FORM 4 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). |
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AMERICOLD REALTY TRUST [ COLD ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 03/08/2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) | 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | |||
Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | ||||||
Common Shares of Beneficial Interest | 03/08/2020 | M | 5,693 | A | $31.48 | 310,508 | D | |||
Common Shares of Beneficial Interest | 03/08/2020 | F | 2,237 | D | $31.48 | 308,271 | D |
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) | 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) | 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) | 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | ||||
Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||
Restricted Stock Units | (1) | 03/08/2020 | M | 5,693 | (1) | (1) | Common Shares of Beneficial Interest | 5,693 | $0 | 11,401 | D | ||||
Operating Partnership Profits Units | (2) | 03/08/2020 | A | 25,314 | (2)(3) | (2)(3) | Common Shares of Beneficial Interest | 25,314 | $0 | 25,314 | D | ||||
Performance Restricted Stock Units | (4) | 03/08/2020 | A | 75,941 | (4)(5) | (4)(5) | Common Shares of Beneficial Interest | 75,941 | $0 | 75,941 | D |
Explanation of Responses: |
1. Each restricted stock unit ("RSU") represents the right to acquire one common share of Americold Realty Trust. The RSUs vested one-third on March 8, 2020 and the remainder will vest ratably on March 8, 2021 and 2022. |
2. Represents OP Profits Units ("OP Profits Units")of Americold Realty Operating Partnership, L.P. ("Operating Partnership"), which will vest ratably on March 8, 2021, 2022 and 2023. The OP Profits Units were issued to the reporting person pursuant to Americold Realty Trust 2017 Equity Plan. |
3. 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 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 "Company") (the "Common Shares"), 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. |
4. Represents performance-based OP Profits Units ("Performance OP Profits Units") of the Operating Partnership. Payout of the Performance OP Profits Units will be determined based upon a comparison of the Company's total shareholder return ("TSR") on a relative basis to the MSCI U.S. REIT Index at the end of the applicable performance period (Jan 1, 2020 - Dec 31, 2022). 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. |
5. 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 "Common Unit"). 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 "Company") (the "Common Shares"), 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. |
Remarks: |
James C. Snyder, Jr., attorney-in-fact | 03/10/2020 | |
** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
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. | ||
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