November 1999 and April 2002) and FFO Adjusted for Securities Investment as NAREIT FFO with additional adjustments described above due to our legacy investments. This may differ from the methodology for calculating FFO utilized by other equity REITs and, accordingly may not be comparable to such other REITs. NAREIT FFO and FFO Adjusted for Securities Investments do not represent amounts available for management's discretionary use because of needed capital for replacement or expansion, debt service obligations, or other commitments and uncertainties. NAREIT FFO and FFO Adjusted for Securities Investments, as we have historically reported, should not be

considered as an alternative to net income (loss)loss (computed in accordance with GAAP), as an indicator of our financial performance, or to cash flow from operating activities (computed in accordance with GAAP), as an indicator of our liquidity, or as an indicator of funds available for our cash needs, including our ability to make distributions or to service our indebtedness.
AFFO
Management uses AFFO as a measure of long-term sustainable operational performance. AFFO in excess of dividends is used for debt repayment, capital reinvestment activities, funding our ARO liability, or other commitments and uncertainties which are necessary to sustain our dividend over the long term. AFFO should not be considered as an alternative to net income (loss)loss (computed in accordance with GAAP), as an indicator of our financial performance, or as an alternative to cash flow from operating activities (computed in accordance with GAAP), as an indicator of our liquidity, or as an indicator of funds available for our cash needs, including our ability to make distributions or service our indebtedness.
For completeness, the following table sets forth a reconciliation of our net income (loss)loss as determined in accordance with GAAP and our calculations of NAREIT FFO, FFO Adjusted for Securities Investments, and AFFO for the three and nine months ended September 30, 20192020 and 2018.2019. AFFO is a supplemental, non-GAAP financial measure which we define as FFO Adjusted for Securities Investment plus deferred rent receivable write-off, (gain) loss on extinguishment of debt, provision for loan (gain) loss, net of tax, transaction costs, amortization of debt issuance costs, amortization of deferred lease costs, accretion of asset retirement obligation, non-cash costs associated with derivative instruments, and certain costs of a nonrecurring nature, less maintenance, capital expenditures (if any), income tax (expense) benefit unrelated to securities investments, amortization of debt premium, and other adjustments as deemed appropriate by Management. Also presented is information regarding the weighted-average number of shares of our common stock outstanding used for the computation of per share data:
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NAREIT FFO, FFO Adjusted for Securities Investment and AFFO Reconciliation
For the Three Months EndedFor the Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2020September 30, 2019September 30, 2020September 30, 2019
Net Loss attributable to CorEnergy Stockholders$(3,919,098)$(19,419,600)$(303,395,899)$(5,728,233)
Less:
Preferred Dividend Requirements2,309,672 2,313,780 6,880,137 6,941,688 
Net Loss attributable to Common Stockholders$(6,228,770)$(21,733,380)$(310,276,036)$(12,669,921)
Add:
Depreciation2,045,651 5,511,367 11,080,993 16,533,762 
Amortization of deferred lease costs7,641 22,983 53,607 68,949 
Loss on impairment of leased property— — 140,268,379 — 
Loss on impairment and disposal of leased property— — 146,537,547 — 
Loss on termination of lease— — 458,297 — 
NAREIT funds from operations (NAREIT FFO)$(4,175,478)$(16,199,030)$(11,877,213)$3,932,790 
Less:
Income tax (expense) benefit from investment securities— (45,205)149,585 (203,910)
Funds from operations adjusted for securities investments (FFO)$(4,175,478)$(16,153,825)$(12,026,798)$4,136,700 
Add:
Deferred rent receivable write-off— — 30,105,820 — 
(Gain) loss on extinguishment of debt— 28,920,834 (11,549,968)33,960,565 
Transaction costs946,817 14,799 1,145,807 157,380 
Amortization of debt issuance costs308,061 313,022 961,975 893,084 
Accretion of asset retirement obligation116,514 110,992 345,199 332,977 
Income tax expense (benefit)(75,328)(137,911)(24,292)213,418 
Adjusted funds from operations (AFFO)$(2,879,414)$13,067,911 $8,957,743 $39,694,124 
Weighted Average Shares of Common Stock Outstanding:
Basic13,651,521 13,188,546 13,650,449 12,870,357 
Diluted13,651,521 15,609,545 13,650,449 15,197,745 
NAREIT FFO attributable to Common Stockholders
Basic$(0.31)$(1.23)$(0.87)$0.31 
Diluted (1)
$(0.31)$(1.23)$(0.87)$0.31 
FFO attributable to Common Stockholders
Basic$(0.31)$(1.22)$(0.88)$0.32 
Diluted (1)
$(0.31)$(1.22)$(0.88)$0.32 
AFFO attributable to Common Stockholders
Basic$(0.21)$0.99 $0.66 $3.08 
Diluted (2)
$(0.21)$0.94 $0.66 $2.89 
(1) For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 diluted per share calculations exclude dilutive adjustments for convertible note interest expense, discount amortization and deferred debt issuance amortization because such impact is antidilutive. For periods presented without per share dilution, the number of weighted average diluted shares is equal to the number of weighted average basic shares presented. Refer to the Convertible Note Interest Expense table in Part I, Item 1, Note 10 ("Debt") for additional details.
(2) For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, diluted per share calculations include a dilutive adjustment for convertible note interest expense. Refer to the Convertible Note Interest Expense table in Part I, Item 1, Note 10 ("Debt") for additional details.
NAREIT FFO, FFO Adjusted for Securities Investment and AFFO Reconciliation

For the Three Months Ended For the Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2019 September 30, 2018 September 30, 2019 September 30, 2018
Net Income (loss) attributable to CorEnergy Stockholders$(19,419,600)
$7,697,324

$(5,728,233)
$23,215,881
Less:






Preferred Dividend Requirements2,313,780

2,396,875

6,941,688

7,190,625
Net Income (loss) attributable to Common Stockholders$(21,733,380) $5,300,449
 $(12,669,921) $16,025,256
Add:






Depreciation5,511,367

6,138,548

16,533,762

18,416,138
NAREIT funds from operations (NAREIT FFO)$(16,222,013) $11,438,997
 $3,863,841
 $34,441,394
Add:






Distributions received from investment securities360,182

5,627

902,056

65,292
Net realized and unrealized loss on other equity securities
 930,147
 
 1,797,281
Less:






Net distributions and other income360,182
 5,627
 902,056
 65,292
Income tax (expense) benefit from investment securities(45,205) 249,420
 (203,910) 491,407
Funds from operations adjusted for securities investments (FFO)$(16,176,808) $12,119,724
 $4,067,751

$35,747,268
Add:






Loss on extinguishment of debt28,920,834
 
 33,960,565
 
Provision for loan losses, net of tax





500,000
Transaction costs14,799

66,895

157,380

123,791
Amortization of debt issuance costs313,022

353,639

893,084

1,060,820
Amortization of deferred lease costs22,983

22,983

68,949

68,949
Accretion of asset retirement obligation110,992

127,928

332,977

383,784
Less:






Income tax (expense) benefit137,911
 497,247
 (213,418) 1,314,935
Adjusted funds from operations (AFFO)$13,067,911

$12,193,922

$39,694,124

$36,569,677










Weighted Average Shares of Common Stock Outstanding:








Basic13,188,546
 11,939,360
 12,870,357
 11,928,929
Diluted15,609,545
 15,393,644
 15,197,745
 15,383,386
NAREIT FFO attributable to Common Stockholders










Basic$(1.23) $0.96
 $0.30
 $2.89
Diluted (1)
$(1.23) $0.89
 $0.30
 $2.67
FFO attributable to Common Stockholders       
Basic$(1.23) $1.02
 $0.32
 $3.00
Diluted (1)
$(1.23) $0.93
 $0.32
 $2.75
AFFO attributable to Common Stockholders       
Basic$0.99
 $1.02
 $3.08
 $3.07
Diluted (2)
$0.94
 $0.92
 $2.89
 $2.77
(1) The three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 diluted per share calculations exclude dilutive adjustments for convertible note interest expense, discount amortization and deferred debt issuance amortization because such impact is antidilutive. The three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 include these dilutive adjustments. For periods presented without per share dilution, the number of weighted average diluted shares is equal to the number of weighted average basic shares presented. Refer to the Convertible Note Interest Expense table in Part I, Item 1, Note 10 ("Debt") for additional details.
(2) Diluted per share calculations include a dilutive adjustment for convertible note interest expense. Refer to the Convertible Note Interest Expense table in Part I, Item 1, Note 10 ("Debt") for additional details.
DIVIDENDS
Our portfolio of real property assets and promissory notes generates cash flow to us from which we pay distributions to stockholders. For the period ended September 30, 2019,2020, the primary sources of our stockholder distributions include lease revenue and transportation and distribution revenue from MoGas and Omega due to the deterioration in our real property assets.lease cash flows previously reported and described further below. Deterioration in the cash flows generated by any of these sources mayMoGas and Omega would further impact our ability to fund distributions to stockholders.
As described elsewhere in this Report, our lease revenue and cash flows have been adversely impacted in the second and third quarters of 2020 as a result of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and significant decline in the global energy markets, which resulted in our EGC Tenant's election to cease paying rent under the Grand Isle Lease Agreement beginning in the second quarter of 2020. The EGC's Tenant's nonpayment of rent resulted in reduced lease revenue cash flows of $9.7 million
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and $12.1 million for the second and third quarters of 2020, respectively. If the EGC Tenant elects to continue to not pay rent contractually due per the terms of the Grand Isle Lease Agreement, our lease revenue cash flows will be reduced by an additional $12.1 million during the fourth quarter of 2020. Additionally, the impairment of the Grand Isle Gathering System discussed in Part I, Item 1, Note 3 ("Leased Properties And Leases") established a new fair value for the GIGS asset as of March 31, 2020, which is being depreciated over a shorter useful life beginning in the second quarter of 2020. Depreciation expense for the remainder of 2020 is expected to be $1.2 million per quarter for the GIGS asset.
As discussed elsewhere in this Report, we sold the Pinedale LGS to Ultra Wyoming, which terminated the Pinedale Lease Agreement on June 30, 2020. As a result, our cash flows from lease revenue for the Pinedale Lease Agreement were reduced by $5.5 million starting in the third quarter of 2020 and quarterly going forward. The base Pinedale lease revenue represented approximately $22.0 million of our annual lease revenue. Depreciation and amortization expense related to the Pinedale LGS prior to the second quarter of 2020 was approximately $2.2 million quarterly or approximately $8.9 million annually.
Based on our asset base prior to the events and conditions described above, we targeted a ratio of AFFO to dividends of 1.5 times. We believe that (i)this level of coverage provided a prudent reserve level to achieve dividend stability and growth over the accretionlong term. For the period ended September 30, 2020, we realized a negative ratio of AFFO to dividends of (4.22) times, which is significantly below our target ratio. The significant decrease in our AFFO coverage ratio is due to the loss of revenue from our acquisitionGIGS asset due to the EGC Tenant's nonpayment of Prudential's 18.95 percent equity interest inrent, the loss of Pinedale LP, (ii) revenue growth from existing contracts through inflation-based escalatorsLGS rent and potential participating rents, as well as (iii)increased general and administrative costs for the results of the MoGas FERC rate case settlement, asmatters discussed in this Report related to the "Asset PortfolioGIGS and Related Developments" section below, will adequately offset the lost revenuePinedale LGS assets. We expect our AFFO coverage ratio in subsequent quarters to continue to be adversely impacted until we can recover rent contractually due from the step-downEGC Tenant under the Grand Isle Lease Agreement or engage in rate associated with the new Spire contract effective in November 2018. We also believe that a number of actions can be takenadditional asset acquisitions to adequately offset the lost revenue from the sale of the Portland Terminal, which include the combination of (i) additional investments inenhance our revenue generating assets and (ii) deleveragingasset base. The Board of the Company's balance sheet through actions such as preferred equity and debt repurchases, at attractive market prices. However, we regularly assess our abilityDirectors will continue to pay and to growevaluate our dividend to common stockholders, and therepayments on a quarterly basis. There is no assurance that we will continue to make regular dividend payments at current levels.
Distributions to common stockholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date and distributions to preferred stockholders are recorded when declared by the Board of Directors. The characterization of any distribution for federal income tax purposes will not be determined until after the end of the taxable year.
A REIT is generally required to distribute during the taxable year an amount equal to at least 90 percent of the REIT taxable income (determined under Internal Revenue Code section 857(b)(2), without regard to the deduction for dividends paid). We intend to adhere to this requirement in order to maintain our REIT status. The Board of Directors will continue to determine the amount of any distribution that we expect to pay our stockholders. Dividend payouts may be affected by cash flow requirements and remain subject to other risks and uncertainties.
On February 28, 2019,2020, we paid dividends of $0.75 per share of common stock and $0.4609375 per depositary share for our 7.375% Series A Preferred Stock.
As previously disclosed in our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 24, 2019, we suspended our dividend reinvestment plan.
On May 31, 2019,29, 2020, we paid cash dividends of $0.75$0.05 per share of common stock and $0.4609375 per depositary share for our 7.375% Series A Preferred Stock.
On August 30, 2019,31, 2020 we paid cash dividends of $0.75$0.05 per share of common stock and $0.4609375 per depositary share for our 7.375% Series A Preferred Stock.
On October 23, 2019,27, 2020, our Board of Directors declared dividends of $0.75$0.05 per share of common stock and $0.4609375 per depositary share for our 7.375% Series A Preferred Stock payable on November 29, 2019.30, 2020. As previously disclosed in our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 23, 2019,27, 2020, we will pay this quarter's common stock dividend entirely in cash.
MAJOR TENANTS
As of September 30, 2019,2020, we had twoone significant leases.lease following the sale of the Pinedale LGS and termination of Pinedale Lease Agreement on June 30, 2020. For additional information concerning eachthe remaining lease and the sale of these leases,the Pinedale LGS and termination of the Pinedale Lease Agreement, see Part I, Item 1, Note 3 ("Leased Properties And Leases") included in this Report.
ASSET PORTFOLIO AND RELATED DEVELOPMENTS
For detailed descriptions of our asset portfolio and related operations, please refer to Part I, Item 2 "Properties" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018,2019, and to Part I, Item 1, Note 3 ("Leased Properties And Leases"), Note 4 ("Transportation And Distribution Revenue") and Note 5 ("Financing Notes Receivable") included in this Report. This section provides additional information concerning material developments related to our asset portfolio (excluding the Pinedale LGS) that occurred during and subsequent to the period ended September 30, 2019.2020. For additional information concerning the
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sale of the Pinedale LGS effective June 30, 2020, refer to the disclosure under the heading "Impairment and Sale of the Pinedale Liquids Gathering System" in Part I, Item 1, Note 3 ("Leased Properties And Leases") in this Report.
Grand Isle Gathering System
On October 18, 2018, EGC was acquired by an affiliate of the privately-held Gulf of Mexico operator, Cox Oil. With the purchase of EGC by Cox Oil, it is anticipated that EGC will remain a separate subsidiary owned by an affiliate of Cox Oil, and that EGC (not Cox Oil) will continue to be the guarantor of the tenant's obligations under the Lease Agreement. To date,Prior to April 1, 2020, EGC hashad met its obligations to make lease payments.
On April 1, 2020, the EGC Tenant ceased paying rent due. The EGC Tenant is contractually obligated to pay rent and rent continues to accrue whether or not oil is being shipped. Following EGC Tenant's failure to pay rent due for April of 2020, a default occurred under the Grand Isle Lease Agreement. The EGC Tenant failed to make required rent payments through November of 2020. While we have seen an improvement in the situation at our GIGS asset amid rising oil prices from the low points in early 2020 and maintain our asset. a restart of production by EGC Tenant in June 2020, we continue to seek resolution of the nonpayment of rent. These efforts were slowed by events in the third quarter, including multiple hurricanes and related shut-ins.
We are currently engaged in a number of legal matters with EGC and the EGC Tenant regarding the Grand Isle Lease Agreement, including the nonpayment of rent and EGC's attempt to set aside the guarantee obligations of EGC under the lease. We intend to enforce our rights under the lease, including previously disclosed efforts to enforce the reporting requirements in the lease.lease, and expect to be able to enforce the guaranty. We have reached an agreement with EGC, the EGC Tenant and Cox Oil to stay each of the above-referenced legal matters indefinitely while seeking a business resolution for their various disputes. However, if the parties are unable to reach a settlement, we will resume these legal proceedings. For additional information, please refer to Part I, Item 1, Note 3 ("Leased Properties And Leases") and Part II, Item 1, Legal Proceedings, in this Report.
Pinedale LGS
On September 16, 2019, UPL announced that it entered into an amended credit facility to remove financial maintenance covenants among other provisional changes, while also announcing plans to suspend its drilling program by the end of September while natural gas pricing remains near multi-year lows. In connection with the approved credit facility amendment, UPL also announced a fall borrowing base redetermination of $1.175 billion, including $200 million of the commitment allocated to the credit facility. The amended credit facility also established maximum capital expenditures of $65 million, $10 million and $5 million, respectively, for the quarters ended September 30, 2019, December 31, 2019 and quarterly thereafter. UPL updated full-year capital investment

guidance to a range of $230 million to $260 million. UPL's full-year production guidance remained unchanged at 238 to 244 Bcfe. UPL also announced expected 2020 production to be between 180 and 195 Bcfe.
On July 30, 2019, UPL was notified by NASDAQ that its common stock would be delisted from the NASDAQ Global Select Market effective as of the open of business on August 8, 2019 as a result of failing to regain compliance with the $1.00 per share minimum bid price requirement. Effective August 8, 2019, its common stock commenced trading on the OTCQX marketplace under the symbol "UPLC." UPL plans to continue to make all required SEC filings, including those on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K, and will remain subject to all SEC rules and regulations applicable to reporting companies under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
MoGas Pipeline
On May 31, 2018, MoGas filed a general rate case before FERC seeking to (i) recover increases in capital, operating and maintenance expenditures incurred; (ii) mitigate for the substantial decrease in volumes due to the loss of a firm transportation contract with a St. Louis natural gas marketing entity; (iii) mitigate for the substantial decrease in revenue from Spire; and (iv) reflect changes in the corporate income tax rate associated with the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The proposed rates went into effect on December 1, 2018. On August 22, 2019, the FERC approved a settlement agreed to by MoGas and all intervenors in the rate case to provide annual rates of approximately $14.8 million, effective September 1, 2019. As a result of the approved and effective settlement, MoGas has begun to refund the difference between the filed rates and the settlement rates. In conjunction with the settlement,April 24, 2020, MoGas entered into 5-yeara Facilities Interconnect Agreement with Spire STL Pipeline LLC ("STL Pipeline"). Under the terms of the agreement, MoGas will construct an interconnect to allow gas to be delivered by STL Pipeline and received by MoGas for an estimated cost of approximately $3.9 million. Construction began during the third quarter of 2020 and is expected to be completed during the fourth quarter of 2020 at which point MoGas is expected to begin receiving incremental revenue as described below.
During the fourth quarter of 2020, MoGas entered into a new long-term firm transportation service agreementsservices agreement with Spire, its customers in exchange for modest discounts. The agreements, which amend prior year-to-year agreements, extendlargest customer. Upon completion of the termination date forSTL Interconnect project as described above, the existingagreement will increase Spire’s firm capacity from 62,800 dekatherms per day to 145,600 dekatherms per day through October 2030 and replace the previous firm transportation service agreementsagreement. The new transportation contract is expected to December 31, 2023.generate approximately $2.0 million of incremental revenue annually.
MoGas has also entered into an additional ten-year firm transportation services agreement with Ameren Energy, an existing customer. The new agreement will provide incremental revenue for MoGas beginning in the fourth quarter of 2020 and is expected to generate approximately $1.0 million of incremental revenue annually.
CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS
The following table summarizes our significant contractual payment obligations as of September 30, 2019:2020:
Contractual ObligationsContractual ObligationsContractual Obligations
Notional Value Less than 1 year 1-3 years 3-5 years More than 5 yearsNotional ValueLess than 1 year1-3 years3-5 yearsMore than 5 years
Pinedale LP Debt$34,826,000
 $3,528,000
 $7,056,000
 $24,242,000
 $
Interest payments on Pinedale LP Debt  2,151,607
 3,627,618
 477,569
 
7.00% Convertible Debt5,526,000
 5,526,000
 
 
 
Interest payments on 7.00% Convertible Debt  386,820
 
 
 
5.875% Convertible Debt120,000,000
 
 
 
 120,000,000
5.875% Convertible Debt$118,050,000 $— $— $118,050,000 $— 
Interest payments on 5.875% Convertible Debt  7,108,750
 14,100,000
 14,100,000
 7,050,000
Interest payments on 5.875% Convertible Debt6,935,438 13,870,875 13,870,875 — 
Totals  $18,701,177
 $24,783,618
 $38,819,569
 $127,050,000
Totals$6,935,438 $13,870,875 $131,920,875 $— 
Fees paid to Corridor under the Management Agreement and the Administrative Agreement are not included because they vary as a function of the value of our total asset base. For additional information, see Part I, Item 1, Note 8 ("Management Agreement") included in this Report.
SEASONALITY
Our operating companies, MoGas and Omega, generally have stable revenues throughout the year and will complete necessary pipeline maintenance during the "non-heating" season, or quarters two and three. Therefore, operating results for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year.
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OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
We do not have, and are not expected to have, any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.
IMPACT OF INFLATION AND DEFLATION
Deflation can result in a decline in general price levels, often caused by a decrease in the supply of money or credit. The predominant effects of deflation are high unemployment, credit contraction, and weakened consumer demand. Restricted lending practices could impact our ability to obtain financings or to refinance our properties and our tenants' ability to obtain credit. During inflationary periods, we intend for substantially all of our tenant leases to be designed to mitigate the impact of inflation. Often, our leases include rent escalators that are based on the CPI, or other agreed upon metrics that increase with inflation.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Overview
At September 30, 2019,2020, we had liquidity of approximately $257.2$162.1 million comprised of cash of $120.4$104.2 million plus revolver availability of $136.8$57.9 million. The results ofAs discussed under the MoGas rate case settlement discussed in the "Asset Portfolio and Related Developments" section above had a positive impact on"CorEnergy Credit Facility" below, revolver availability for the third quarterexcluded any borrowing base value from our GIGS asset, and there were no borrowings outstanding as of 2019 and going forward.September 30, 2020. We use cash flows generated from our operations to fund current obligations, projected working capital requirements, debt service payments and dividend payments. ManagementAs discussed in Part I, Item 1, Note 3 ("Leased Properties And Leases"), our tenant of the GIGS asset, EGC Tenant, a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Cox Oil, elected to cease paying rent beginning in April 2020 through November 2020 to date, which significantly impacts our cash flows from operations. Additionally, we closed on the sale of the Pinedale LGS on June 30, 2020, and the Pinedale Lease Agreement was terminated. The resulting loss of rent from the Pinedale Lease Agreement significantly impacts our future cash flows from operations.
While our cash flows from operations have been and may continue to be adversely impacted by the events and conditions described above, management expects that future operatingour current cash flows, along with access to financial markets,liquidity will be sufficient to fund future operating requirements during this period of uncertainty. As discussed in Part I, Item 1, Note 10 ("Debt"), based on our analysis of future compliance with our financial covenants, management has determined that we may violate certain financial covenants under our CorEnergy Credit Facility starting in the fourth quarter of 2020 if covenant waivers are not obtained. If we were to violate one or more financial covenants, the lenders could declare us in default and acquisition opportunities. Ifcould accelerate the amounts due under a portion or all of our outstanding debt under the CorEnergy Credit Facility. Further, a default under one debt agreement could trigger cross-default provisions within certain of our other debt agreements. While these conditions raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the financial statements are issued, management has concluded that such doubt is mitigated by the considerations discussed below, which lead to a conclusion that we will continue to be able to fund current obligations as they become due one year from the date of issuance of the financial statements included in this Report.
We are in the process of working with our lenders and believe we will receive waivers with respect to the affected financial covenants before any covenants are violated. However, any waivers would be granted at the sole discretion of the lenders, and there can be no assurance that we will be able to obtain such waivers. Additionally, we currently have no borrowings or expected future borrowings on our CorEnergy Credit Facility, which mitigates the cross-default provision under our 5.875% Convertible Notes described in Part I, Item 1, Note 10 ("Debt"). As discussed in Part I, Item 1, Note 3 ("Leased Properties And Leases"), we sold the Pinedale LGS to Ultra Wyoming on June 30, 2020, with all cash related to the sale, along with cash available at Pinedale LP on the closing date, going to Prudential to satisfy the Amended Pinedale Term Credit Facility. The settlement of the Amended Pinedale Term Credit Facility eliminated certain default and cross-default considerations. Management believes these measures, as we continue to implement them, may enable us to comply with the financial covenants under our CorEnergy Credit Facility. In any event, should negotiations with our lenders concerning additional waivers prove unsuccessful, based on management’s current projections, we would have sufficient liquidity to pay fees that would be due in connection with any termination of the CorEnergy Credit Facility, while also continuing to fund current obligations as they become due one year from the date of issuance of these financial statements.
Further, if our ability to access the capital markets is restricted, as currently is the case as discussed in Part I, Item 1, Note 11 ("Stockholders' Equity") or if debt or equity capital were unavailable on favorable terms, or at all, our ability to fund acquisition opportunities or to comply with the REIT distribution rules could be adversely affected.
There are acquisition opportunities that are in preliminaryvarious stages of review, and consummation of any of these opportunities may depend on a number of factors beyond our control. There can be no assurance that any of these acquisition opportunities will
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result in consummated transactions. As part of our disciplined investment philosophy, we plan to use a moderate level of leverage, approximately 25 percent to 50 percent of assets, supplemented with accretive equity issuance as needed, subject to current market conditions. We may invest in assets subject to greater leverage which could be both recourse and non-recourse to us.
Cash Flows - Operating, Investing, and Financing Activities
The following table presents our consolidated cash flows for the periods indicated below:
For the Nine Months EndedFor the Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2019 September 30, 2018September 30, 2020September 30, 2019
(Unaudited)(Unaudited)
Net cash provided by (used in):   Net cash provided by (used in):
Operating activities$47,765,530
 $39,720,549
Operating activities$10,722,374 $47,765,530 
Investing activities4,720,934
 (76,981)Investing activities(834,878)4,720,934 
Financing activities(1,343,531) (35,818,824)Financing activities(26,529,735)(1,343,531)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents$51,142,933
 $3,824,744
Net change in cash and cash equivalents$(16,642,239)$51,142,933 
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Net cash flows provided by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 were primarily attributable to (i) lease receipts of $21.1 million ($21.3 million lease revenue, plus $245 thousand of variable rent recognized in the prior year and collected in the current year period, offset by $493 thousand of straight-line rent accrued during the current year period, which was written-off at the end of the first quarter of 2020 in conjunction with the impairment of the deferred rent receivable), (ii) $9.7 million in net contributions from our operating subsidiaries MoGas and Omega and (iii) $466 thousand of income tax refunds, net, partially offset by (iv) $10.2 million in general and administrative expenses, (v) $9.1 million in cash paid for interest, (vi) a $1.0 million cash payment accounted for as an incremental cost to obtain a transportation contract.
Net cash flows provided by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 were primarily attributable to (i) lease receipts of $46.6 million ($50.3 million lease revenue, net of $3.7 million of straight-line and variable rent accrued during the period) and (ii) $13.7 million in net contributions from our operating subsidiaries MoGas and Omega, partially offset by (iii) $8.1 million in general and administrative expenses and (iv) $5.9 million in cash paid for interest.
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Net cash flows provided by operatingused in investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 20182020 were primarily attributableattributed to (i) lease receiptsapproximately $886 thousand of $46.0 million ($54.3 million lease revenue, net of $5.4 million of straight-lineproperty and variable rent accrued duringequipment purchases related to the period and $2.9 million of unearned revenue received in 2017), (ii) $9.7 million in net contributions from our operating subsidiaries MoGas and Omega, and (iii) a $937 thousand reduction in accounts and other receivables during the period, partially offset by (iv) $8.9 million in general and administrative expenses, (v) $6.4 million in cash paid for interest and (vi) $2.1 million of income tax payments, net.
Cash Flows from Investing ActivitiesSTL interconnect construction project at MoGas.
Net cash flows provided by investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 were primarily attributed to a $5.0 million payment received on January 7, 2019 related to the promissory note entered into as a part of the Portland Terminal Facility sale.
There were no significantCash Flows from Financing Activities
Net cash investingflows used in financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2018.
Cash Flows from Financing Activities2020 were primarily attributable to (i) common and preferred dividends paid of $11.6 million and $6.9 million, respectively, (ii) cash paid for the settlement of the Amended Pinedale Term Credit Facility of $3.1 million, (iii) principal payments of $1.8 million on our secured credit facilities, (iv) cash paid for the maturity of the 7.00% Convertible Notes of $1.7 million and (v) cash paid for the extinguishment of the 5.875% Convertible Notes of $1.3 million.
Net cash flows used in financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 were primarily attributable to (i) cash paid for the extinguishment of 7.00% Convertible Notes of $78.9 million, (ii) common and preferred dividends paid of $28.9 million and $6.9 million, respectively and (iii) principal payments of $2.6 million on our secured credit facilities, partially offset by (iv) net proceeds form the 5.875% Convertible Notes offering of $116.4 million.

Net cash flows used in financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 were primarily attributable to (i) common and preferred dividends paid of $25.7 million and $7.2 million, respectively, (ii) principal payments of $2.6 million on our secured credit facilities and (iii) $264 thousand of payments related to debt financing costs.
Revolving and Term Credit Facilities
CorEnergy Credit Facility
On July 28, 2017, we entered into an amended and restated CorEnergy Credit Facility with Regions Bank, (asas lender and administrative agent for other participating lenders)lenders (collectively, with the Agent, the "Lenders"). The amended facility provides
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for commitments of up to $161.0 million, comprised of (i) increased commitments on the CorEnergy Revolver of up to $160.0 million, subject to borrowing base limitations, and (ii) a $1.0 million commitment on the MoGas Revolver. The amended facility has a 5-year term maturing on July 28, 2022, and provides for a springing maturity on February 28, 2020, and thereafter, if we fail to meet certain liquidity requirements from the springing maturity date through the maturity of our 7.00% Convertible Notes on June 15, 2020. This springing maturity would have been triggered on the first date on or after February 28, 2020 that both (i) the outstanding principal amount of the 7.00% Convertible Notes exceeded $28,750,000 and (ii) our unrestricted cash liquidity (including, for purposes of this calculation, the undrawn portion of the Borrowing Base then available for borrowing under the CorEnergy Credit Facility) was less than the sum of (x) the outstanding principal amount of the 7.00% Convertible Notes plus (y) $5,000,000. We will not trigger the springing maturity as a result of the 7.00% Convertible Notes exchange completed in August 2019, which reduced the outstanding principal balance below the springing maturity threshold. Refer to "Convertible Notes" section below for further details on convertible debt transactions during the third quarter of 2019.2022.
Under the terms of the amended and restated CorEnergy Credit Facility, we are subject to certain financial covenants as follows: (i) a minimum debt service coverage ratio of 2.0 to 1.0; (ii) a maximum total leverage ratio of 5.0 to 1.0; (iii) a maximum senior secured recourse leverage ratio (which generally excludes debt from certain subsidiaries that are not obligors under the CorEnergy Credit Facility) of 3.0 to 1.0.; and (iv) a maximum total funded debt to capitalization ratio of 50 percent. In addition, there is a covenantprovision related to our ability to make distributions that is tied to AFFO and applicable REIT distribution requirements, and provides that, in the absence of any acceleration of maturity following an Event of Default, we may make distributions equal to the greater of the amount required to maintain our REIT status and 100 percent of AFFO for the trailing 12-month period.
Borrowings under the credit facility will typically bear interest on the outstanding principal amount using a LIBOR pricing grid that is expected to equal a LIBOR rate plus an applicable margin of 2.75 percent to 3.75 percent, based on our senior secured recourse leverage ratio. The facility contains, among other restrictions, certain financial covenants including the maintenance of certain financial ratios, as well as default and cross-default provisions customary for transactions of this nature (with applicable customary grace periods), all of which are substantially the same as under the prior facility.
Effective May 14, 2020, we entered into a Limited Consent with the Lenders under the CorEnergy Revolver that is part of the CorEnergy Credit Facility, pursuant to which the Lenders agreed to extend the required date for delivery of our financial statements for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2020 to coordinate with our previously announced extension of the filing date for our first quarter Form 10-Q pursuant to applicable SEC relief (which filing and delivery occurred within the permitted extension period). The Limited Consent also documented notice previously provided by us to the Agent that certain events of default occurred under the lease for our GIGS asset, as a result of the tenant under the Grand Isle Lease Agreement having failed to pay the rent due for April and May 2020. The Limited Consent is subject to our continued compliance with all of the other terms of the CorEnergy Revolver, and includes our agreement with the Lenders that the borrowing base value of the GIGS asset for purposes of the CorEnergy Revolver shall be zero, effective as of our March 31, 2020 balance sheet date. We also provided written notification to the Lenders of the EGC Tenant's nonpayment of rent in June, July and August 2020 and will provide any further required notices on a quarterly basis.
As of September 30, 2020, we were in compliance with all covenants at September 30, 2019 and had no borrowings outstanding. We also had approximately $136.8$57.9 million of available borrowing capacity on the CorEnergy Revolver. For a summary of the additional material terms of the CorEnergy Credit Facility, please refer to Part IV, Item 15, Note 11 ("Debt") included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018,2019, and Part I, Item 1, Note 10 ("Debt") included in this Report.
Amended Pinedale Term Credit Facility
On December 29, 2017, Pinedale LP entered into the Amended Pinedale Term Credit Facility, with Prudential and a group of lenders affiliated with Prudential as lenders and Prudential serving as administrative agent. The new amended facility iswas a 5-year $41.0 million term loan facility, bearing interest at a fixed rate of 6.5 percent, which matureswas scheduled to mature on December 29, 2022. Principal payments of $294 thousand, plus accrued interest, arewere payable monthly. Outstanding balances under the facility were secured by the Pinedale LGS assets.
TheAs previously discussed in Part I, Item 1, Note 3 ("Leased Properties And Leases"), UPL's bankruptcy filing constituted a default under the terms of the Pinedale Lease Agreement with Pinedale LP. Such default under the Pinedale Lease Agreement was an event of default under the Amended Pinedale Term Credit Facility, limitswhich was secured by the Pinedale LGS. Among other things, an event of default could give rise to a Cash Control Period (as defined in the Amended Pinedale Term Credit Facility), which impacted Pinedale LP's ability to make distributions to the Company. During such a Cash Control Period, which was triggered May 14, 2020, by the bankruptcy filing of Ultra Wyoming and its parent guarantor, UPL, distributions by Pinedale LP to us although such distributions arewere permitted to the extent required for us to maintain its REIT qualification, so long as Pinedale LP's obligations under the credit facility haveAmended Pinedale Term Credit Facility were not been accelerated following an Event of Default (as defined in the Amended Pinedale Term Credit Facility).
Outstanding balancesEffective May 8, 2020, Pinedale LP entered into a Standstill Agreement with Prudential. The Standstill Agreement anticipated Pinedale LP’s notification to Prudential of two Events of Default under the facility are secured by the Pinedale LGS assets. The Amended Pinedale Term Credit Facility is subject to(the “Specified Events of Default”) as a result of the occurrence of either (i) a minimum interest coverage ratio of 3.0 to 1.0,any bankruptcy filing by UPL or Ultra Wyoming and (ii) a maximum leverage ratio of 3.25 to 1.0 and (iii) a minimumany resulting impact on Pinedale LP’s net worth covenant under the Amended Pinedale Term Credit Facility due to any accounting impairment of $115.0 million, each measuredthe assets of Pinedale LP triggered by any such bankruptcy filing of Ultra Wyoming. Under the Standstill Agreement, Prudential agreed to forbear through September 1, 2020, or the earlier occurrence of a separate Event of Default under the Amended Pinedale Term Credit Facility (the “Standstill Period”) from exercising any rights they may have
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had to accelerate and declare the outstanding balance under the credit facility immediately due and payable as a result of the occurrence of either of the Specified Events of Default, provided that there were no other Events of Default and Pinedale LP continued to meet its obligations under all of the other terms of the Amended Pinedale Term Credit Facility. The Standstill Agreement also required that Pinedale LP not make any distributions to us during the Standstill Period and that interest was to accrue and be payable from the effective date of such agreement at the Default Rate of interest provided for in the Pinedale Facility, which increased the effective interest rate to 8.50%.
As previously discussed in Part I, Item 1, Note 3 ("Leased Properties And Leases"), Pinedale LP level and notus entered into a compromise and release agreement with Prudential related to the Amended Pinedale Term Credit Facility (the "Release Agreement"), which had an outstanding balance of approximately $32.0 million, net of $132 thousand of deferred debt issuance costs. Pursuant to the Release Agreement, the $18.0 million sale proceeds were provided by Ultra Wyoming directly to Prudential at closing of the Company level.Pinedale LGS sale transaction on June 30, 2020. We werealso provided the remaining cash available at Pinedale LP of approximately $3.3 million (including $198 thousand for accrued interest) to Prudential in compliance withexchange for (i) the release of all covenants atliens on the Pinedale LGS and the other assets of Pinedale LP, (ii) the termination of our pledge of equity interests of the general partner of Pinedale LP, (iii) the termination and satisfaction in full of the obligations of Pinedale LP under the Amended Pinedale Term Credit Facility and (iv) a general release of any other obligations of Pinedale LP and/or us and our respective directors, officers, employees or agents pertaining to the Amended Pinedale Term Credit Facility. The Release Agreement resulted in a gain on extinguishment of debt of approximately $11.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019.2020.
For a summary of the additional material terms of the Pinedale Term Credit Facility, please see Part IV, Item 15, Note 11 ("Debt") included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018,2019, and Part I, Item 1, Note 10 ("Debt") included in this Report.

MoGas Revolver
On July 28, 2017, the terms of the MoGas Revolver were amended and restated in connection with the CorEnergy Credit Facility, as discussed above. As a result, commitments under the MoGas Revolver were reduced to $1.0 million. Refer to Part I, Item 1, Note 10 ("Debt") for further information. As of September 30, 2019,2020, the co-borrowers were in compliance with all covenants and there are no borrowings outstanding on the MoGas Revolver.
Mowood/Omega Revolver
The Mowood/Omega Revolver is used by Omega for working capital and general business purposes and is guaranteed and secured by the assets of Omega. Following annual extensions, theThe current maturity of the facility has been amended and extended to July 31, 2020.April 30, 2021. Interest accrues at LIBOR plus 4 percent and is payable monthly in arrears with no unused fee. There was no outstanding balance at September 30, 2019.2020.
Convertible Notes
7.00% Convertible Notes
On January 16,As of December 31, 2019, we agreed with three holders of our 7.00% Convertible Notes, pursuant to privately negotiated agreements, to exchange $43.8 million face amount of such notes for an aggregate of 837,040 shares of our common stock, par value $0.001 per share, plus aggregate cash consideration of $19.8 million, including $315 thousand of interest expense. Our agent and lenders under the CorEnergy Credit Facility provided a consent for the convertible note exchange. We recorded a loss on extinguishment of debt of approximately $5.0 million in the Consolidated Statements of Income for the nine months ended September 30, 2019.
On August 15, 2019, we used a portion of the net proceeds from the offering of the 5.875% Convertible Notes discussed further below, together with shares of its common stock, to exchange $63.9 million face amount of our 7.00% Convertible Notes pursuant to privately negotiated agreements with three holders. The total cash and stock consideration for the exchange was valued at approximately $93.2 million. This included an aggregate of 703,432 shares of common stock plus cash consideration of approximately $60.2 million, including $733 thousand of interest expense. We recorded a loss on extinguishment of debt of approximately $28.9 million in the Consolidated Statements of Income for the three months ended September 30, 2019. The loss on extinguishment of debt included the write-off of a portion of the underwriter's discount and deferred debt costs of $360 thousand and $24 thousand, respectively. Collectively, for the two exchange transactions described above, we recorded a loss on extinguishment of debt of $34.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019.
Additionally, during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, certain holders elected to convert (i) $178 thousand of 7.00% Convertible Notes for approximately 5,393 shares of common stock and (ii) $762 thousand of 7.00% Convertible Notes for approximately 23,083 shares of common stock, respectively. As of September 30, 2019, we have $5.5had $2.1 million aggregate principal amount of 7.00% Convertible Notes outstanding following convertible note exchanges and conversions completed during 2019. Additionally, during the first quarter of 2020, certain holders elected to convert $416 thousand of 7.00% Convertible Notes for approximately 12,605 shares of common stock. On June 12, 2020, the Company paid $1.7 million in aggregate principal and $59 thousand in accrued interest upon maturity of the 7.00% Convertible Notes to extinguish the remaining debt outstanding.
Refer to Part IV, Item 15, Note 11 ("Debt") included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 20182019 and Part I, Item 1, Note 10 ("Debt") included in this Report for additional information concerning the 7.00% Convertible Notes.
5.875% Convertible Notes
On August 12, 2019, we completed a private placement offering of $120.0 million aggregate principal amount of 5.875% Convertible Senior Notes due 2025 to the initial purchasers of such notes for cash in reliance on an exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act. The initial purchasers then resold the 5.875% Convertible Notes for cash equal to 100 percent of the aggregate principal amount thereof to qualified institutional buyers, as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act, in reliance on an exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A. The 5.875% Convertible Notes mature on August 15, 2025 and bear interest at a rate of 5.875 percent per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on February 15 and August 15 of each year, beginning on February 15, 2020.
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Holders may convert all or any portion of their 5.875% Convertible Notes into shares of our common stock at their option at any time prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the maturity date. The initial conversion rate for the 5.875% Convertible Notes is 20.0 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount of the 5.875% Convertible Notes, equivalent to an initial conversion price of $50.00 per share of our common stock. Such conversion rate will be subject to adjustment in certain events as specified in the Indenture.
The Indenture for the 5.875% Convertible Notes specifies events of default, including default by the Company or any of its subsidiaries with respect to any debt agreements under which there may be outstanding, or by which there may be secured or evidenced, any debt in excess of $25.0 million in the aggregate of the Company and/or any such subsidiary, resulting in such indebtedness becoming or being declared due and payable prior to its stated maturity.
Refer to Part IV, Item 15, Note 11 ("Debt") included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 and Part I, Item 1, Note 10 ("Debt") included in this Report for additional information concerning the 5.875% Convertible Notes.

Shelf Registration Statements
On October 30, 2018, we filed a shelf registration statement with the SEC, pursuant to which we registered 1,000,000 shares of common stock for issuance under our dividend reinvestment plan. As of September 30, 2019,2020, we have issued 22,003 shares of common stock under our dividend reinvestment plan pursuant to the shelf resulting in remaining availability (subject to the current limitation discussed below) of approximately 977,997 shares of common stock.
On November 9, 2018, we had a new shelf registration statement declared effective by the SEC replacing our previously filed shelf registration statement, pursuant to which we may publicly offer additional debt or equity securities with an aggregate offering price of up to $600.0 million. As described elsewhere in this Report, EGC and Cox Oil have refused to provide the financial statement information concerning EGC that we must file pursuant to SEC Regulation S-X. At least until we are able to file these EGC financial statements, we do not expect to be able to use this shelf registration statement, or the shelf registration statement filed for our dividend reinvestment plan, to sell our securities.
We have engaged in dialogue with the staff of the SEC in an effort to shorten the period during which we do not use our registration statements. We do not expect this period to be shortened until the EGC financial statement information has been received and filed. However, there can be no assurance that we will be successful in obtaining such relief.
Liquidity and Capitalization
Our principal investing activities are acquiring and financing real estate assets within the U.S. energy infrastructure sector and concurrently entering into long-term triple-net participating leases with energy companies. These investing activities have often been financed from the proceeds of our public equity and debt offerings as well as our credit facilities mentioned above. We are also expanding our business development efforts to include other REIT qualifying revenue sources. Continued growth of our asset portfolio will depend in part on our continued ability to access funds through additional borrowings and securities offerings.
The following is our liquidity and capitalization as of September 30, 20192020 and December 31, 2018:2019:
Liquidity and CapitalizationLiquidity and CapitalizationLiquidity and Capitalization
September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018September 30, 2020December 31, 2019
Cash and cash equivalents$120,430,110
 $69,287,177
Cash and cash equivalents$104,221,404 $120,863,643 
Revolver availability$136,848,986
 $122,721,258
Revolver availability$57,863,913 $136,358,445 
   
Revolving credit facility$
 $
Revolving credit facility$— $— 
Long-term debt (including current maturities)156,238,013
 150,038,380
Long-term debt (including current maturities)114,843,705 152,109,426 
Stockholders' equity:   Stockholders' equity:
Series A Preferred Stock 7.375%, $0.001 par value125,493,175
 125,555,675
Series A Preferred Stock 7.375%, $0.001 par value125,270,350 125,493,175 
Capital stock, non-convertible, $0.001 par value13,535
 11,960
Capital stock, non-convertible, $0.001 par value13,652 13,639 
Additional paid-in capital369,884,338
 320,295,969
Additional paid-in capital342,734,629 360,844,497 
Retained earnings (deficit)(19,419,600) 9,147,701
Retained deficitRetained deficit(312,954,875)(9,611,872)
CorEnergy equity475,971,448
 455,011,305
CorEnergy equity155,063,756 476,739,439
Total CorEnergy capitalization$632,209,461
 $605,049,685
Total CorEnergy capitalization$269,907,461 $628,848,865 
We also have two lines of credit for working capital purposes for two of our subsidiaries with maximum availability of $1.5 million and $1.0 million at both September 30, 20192020 and December 31, 2018.2019.
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CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES
The financial statements included in this Report are based on the selection and application of critical accounting policies, which require management to make significant estimates and assumptions. Critical accounting policies are those that are both important to the presentation of our financial condition and results of operations and require management's most difficult, complex, or subjective judgments. The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities, recognition of distribution income, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
A discussion of our critical accounting estimates is presented under the heading "Critical Accounting Estimates" in Part II, Item 7, "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018,2019, as previously filed with the SEC. No material modifications have been made to our critical accounting estimates.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Our business activities contain elements of market risk. Historically, we have considered fluctuations in the value of our securities portfolio and fluctuations in interest rates to be our principal market risks. As of September 30, 2019,2020, there were no material changes to our market risk exposure as compared to the end of our preceding fiscal year ended December 31, 2018except that we no longer hold investments in other equity securities2019.
Long-term debt used to finance our acquisitions may be based on floating or fixed rates. As of September 30, 2019,2020, we had long-term debt (net of current maturities) with a carrying value of $147.2$114.8 million, all of which represents fixed-rate debt. Borrowings under our CorEnergy Revolver are variable rate, based on a LIBOR pricing spread. There were no outstanding borrowings under the CorEnergy Revolver at September 30, 2019,2020, and accordingly, no market risk exposure on outstanding variable-rate debt.
We consider the management of risk essential to conducting our businesses. Accordingly, our risk management systems and procedures are designed to identify and analyze our risks, to set appropriate policies and limits and to continually monitor these risks and limits by means of reliable administrative and information systems and other policies and programs.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Conclusion Regarding Effectiveness of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Accounting Officer (our principal executive and principal financial officers, respectively), we have evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as of the end of the period covered by this Report. Based on that evaluation, these officers concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that the information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC rules and forms, and is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Accounting Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act, that occurred during the quarterly period ending September 30, 20192020 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. We have not experienced any material impact to our internal control over financial reporting due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We are continually monitoring and assessing the effects of COVID-19 pandemic on our internal controls to minimize the impact on their design and operating effectiveness.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
As discussed in further detail in Part I, Item 1, Note 3 ("Leased Properties And Leases") in this Report, the Company initiated litigation on March 26, 2019 to enforce the terms of the Grand Isle Lease Agreement requiring that we be provided with copies of certain financial statement information that we are required to file pursuant to SEC Regulation S-X, as described in Section 2340 of the SEC Financial Reporting Manual, in the case CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc. and Grand Isle Corridor, LP v. Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc. and Energy XXI GIGS Services, LLC, Case No. 01-19-0228-CV in the 11th District Court of Harris County, Texas. The Company sought and obtained a temporary restraining order mandating that our tenant deliver the required financial statements. On April 1, 2019, that order was stayed pending an appeal by the tenant to the Texas First District Court of Appeals in Houston. TheOn January 6, 2020, that appellate court rejected our tenant's appeal and remanded the case for further proceedings in the 11th District Court of Harris County, Texas. While the appeal was pending, the original temporary restraining order lapsed by its own terms. In May 2020, the trial court granted the Company's motion for partial summary judgment mandating our tenant deliver the required financial statements. While the parties have agreed to stay this case in order to facilitate settlement discussions (see below), the Company believes that it is entitled to such relief and will continue to pursue this litigation and all viable options to obtain and file the necessary tenant financial statements.statements if a settlement is not reached.
In addition to the foregoing lawsuit, the Company's subsidiary, Grand Isle Corridor, LP ("Grand Isle"), filed a separate lawsuit against EGC and EGC Tenant to recover unpaid rent due and owing under the Grand Isle Lease Agreement. The lawsuit was filed in the 129th District Court of Harris County, Texas and is styled as Grand Isle Corridor, LP v. Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc. and Energy XXI GIGS Services, LLC, Case No. 202027212. Grand Isle has filed a motion for summary judgment against the EGC Tenant in this action. Grand Isle has filed two identical lawsuits in Harris County seeking unpaid rent for June and July (Case Nos. 202036038 and 202039219, respectively). These cases are currently stayed pending negotiation of a business resolution with EGC and EGC Tenant (see below). However, if the parties are unable to reach a settlement, the Company will resume these proceedings and will continue to initiate litigation each month for which rent is not paid.
On April 20, 2020, EGC and its parent company, CEXXI, LLC, filed an adversary proceeding against the Company and Grand Isle, Energy XXI Gulf Coast, LLC and CEXXI, LLC v.Grand Isle Corridor, LP and CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc., Adv. No. 20-03084, in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. In this suit, EGC is asking the bankruptcy court in which EGC filed for bankruptcy in 2016 to declare that the assignment and assumption of the guarantee of the Grand Isle Lease Agreement, which was a part of that earlier bankruptcy proceeding, is null and void. The Company believes this claim is meritless. While the parties have agreed to stay this case (see below), in the event the stay is lifted, the Company will seek to resolve this suit as quickly as possible so that it may enforce the guarantee against EGC in the state court proceedings referenced above.
During the third quarter of 2020, the Company and Grand Isle reached an agreement with EGC, EGC Tenant, and CEXXI, LLCto stay each of the above-referenced lawsuits indefinitely while seeking a business resolution for their various disputes. During the agreed stay, all deadlines in the pending actions are suspended, and the parties may not engage in discovery, file pleadings, or initiate any new lawsuits against each other. Any party may terminate the agreed stay and resume litigation upon five days' written notice.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
Part I, Item 1A, "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, 2019, sets forth information relating to important risks and uncertainties that could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, or operating results. Those risk factors continue to be relevant to an understanding of our business, financial condition, and operating results for the quarter ended September 30, 2019.2020. There have been no material changes to the risk factors contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, as supplemented by the disclosures contained in Part II, Item 1A, "Risk Factors", in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2019, and June 30, 2019, except as set forth below:
Risks RelatedThe recent outbreak of COVID-19 and certain developments in the global oil markets have had, and may continue to Our Financing Arrangementshave, material adverse consequences for general economic, financial and business conditions, and could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and liquidity and those of our tenants.
The recent outbreak of COVID-19 has had and will continue to have, repercussions across local, national and global economies and financial markets. As a result, there has been a decline in the demand for, and thus also the market prices of, oil and natural gas and other products of our tenants. These declines were exacerbated by the production dispute between Russia and the members of OPEC, particularly Saudi Arabia, and the subsequent actions taken by such countries as a result thereof, including Saudi Arabia’s subsequent discounting of the price of its crude oil exports.
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Concerns over the negative effects of COVID-19 on economic and business prospects across the world have contributed to increased market and oil price volatility and have diminished expectations for the global economy. These factors, coupled with the emergence of decreasing business and consumer confidence and increasing unemployment resulting from the COVID-19 outbreak and the recent abrupt oil price decline, may precipitate a prolonged economic slowdown and recession. Any such prolonged period of economic slowdown or recession, or a protracted period of depressed prices for our tenants’ products, could have significant adverse consequences for our tenants' financial condition and subsequently, our financial condition and could diminish our liquidity.
The effects of COVID-19 and the developments in the global oil markets could adversely impact our and our tenants’ ability to successfully operate due to, among other factors:
a general decline in business activity and demand which would adversely affect both our tenants' operations and our ability to grow through acquisitions;
difficulty accessing debt and equity capital on attractive terms, or at all, and a severe disruption and instability in the global financial markets or deteriorations in credit and financing conditions may affect our or our tenants' ability to access capital necessary to fund business operations or replace or renew maturing liabilities on a timely basis, and may adversely affect the valuation of financial assets and liabilities, any of which could affect our ability to meet liquidity and capital expenditure requirements or have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows;
the declaration of bankruptcy by one or more of our tenants, such as the bankruptcy filing by UPL and Ultra Wyoming, our tenant for the Pinedale LGS, that led to the termination of the Pinedale Lease Agreement on June 30, 2020; and
a deterioration in our and our tenants' ability to operate or operate in affected areas, or delays in the supply of products or services from our and our tenants' vendors that are needed for us and our tenants to operate effectively.
These factors have impacted, and may continue to impact, our tenants' ability and willingness to pay rent. Accordingly, they have also adversely impacted, and may continue to adversely impact, the income we receive. These factors may also require us to incur additional expenses that are not otherwise anticipated. The extent of this impact on our income and expenses may have a material adverse effect on our ability to pay any distributions to our common or preferred stockholders or to pay our lenders.
Further, the cessation of the operations of certain of our tenants may be expected to result in a reduction in our revenues and cash flows due to the impaired financial stability of our tenants. The worsening of our estimated future cash flows with respect to one or more properties adversely impacted by the effects on our tenants of the COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with ongoing market and oil price volatility, has resulted in substantial impairment charges with respect to the affected assets, and could result in the recognition of additional future asset impairment charges, which adversely impacts our financial results.
The full extent of the adverse impact of COVID-19 on our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations cannot be predicted and has been and may continue to be material. The magnitude will depend on factors beyond our control including actions taken by local, state, national and international governments, non-governmental organizations, the medical community, our tenants, and others. Moreover, risk factors set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 could be heightened as a result of the impact of the COVID-19 or any other public health crisis.
Our indebtedness could have important consequences, including impairing our ability to obtain additional financing or pay future distributions, as well as subjecting us to the risk of foreclosure on any mortgaged properties in the event of non-payment of the related debt.
As of September 30, 2019,2020, we had outstanding consolidated indebtedness of approximately $160.4$118.1 million. Our leverage could have important consequences. For example, it could:
result in the acceleration of a significant amount of debt for non-compliance with the terms of such debt or, if such debt contains cross-default or cross-acceleration provisions, other debt;
materially impair our ability to borrow undrawn amounts under existing financing arrangements or to obtain additional financing or refinancing on favorable terms or at all;
require us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flow to paying principal and interest on our indebtedness, thereby reducing the cash flow available to fund our business, to pay distributions, including those necessary to maintain REIT qualification, or to use for other purposes;
increase our vulnerability to economic downturns;
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limit our ability to withstand competitive pressures; or
reduce our flexibility to respond to changing business and economic conditions.
It is also importantIf we were to note thatviolate one or more financial covenants under our variable rate indebtednessdebt agreements, the lenders could declare us in default and could accelerate the amounts due under a portion or all of our outstanding debt. Further, a default under one debt agreement could trigger cross-default provisions within certain of our other debt agreements.
Additionally, the CorEnergy Credit Facility andIndenture for the Mowood/Omega Revolver use LIBOR as a benchmark for establishing the rate. LIBOR is the subject5.875% Convertible Notes specifies events of recent national, international and other regulatory guidance and proposals for reform. These reforms and other pressuresdefault, including default by us or any of our subsidiaries with respect to any debt agreements under which there may cause LIBOR to disappear entirelybe outstanding, or to perform differently thanby which there may be secured or evidenced, any debt in excess of $25.0 million in the past. The consequencesaggregate of these developments cannot be entirely predicted, but could include an increaseours and/or any such subsidiary, resulting in the cost of our variable rate indebtedness.such indebtedness becoming or being declared due and payable prior to its stated maturity.
Further, we expect to mortgage many of our properties to secure payment of indebtedness. If we are unable to meet mortgage payments, such failure could result in the loss of assets due to foreclosure and transfer to the mortgagee or sale on unfavorable terms with a consequent loss of income and asset value. A foreclosure of one or more of our properties could create taxable income without accompanying cash proceeds, and could adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations, cash flow, and ability to service debt and make distributions and the market price of our stock.

Risks Related to Our Convertible Notes
We expect that the trading price of the Convertible Notes will be significantly affected by the price of our common stock, which may be volatile.
The market price of our common stock, as well as the general level of interest rates and our credit quality, will likely significantly affect the market price of the Convertible Notes. This may result in significantly greater volatility in the trading price of the Convertible Notes than would be expected for nonconvertible debt securities we may issue.
We cannot predict whether the price of our common stock or interest rates will rise or fall. The market price of our common stock will be influenced by our operating results and prospects and by economic, financial, regulatory and other factors. General market conditions, including the level of, and fluctuations in, the trading prices of stocks generally, could affect the price of our common stock.
Holders who receive shares of our common stock upon the conversion of their Convertible Notes will be subject to the risk of volatile and depressed market prices of our common stock. There can be no assurances that the market price of our common stock will not fall in the future. A decrease in the market price of our common stock would likely adversely impact the trading price of the Convertible Notes.
The Convertible Notes are structurally subordinated to all liabilities of our existing or future subsidiaries.
Holders of the Convertible Notes do not and will not have any claim as a creditor against any of our present or future subsidiaries. Indebtedness and other liabilities, including trade payables, whether secured or unsecured, of those subsidiaries are structurally senior to our obligations to holders of the Convertible Notes. In the event of a bankruptcy, liquidation, reorganization or other winding up of any of our subsidiaries, such subsidiaries will pay the holders of their debts, holders of any equity interests, including fund investors, and their trade creditors before they will be able to distribute any of their assets to us (except to the extent we have a claim as a creditor of such subsidiary). Any right that we have to receive any assets of any of the subsidiaries upon the bankruptcy, liquidation, reorganization or other winding up of those subsidiaries, and the consequent rights of holders of Convertible Notes to realize proceedstransition away from the sale of any of those subsidiaries' assets, will be effectively structurally subordinated to the claims of those subsidiaries' creditors, including trade creditors and holders of any preferred equity interests of those subsidiaries.
The Convertible Notes are solely the obligations of the Company and are not guaranteed by any of our subsidiaries; whereas, our operations are conducted through, and substantially all of our consolidated assets are held by, our subsidiaries.
The Convertible Notes are our obligations exclusively and are not guaranteed by any of our operating subsidiaries. Substantially all of our consolidated assets are held by our subsidiaries. Accordingly, our ability to service our debt, including the Convertible Notes, depends on the results of operations of our subsidiaries and upon the ability of such subsidiaries to provide us with cash, whether in the form of dividends, loans or otherwise, to pay amounts due on our obligations, including the Convertible Notes. Our subsidiaries are separate and distinct legal entities and have no obligation, contingent or otherwise, to make payments on the Convertible Notes or to make any funds available for that purpose. In addition, dividends, loans or other distributions to us from such subsidiaries may be subject to contractual and other restrictions set forth in our current and future debt instruments and are subject to other business considerations.
Servicing our debt requires a significant amount of cash, and we may not have sufficient cash flow from our business to pay our substantial debt.
Our ability to make scheduled payments of the principal of, to pay interest on or to refinance our indebtedness, including the Convertible Notes, depends on our future performance, which is subject to economic, financial, competitive and other factors beyond our control. Our business may not continue to generate cash flow from operations in the future sufficient to service our debt and make necessary capital expenditures. If we are unable to generate such cash flow, we may be required to adopt one or more alternatives, such as selling assets, restructuring debt or obtaining additional equity capital on terms that may be onerous or highly dilutive. Our ability to refinance our indebtedness will depend on the capital markets and our financial condition at such time. We may not be able to engage in any of these activities or engage in these activities on desirable terms, which could result in a default on our debt obligations.
Regulatory actionsLIBOR may adversely affect our cost to obtain financing.
Our variable rate indebtedness under the trading priceCorEnergy Credit Facility and liquiditythe Mowood/Omega Revolver use LIBOR as a benchmark for establishing the rate. LIBOR is the subject of the Convertible Notes.
Current and future regulatory actions and other events may adversely affect the trading price and liquidity of the Convertible Notes. We expect that many investors in, and potential purchasers of, the Convertible Notes will employ, or seek to employ, a convertible arbitrage strategy with respect to the Convertible Notes. Investors would typically implement such a strategy by selling short the common stock underlying the Convertible Notes and dynamically adjusting their short position while continuing to hold the Convertible Notes. Investors may also implement this type of strategy by entering into swaps on our common stock in lieu of

or in addition to short selling the common stock.
The SECrecent national, international and other regulatory guidance and self-regulatory authorities have implemented various rulesproposals for reform. These reforms and taken certain actions, andother pressures may cause LIBOR to disappear entirely or to perform differently than in the future adopt additional rules and take other actions, which may impact those engaging in short selling activity involving equity securities (including our common stock). Such rules and actions include Rule 201 of SEC Regulation SHO, the adoption by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. and the national securities exchanges of a "Limit Up-Limit Down" program, the imposition of market-wide circuit breakers that halt trading of securities for certain periods following specific market declines, and the implementation of certain regulatory reforms required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. Any governmental or regulatory action that restricts the ability of investors in, or potential purchasers of, the Convertible Notes to effect short sales of our common stock, borrow our common stock or enter into swaps on our common stock could adversely affect the trading price and the liquidity of the Convertible Notes.
We may still incur substantially more debt or take other actions which would intensify the risks discussed above.
We and our subsidiaries may be able to incur substantial additional debt in the future, subject to the restrictions contained in our debt instruments, some of which may be secured debt. We are not restricted under the terms of the Indentures governing the Convertible Notes from incurring additional debt, securing existing or future debt, recapitalizing our debt or taking a number of other actions that are not limited by the terms of the Indentures governing the Convertible Notes that could have the effect of diminishing our ability to make payments on the Convertible Notes when due. Our existing credit facilities restrict our ability to incur additional indebtedness, including secured indebtedness, but we may be able to obtain waivers of such restrictions or may not be subject to such restrictions under the terms of any subsequent indebtedness.
We may not have the ability to raise the funds necessary to repurchase the Convertible Notes upon a fundamental change.
Holders of the Convertible Notes have the right, at their option, to require us to repurchase for cash all of their Convertible Notes, or any portion of the principal thereof that is equal to $1,000, or a multiple of $1,000, upon the occurrence of a fundamental change, as set forth in the Indentures, at a fundamental change repurchase price equal to 100 percent of the principal amount of the Convertible Notes to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to (but excluding) the fundamental change repurchase date. However, we may not have enough available cash or be able to obtain financing at the time we are required to make repurchases of Convertible Notes surrendered therefor. Our failure to repurchase Convertible Notes at a time when the repurchase is required by the Indentures would constitute a default under the Indentures. A default under the Indentures or the fundamental change itself could also lead to a default under agreements governing our existing or future indebtedness. If the repayment of the related indebtedness were to be accelerated after any applicable notice or grace periods, we may not have sufficient funds to repay the indebtedness and repurchase the Convertible Notes or make cash payments upon conversions thereof. Our ability to repurchase the Convertible Notes may also be limited by law or by regulatory authority.
Future sales of shares of our common stock or equity-linked securities in the public market, or the perception that they could occur, may depress the market price for our common stock and adversely impact the trading price of the Convertible Notes.
We may, in the future, sell additional shares of our common stock or equity-linked securities to raise capital. Sales of substantial amounts of additional shares of common stock or equity-linked securities, shares that may be sold by stockholders and shares of common stock underlying the Convertible Notes as well as sales of shares that may be issued in connection with future acquisitions or for other purposes, including to finance our operations and business strategy, or the perception that such sales could occur, may have an adverse effect on the trading price of the Convertible Notes and prevailing market prices for our common stock and our ability to raise additional capital in the financial markets at a time and price favorable to us.past. The price of our common stock could also be affected by possible sales of our common stock by investors who view the Convertible Notes as a more attractive means of equity participation in our company and by hedging or arbitrage trading activity that we expect will develop involving our common stock.
We have also reserved a substantial amount of shares of our common stock in connection with the Convertible Notes, the issuance of which will dilute the ownership interests of existing stockholders. Any sales in the public market of the common stock issuable upon such issuance or conversion could adversely affect prevailing market prices of our common stock.
We are unable to predict the effect that sales, or the perception that our shares may be available for sale, will have on the prevailing market price of our common stock and the trading price of the Convertible Notes.
Holders of Convertible Notes are not entitled to any rights with respect to our common stock, but are subject to all changes made with respect to our common stock.
Holders of Convertible Notes are not entitled to any rights with respect to our common stock (including, without limitation, voting rights and rights to receive any dividends or other distributions on our common stock) prior to the conversion date with respect

to any Convertible Notes they surrender for conversion, but are subject to all changes affecting our common stock. For example, if an amendment is proposed to our charter or bylaws requiring stockholder approval and the record date for determining the stockholders of record entitled to vote on the amendment occurs prior to the conversion date related to a holder’s conversion of its notes, then such holder will not be entitled to vote on the amendment, although such holder will nevertheless be subject to any changes affecting our common stock.
The Convertible Notes are not protected by restrictive covenants.
The Indentures governing the Convertible Notes do not contain any financial or operating covenants or restrictions on the payments of dividends, the incurrence of indebtedness or the issuance or repurchase of securities by us or any of our subsidiaries. The Indentures contain no covenants or other provisions to afford protection to holders of the Convertible Notes in the event of a fundamental change or other corporate transaction involving us except in limited circumstances as set forth in the Indentures. For example, events such as leveraged recapitalizations, refinancings, restructurings or acquisitions initiated by us may not constitute a fundamental change requiring us to repurchase the Convertible Notes. In the event of any such events, the holders of the Convertible Notes would not have the right to require us to repurchase the Convertible Notes, even though eachconsequences of these transactionsdevelopments cannot be entirely predicted, but could increase the amount of our indebtedness, or otherwise adversely affect our capital structure or any credit ratings, thereby adversely affecting the trading price of the Convertible Notes.
The adjustment to the conversion rate for 7.00% Convertible Notes converted in connection with a Make Whole Adjustment Event may not adequately compensate the holders for any lost value of their 7.00% Convertible Notes as a result of such transaction.
If a "Make Whole Adjustment Event" (as defined in the Indenture for the 7.00% Convertible Notes) occurs, under certain circumstances, we will increase the conversion rate by a number of additional shares of our common stock for 7.00% Convertible Notes converted in connection with such Make Whole Adjustment Event. The increase in the conversion rate will be determined based on the date on which the specified corporate transaction becomes effective and the price paid (or deemed to be paid) per share of our common stock in such transaction, all as set forth in the Indenture. The adjustment to the conversion rate for 7.00% Convertible Notes converted in connection with a make whole fundamental change may not adequately compensate the holders for any lost value of their 7.00% Convertible Notes as a result of such transaction. In addition, if the price of our common stock in the transaction is greater than $45.00 per share or less than $30.00 per share (in each case, subject to adjustment), no additional shares will be added to the conversion rate. Moreover, in no event will the conversion rate per $1,000 principal amount of 7.00% Convertible Notes as a result of this adjustment exceed 33.3333 shares, subject to adjustments in the same manner as the conversion rate under the terms of the Indenture.
Our obligation to increase the conversion rate upon the occurrence of a make whole fundamental change could be considered a penalty, in which case the enforceability thereof would be subject to general principles of reasonableness and equitable remedies.
The increase in the conversion rate for 5.875% Convertible Notes converted in connection with a make-whole fundamental change or notice of redemption may not adequately compensate the holders for any lost value of their 5.875% Convertible Notes as a result of such make-whole fundamental change or redemption.
If a make-whole fundamental change occurs prior to the maturity date or if we deliver a notice of redemption, under certain circumstances as described in the Indenture for the 5.875% Convertible Notes, we will increase the conversion rate by a number of additional shares of our common stock for 5.875% Convertible Notes converted in connection with such make-whole fundamental change or notice of redemption. The increase in the conversion rate will be determined based on the date on which the specified corporate transaction that constitutes a make-whole fundamental change becomes effective or the date we deliver a notice of redemption and the price paid (or deemed to be paid) per share of our common stock in the make-whole fundamental change or the average of the last reported sale prices of our common stock over the five consecutive trading day period ending on, and including, the trading day immediately preceding the date of the notice of redemption (such average, the “redemption price”), as described in the Indenture. The increase in the conversion rate for 5.875% Convertible Notes converted in connection with a make-whole fundamental change or notice of redemption may not adequately compensate the holders for any lost value of their 5.875% Convertible Notes as a result of such transaction or redemption. In addition, if the price per share of our common stock paid (or deemed to be paid) in the transaction or the redemption price, as applicable, is greater than $65.00 per share or less than $44.25 per share (in each case, subject to adjustment), no additional shares will be added to the conversion rate. Moreover, in no event will the conversion rate per $1,000 principal amount of 5.875% Convertible Notes as a result of this adjustment exceed 22.5998 shares of our common stock, subject to adjustments in the same manner as the conversion rate as set forth under the terms of the Indenture.
Our obligation to increase the conversion rate or 5.875% Convertible Notes converted in connection with a make -whole fundamental change or notice of redemption could be considered a penalty, in which case the enforceability thereof would be subject to general principles of reasonableness and equitable remedies.

The conversion rate of the Convertible Notes may not be adjusted for all dilutive events.
The conversion rate of the Convertible Notes is subject to adjustment for certain events, including, but not limited to, the issuance of certain stock dividends on our common stock, the issuance of certain rights or warrants, subdivisions, combinations, distributions of capital stock, indebtedness, or assets, cash dividends and certain issuer tender or exchange offers. However, the conversion rate will not be adjusted for other events, such as a third-party tender or exchange offer or an issuance of our common stock or derivative instruments for cash or an exercise or conversion of any derivative instrument, that may adversely affect the trading price of the Convertible Notes or our common stock. An event that adversely affects the value of the Convertible Notes may occur, and that event may not result in an adjustment to the conversion rate.
Some significant restructuring transactions and significant changes in the composition of our board may not constitute a fundamental change, in which case we would not be obligated to offer to repurchase the Convertible Notes.
Upon the occurrence of a fundamental change, holders of Convertible Notes have the right to require us to repurchase their Convertible Notes. However, the fundamental change provisions of the Indentures do not afford protection to holders of Convertible Notes in the event of other transactions that could adversely affect the Convertible Notes. For example, transactions such as leveraged recapitalizations, refinancings, restructurings, or acquisitions initiated by us may not constitute a fundamental change requiring us to repurchase the Convertible Notes. In the event of any such transaction, the holders would not have the right to require us to repurchase the Convertible Notes, even though each of these transactions could increase the amount of our indebtedness, or otherwise adversely affect our capital structure or any credit ratings, thereby adversely affecting the holders of Convertible Notes.
In addition, absent the occurrence of a fundamental change, changes in the composition of our board of directors will not provide holders with the right to require us to repurchase the Convertible Notes or toinclude an increase in the conversioncost of our variable rate upon conversion.indebtedness.
In July 2017, the Financial Conduct Authority, the authority that regulates LIBOR, announced it intends to stop compelling banks to submit rates for the calculation of LIBOR after 2021. The Alternative Reference Rates Committee ("ARRC") has proposed that the Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR") is the rate that represents best practice as the alternative to USD-LIBOR for use in derivatives and other financial contracts that are currently indexed to USD-LIBOR. ARRC has proposed a paced market transition plan to SOFR from USD-LIBOR and organizations are currently working on industry wide and company specific transition plans as it relates to derivatives and cash markets exposed to USD-LIBOR. There is no guarantee that a transition from LIBOR to an alternative will not result in financial market disruptions, significant increases in benchmark rates, or financing costs to borrowers. We have not registeredmaterial contracts that are indexed to USD-LIBOR and we are monitoring this activity and evaluating the 5.875% Convertible Notes or the common stock issuable upon conversion of the 5.875% Convertible Notes which will limit the holders ability to resell them.related risks.
The 5.875% Convertible Notes and the shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the 5.875% Convertible Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws. Unless the 5.875% Convertible Notes and the shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the 5.875% Convertible Notes have been registered, the 5.875% Convertible Notes and such shares may not be transferred or resold except in a transaction exempt from or not subject to the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. We do not intend to file a registration statement for the resale of the 5.875% Convertible Notes and the common stock into which the 5.875% Convertible Notes are convertible.
An active trading market may not develop for the Convertible Notes or, if it develops, may not be maintained or be liquid.
We do not intend to apply to list the Convertible Notes on any securities exchange or to arrange for quotation on any automated dealer quotation system. The underwriters in our public offering of the 7.00% Convertible Notes or the initial purchasers of the 5.875% Convertible Notes may cease their market-making of the respective Convertible Notes at any time without notice. In addition, the liquidity of the trading market in the Convertible Notes, and the market price quoted for the Convertible Notes, may be adversely affected by changes in the overall market for this type of security and by changes in our financial performance or prospects or in the prospects for companies in our industry generally. As a result, an active trading market may not develop for the Convertible Notes. If an active trading market does not develop or is not maintained, the market price and liquidity of the Convertible Notes may be adversely affected. In that case holders of the Convertible Notes may not be able to sell their Convertible Notes at a particular time or they may not be able to sell their Convertible Notes at a favorable price.
The liquidity of the trading market, if any, and future trading prices of the Convertible Notes will depend on many factors, including, among other things, the market price of our common stock, prevailing interest rates, our financial condition, results of operations, business, prospects and credit quality relative to our competitors, the market for similar securities and the overall securities market. The liquidity of the trading market of the Convertible Notes may be adversely affected by unfavorable changes in any of these factors, some of which are beyond our control and others of which would not affect debt that is not convertible into capital stock. Historically, the market for convertible debt has been subject to disruptions that have caused volatility in prices of securities similar to the Convertible Notes. Market volatility could materially and adversely affect the Convertible Notes, regardless of our financial condition, results of operations, business, prospects or credit quality.
The Convertible Notes are not rated. Any adverse rating of the Convertible Notes may cause their trading price to fall.
We do not intend to seek a rating on the Convertible Notes. However, if a rating service were to rate the Convertible Notes and if such rating service were to lower its rating on the Convertible Notes below the rating initially assigned to the Convertible Notes or otherwise announces its intention to put the Convertible Notes on credit watch or to withdraw the rating, the trading price of

the Convertible Notes could decline.
Upon conversion of the Convertible Notes, holders may receive less valuable consideration than expected because the value of our common stock may decline after they exercise their conversion right.
Under the Convertible Notes, a converting holder will be exposed to fluctuations in the value of our common stock during the period from the date such holder surrenders Convertible Notes for conversion until the date we settle our conversion obligation. We will be required to deliver the shares of our common stock, together with cash for any fractional shares, on the third business day following the relevant conversion date; and for any conversion that occurs on or after the record date for the payment of interest on the Convertible Notes at the maturity date, we will be required to deliver shares on the maturity date. Accordingly, if the price of our common stock decreases during this period, the value of the shares that the holders receive will be adversely affected and would be less than the conversion value of the Convertible Notes on the conversion date.
Conversion of the Convertible Notes may dilute the ownership interest of existing stockholders, including holders who had previously converted their Convertible Notes.
To the extent we issue shares of our common stock upon conversion of the Convertible Notes, the conversion of some or all of the Convertible Notes will dilute the ownership interests of existing stockholders. Any sales in the public market of shares of our common stock issuable upon such conversion of the Convertible Notes could adversely affect prevailing market prices of our common stock. In addition, the existence of the Convertible Notes may encourage short selling by market participants because the conversion of the Convertible Notes could be used to satisfy short positions, or anticipated conversion of the Convertible Notes into shares of our common stock could depress the price of our common stock.
Provisions of the Convertible Notes could discourage an acquisition of us by a third party.
Certain provisions of the Indentures and the Convertible Notes could make it more difficult or more expensive for a third party to acquire us. Upon the occurrence of certain transactions constituting a fundamental change under the Indentures, holders of the Convertible Notes will have the right, at their option, to require us to repurchase all or a portion of their Convertible Notes. We may also be required to increase the conversion rate upon conversion or provide for conversion into the acquirer's capital stock in the event of certain fundamental changes. In addition, the Indentures and the Convertible Notes prohibit us from engaging in certain mergers or acquisitions unless, among other things, the surviving entity assumes our obligations under the Convertible Notes and the Indentures.  
Holders of the Convertible Notes may be subject to tax if we make or fail to make certain adjustments to the conversion rate of the Convertible Notes even though they do not receive a corresponding cash distribution.
The conversion rate of the Convertible Notes is subject to adjustment in certain circumstances, including the payment of cash dividends. If the conversion rate is adjusted as a result of a distribution that is taxable to our common stockholders, such as a cash dividend, holders of Convertible Notes may be deemed to have received a dividend subject to U.S. federal income tax without the receipt of any cash. In addition, a failure to adjust (or to adjust adequately) the conversion rate after an event that increases the proportionate interest in us could be treated as a deemed taxable dividend to holders of the Convertible Notes. If, pursuant to the terms of the Indentures, a make whole fundamental change occurs on or prior to the maturity date, under some circumstances, we will increase the conversion rate for Convertible Notes converted in connection with the make whole fundamental change. Such increase may also be treated as a distribution subject to U.S. federal income tax as a dividend. For a non-U.S. holder of the Convertible Notes, any deemed dividend may be subject to U.S. federal withholding tax at a 30 percent rate, or such lower rate as may be specified by an applicable treaty, which may be set off against subsequent payments on the Convertible Notes.
Because the Convertible Notes were initially issued in book-entry form, holders must rely on DTC’s procedures to receive communications relating to the Convertible Notes and exercise their rights and remedies.
We initially issued the Convertible Notes in the form of one or more global notes registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of DTC. Beneficial interests in global notes will be shown on, and transfers of global notes will be effected only through, the records maintained by DTC. Except in limited circumstances, we will not issue certificated notes. Accordingly, if the holders own a beneficial interest in a global note, then they will not be considered an owner or holder of the Convertible Notes. Instead, DTC or its nominee will be the sole holder of global notes. Unlike persons who have certificated notes registered in their names, owners of beneficial interests in global notes will not have the direct right to act on our solicitations for consents or requests for waivers or other actions from holders. Instead, those beneficial owners will be permitted to act only to the extent that they have received appropriate proxies to do so from DTC or, if applicable, a DTC participant. The applicable procedures for the granting of these proxies may not be sufficient to enable owners of beneficial interests in global notes to vote on any requested actions on a timely basis. In addition, notices and other communications relating to the Convertible Notes will be sent to DTC. We expect DTC to forward any such communications to DTC participants, which in turn would forward such communications to indirect DTC

participants. But we can make no assurances that holders will timely receive any such communications.
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
In additionDividends
A REIT is generally required to distribute during the taxable year an amount equal to at least 90 percent of the REIT taxable income (determined under Internal Revenue Code section 857(b)(2), without regard to the issuancededuction for dividends paid). We intend to adhere to this requirement in order to maintain our REIT status. The Board of 703,432 shares of common stock in connection with negotiated exchanges with three holders ofDirectors will continue to determine the 7.00% Convertible Notes, as previously reported in the Company's Form 8-K dated August 15, 2019, during the three months ended September 30, 2019, certain holders elected to convert approximately $178 thousand principal amount of 7.00% Convertible Notesany distribution that we expect to CorEnergy common stock atpay our stockholders. Dividend payouts may be affected by cash flow requirements and remain subject to other risks and uncertainties, as discussed under the conversion rateheading "Dividends" in Part I, Item 2 of 30.3030 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount, as follows:
Conversion Date 
Principal Amount of
Convertible Notes Converted
 Number of Shares of Common Stock Issued
July 2, 2019 $70,000
 2,121
August 29, 2019 78,000
 2,363
September 10, 2019 30,000
 909
Total $178,000
 $5,393
The shares of common stock were issued solely to holders of the 7.00% Convertible Notes upon conversion pursuant to the exemption from registration provided under Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. This exemption is available to the Company because the shares of common stock were exchanged by the Company with its existing security holders in accordance withthis Report. Further, the terms of our amended and restated CorEnergy Credit Facility include a provision related to our ability to make distributions that is tied to AFFO and applicable REIT distribution requirements, and provides that, so long as there has not been any acceleration of maturity following an Event of Default, we may make distributions equal to the indenture governinggreater of the 7.00% Convertible Notes with no commission or other remunerations being paid or givenamount required to maintain our REIT status and 100 percent of AFFO for soliciting such an exchange.the trailing 12-month period.
ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None.
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.
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ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
None.Firm Transportation Service Agreement
Given the timing of the event, the following information is included in this Form 10-Q pursuant to Item 1.01 "Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement" and Item 1.02 "Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement" of Form 8-K, in lieu of filing a separate Form 8-K.
Effective November 1, 2020, MoGas entered in to a long-term firm transportation services agreement with Spire, its largest customer. The new agreement, which extends through October 31, 2030, replaces the previous firm transportation services agreement, which was effective March 1, 2017. The new agreement will increase Spire's firm capacity from 62,800 dekatherms per day to 145,600 dekatherms per day which, together with revisions to the applicable transportation pricing, is expected to generate approximately $2.0 million of incremental revenue annually.
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
Exhibit No.Description of Document
101**The following materials from CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc.'s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2019,2020, formatted in XBRL (ExtensibleiXBRL (Inline Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Income,Operations, (iii) the Consolidated StatementStatements of Equity, (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and (v) the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
*104Filed herewith.Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).
*Filed herewith.
**Furnished herewith.




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CORENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE TRUST, INC.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
CORENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE TRUST, INC.
(Registrant)
CORENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE TRUST, INC.By:/s/ Kristin M. Leitze
(Registrant)Kristin M. Leitze
By: /s/ Rebecca M. Sandring
Rebecca M. Sandring
Chief Accounting Officer Treasurer and Secretary
(Principal Accounting Officer and Principal Financial Officer)
October 31, 2019November 3, 2020
By:/s/ David J. Schulte
David J. Schulte
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
October 31, 2019November 3, 2020

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