<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001455863-21-000073.txt : 20210323
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001455863-21-000073
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20210308
FILED AS OF DATE:		20210323
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20210323

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Boehler Fred W
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001557302

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-34723
		FILM NUMBER:		21765191

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		19011 LAKE DRIVE EAST
		CITY:			CHANHASSEN
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55317

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			AMERICOLD REALTY TRUST
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001455863
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		10 Glenlake Pkwy., Suite 800 S. Tower
		CITY:			Atlanta
		STATE:			GA
		ZIP:			30328
		BUSINESS PHONE:		678-441-1400

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		10 Glenlake Pkwy., Suite 800 S. Tower
		CITY:			Atlanta
		STATE:			GA
		ZIP:			30328
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        <footnote id="F1">Represents OP Profits Units (&quot;OP Profits Units&quot;) of Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. (&quot;Operating Partnership&quot;), which vest ratably on March 8, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The OP Profits Units were issued to the reporting person pursuant to the Americold Realty Trust 2017 Equity Incentive Plan.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Conditioned upon minimum allocations to the capital accounts of the OP Profits Units for federal income tax purposes, each vested OP Profits Unit may be converted, at the election of the holder, into a common unit of limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership (a &quot;Common Unit&quot;). Each Common Unit acquired upon conversion of a vested OP Profits Unit may be presented for redemption, at the election of the holder, for cash equal to the then fair market value of a common share of Americold Realty Trust (the &quot;Company&quot;) (the &quot;Common Shares&quot;), except that the Company may, at its election, acquire each Common Unit so presented for one Common Share. The rights to convert vested OP Profits Units into Common Units and redeem Common Units have no expiration dates.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Represents performance-based OP Profits Units (&quot;Performance OP Profits Units&quot;)of the Operating Partnership. Vesting of the Performance OP Profits Units will be determined based upon a comparison of the Company's total shareholder return (&quot;TSR&quot;) on a relative basis to the MSCI U.S. REIT Index at the end of the applicable performance period (Jan 1, 2021 - Dec 31, 2023). The Performance OP Profits Units will vest, if at all, at the end of the 3-year period contingent upon the achievement of the pre-established TSR goal. The Performance OP Profits Units were issued to the reporting person pursuant to the Americold Realty Trust 2017 Equity Plan.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Conditioned upon minimum allocations to the capital accounts of the Performance OP Profits Units for federal income tax purposes, each vested Performance OP Profits Unit may be converted, at the election of the holder, into a common unit of limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership (a &quot;Common Unit&quot;). Each Common Unit acquired upon conversion of a vested Performance OP Profits Unit may be presented for redemption, at the election of the holder, for cash equal to the then fair market value of a common share of Americold Realty Trust (the &quot;Company&quot;) (the &quot;Common Shares&quot;), except that the Company may, at its election, acquire each Common Unit so presented for one Common Share. The rights to convert vested Performance OP Profits Units into Common Units and redeem Common Units have no expiration dates.</footnote>
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        <signatureName>/s/ James C. Snyder, Jr., attorney-in-fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2021-03-23</signatureDate>
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