10-K/A

Power REIT (PW)

10-K/A 2020-07-17 For: 2019-12-31
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UNITEDSTATES

SECURITIESAND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington,D.C. 20549

FORM10-K/A

(AmendmentNo. 1)

(MarkOne)

[X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Forthe fiscal year ended December 31, 2019

OR

[  ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

FORTHE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM __________ TO __________

CommissionFile Number 001-36312

PowerREIT

(ExactName of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Maryland 45-3116572
(State or Other Jurisdiction of<br><br> <br>Incorporation or Organization) (I.R.S. Employer<br><br> <br>Identification No.)
301Winding Road<br><br> <br>Old Bethpage, NY 11804
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’stelephone number, including area code: (212) 750-0371


Securitiesregistered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title<br> of Each Class Trading<br> Symbol Name<br> of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Shares PW NYSE (American)
7.75% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, Liquidation Preference $25 per Share PW.A NYSE (American)

Securitiesregistered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

None


Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. YES [  ] NO [X]

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act. YES [  ] NO [X]

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 [  ]

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] NO [  ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definition of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company”, and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:

Large<br> accelerated filer [  ] Accelerated<br> filer [  ]
Non-accelerated<br> filer [X] Smaller<br> reporting company [X]
Emerging<br> growth company [  ]

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. [  ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). YES [  ] NO [X]

The aggregate market value of the voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the Registrant, based upon the closing price of the Registrant’s shares of beneficial interest (“common shares” or “common stock”) on June 28, 2019 of $5.80, as reported on the NYSE American. The Registrant has no non-voting common equity.

As of March 25, 2020, there were 1,912,939 Common Shares outstanding and 144,636 7.75% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock shares outstanding.


DOCUMENTSINCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

The following documents (or parts thereof) are incorporated by reference into the following parts of this Form 10-K/A: None.

EXPLANATORYNOTE

The registrant is filing this Amendment No. 1 to Annual Report on Form 10-K, or this Amendment (also referred to herein as this report), to amend the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 (Commission File Number 001-36312), or the 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed by the registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, on March 30, 2020. The principal purpose of this Amendment is to include in Part III the information that was to be incorporated by reference from the proxy statement for the registrant’s 2020 annual meeting of stockholders. This Amendment hereby amends the cover page, Part III, Items 10 through 14, and Part IV, Item 15 of the 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K to add Exhibit 4.1, “Description of Registrant’s Securities Registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.” In addition, as required by Rule 12b-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, new certifications by the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer are filed as exhibits to this Amendment.

No attempt has been made in this Amendment to modify or update the other disclosures presented in the 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K. This Amendment does not reflect events occurring after the filing of the original report (i.e., those events occurring after March 30, 2020) or modify or update those disclosures that may be affected by subsequent events. Accordingly, this Amendment should be read in conjunction with the 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K and the registrant’s other filings with the SEC.

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Tableof Contents

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PART III
Item<br> 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance 1
Item<br> 11. Executive Compensation 5
Item<br> 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters 7
Item<br> 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence 8
Item<br> 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services 9
PART IV
Item<br> 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedule 10
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PARTIII


Item10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.

BOARDOF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE COMPANY


The following table sets forth information concerning our trustees and executive officers, including their ages as of July 16, 2020. There are no family relationships among any of our directors or executive officers.

Name Age Trustee<br><br> <br>Since Company Position
David<br> H. Lesser 54 2009* Chairman<br> of Board of Trustees<br><br> <br>Chief<br> Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary
Virgil<br> E. Wenger 89 1991* Trustee<br><br> <br>Chairman<br> of Audit Committee
William<br> S. Susman 56 2010* Trustee<br><br> <br>Chairman<br> of Compensation Committee<br><br> <br>Member<br> of Nominating Committee
Patrick<br> R. Haynes, III 36 2011* Trustee<br><br> <br>Chairman<br> of Nominating Committee<br><br> <br>Member<br> of Audit Committee and Compensation Committee

* The trustees have been trustees of Power REIT since December 2011 and are and have been trustees of Pittsburgh & West Virginia Railroad, a wholly owned subsidiary of Power REIT, since the dates listed in the table above.

DavidH. Lesser has over 35 years of experience in real estate, including substantial experience creating shareholder value in REITs. Mr. Lesser is currently, and has been for more than the past 25 years, President of Hudson Bay Partners, LP (“HBP”), an investment firm focused on real estate, real estate-related situations and alternative energy. Since October 2013, Mr. Lesser has served as Chairman and CEO of Millennium Investment and Acquisition Company (ticker: MILC). Mr. Lesser is co-founder and CEO of IntelliStay Hospitality Management, LLC which is sponsoring investments in hotels. Mr. Lesser has previously held leadership roles with public REITs, having served as a Senior Vice President of Crescent Real Estate Equities and as a Director of Keystone Property Trust. Prior to his time at Crescent, Mr. Lesser was a Director of Investment Banking at Merrill Lynch & Co. within the real estate finance group.

Since 1995, Mr. Lesser has, through HBP, invested in numerous real estate and alternative energy transactions, including a reverse merger transaction in 1997 that led to the formation of Keystone Property Trust (NYSE: KTR) (“Keystone”). Mr. Lesser, as president of HBP, led an investor group and structured a reverse merger transaction with American Real Estate Investment Corporation (AMEX: REA) to ultimately form Keystone. The transaction involved an investment of $30 million of cash, the merger of a property management company and the acquisition of a family-owned portfolio of industrial properties for ownership in the REIT. In addition to initial structuring and equity investment by HBP, Mr. Lesser served on Keystone’s board of trustees until June 2000. Keystone was acquired by Prologis (NYSE: PLD) in 2004 for a total enterprise value of $1.4 billion, delivering a compound annual shareholder return of 16.5% from the initial transaction.

HBP currently owns Intelligen Power Systems, LLC (“IPS”) which is an alternative energy business focused on the manufacturing of cogeneration equipment and the development of distributed energy related to cogeneration, wind, solar and biofuel. HBP acquired IPS through the bankruptcy reorganization of California-based Coast Intelligen (“Coast”), which was acquired as a portfolio company by an affiliate of Mr. Lesser’s in 2001. As a consequence of misdeeds by Coast’s former owners and management team, which did not involve Mr. Lesser, Coast was reorganized through a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, the ultimate result of which was (i) Coast winding down its operations; and (ii) IPS, which was a subsidiary of Coast, successfully emerging from the reorganization. IPS continues to operate today with a refocused business plan providing cogeneration and other energy solutions to owners of real estate properties.

Mr. Lesser holds an M.B.A. from Cornell University and a B.S. in Applied Management and Economics from Cornell University.

Mr. Lesser has been Chairman of Power REIT’s Board of Trustees, our Chief Executive Officer since December 2011, and our Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer since February 2014. Mr. Lesser has been a trustee of Pittsburgh & West Virginia Railroad, a wholly owned subsidiary of Power REIT (“P&WV”), from 2009 to the present, Chairman of P&WV’s Board of Trustees from December 2010 to the present and CEO of P&WV from February 2011 to the present.

Webelieve that Mr. Lesser’s years of experience as a real estate investor, as a board director and in creating shareholdervalue for REITs provide significant benefits to the Company.

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VirgilE. Wenger, CPA, is currently, and has for the past eight years been, an independent consultant who primarily works with new startup ventures that need accounting services and financial planning assistance to determine investment and working capital needs. He also serves as chief financial officer for two private companies: Shareholder Intelligence Services, a provider of information to publicly traded client companies concerning shareholder ownership, broker activity and related analytics; and Econergy Corporation, a manufacturer and marketer of proprietary air conditioning systems. Mr. Wenger was previously a partner at Ernst & Young LLP for over 25 years. He is a graduate of the University of Kansas, with a B.S. in Business Administration, and of the Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program.

Mr. Wenger has been a trustee and Power REIT’s Audit Committee Chairman since December 2011 and has been a member of the Nominating Committee since August 2012. Mr. Wenger has been a trustee of P&WV from 1991 to the present and was P&WV’s Audit Committee Chairman from 2005 to December 2011.

Webelieve that Mr. Wenger’s many years of experience at Ernst & Young LLP, significant financial expertise and leadershipas Chairman of the Audit Committee provide significant benefits to the Company.

WilliamS. Susman has over 25 years of investment banking experience, including significant experience in the transportation and railroad industry. As the former head of Merrill Lynch’s Transportation and Consumer Group, Mr. Susman advised numerous railroad clients, including Burlington Northern, CSX, Kansas City Southern, Norfolk Southern Railways, TMM and Union Pacific. Mr. Susman is currently founder and CEO of a boutique investment advisory firm, Threadstone Advisors since 2011. Prior to founding Threadstone Advisors, he was President of Financo, an investment bank focused on retail and consumer goods, where he worked from 2004-2011. Mr. Susman began his investment banking career at Salomon Brothers, in their transportation group. Mr. Susman sits on the boards of two private companies: Preferred Fragrances and Jonathan Adler Enterprises. Mr. Susman is a graduate of the University of Michigan, with a B.S. in Business Administration and a Masters from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.

Mr. Susman has been a trustee and Power REIT’s Compensation Committee Chairman since December 2011 and has been a member of the Nominating Committee since August 2012. Mr. Susman has been a trustee of P&WV from May 2011 to the present and was P&WV’s Compensation Committee Chairperson from August 2011 to December 2011.

Webelieve that Mr. Susman’s understanding of business, finance and the railroad industry, acquired through over 20 years ofinvestment banking experience, and his leadership as Chairman of the Compensation Committee and in regard to governance matters,provide significant benefits to the Company.

PatrickR. Haynes, III is co-founder and Managing Principal of Jackson River Capital, LLC a holding company sponsoring investment platforms co-founded by Mr. Haynes focused on investments in hospitality and healthcare commercial real estate assets. In 2015, Mr. Haynes co-founded IntelliStay Hospitality Management, LLC which is sponsoring investments in hotels. In 2018, Mr. Haynes co-founded Wellness Real Estate Partners, LLC which is sponsoring investments in healthcare NNN investments. Mr. Haynes was previously employed by Alliance Partners HSP (“Alliance”), an opportunistic real estate investment venture backed by the family offices of Jay Shidler and Clay Hamlin and based in Philadelphia, PA. Mr. Haynes opened the New York City office for Alliance in 2014 and ran all opportunistic acquisitions for greater New York City Area. From 2010 until he joined Alliance in 2012, Mr. Haynes worked for the Rockefeller Group Investment Management Corp. (“RGIM”). At RGIM he was responsible for the financial analysis for RGIM’s corporate acquisitions and direct real estate investments and supported institutional fundraising and business development. Mr. Haynes began his career at Lehman Brothers in the Real Estate Private Equity Group where he performed financial analysis, market research and due diligence for over $2.0 billion in potential real estate acquisitions across all asset classes nationally. Mr. Haynes also worked on the successful management buyout of Lehman’s equity funds’ advisory business, responsible for the management of approximately $18 billion in real estate assets globally. Mr. Haynes remained with the go forward venture created by the fund’s management, Silverpeak Real Estate Partners, until joining RGIM. Mr. Haynes received a BA in U.S. History from Brown University.

Mr. Haynes has been a trustee and a member of Power REIT’s Audit and Compensation Committees since December 2011 and Chairman of the Power REIT’s Nominating Committee since August 2012. Mr. Haynes has been a trustee of P&WV from May 2011 to the present and was a member of P&WV’s Compensation Committee from August 2011 to December 2011 and a member of P&WV’s Audit Committee from 2010 to December 2011.

Webelieve that Mr. Haynes’ experience and contacts in real estate and his experience in transaction structuring and privateequity provide significant benefits to the Company.

FamilyRelationships


There are no family relationships among any of our trustees or executive officers.

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ADDITIONALDISCLOSURE RELATING TO OUR

TRUSTEES,EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE


CORPORATEGOVERNANCE

Overview

In accordance with our Declaration of Trust and Bylaws, our Board of Trustees elects the Chairman of the Board and our executive officers, and each of these positions may be held by the same or separate persons. Our corporate governance guidelines do not include a policy on whether the role of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer should be separate or, if not, whether a lead independent trustee is to be elected. From February 2011, Mr. Lesser, the Chairman of our Board of Trustees, has also served as our Chief Executive Officer. We believe that this arrangement is suitable for a company of our size. The Board of Trustees shall review the need for any changes to these arrangements from time to time in light of the Trust’s changing business needs.

Boardof Trustees

Our Board of Trustees takes an active role in overseeing the management of our risks. The Board regularly reviews information regarding our liquidity, operations and investment activities, as well as the risks associated with each. The Board is responsible for overseeing the implementation of our investment strategy, the principal goal of which is to enhance long-term shareholder value through increases in earnings, cash flow and net asset value. Currently, each investment transaction is approved by the Board. In the future, the Board may establish an investment committee consisting of trustees to oversee our investment activities, including the review and approval of specific transactions.

The Board held five scheduled meetings during 2019. On five other occasions during the year, the trustees, after conferring in writing, adopted Board resolutions by a majority of votes via written consent. The independent trustees met in executive session during 2019; all of the independent trustees were in attendance during this session. During 2019, each trustee attended at least 75% of the aggregate of all meetings of the Board of Directors and of all meetings of committees of the Board on which such member served that were held during the period in which such trustee served.

Four of our five trustees attended the 2019 annual meeting of shareholders. Our policy is to invite and encourage each member of the Board to be present at our annual meetings of stockholders.

BoardCommittees

Our Board of Trustees has three committees: an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee and a Nominating Committee. Each of the three committees consists solely of independent trustees in accordance with the NYSE American Company Guide.

AuditCommittee

Our Audit Committee has been established in accordance with section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) and consists of two independent trustees, each of whom the Board of Trustees has determined is “financially literate” and “independent” under the rules of the NYSE American Company Guide: Virgil E. Wenger and Patrick R. Haynes, III. Mr. Wenger serves as chairman of the Audit Committee and the Board of Trustees has determined that Mr. Wenger meets the definition of “audit committee financial expert,” as defined in applicable SEC rules. Pursuant to its charter, the Audit Committee, among other purposes, serves to assist the Board of Trustees in overseeing:

the<br> integrity of our financial statements;
our<br> compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and ethical behavior;
the<br> retention of independent public auditors, including oversight of their performance, qualifications and independence, as well<br> as the terms of their engagement;
our<br> accounting and financial reporting processes, internal control systems and internal audit function, as applicable;
our<br> monitoring of compliance with laws and regulations and our code of business conduct and ethics; and
our<br> investigation of any employee misconduct or fraud.

During 2019, the Audit Committee on four occasions, after conferring individually or via writing, took action by written consent. The Audit Committee’s charter is available on the Trust’s website at: www.pwreit.com.

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CompensationCommittee


During 2019, our Compensation Committee consisted of two independent trustees: William S. Susman and Patrick R. Haynes, III. Mr. Susman serves as chairman of the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee, among other purposes, serves to:

establish<br> and periodically review the adequacy of the compensation plans for our executive officers and other employees;
review<br> the performance of executive officers and adjust compensation arrangements as appropriate;
establish<br> compensation arrangements for our non-executive trustees; and
evaluate<br> and make grants under the Trust’s 2012 Equity Incentive Plan and other stock grants pursuant to authority delegated<br> to it by the Board of Trustees;
review<br> and monitor management developments and succession plans and activities.

During 2019, the Compensation Committee met once and on one other occasion during the year, after conferring individually or via writing, took one additional action by written consent. All of the Compensation Committee members were in attendance at the meeting. The Compensation Committee charter is available on the Trust’s website at: www.pwreit.com.

NominatingCommittee


The Nominating Committee is chaired by Patrick R. Haynes with William S. Susman serving as a member. The Nominating Committee evaluates potential nominees to serve as trustees and makes recommendations to the Board of Trustees for inclusion in the Trust’s annual proxy statement. The Nominating Committee met one time in 2019.

Trustee Nomination Process

The Nominating Committee is responsible for developing and evaluating potential trustee candidates for consideration in the event of a vacancy on the Board of Trustees, and making nominee recommendations to the Board of Trustees. The Nominating Committee seeks candidates for election and appointment that possess the integrity, leadership skills and competency required to direct and oversee the Trust’s management in the best interests of its shareholders, customers and employees, as well as the communities it serves and other affected parties. Nominee candidates must be willing to regularly attend committee and Board of Trustees meetings, to develop a strong understanding of the Trust, its businesses and its requirements, to contribute his or her time and knowledge to the Trust and to be prepared to exercise his or her duties with skill and care. In addition, each candidate should have an understanding of relevant governance concepts and the legal duties of a trustee of a public company.

To propose a nominee, shareholders may contact the Nominating Committee Chairman, the Chairman of the Board or the Company’s Secretary by writing to them care of the Trust at its principal executive offices. Such correspondence should include a detailed description of the proposed nominee’s qualifications and a method to contact the nominee if the Nominating Committee so chooses. Candidates viewed by the Nominating Committee as qualified and suitable for service as a trustee will be contacted to determine interest in being considered to serve on the Board of Trustees and, if interested, will be interviewed and have their qualifications established and considered.

The Nominating Committee has established a charter outlining its purpose and the practices it follows. The Nominating Committee charter is available on the Trust’s website at www.pwreit.com.

Codeof Business Conduct and Ethics

The Trust has a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, with which all officers and trustees must comply. A copy of the code may be viewed on our website at www.pwreit.com, and printed copies may be requested, without charge, by writing to us at 301 Winding Road, Old Bethpage, NY 11804, Attention: Investor Relations.

DelinquentSection 16(a) Reports: None

Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires that our executive officers and trustees, and persons who own more than 10% of a registered class of our equity securities, file reports of ownership and changes in ownership on Forms 3, 4 and 5 with the SEC and, in our case, the NYSE American. Executive officers, trustees and greater than 10% shareholders are required by the SEC to furnish us with copies of all Forms 3, 4 and 5 that they file. Based on our review of such copies, we believe that our current executive officers, trustees and greater than 10% shareholders complied with all Section 16(a) filing requirements applicable to them with respect to transactions during 2019.

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Item11. Executive Compensation.


TrusteeCompensation

In August 2012, pursuant to the 2012 Plan, each independent trustee was granted an option to acquire 2,000 of our shares at an exercise price of $7.96. The options vested in three equal installments over three years. In May 2013, pursuant to the Plan, each Trustee was granted 400 shares of restricted common stock vesting quarterly in equal installments commencing with the second quarter of 2013. In June 2014, pursuant to the Plan, each independent Trustee was granted 500 shares of restricted common stock vesting quarterly in equal installments commencing with the second quarter of 2014. In September 2015, pursuant to the Plan, each independent Trustee was granted 500 shares of restricted common stock vesting of which 75% vested during 2015 and 25% vested during the first quarter of 2016. In May 2016, each independent Trustee who served a full year was granted 600 shares of restricted common stock of which 75% vested during 2016 and 25% vested during the first quarter of 2017 and Justinian Hobor who served for approximately three quarters of the year was granted 450 shares with two thirds vesting during 2016 and one third vesting during the first quarter of 2017. In 2017, each independent Trustee was granted 600 shares of restricted common stock of which 75% vested during 2017 and 25% vested during the first quarter of 2018. In 2018, each independent Trustee was granted 700 shares of restricted common stock of which 75% vested during 2018 and 25% vested during the first quarter of 2020. In 2019, each independent Trustee was granted 700 shares of restricted common stock of which 75% vested during 2019 and 25% vested during the first quarter of 2020. Other than the option grants and the restricted stock grants, there are currently no other compensation arrangements with any of the independent trustees. The Trust has a policy to reimburse reasonable expenses of Trustees. During 2019 there were no such reimbursements.

Compensation of our independent trustees for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019, is listed in the table below.

Trustee Name Fees Earned or Paid in Cash Stock<br> <br>Awards(1) Option<br> <br>Awards Non-Equity<br> <br>Incentive Plan<br> <br>Compensation Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Earnings All Other<br> <br>Compensation Total
Virgil E. Wenger $ - $ 4,060 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 4,060
William S. Susman $ - $ 4,060 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 4,060
Patrick R Haynes, III $ - $ 4,060 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 4,060
Justinian R. Hobor $ - $ 4,060 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 4,060
(1) For<br> all stock awards, the values reflect the aggregate grant date fair value computed in accordance with FASB ASC 718. For more<br> information on the on the stock awards granted in 2019, please refer to Note 6 (Long-Term Compensation) in our 10-K for year<br> ended December 31, 2019.
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The compensation provided to Mr. Lesser, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees and also an officer of the Trust, is detailed in the table under “Executive Officer – Executive Officer Compensation”, below.

The table below shows the aggregate number of option and stock awards outstanding at December 31, 2019 for each of our independent trustees.

Trustee Name Number of shares<br> <br>Subject to<br> <br>Outstanding Options Number of<br> <br>Unvested<br> <br>Shares Subject<br> <br>to Outstanding<br> <br>Stock Awards
Virgil E. Wenger 2,000 175
William S. Susman 2,000 175
Patrick R Haynes, III 2,000 175
Justinian R. Hobor 0 175

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ExecutiveOfficer Compensation

The Trust is managed by David H. Lesser, the Trust’s Chief Executive Officer, with oversight from its Board of Trustees.

The Trust does not have an employment agreement with Mr. Lesser. In 2012, pursuant to the 2012 Plan, Mr. Lesser was awarded 20,000 shares of restricted stock and an option to acquire 100,000 shares at an exercise price of $7.96. Both the restricted stock grant and the option grant vested annually in equal installments over three years commencing on the first anniversary of the grant. In 2014, pursuant to the Plan, Mr. Lesser was awarded 40,000 shares of restricted stock which vests monthly over a three year period commencing with the second quarter of 2014. In 2015, pursuant to the Plan, Mr. Lesser was awarded 9,400 shares of restricted stock which vests monthly over a three year period commencing with the third quarter of 2015. In 2016, Mr. Lesser was awarded 40,000 shares of restricted stock which vests monthly over a three year period commencing with the second quarter of 2016. In 2017, Mr. Lesser was awarded 40,000 shares of restricted stock which vests monthly over a three year period commencing with the second quarter of 2017. In 2018, Mr. Lesser was awarded 40,000 shares of restricted stock which vests monthly over a three year period commencing with the third quarter of 2018. In 2020, Mr. Lesser was awarded 40,000 shares of restricted stock which vests monthly over a three year period commencing with the first quarter of 2020.The restricted stock grants provide for voting rights and dividends during the vesting period. The assumptions used to value the grants are described in footnote 6 to the Trust’s audited financial statements included in the Trust’s 2019 Form 10-K.

Compensation for our principal executive officer for the two fiscal years ending December 31, 2019 is set forth in the table below:

Name and Principal Positions Year Salary () Bonus () Stock Awards () Option Awards () All Other Compensation () Total ()
David H. Lesser, Chairman, CEO and CFO 2018
David H. Lesser, Chairman, CEO and CFO 2019

All values are in US Dollars.

(1) Restricted<br> Stock Awards granted and the assumptions used in the valuation of such awards are discussed in footnote 6 to the Trust’s<br> audited financial statements included in the Trust’s 2019 Form 10-K.

OutstandingEquity Awards

The following table sets forth outstanding option equity and restricted stock awards granted to the Trust’s principal executive officer as of December 31, 2019:

Option Awards Stock Awards
Name Number of shares underlying unexercised options (exercisable) Number of shares underlying unexercised options (unexercisable) Option exercise price ($) Option expiration date Number of shares that have not vested Market value of shares that have not vested (1)
David H. Lesser, Chairman and CEO 100,000 0 $ 7.96 8/13/2022 23,333 $ 143,567
(1) Based<br> on stock price as of the date of the grant.
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SecuritiesAuthorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans


The following table sets forth the securities authorized for issuance under the 2012 Plan, as of December 31, 2019:

Number of securities to <br><br>be issued upon exercise of<br><br> outstanding options,<br><br> warrants and rights Weighted average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights Number of securities<br><br> remaining available for<br><br> future issuance under Plan (excluding securities in first column)
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders 106,000 7.96 0
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders n/a n/a n/a
Total 106,000 7.96 0
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| --- | | (1) | The<br> 2012 Plan contains an “evergreen” provision that automatically adjusts the number of shares available for future<br> issuance, as provided in Section 4 of the Plan (subject to certain adjustments) as follows: the number of shares of Stock<br> which shall be made available for issuance under the Plan shall be increased by the positive number of shares equal to the<br> lesser of: (i) (A) 10% of the Company’s outstanding shares of Stock, calculated on a fully diluted and consolidated<br> basis, less (B) the sum of (1) the aggregate number of shares remaining available for issuance under the Plan as of such date,<br> plus (2) the aggregate number of shares subject to outstanding Awards and unvested shares of Restricted Stock or other unvested<br> equity compensation granted under the Plan as of such date, or (ii) a lesser amount determined by the Compensation Committee.<br> For clarity, if the amount determined in the formula in the preceding sentence is negative, the number of shares available<br> for issuance shall neither be increased nor decreased. | | --- | --- |

For more information concerning the 2012 Plan and other stock based compensation, see the Trust’s audited financial statements included in the Trust’s 2019 Form 10-K.


COMPENSATIONDISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

The Trust’s compensation program is designed to incentivize key individuals to provide services of value to the Trust, including services in the long-term interest of the Trust. Over the last few years, the Trust has focused on minimizing cash compensation and providing incentive compensation in the form of option and restricted stock grants. The compensation program has consisted primarily of occasional option grants and restricted stock grants to our Independent trustees and occasional option grants and restricted stock grants to our CEO. The Trust believes this approach provides the Trust with increased flexibility to vary the amounts and types of compensation paid to the Trust’s executive officer, to serve the goals of:

more<br> strongly aligning the interests of the Trust and the interests of its executive officers and trustees, among others, in support<br> of our business expansion and improvement plans;
rewarding<br> our executive officers in proportion to the increased duties we are imposing on them and the increased levels of performance<br> we are requiring of them; and
rewarding<br> our executive officers and trustees, among others, if and when they achieve substantial successes in expanding and improving<br> our business and prospects, including, without limitation, by creating long-term shareholder value by increasing funds from<br> operations (“FFO”) and dividends per share through accretive acquisitions of energy and transportation infrastructure.

In furtherance of these compensation goals, the Compensation Committee approved certain stock grants during 2019. See the “Trustee Compensation” table above, for further information as to these grants and our compensation amounts generally.

Item12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.


SECURITYOWNERSHIP OF

CERTAINBENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT


The following table sets forth certain information regarding the beneficial ownership and voting power of our common shares as of July 16, 2020, by: (i) each person who owns more than 5% of our shares and who has filed a Schedule 13D with the SEC that is publicly available to the Trust and others at www.sec.gov, (ii) each of our trustees and executive officers and (iii) all of our trustees and executive officers as a group. Unless otherwise indicated, the business address of each person listed is c/o Power REIT, 301 Winding Road, Old Bethpage, NY 11804. Unless otherwise indicated, all shares are owned directly, and the indicated person has sole voting and investment power.

Owned at June 30, 2020
Name of Beneficial Owner Number of<br> <br>Shares % of Outstanding<br> <br>Shares^(4)^
Trustees and Executive Officers
David H. Lesser ^(1) (2)^ 508,217 26.57 %
Virgil E. Wenger 6,000 0.31 %
William S. Susman 6,400 0.33 %
Patrick R. Haynes, III 7,937 0.41 %
Justinian Hobor (3) 52,173 2.75 %
All trustees and executive officers as a group ^(1) - (4)^ 580,727 30.37 %
5% beneficial owners
Renaissance Technologies LLC and affiliates**^(5)^** 96,558 5.05 %
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(1) Mr. Lesser has beneficial ownership of 508,217 shares (including restricted stock and option equity grants (vested and unvested) under the Trust’s 2012 Equity Incentive Plan). A non-qualified stock option to acquire 100,000 common shares (“Option”) was awarded on August 13, 2012, pursuant to the Trust’s 2012 Plan. The Option vested in three equal annual installments beginning with the first anniversary of the respective grants. The Options have a 10-year term and a strike price equal to the closing price of the stock on August 13, 2012.

(2) In addition to the shareholdings disclosed above, the MEL Generation Skipping Trust, a trust set up for the children of David H. Lesser, (the “MEL Trust”) owns 36,375 common shares of the Trust. MEL Trust also owns 9,600 of Power REIT 7.75% Preferred Stock Series A which are not entitled to vote at the 2020 annual meeting of shareholders. Mr. Lesser disclaims any beneficial, pecuniary or residual interest in the shares owned by the MEL Trust, does not serve as trustee of the MEL Trust and does not have the power to revoke the MEL Trust.

(3) Mr. Hobor has beneficial ownership of 52,173 shares: 9,104 directly; 10,000 held by Roundwood Capital, LLC, an investment company co-managed by Mr. Hobor; and 33,069 shares where Mr. Hobor has limited power of attorney to executed transactions on behalf of clients. Mr. Hobor has elected not to run for re-lection as a Trustee at the 2020 Annual Meeting.

(4) The number of shares reported and the denominator used to calculate the “% of Outstanding Shares” includes restricted stock grants. Each restricted stock grant confers voting and dividend privileges during its vesting period. Calculations are based on 1,912,939 shares of common stock outstanding on June 30,2020.

(5) Based on Form 13-G filed with the SEC on 2/12/20. Renaissance Technologies Holdings Corp. holds a majority of the equity of Renaissance Technologies LLC and is therefore deemed to beneficially own the shares held by Renaissance Technologies LLC. The principal address of Renaissance Technologies LLC and Renaissance Technologies Holdings Corp.is 800 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10022. James Rowen is the Vice President of Renaissance Technologies Holdings Corp. and Chief operating officer of Renaissance Technologies LLC.


Item13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.

TRANSACTIONSWITH RELATED PERSONS

The Trust and its subsidiaries have hired Morrison Cohen, LLP (“Morrison Cohen”) as their legal counsel with respect to general corporate matters. The spouse of the Trust’s Chairman, CEO, Secretary and Treasurer is a partner at Morrison Cohen. During both 2018 and 2019, Power REIT (on a consolidated basis) did not pay any legal fees to Morrison Cohen.

A wholly-owned subsidiary of HBP provides the Trust and its subsidiaries with office space at no cost. Effective September 2016, the Board of Directors approved reimbursing an affiliate of HBP $1,000 per month for administrative and accounting support based on a conclusion that it would pay more for such support from a third party. Effective January 1, 2019, the Board of Directors approved increasing the amount to $1,750 per month for based on the increased level of work and a conclusion that it would pay more for such support from a third party. A total of $12,000 was paid pursuant to this arrangement during 2019.

Under the Trust’s Declaration of Trust, the Trust may enter into transactions in which trustees, officers or employees have a financial interest; provided however, that in the case of a material financial interest, the transaction shall be disclosed to the Board of Trustees or the transaction shall be fair and reasonable. After consideration of the conditions and terms of the retention of Morrison Cohen and the payment to an affiliate of HBP for accounting and administrative support, the independent trustees approved the hiring of Morrison Cohen as legal counsel and approved the agreement with the affiliate of HBP described above, finding the aforementioned arrangements to be fair and reasonable and in the interest of the Trust.


INDEPENDENCEOF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The Trust’s common shares and 7.75% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock are listed on the NYSE American. Under the NYSE American listing standards, independent directors must comprise a majority of a listed company’s board of directors and all members of the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee must be independent. Audit Committee members must also satisfy the independence criteria set forth in Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act and Compensation Committee members must also satisfy the independence criteria set forth in Rule 10C-1 under the Exchange Act. Under the NYSE American listing standards, a director will only qualify as an “independent director” if, in the opinion of that company’s board of directors, that person does not have a relationship that would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director.

In order to be considered to be independent for purposes of Rule 10A-3, a member of an Audit Committee of a listed company may not, other than in his or her capacity as a member of the Audit Committee, the board of directors, or any other board committee: (i) accept, directly or indirectly, any consulting, advisory or other compensatory fee from the listed company or any of its subsidiaries, or (ii) be an affiliated person of the listed company or any of its subsidiaries.

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The Trust’s board of directors undertook a review of the independence of the members of the board of directors and considered whether any director has a material relationship with our company that could compromise his or her ability to exercise independent judgment in carrying out his or her responsibilities. Based upon information requested from and provided by each director concerning their background, employment and affiliations, including family relationships, the board of directors has determined that all of our current directors, except Mr. Lesser, due to his position as Chief Executive Officer of our company, is “independent” as that term is defined under the rules of the NYSE American. As a result, are deemed to be “independent” as that term is defined under the rules of the NYSE American.

In making these determinations, the board of directors considered the current and prior relationships that each non-employee director has with our company and all other facts and circumstances the board of directors deemed relevant in determining their independence, including the beneficial ownership of capital stock by each non-employee director.

Item14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services.


PRINCIPALACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES


AuditFees

Effective January 20, 2015, the Trust retained MaloneBailey, LLP as its independent registered public accounting firm. The Trust paid MaloneBailey, LLP. $51,000 for professional services in each of the years ended 2019 and 2018 related to the annual audit of the Trust’s financial statements and the inclusion of financial statements and other financial information in the Trust’s quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, registration statements and other submissions to the SEC.


TaxFees

The Trust has engaged BDO USA LLP to prepare its 2019 and 2018 tax returns. The trust paid BDO USA LLP $7,700 and $7,676 for professional services rendered in the years 2019 and 2018, respectively.

OtherFees

Other than the fees described above, there were no payments made to MaloneBailey LLP, A.C., during 2018 or 2019, including payments whose disclosure is called for under Items 9(e)(2) and (4) of the SEC’s Schedule 14A.

AuditCommittee Pre-Approval of Services to be Provided by Independent Auditor

Our policies and procedures require our Audit Committee to review and approve in advance all engagements for services to be rendered by the Trust’s independent auditors. In the case of any non-audit services proposed to be rendered by the Trust’s independent auditors, that review includes consideration by the Audit Committee as to whether the provision of such services would be compatible with maintaining the auditors’ independence.

All of the engagements for services rendered in 2018 and 2019 by the Trust’s independent auditors were pre-approved by the Audit Committee.

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PARTIV

Item15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedule.

(1) Consolidated<br> Financial Statements:

See Index to Consolidated Financial Statements at page F-1 of the 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

(2) Financial<br> Statement Schedule:

All schedules are omitted because they are not required or the required information is included in the consolidated financial statements or notes thereto.

(3) Exhibits:

The exhibits listed in the accompanying index to exhibits are filed as part of, or incorporated by reference into, the 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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ExhibitIndex

Listof Exhibits.


The following is a list of exhibits filed as a part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K/A.

Exhibit<br><br> <br>Number Description
Exhibit<br> 2.1 Agreement<br> and Plan of Merger by and among Pittsburgh & West Virginia Railroad, Power REIT and Power REIT PA, LLC, dated December<br> 1, 2011, incorporated herein by reference to such exhibit to the Registrant’s current report on Form 8-K filed with<br> the Commission as of December 5, 2011.
Exhibit<br> 3.1 Declaration of Trust of Power REIT, dated August 25, 2011, as amended and restated November 28, 2011 and as supplemented effective February 12, 2014, incorporated herein by reference to such exhibit to the Registrants Form 10-K filed with the Commission as of April 1, 2014.
Exhibit<br> 3.2 Bylaws of Power REIT, dated October 20, 2011, incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s registration statement on Form S-4 filed with the Commission as of November 8, 2011.
Exhibit<br> 4.1* Description of the Registrant’s Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
Exhibit<br> 10.1 Lease Agreement between Pittsburgh & West Virginia Railway Company and Norfolk & Western Railway Company, dated July 12, 1962, incorporated herein by reference to such exhibit to the Registrant’s current report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission as of April 2, 2013.
Exhibit<br> 10.2.1 Promissory Note A from PW Tulare Solar, LLC to Hudson Bay Partners, LP, relating to the acquisition of real property in Tulare County, California, incorporated herein by reference to such exhibit to the Registrant’s current report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission as of July 15, 2013.
Exhibit<br> 10.2.2 Promissory Note B from PW Tulare Solar, LLC to Hudson Bay Partners, LP, relating to the acquisition of real property in Tulare County, California, incorporated herein by reference to such exhibit to the Registrant’s current report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission as of July 15, 2013.
Exhibit<br> 10.2.3 Deed of Trust between PW Tulare Solar, LLC and Hudson Bay Partners, LP, relating to the acquisition of real property in Tulare County, California, incorporated herein by reference to such exhibit to the Registrant’s current report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission as of July 15, 2013.
Exhibit<br> 10.2.4 Guaranty from Power REIT to Hudson Bay Partners, LP, relating to the acquisition of real property in Tulare County, California, incorporated herein by reference to such exhibit to the Registrant’s current report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission as of July 15, 2013.
Exhibit<br>10.3 At<br> Market Issuance Sales Agreement between Power REIT and MLV & Co. LLC, dated March 28, 2013, incorporated herein by reference<br> to such exhibit to the Registrant’s current report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission as of March 29, 2013.
Exhibit<br> 10.4 Power REIT 2012 Equity Incentive Plan, incorporated herein by reference to such exhibit to the Registrant’s current report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission as of March 29, 2013.
Exhibit<br> 10.5 Lease between True North Energy, LLC and True North LLC (PW Salisbury Solar LLC) dated December 1, 2011 (included as Exhibit 10.5 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 30, 2020).
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| --- | | Exhibit<br> 10.6 | Assignment and Assumption of Lease between True North, LLC and PW Salisbury Solar LLC dated December 31, 2012 (included as Exhibit 10.6 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 30, 2020). | | --- | --- | | Exhibit<br> 10.7 | Ground Lease for Solar Energy System (Exeter 13) between ImMODO California 1 LLC and Tulare PV I LLC dated March 11, 2013 (included as Exhibit 10.7 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 30, 2020). | | Exhibit<br> 10.8 | Ground Lease for Solar Energy System (Ivanhoe 13) between ImMODO California 1 LLC and Tulare PV I LLC dated March 11, 2013 (included as Exhibit 10.8 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 30, 2020). | | Exhibit<br> 10.9 | Ground Lease for Solar Energy System (Kinsburg) between ImMODO California 1 LLC and Tulare PV II LLC dated March 26, 2013 (included as Exhibit 10.9 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 30, 2020). | | Exhibit<br> 10.10 | Ground Lease for Solar Energy System (Lindsey 134) between ImMODO California 1 LLC and Tulare PV I LLC dated March 11, 2013(included as Exhibit 10.10 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 30, 2020). | | Exhibit<br> 10.11 | Ground Lease for Solar Energy System (Porterville 125) between ImMODO California 1 LLC and Tulare PV I LLC dated March 11, 2013 (included as Exhibit 10.11 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 30, 2020). | | Exhibit<br> 10.12 | Assignment and Assumption of Lease between ImMODO California 1 LLC and PW Tulare Solar, LLC dated July 8, 2013 (included as Exhibit 10.12 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 30, 2020). | | Exhibit<br> 10.13 | Lease between PW Regulus Solar, LLC and Regulus Solar, LLC dated April 10, 2014 (included as Exhibit 10.13 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 30, 2020) | | Exhibit<br> 10.14 | Lease Agreement between PW CO CanRE JAB LLC and JAB Industries Ltd dba WildFlower Farms (Maverick), dated July 12^th^, 2019, incorporated herein by reference to such exhibit to the Registrant’s current report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission as of July 15, 2019 | | Exhibit<br> 10.15 | Lease Agreement between PW CO CanRE JAB LLC and JAB Industries Ltd dba WildFlower Farms (Tamarack), dated July 12^th^, 2019, incorporated herein by reference to such exhibit to the Registrant’s current report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission as of July 15, 2019 | | Exhibit<br> 10.16 | Amendment to Lease Agreement between PW CO CanRE JAB LLC and JAB Industries Ltd dba WildFlower Farms (Maverick), dated November 1st, 2019 (included as Exhibit to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 30, 2020) | | Exhibit<br> 10.17 | Loan Agreement between CTL Lending Group LLC and PW PWV Holdings LLC dated November 25, 2019 (included as Exhibit 10.17 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on 10-K filed with the SEC on March 30, 2020) | | Exhibit<br> 10.18 | Lease Agreement between PW CO CanRE Mav 14 LLC and NutraCanna LLC, dated February 1, 2020, incorporated herein by reference to such exhibit to the Registrant’s current report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission as of February 6, 2020. | | Exhibit<br> 10.19 | Lease Agreement between PW CO CanRE Sherman 6 LLC and Green Street LLC, dated February 1, 2020, incorporated herein by reference to such exhibit to the Registrant’s current report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission as of February 6, 2020. |

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| --- | | Exhibit<br> 10.20 | Lease Agreement between PW CO CanRE Mav 5, LLC and Original Cannabis Growers of Ordway, LLC dated March 18, 2020, incorporated herein by reference to such exhibit to the Registrant’s current report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission as of March 20, 2020 | | --- | --- | | Exhibit<br> 10.21 | Amendment to Lease Agreement between PW CanRE Mav 5 LLC and Original Cannabis Growers of Ordway, LLC dated May 1, 2020 incorporated herein by reference to such exhibit to the Registrant’s current report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission as of May 1, 2020. | | Exhibit<br> 10.22 | Lease<br> Agreement between PW ME CanRE SD, LLC and NorthEast Kind Assets, LLC dated May 15, 2020 incorporated herein by reference to<br> such exhibit to the Registrant’s current report on Form 8K filed with the Commission as of May 15,<br> 2020. | | Exhibit<br> 14.1 | Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, incorporated herein by reference to such exhibit to the Registrant’s annual report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission as of March 28, 2012. | | Exhibit<br> 21.1 | Subsidiaries of the Registrant (included as Exhibit 21.1 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on 10-K filed with the SEC on March 30, 2020) | | Exhibit<br> 31.1 | Sarbanes-Oxley Act Section 302 Certification of David H. Lesser (included as Exhibit 31.1 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on 10-K filed with the SEC on March 30, 2020) | | Exhibit<br> 32.1 | Sarbanes-Oxley Act Section 906 Certification of David H. Lesser (included as Exhibit 32.1 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on 10-K filed with the SEC on March 30, 2020) | | Exhibit<br> 31.2* | Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | | Exhibit<br> 101 | Interactive<br> data files pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T, as of and for the year ended December 31, 2019: (i) Consolidated Balance<br> Sheet, (ii) Consolidated Statement of Operations, (iii) Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity, Consolidated Statement<br> of Cash Flows and (iv) Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements. | | * | Filed<br> herewith | | --- | --- |

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SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Amendment No. 1 to Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on the 17 th day of July, 2020.

POWER REIT
By: /s/ David H. Lesser
David<br> H. Lesser
Chairman<br> and Chief Executive Officer<br><br> <br>(Principal<br> Executive Officer)
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Exhibit4.1


DESCRIPTIONOF THE REGISTRANT’S SECURITIES

REGISTEREDPURSUANT TO SECTION 12 OF THE

SECURITIESEXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED


POWER REIT (the “Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our”) has two classes of securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), which are: (i) our common shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.001 per share (“common shares”) and (ii) our 7.75% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, Liquidation Preference $25 per share (“Series A Preferred Stock”).

General

The following description of our common shares and our Series A Preferred Stock is a summary and does not purport to be complete. It is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to detailed provisions of our Declaration of Trust and By-laws governing the terms of these securities. These statements do not purport to be complete, or to give full effect to the provisions of applicable statutory and common law, and are subject to, and qualified in their entirety by reference to, the terms of Maryland law and our Declaration of Trust and By-Laws, copies of which are filed as exhibits to our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31. 2019, of which this Exhibit 4.1 is a part.

Pursuant to our Declaration of Trust, our authorized capital stock consists of 100,000,000 shares, classified as 99,825,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share and 175,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 with a total of 144,636 shares of our Series A Preferred Stock issued and outstanding.

Descriptionof Common Shares

General

Pursuant to our Declaration of Trust, the Board of Trustees may authorize, without approval of any shareholder, the issuance from time to time of shares of any class or series or securities or rights convertible into shares of any class or series for such consideration (whether in cash, property, past or future services, obligation for future payment or otherwise) as the Board of Trustees may deem advisable (or without consideration in the case of a share dividend or share split).

Except as may be provided by the Board of Trustees in setting the terms of any particular securities that we may issue, no holder of our common shares or other securities has any preemptive right to purchase or subscribe for any additional common shares or other securities.

SharesOutstanding

As of December 31, 2019, we had 1,872,939 common shares issued and outstanding, which shares are fully paid and non-assessable.

VotingRights

Each holder of common shares is entitled to one vote for each share registered in such holder’s name on our books on all matters submitted to a vote of shareholders. The holders of our common shares do not have cumulative voting rights. As a result, the holders of common shares entitled to exercise more than 50% of the voting rights in an election of trustees can elect 100% of the trustees to be elected if they choose to do so. In such event, the holders of the remaining common shares voting for the election of trustees will not be able to elect any persons to our Board of Trustees. The company’s quorum requirements for the election of trustees and for other general matters submitted to a vote of shareholders, is 33% unless otherwise specified by statute or in our Governing Documents. Our trustees are elected to serve for one-year terms and are re-elected annually at the annual shareholders’ meeting.


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DividendRights

Holders of common shares are entitled to such dividends as our Board of Trustees may declare out of funds legally available therefore. Debt agreements or preferred stock agreements that we enter into may contain restrictions on certain payments by us, including dividends.

LiquidationRights and Other Preferences

Subject to the prior rights of creditors and any preferred shares outstanding, the holders of the common shares are entitled in the event of liquidation, dissolution or winding up to share pro rata in the distribution of all remaining assets. There are no preemptive or conversion rights or redemption or sinking fund provisions in respect of the common shares.

Maryland Law permits a Maryland real estate investment trust to include in its declaration of trust a provision limiting the liability of its trustees and officers to the trust and its shareholders for money damages except for liability resulting from (a) actual receipt of an improper benefit or profit in money, property or services or (b) active or deliberate dishonesty established in a judgment or other final adjudication to be material to the cause of action. Our Declaration of Trust contains a provision that limits the liability of our trustees and officers to the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law.

TransferAgent and Registrar

The Transfer Agent and Registrar for our common shares is Broadridge Corporate Issuer Solutions, Inc.

ExchangeListing


Our common shares are listed on The NYSE American under the symbol “PW.”

CertainRestrictions on Size of Holdings and Transferability


In order to assist us in complying with the limitations on the concentration of ownership of REIT stock imposed by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), among other purposes, our Declaration of Trust provides that no person or entity may own, directly or indirectly, more than 9.9% in economic value of the aggregate of the outstanding common shares of Power REIT. However, our charter authorizes our Board of Trustees to exempt from time to time the ownership limits applicable to certain named individuals or entities. This provision or other provisions in our Declaration of Trust or By-laws, or provisions that we may adopt in the future, may limit the ability of our shareholders to sell their shares at a premium over then-current market prices by discouraging a third party from seeking to obtain control of us.

Our charter also prohibits any person from (1) beneficially or constructively owning shares of our capital stock that would result in our being “closely held” under Section 856(h) of the Code at any time during the taxable year, (2) transferring shares of our capital stock if such transfer would result in our stock being beneficially or constructively owned by fewer than 100 persons and (3) beneficially or constructively owning shares of our capital stock if such ownership would cause us otherwise to fail to qualify as a REIT.


Descriptionof Preferred Stock


Our Board of Trustees has the power under our charter to classify and reclassify any unissued common shares into one or more classes or series of preferred stock, set the terms of each such class or series and authorize us to issue the newly classified or reclassified shares. Each such class or series of preferred stock will have such designations, preferences, conversion or other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends or other distributions, qualifications and terms or conditions of redemption as shall be determined by our Board of Trustees.

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In connection with the completion of the first sale of Series A Preferred Stock, our Board of Trustees reclassified and designated 175,000 shares of our common shares of beneficial interest as Series A Preferred Stock. In connection with the issuance of our Series A Preferred Stock, we filed with the Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation articles of amendment to give effect to supplementary articles reflecting this reclassification of common stock as Series A Preferred Stock and the terms of the Series A Preferred Stock. After giving effect to these supplementary articles, the authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 100,000,000 shares, classified as 99,825,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share and 175,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 with a total of 144,636 shares of our Series A Preferred Stock issued and outstanding.

The outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock are fully paid and non-assessable. Additional shares of preferred stock may be issued in one or more series from time to time by our Board of Trustees, and the Board of Trustees is expressly authorized to fix the designations and the powers, preferences and rights, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions of each series. Subject to the determination of our Board of Trustees, any shares of preferred stock that may be issued in the future would generally have preferences over our common stock with respect to the payment of dividends and the distribution of assets in the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of Power REIT.

Preferred stock may be issued independently or together with any other securities and may be attached to or separate from the securities. The statements below describing the preferred stock are in all respects subject to and qualified in their entirety by reference to the applicable provisions of our charter and bylaws setting forth the terms of a class or series of preferred stock. The issuance of preferred stock could adversely affect the voting power, dividend rights and other rights of holders of common stock. Although our Board of Trustees does not have this intention at the present time, it or a duly authorized committee could establish another class or series of preferred stock, that could, depending on the terms of the series, delay, defer or prevent a transaction or a change in control of our company that might involve a premium price for the common stock or otherwise be in the best interest of the holders thereof.

Descriptionof Series A Preferred Stock

SharesOutstanding

As of December 31, 2019, we had 144,636 shares of Series A Preferred Stock issued and outstanding.

Ranking

The Series A Preferred Stock, as to dividend rights and rights upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding-up, rank:

senior<br> to all classes or series of our common stock and to all other equity securities ranking junior to the Series A Preferred Stock<br> with respect to dividend rights and rights upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up;
equal<br> to any class or series of equity securities ranking equal to the Series A Preferred Stock with respect to dividend rights<br> or rights upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up; and
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junior<br> to any class or series of equity securities ranking senior to the Series A Preferred Stock with respect to dividend rights<br> or rights upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up.
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The term “equity securities” does not include convertible debt securities, which would rank senior to the Series A Preferred Stock prior to conversion (and whose ranking after conversion would depend on the specific terms of the post-conversion securities). In addition, the Series A Preferred Stock ranks junior to all our current and future indebtedness and the indebtedness of our subsidiaries.


Dividends


Holders of outstanding shares of the Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to receive, out of funds legally available for the payment of dividends, cumulative cash dividends in the amount of $1.9375 per share each year, which is equivalent to the rate of 7.75% of the $25.00 liquidation preference per share of Series A Preferred Stock per annum. Commencing June 15, 2014, dividends are payable quarterly in arrears for the preceding Dividend Period (as defined below) on the 15th day of March, June, September and December of each year or, if not a business day, the next succeeding business day, to all holders of record on the applicable record date. We refer to each such payment date as a “Dividend Payment Date,”, and “Dividend Period” means, with respect to a given Dividend Payment Date, the nearest preceding period among the following: March 1 to May 31, June 1 to August 31, September 1 to November 30 and December 1 to the last day of the next following February (other than the initial Dividend Period, which shall commence on the original issuance date of the Series A Preferred Stock held and end on and include May 31, 2014).

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Any dividend payable on Series A Preferred Stock, including any dividend payable for any partial dividend period (for example, any dividend payable in respect of shares that have been outstanding for only part of a dividend period), will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. Dividends are payable to holders of record of Series A Preferred Stock as they appear in the transfer agent’s records at the close of business on the applicable record date, which will be the date that our Board of Trustees designates as the record date for the payment of a dividend that is not more than 30 nor fewer than 10 days prior to the Dividend Payment Date, which date we refer to as a “Dividend Payment Record Date.”

Our Board of Trustees will not authorize, pay or set apart for payment by us any dividend on the Series A Preferred Stock at any time that:

the<br> terms and conditions of any of our agreements, including any agreement relating to our indebtedness, prohibits such authorization,<br> payment or setting apart for payment;
the<br> terms and conditions of any of our agreements, including any agreement relating to our indebtedness, provides that such authorization,<br> payment or setting apart for payment would constitute a breach of, or a default under, such agreement; or
the<br> law restricts or prohibits such authorization, payment or setting apart for payment.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock will accrue whether or not:

any<br> of the agreements or laws referred to above are applicable;
we<br> have earnings;
there<br> are funds legally available for the payment of such dividends; or
such<br> dividends are declared by us.

Accrued but unpaid dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock will not bear additional interest.

We will not declare or pay or set aside for payment any dividends (other than a dividend paid in common stock or other shares ranking junior to the Series A Preferred Stock as to dividends and upon liquidation) or declare or make any distribution of cash or other property on common stock or other shares that rank junior or equal to the Series A Preferred Stock as to dividends and upon liquidation or redeem or otherwise acquire common stock or other shares that rank junior or equal to the Series A Preferred Stock as to dividends and upon liquidation (except by conversion into or exchange for common stock or other shares ranking junior to the Series A Preferred Stock as to dividends and upon liquidation and except for the redemption of shares of our stock pursuant to the provisions of our charter relating to ownership limits and restrictions on transfer of our equity securities), unless we also have declared and either paid or set aside for payment full cumulative dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock for all past Dividend Periods.

If we do not declare and either pay or set aside for payment full cumulative dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock and all shares that rank equal, as to dividends, to the Series A Preferred Stock, the amount that we have declared will be allocated pro rata to the holders of Series A Preferred Stock and such other shares, so that the amount declared for each share of Series A Preferred Stock and for each such other share is proportionate to the accrued and unpaid dividends on such security. Any dividend payment made on the Series A Preferred Stock will first be credited against the earliest accrued but unpaid dividend due with respect to such securities that remains payable.

If, for any taxable year, we elect to designate as “capital gain dividends” (as defined in Section 857 of the Code) a portion, which we refer to as the Capital Gains Amount, of the dividends not in excess of our earnings and profits that are paid or made available for the year to the holders of all classes of shares, or the “Total Dividends”, then the portion of the Capital Gains Amount that will be allocable to the holders of Series A Preferred Stock will be the Capital Gains Amount multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which will be the total dividends (within the meaning of the Code) paid or made available to the holders of Series A Preferred Stock for the year and the denominator of which will be the Total Dividends.

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LiquidationPreference

Upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of our affairs, the holders of Series A Preferred Stock will be entitled to be paid out of our assets legally available for distribution to our stockholders a liquidation preference of $25.00 per share, plus an amount equal to any accrued and unpaid dividends (whether or not declared) to, but not including, the date of payment, before any distribution or payment may be made to holders of common stock or any other class or series of our equity stock ranking, as to liquidation rights, junior to the Series A Preferred Stock. If, upon our voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up, our available assets are insufficient to pay the full amount of the liquidating distributions on all outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock and the corresponding amounts payable on all shares of each other class or series of stock ranking, as to liquidation rights, equal to the Series A Preferred Stock, then the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock and the shares of each such other class or series of stock ranking, as to liquidation rights, equal to the Series A Preferred Stock will share ratably in any distribution of assets in proportion to the full liquidating distributions to which they would otherwise be respectively entitled. Holders of Series A Preferred Stock will be entitled to written notice of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up at least 15 days before the payment date of such liquidating distribution. After payment to them of the full amount of the liquidating distributions to which they are entitled, the holders of Series A Preferred Stock will have no right or claim to any of our remaining assets.

In determining whether any distribution (other than upon voluntary or involuntary dissolution), by dividend, redemption or other acquisition of shares of stock of the Company or otherwise, is permitted under applicable Maryland law, amounts that would be needed, if the Company were to be dissolved at the time of the distribution, to satisfy the preferential rights upon dissolution of the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock will not be added to the Company’s total liabilities.

Our consolidation or merger with or into any other person or entity or the sale, lease, transfer or conveyance of all or substantially all of our property or business will not be deemed to constitute our liquidation, dissolution or winding up.

OptionalRedemption

The Series A Preferred Stock were optionally redeemable prior to February 28, 2019, except in the circumstances described in the next paragraph, or pursuant to the provisions of our charter relating to ownership limits and restrictions on transfer of our capital stock for the preservation of our qualification as a REIT for federal income tax purposes, under the circumstances described under “—Special Optional Redemption.”

Notwithstanding any other provision relating to redemption or repurchase of the Series A Preferred Stock, we may redeem any or all of the Series A Preferred Stock at any time, whether before, on or after February 28, 2019, at a redemption price of $25.00 per share plus all dividends accrued and unpaid (whether or not declared), if our Board of Trustees determines that such redemption is necessary to preserve our status as a REIT for federal income tax purposes.

On and after February 28, 2019, the Series A Preferred Stock may be redeemed at our option, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, for cash, at a redemption price of $25.00 per share plus all dividends accrued and unpaid (whether or not declared) on the Series A Preferred Stock to, but not including, the date of such redemption (unless the redemption date is after a record date for a Series A Preferred Stock declared dividend payment and prior to the corresponding Series A Preferred Stock dividend payment date, in which case no additional amount for such accrued and unpaid dividend will be included in the redemption price), without interest, upon the giving of notice, as provided below.

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If less than all of the outstanding Series A Preferred Stock is to be redeemed, the shares to be redeemed will be determined pro rata, by lot or in such other equitable manner as prescribed by our Board of Trustees that will not result in a violation of the ownership limits and restrictions on transfer of our stock contained in our charter. If the redemption is to be by lot, and if as a result of the redemption any holder of Series A Preferred Stock would own, or be deemed by virtue of certain attribution provisions of the Code to own, in excess of 9.9% in value or in number of shares (whichever is more restrictive) of our issued and outstanding equity securities (including the Series A Preferred Stock), then, except in certain instances, we will redeem the requisite number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock of that holder such that the holder will not own or be deemed by virtue of such attribution provisions of the Code to own, subsequent to the redemption, in excess of 9.9% in value or in number of shares (whichever is more restrictive) of our issued and outstanding equity securities.

We will mail to each record holder of Series A Preferred Stock, a notice of optional redemption no less than 30 days nor more than 60 days prior to the redemption date. We will send the notice to the address, as shown on our share transfer books. A failure to give notice of redemption or any defect in the notice or in its mailing will not affect the validity of the redemption of any Series A Preferred Stock except as to the holder to whom notice was defective or not given. Each notice will state the following:

the<br> date fixed for redemption thereof, which we refer to as the redemption date;
the<br> redemption price;
the<br> total number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed (and, if less than all the shares held by any holder are<br> to be redeemed, the number of shares to be redeemed from such holder);
the<br> place or places where the shares of Series A Preferred Stock are to be surrendered for payment, together with the certificates,<br> if any, representing such shares (duly endorsed for transfer) and any other documents we require in connection with such redemption;<br> and
that<br> dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed will cease to accrue on the redemption date.

The redemption price of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed will then be paid to or on the order of the person whose name appears in our stock ledger as the owner of such shares.

From and after the redemption date (unless we fail to pay or set aside the redemption price):

all<br> dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock designated for redemption will cease to accrue;
all<br> rights of the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock designated for redemption, except the right to receive the redemption<br> price, will cease and terminate;
the<br> Series A Preferred Stock designated for redemption may not thereafter be transferred except with our consent; and
the<br> Series A Preferred Stock designated for redemption will not be deemed to be outstanding for any purpose whatsoever.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless full cumulative dividends on all outstanding Series A Preferred Stock have been or contemporaneously are declared and paid in cash or declared and a sum sufficient for the cash payment of the dividends has been set apart for payment for all past dividend periods, no shares of Series A Preferred Stock may be redeemed unless all outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock are simultaneously redeemed. Unless full cumulative dividends on all outstanding Series A Preferred Stock have been paid or declared and a sum sufficient for the cash payment of the dividends has been set apart for payment for all past dividend periods, we will not purchase or otherwise acquire directly or indirectly any Series A Preferred Stock (except by exchange for our equity securities ranking as to dividend rights and liquidation preference junior to the Series A Preferred Stock or except pursuant to the provisions of our charter relating to ownership limits and restrictions on transfer of our stock). So long as no dividends on Series A Preferred Stock for any past dividend period are in arrears, we shall, subject to the foregoing, be entitled at any time and from time to time to repurchase Series A Preferred Stock in open-market transactions duly authorized by our Board of Trustees and effected in compliance with applicable laws. However, these requirements will not prevent our purchase or acquisition of Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to a purchase or exchange offer made on the same terms to holders of all outstanding Series A Preferred Stock or our redemption of Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to the provisions of our charter relating to ownership limits and restrictions on transfer of our stock.

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All shares of the Series A Preferred Stock that we redeem or repurchase will be retired and restored to the status of authorized but unissued shares of common stock, without designation as to series or class.

SpecialOptional Redemption

During any period of time (whether before, on or after February 28, 2019) that both (i) the Series A Preferred Stock is not listed on the NYSE MKT, the NYSE, NASDAQ or an exchange or quotation system that is a successor to the NYSE MKT, the NYSE or NASDAQ and (ii) we are not subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, but any Series A Preferred Stock is outstanding (such combination of circumstances a “Delisting Event”), we will have the option to redeem the outstanding Series A Preferred Stock, in whole and not in part, within 90 days after any such Delisting Event, for a redemption price of $25.00 per share plus all dividends accrued and unpaid (whether or not declared) to, but not including, the redemption date (unless the redemption date is after a record date for a Series A Preferred Stock declared dividend payment and prior to the corresponding Series A Preferred Stock dividend payment date, in which case no additional amount for such accrued and unpaid dividend will be included in the redemption price), upon the giving of notice, as provided below.

In addition, upon the occurrence of a Change of Control (as defined below), we may, at our option, redeem the Series A Preferred Stock, in whole and not in part, and within 120 days after any such Change of Control occurred, by paying $25.00 per share plus all dividends accrued and unpaid (whether or not declared) on the Series A Preferred Stock to, but not including, the date of redemption (unless the redemption date is after a record date for a Series A Preferred Stock declared dividend payment and prior to the corresponding Series A Preferred Stock dividend payment date, in which case no additional amount for such accrued and unpaid dividend will be included in the redemption price). If, prior to the Delisting Event Conversion Date or Change of Control Conversion Date (each as defined below), as applicable, we provide notice of redemption with respect to the Series A Preferred Stock (whether pursuant to our optional redemption right or our special optional redemption right), Series A Preferred Stockholders will not have the conversion right described below under “—Conversion Rights.”

Notwithstanding the foregoing, we shall not have the right to redeem the Series A Preferred Stock (x) upon any Delisting Event occurring in connection with a transaction set forth in the first bullet point of the definition of Change of Control unless such Delisting Event also constitutes a Change of Control or (y) with respect to any Delisting Event or Change of Control occurring in connection with a transaction (an “Affiliate Transaction”) with, or by, any person (as defined below) who prior to such transaction is an affiliate of the Company.

We will mail to each record holder of the Series A Preferred Stock, a notice of redemption no less than 30 days nor more than 60 days prior to the redemption date. We will send the notice to the address, as shown on our share transfer books. A failure to give notice of redemption or any defect in the notice or in its mailing will not affect the validity of the redemption of any Series A Preferred Stock except as to the holder to whom notice was defective or not given. Each notice will state the following:

the<br> redemption date;
the<br> redemption price;
the<br> total number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed;
the<br> place or places where the shares of Series A Preferred Stock are to be surrendered for payment, together with the certificates,<br> if any, representing such shares (duly endorsed for transfer) and any other documents we require in connection with such redemption;
that<br> the Series A Preferred Stock is being redeemed pursuant to our special optional redemption right, and, as applicable, if in<br> connection with the occurrence of a Change of Control, a brief description of the transaction or transactions constituting<br> such Change of Control;
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If we redeem fewer than all of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, the notice of redemption mailed to each holder will also specify the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock that we will redeem from such holder. We will determine the number of outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed on a pro rata basis, by lot or by any other equitable method we may choose that will not result in a violation of the ownership limits and restrictions on transfer of our stock contained in our charter.

If (i) we have given a notice of redemption, (ii) we have set aside sufficient funds for the redemption of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock called for redemption and (iii) irrevocable instructions have been given to pay the redemption price and all applicable accrued and unpaid dividends, then from and after the redemption date, those shares of Series A Preferred Stock will no longer be outstanding, no further dividends will accrue on them and all other rights of the holders of those shares of Series A Preferred Stock will terminate, except the right to receive the redemption price, without interest.

A “Change of Control” occurs when, after the original issuance of the Series A Preferred Stock, the following have occurred and are continuing

the<br> acquisition by any person, including any syndicate or group deemed to be a “person” under Section 13(d)(3) of<br> the Exchange Act, of beneficial ownership, directly or indirectly, through a purchase, merger or other acquisition transaction<br> or series of purchases, mergers or other acquisition transactions of shares of our stock entitling that person to exercise<br> more than 50% of the total voting power of all outstanding shares of our stock entitled to vote generally in the election<br> of trustees (except that such person will be deemed to have beneficial ownership of all securities that such person has the<br> right to acquire, whether such right is currently exercisable or is exercisable only upon the occurrence of a subsequent condition);<br> and
following<br> the closing of any transaction referred to in the bullet point above, neither we nor the acquiring or surviving entity has<br> a class of common securities (or ADRs representing such securities) listed on the NYSE MKT, the NYSE, NASDAQ or an exchange<br> or quotation system that is a successor to the NYSE MKT, the NYSE or NASDAQ.

All shares of the Series A Preferred Stock that we redeem or repurchase will be retired and restored to the status of authorized but unissued shares of common stock, without designation as to series or class.

ConversionRights

Upon the occurrence of a Delisting Event or a Change of Control, as applicable, each holder of Series A Preferred Stock will have the right, unless prior to the Delisting Event Conversion Date or Change of Control Conversion Date, as applicable, we provide notice of our election to redeem such shares of Series A Preferred Stock as described under “— Optional Redemption” or “—Special Optional Redemption,” to convert all or part of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock held by such holder (the “Delisting Event Conversion Right” or “Change of Control Conversion Right”, as applicable) on the Delisting Event Conversion Date or Change of Control Conversion Date, as applicable, into a number of shares of common stock per share of Series A Preferred Stock (the “Common Stock Conversion Consideration”) equal to the lesser of:

the<br> quotient obtained by dividing (i) the sum of the $25.00 liquidation preference per share of Series A Preferred Stock to be<br> converted plus the amount of any accrued and unpaid dividends (whether or not declared) to, but not including, the Delisting<br> Event Conversion Date or Change of Control Conversion Date, as applicable (unless the Delisting Event Conversion Date or Change<br> of Control Conversion Date, as applicable, is after a record date for a Series A Preferred Stock declared dividend payment<br> and prior to the corresponding Series A Preferred Stock dividend payment date, in which case no additional amount for such<br> accrued and unpaid dividend to be paid on such dividend payment date will be included in this sum), by (ii) the Common Stock<br> Price, as defined below (such quotient, the “Conversion Rate”); and
5,<br> which we refer to as the “Share Cap.”
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The Share Cap will be subject to pro rata adjustments for any share splits (including those effected pursuant to a common stock dividend), subdivisions or combinations (in each case, a “Share Split”) with respect to shares of our common stock as follows: the adjusted Share Cap as the result of a Share Split will be the number of shares of our common stock that is equivalent to the product of (i) the Share Cap in effect immediately prior to such Share Split multiplied by (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares of our common stock outstanding after giving effect to such Share Split and the denominator of which is the number of shares of our common stock outstanding immediately prior to such Share Split.

In the case of a Delisting Event or Change of Control pursuant to, or in connection with, which shares of our common stock will be converted into cash, securities or other property or assets (including any combination thereof) (the “Alternative Form Consideration”), a holder of shares of Series A Preferred Stock will receive upon conversion of such Series A Preferred Stock the kind and amount of Alternative Form Consideration which such holder would have owned or been entitled to receive had such holder held a number of shares of our common stock equal to the Common Stock Conversion Consideration immediately prior to the effective time of the Delisting Event or Change of Control (the “Alternative Conversion Consideration”; and the Common Stock Conversion Consideration or the Alternative Conversion Consideration, as may be applicable to a Delisting Event or Change of Control, is referred to as the “Conversion Consideration”).

If the holders of shares of our common stock have the opportunity to elect the form of consideration to be received in connection with the Delisting Event or Change of Control, the Conversion Consideration that holders of the Series A Preferred Stock will receive will be the form of consideration elected by the holders of a plurality of the shares of common stock held by stockholders who participate in the election and will be subject to any limitations to which all holders of shares of common stock are subject, including, without limitation, pro rata reductions applicable to any portion of the consideration payable in connection with the Delisting Event or Change of Control.

We will not issue fractional common shares upon the conversion of our Series A Preferred Stock. Instead, we will pay the cash value of such fractional shares.

Within 15 days following the occurrence of a Delisting Event or Change of Control, we will provide to holders of record of outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock a notice of occurrence of the Delisting Event or Change of Control that describes the resulting Delisting Event Conversion Right or Change of Control Conversion Right, as applicable. This notice will state the following:

the<br> events constituting the Delisting Event or Change of Control;
the<br> date of the Delisting Event or Change of Control;
the<br> last date on which the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock may exercise their Delisting Event Conversion Right or<br> Change of Control Conversion Right, as applicable;
the<br> method and period for calculating the Common Stock Price;
the<br> “Delisting Event Conversion Date” or “Change of Control Conversion Date,” as applicable, which will<br> be a business day fixed by our Board of Trustees that is not fewer than 20 or more than 35 days following the date of the<br> notice;
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We will issue a press release for publication on or by Dow Jones & Company, Business Wire, PR Newswire or Bloomberg Business News (or, if these organizations are not in existence at the time of issuance of the press release, such other news or press organization as is reasonably calculated to broadly disseminate the relevant information to the public) containing the information stated in such a notice, and post such a notice on our website, in any event prior to the opening of business on the first business day following any date on which we provide the notice described above to the holders of record of Series A Preferred Stock.

To exercise the Delisting Event Conversion Right or Change of Control Conversion Right, as applicable, a holder of record of Series A Preferred Stock will be required to deliver, on or before the close of business on the Delisting Event Conversion Date or Change of Control Conversion Date, as applicable, the certificates, if any, representing any certificated shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be converted, duly endorsed for transfer, together with a completed written conversion notice and any other documents we reasonably require in connection with such conversion, to our conversion agent. The conversion notice must state:

the<br> relevant Delisting Event Conversion Date or Change of Control Conversion Date, as applicable; and
the<br> number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be converted.

The “Common Stock Price” for any Change of Control will be (i) if the consideration to be received in the Change of Control by holders of shares of our common stock is solely cash, the amount of cash consideration per share of common stock, and (ii) if the consideration to be received in the Change of Control by holders of shares of our common stock is other than solely cash, the average of the closing price per share of our common stock on the 10 consecutive trading days immediately preceding, but not including, the effective date of the Change of Control. The “Common Stock Price” for any Delisting Event will be the average of the closing price per share of our common stock on the 10 consecutive trading days immediately preceding, but not including, the effective date of the Delisting Event.

Holders of Series A Preferred Stock may withdraw any notice of exercise of a Delisting Event Conversion Right or Change of Control Conversion Right, as applicable, in whole or in part, by a written notice of withdrawal delivered to our conversion agent prior to the close of business on the business day prior to the Delisting Event Conversion Date or Change of Control Conversion Date, as applicable. The notice of withdrawal must state:

the<br> number of withdrawn shares of Series A Preferred Stock;
if<br> certificated shares of Series A Preferred Stock have been tendered for conversion and are being withdrawn, the certificate<br> numbers of such certificated shares of Series A Preferred Stock; and
the<br> number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock, if any, which are still to be converted.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Series A Preferred Stock are held in global form, the conversion notice and the notice of withdrawal, as applicable, must comply with applicable procedures of The Depository Trust Company (DTC).

Shares of Series A Preferred Stock as to which the Delisting Event Conversion Right or Change of Control Conversion Right, as applicable, has been properly exercised and for which the conversion notice has not been properly withdrawn will be converted into the applicable Conversion Consideration in accordance with the Delisting Event Conversion Right or Change of Control Conversion Right on the applicable Delisting Event Conversion Date or Change of Control Conversion Date, unless prior to the applicable Delisting Event Conversion Date or Change of Control Conversion Date we provide notice of our election to redeem such shares of Series A Preferred Stock, whether pursuant to our optional redemption right or our special optional redemption right. If we elect to redeem shares of Series A Preferred Stock that would otherwise be converted into the applicable Conversion Consideration on a Delisting Event Conversion Date or Change of Control Conversion Date, as applicable, such shares of Series A Preferred Stock will not be so converted, the holders of such shares will not have any right to convert such shares and the holders of such shares will be entitled to receive on the applicable redemption date the redemption price for such shares.

We will deliver amounts owing upon conversion no later than the third business day following the Delisting Event Conversion Date or Change of Control Conversion Date, as applicable.

In connection with the exercise of any Delisting Event Conversion Right or Change of Control Conversion Right, as applicable, we will comply with all U.S. federal and state securities laws and stock exchange rules in connection with any conversion of shares of Series A Preferred Stock into shares of common stock.

These Change of Control and Delisting Event conversion and redemption features may make it more difficult for or discourage a party from taking over our company. See “Risk Factors— The change of control conversion and delisting conversion features may not adequately compensate a holder upon a Change of Control, and the change of control conversion, delisting conversion and redemption features of the Series A Preferred Stock may make it more difficult for a party to take over our company or may discourage a party from taking over our company.”


Except as provided above in connection with a Delisting Event or Change of Control, the Series A Preferred Stock is not convertible into or exchangeable for any other property or securities. Notwithstanding any other provision of our Series A Preferred Stock, no holder of our Series A Preferred Stock will be entitled to convert such Series A Preferred Stock into shares of our common stock to the extent that receipt of such shares of common stock would cause such holder (or any other person) to exceed the ownership limits and restrictions on transfer of our stock contained in our charter. For further information regarding the limits on ownership and transfer restrictions applicable to our stock, see “–Ownership Limits and Restrictions on Transfer.”

VotingRights

Except as described below, holders of Series A Preferred Stock have no voting rights. On any matter in which the Series A Preferred Stock may vote (as expressly provided in our charter), each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall entitle the holder thereof to cast one vote.

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If dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock are not paid, whether or not declared, for six or more quarterly periods, whether or not these quarterly periods are consecutive, holders of Series A Preferred Stock (voting separately as a class with any other series of preferred stock ranking equal to the Series A Preferred Stock as to dividends and upon liquidation and upon which like voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable, which we refer to as “voting preferred stock”) will be entitled to vote, at any special meeting called by our secretary at the request of holders of record of at least 10% of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock and any such series of voting preferred stock (unless such request is received fewer than 90 days before our next annual meeting of stockholders at which such vote shall occur) and at each annual meeting of stockholders, for the election of two additional trustees to serve on our Board of Trustees. The right of holders of Series A Preferred Stock to vote in the election of such trustees will terminate when all dividends accumulated on the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock for all past dividend periods shall have been fully paid or declared and a sum sufficient for the cash payment thereof set aside for payment. Unless the number of our trustees has previously been increased pursuant to the terms of any series of voting preferred stock with which the holders of Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to vote together as a single class in the election of such trustees, the number of our trustees will automatically increase by two at such time as holders of Series A Preferred Stock become entitled to vote in the election of two additional trustees. Unless shares of voting preferred stock remain outstanding and entitled to vote in the election of such trustees, the term of office of such trustees will terminate, and the number of our trustees will automatically decrease by two, when all dividends accumulated for past dividend periods on the Series A Preferred Stock have been fully paid or declared and a sum sufficient for the cash payment thereof set aside for payment. If the rights of holders of Series A Preferred Stock to elect the two additional trustees terminate after the record date for the determination of holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock entitled to vote in any election of such trustees but before the closing of the polls in such election, holders of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding as of such record date will not be entitled to vote in such election of trustees. The right of the holders of Series A Preferred Stock to elect the additional trustees will again vest if and whenever dividends are not paid for six quarterly periods, as described above. In no event will the holders of Series A Preferred Stock be entitled to nominate or elect an individual as a trustee, and no individual shall be qualified to be so nominated for election or to so serve as a trustee, if the individual’s service as a trustee would cause us to fail to satisfy a requirement relating to director independence of any national securities exchange on which any class or series of our stock is listed. In class votes with shares of other series of voting preferred stock, shares of different classes or series shall vote in proportion to the liquidation preference of the shares.

The additional trustees will be elected by a plurality of the votes cast in the election of such trustees, and each such trustee will serve until the next annual meeting of our stockholders and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualifies, or until such trustee’s term of office terminates as described above. Any trustee elected by the holders of Series A Preferred Stock and any series of voting preferred stock may be removed only by a vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock and all series of voting preferred stock with which the holders of Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to vote together as a single class in the election of such trustees. At any time that the holders of Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to vote in the election of the two additional trustees, holders of Series A Preferred Stock will be entitled to vote in the election of a successor to fill any vacancy on our Board of Trustees that results from the removal of such a trustee.

At any time that holders of Series A Preferred Stock have the right to elect two additional trustees as described above but such trustees have not been elected, our secretary must call a special meeting for the purpose of electing the additional trustees upon the written request of the holders of record of 10% of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock and all series of voting preferred stock with which the holders of Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to vote together as a single class with respect to the election of such trustees, unless such a request is received less than 90 days before the date fixed for the next annual meeting of our stockholders, in which case, the additional trustees may be elected at such annual meeting.

Any amendment, alteration, repeal or other change to any provision of our charter, including the supplementary articles setting forth the terms of the Series A Preferred Stock (whether by merger, consolidation, transfer or conveyance of all or substantially all of our assets or otherwise) that would materially and adversely affect the rights, preferences, privileges or voting powers of the Series A Preferred Stock must be approved by the affirmative vote of at least 66 2/3% of the votes entitled to be cast by the holders of Series A Preferred Stock and any other series of voting preferred stock entitled to vote together with the holders of Series A Preferred Stock on the matter, voting together as a single class. In addition, the creation, issuance or increase in the authorized number of shares of any class or series of stock having a preference as to dividends or other distributions, whether upon liquidation, dissolution or otherwise, that is senior to the Series A Preferred Stock (or any equity securities convertible or exchangeable into any such shares) requires approval by the affirmative vote of at least 66 2/3% of the votes entitled to be cast by the holders of Series A Preferred Stock and any other series of voting preferred stock entitled to vote together with the holders of Series A Preferred Stock on the matter, voting together as a single class.

The following actions will not be deemed to materially and adversely affect the rights, preferences, privileges or voting powers of the Series A Preferred Stock:

any<br> increase or decrease in the number of authorized shares of common stock or preferred stock of any series or the classification<br> or reclassification of any unissued shares, or the creation or issuance of equity securities, of any class or series ranking,<br> as to dividends or liquidation preference, equal to, or junior to, the Series A Preferred Stock; or
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| --- | | ● | any<br> amendment, alteration or repeal or other change to any provision of our charter, including the supplementary articles setting<br> forth the terms of the Series A Preferred Stock, as a result of a merger, consolidation, transfer or conveyance of all or<br> substantially all of our assets or other business combination, if the Series A Preferred Stock (or stock into which the Series<br> A Preferred Stock has been converted in any successor person or entity to us) remain outstanding with the terms thereof unchanged<br> in all material respects or are exchanged for stock of the successor person or entity with substantially identical rights,<br> taking into account that, upon the occurrence of an event described in this bullet point, we may not be the surviving entity.<br> Furthermore, if the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock receive the greater of the full trading price of the Series A<br> Preferred Stock on the last date prior to the first public announcement of an event described in this bullet point or the<br> $25.00 liquidation preference per share of Series A Preferred Stock plus accrued and unpaid dividends (whether or not declared)<br> to, but not including, the date of such event, pursuant to the occurrence of any of the events described in this bullet point<br> (other than an Affiliate Transaction), then such holders will not have any voting rights with respect to the events described<br> in this bullet point. | | --- | --- |

The voting provisions above will not apply if, at or prior to the time when the act with respect to which the vote would otherwise be required would occur, we have redeemed or called for redemption upon proper procedures all outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock.

NoMaturity, No Sinking Fund

The Series A Preferred Stock has no stated maturity date and will not be subject to any sinking fund.

OwnershipLimits and Restrictions on Transfer

In order to allow us to maintain our qualification as a REIT for federal income tax purposes, ownership and transfer by any person of our outstanding equity securities is restricted in our charter. All certificates representing shares of Series A Preferred Stock will include a legend regarding such restrictions.

To qualify as a REIT under the Code, we must satisfy a number of statutory requirements, including a requirement that no more than 50% in value of our outstanding shares of stock may be owned, actually or constructively, by five or fewer individuals (as defined by the Code to include certain entities) during the last half of a taxable year. Our capital stock must also be beneficially owned by 100 or more persons during at least 335 days of a taxable year of twelve months or during a proportionate part of a shorter taxable year.

Under our charter, the trustees may redeem shares or restrict transfers of shares when the trustees, in good faith, believe that such redemption or restriction is necessary to prevent disqualification of REIT status. Additionally, our charter prohibits any transfer of shares of our stock or any other change in our capital structure that would result in:

any<br> person directly or indirectly acquiring beneficial or constructive ownership of more than 9.9% (in value or number of shares,<br> whichever is more restrictive) of the outstanding shares of our stock;
outstanding<br> shares of our stock being beneficially owned by fewer than 100 persons;
us<br> being “closely held” within the meaning of Section 856 of the Code; or
us<br> otherwise failing to qualify as a REIT under the Code.

Our charter requires that any person who acquires or attempts to acquire shares of our stock, in violation of these restrictions, which we refer to as the ownership limits, give at least 15 days’ prior written notice to us. If any person attempts to effect a transfer of shares of our stock, or attempts to cause any other event to occur, that would result in a violation of the ownership limits, then:

(i)<br> that number of shares the beneficial ownership or constructive ownership of which otherwise would cause such person to violate<br> the ownership limits shall be automatically transferred to a Charitable Trust for the benefit of a Charitable Beneficiary,<br> as described in our charter, effective as of the close of business on the business day prior to the date of such transfer,<br> and such person shall acquire no rights in such shares; or (ii) if the transfer to the Charitable Trust described in clause<br> (i) of this sentence would not be effective for any reason to prevent the violation of the ownership limits, then the transfer<br> of that number of shares that otherwise would cause a violation of the ownership limits shall be void ab initio, and<br> the intended transferee shall acquire no rights in such shares.
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| --- | | ● | our<br> Board of Trustees may take any action it deems advisable to refuse to give effect to, or to prevent, any such attempted transfer<br> or other event, including, without limitation, causing us to redeem the shares, refusing to give effect to such transfer on<br> our books or instituting proceedings to enjoin such transfer or other event; provided however, than any transfer or attempted<br> transfer in violation of the ownership limits shall automatically result in the transfer to the Charitable Trust described<br> above and, where applicable, such Transfer (or other event) shall be void ab initio as provided above irrespective<br> of any action (or non-action) by the Board of Trustees or a committee thereof. | | --- | --- |

Shares held by the Charitable Trustee shall be issued and outstanding shares of ours. The violating transferee shall have no rights in the shares held by the Charitable Trustee. The violating transferee shall not benefit economically from ownership of any shares held in trust by the Charitable Trustee, shall have no rights to dividends or other distributions and shall not possess any rights to vote or other rights attributable to the shares held in the Charitable Trust. The violating transferee shall have no claim, cause of action, or any other recourse whatsoever against the purported transferor of such shares.

Every holder of more than 2% of the number or value of outstanding shares of our Series A Preferred Stock must give written notice to us stating the name and address of such owner, the number of shares of stock beneficially or constructively owned and a description of the manner in which the shares are owned. Our Board of Trustees may, in its sole and absolute discretion, exempt certain persons from the ownership limitations contained in our charter if ownership of shares of capital stock by such persons would not disqualify us as a REIT under the Code.

FurtherIssuances


We may create and issue additional shares of Series A Preferred Stock ranking equally with the Series A Preferred Stock, so that such additional shares of Series A Preferred Stock will form a single series with the Series A Preferred Stock offered and will have the same terms.


Conversion

The Series A Preferred Stock will not be convertible into or exchangeable for any other property or securities, except as provided under “—Conversion Rights.”

InformationRights

During any period in which we are not subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and any shares of Series A Preferred Stock are outstanding, we will (i) transmit by mail or other permissible means under the Exchange Act to all holders of Series A Preferred Stock as their names and addresses appear in our record books and without cost to such holders, copies of the Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K that we would have been required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act if we were subject thereto (other than any exhibits that would have been required) within 15 business days after the respective dates by which we would have been required to file such reports with the SEC if we were subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and (ii) within 15 business days following written request, supply copies of such reports to any prospective holder of the Series A Preferred Stock.

ExchangeListing


Series A Preferred Stock is traded on the NYSE American under the ticker “PW.A.”

Registrar,Transfer Agent and Disbursing Agent

The registrar, transfer agent and disbursing agent for dividends and other distributions in respect of our Series A Preferred Stock is Broadridge Corporate Issuer Solutions, Inc.

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Exhibit31.2

CERTIFICATIONOF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND OF

PRINCIPALFINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO

RULES13a-14 AND 15d-14 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,

ASADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


I, David H. Lesser, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K/A<br> (Amendment No. 1) of Power Reit;
2. Based<br> on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary<br> to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect<br> to the period covered by this report.

Date: July 17, 2020

By: /s/David H. Lesser
Name: David H. Lesser
Title: Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, Secretary and Treasurer<br><br> <br>(Principal<br>Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer)