# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001455863
**File Stem:** 0001455863-25-000045
**Filing Date:** 2025-6
**Character Count:** 10211
**Document Hash:** 22642a0b0442c6dc5dee554d05c391ed
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001455863-25-000045.hdr.sgml**: 20250602

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001455863-25-000045

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 4

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 3

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20250602

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250602

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250602

**REPORTING-OWNER**: 

**OWNER DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Verbarendse Michael Bryan
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001991728

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 4
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-34723
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251015511

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 10 GLENLAKE PARKWAY
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 600, SOUTH TOWER
- **CITY:** ATLANTA
- **STATE:** GA
- **ZIP:** 30328
**ISSUER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** AMERICOLD REALTY TRUST
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001455863
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 05 Real Estate & Construction
- **EIN:** 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

## Ex-24

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Exhibit 24.1 POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR SEC FILINGS ON FORMS ID, 3, 4, 5 AND 144 IN RESPECT OF SECURITIES OF AMERICOLD REALTY TRUST, INC. The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of Jay Wells, Nathan Harwell, or Sean Toner or any one of them acting alone, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution for him in his name and stead in any and all capacities, to prepare, sign and file for and on his behalf, in respect of any acquisition, disposition or other change in ownership of any securities of Americold Realty Trust, Inc. (the "Company"), the following: (i) any Form ID and any amendments thereto to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and any other documents necessary or appropriate to obtain codes and passwords enabling the undersigned to make electronic filings with the SEC; (ii) any Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership of Securities on Form 3 to be filed with the SEC; (iii) any Statement of Changes of Beneficial Ownership of Securities on Form 4 to be filed with the SEC; (iv) any Annual Statement of Beneficial Ownership of Securities on Form 5 to be filed with the SEC; (v) any Notice of Proposed Sale of Securities on Form 144 to be filed with the SEC; and (vi) any and all agreements, certificates, receipts, or other documents in connection therewith. The undersigned hereby gives full power and authority to the attorney-in-fact to seek and obtain as the undersigned's representative and on the undersigned's behalf, information on transactions in the Company's securities from any third party, including brokers, employee benefit plan administrators and trustees, and the undersigned hereby authorizes any such person to release such information to the undersigned and approves and ratifies any such release of information. The undersigned hereby grants unto such attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary in connection with such matters and hereby ratifies and confirms all that any such attorney-in-fact and agent or substitute may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. The undersigned acknowledges that: (i) neither the Company nor such attorney-in-fact assumes (i) any liability for the undersigned's responsibility to comply with the requirement of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), (ii) any liability of the undersigned for any failure to comply with such requirements or (iii) any obligation or liability of the undersigned for profit disgorgement under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act; and (ii) this Power of Attorney does not relieve the undersigned from responsibility for compliance with the undersigned's obligations under the Exchange Act, including without limitation the reporting requirements under Section 16 of the Exchange Act. This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to such attorney-in-fact. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney. Date: June 2, 2025 1 M. Bryan Verbarendse Docusign Envelope ID: DD2EA2A6-264A-4ADE-961A-D58D60E7282C

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### UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
**Washington, D.C. 20549**

## FORM 4

### STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

[ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

[ ] Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

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|:---|:---|:---|
| **1. Name and Address of Reporting Person**<sup>*</sup><br>Verbarendse Michael Bryan<br><sub>(Last) (First) (Middle)</sub><br>10 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, SOUTH TOWER<br>SUITE 600<br><sub>(Street)</sub><br>ATLANTA, GA 30328<br><sub>(City) (State) (Zip)</sub> | **3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)**<br>2025-06-02 | **5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer**<br>(Check all applicable)<br>[ ] Director [ ] 10% Owner<br>[X] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)<br>_President, Americas_ |
| **2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol**<br>AMERICOLD REALTY TRUST [ COLD ] | **4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)**<br>  | **6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)**<br>[X] Form filed by One Reporting Person<br>[ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person |

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## Table I - Non-Derivative Securities

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Title of Security | 2. Transaction Date | 2A. Deemed Execution Date | 3. Transaction Code (V) | 3. Transaction Code (V) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned | 6. Ownership Form | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| 1. Title of Security | 2. Transaction Date | 2A. Deemed Execution Date | Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned | 6. Ownership Form | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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## Table II - Derivative Securities

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Title of Derivative Security | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price | 3. Transaction Date | 3A. Deemed Execution Date | 4. Transaction Code (V) | 4. Transaction Code (V) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date | 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities | 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities | 8. Price of Derivative Security | 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | 10. Ownership Form | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| 1. Title of Derivative Security | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price | 3. Transaction Date | 3A. Deemed Execution Date | Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | 8. Price of Derivative Security | 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | 10. Ownership Form | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| Operating Partnership Profits Units<sup>(1)</sup> | <sup>(2)</sup> | 2025-06-02 | 2025-06-02 | A |  | 7599<sup>(3)</sup> |  | <sup>(1)</sup> | <sup>(2)</sup> | Common Stock | 7599 | $0 | 7599 | D |  |

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### Footnotes:

(1) Represents OP Profits Units ("OP Profits Units") of Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. ("Operating Partnership"), which vest ratably on June 2, 2026, 2027, and 2028. The OP Profits Units were issued to the reporting person pursuant to the Americold Realty Trust 2017 Equity Incentive Plan.

(2) 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 "Common Unit"). Each Common Unit acquired upon conversion of a vested OP Profits Unit may, at the election of the holder, be presented for redemption for cash equal to the then fair market value of a share of Americold Realty Trust, Inc. (the "Company") common stock (the "Common Stock"), except that the Company may, at its election, acquire each Common Unit so presented for one share of Common Stock. The rights to convert vested OP Profits Units into Common Units and redeem Common Units have no expiration dates.

(3) Represents a grant to the Reporting Person in connection with their promotion to President, Americas on June 2, 2025.

**Signature:** /s/ Nathan H. Harwell, attorney-in-fact  
**Date:** 2025-06-02

### Remarks:

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v).

** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.

**Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.**