---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-25-327562"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "COLD"
cik: "0001455863"
company_name: "AMERICOLD REALTY TRUST"
filed_at: "2025-12-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T12:24:13.429664+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Americold appoints two directors, forms Finance Committee under cooperation with Ancora

## Summary
- Appointed Joseph Reece and Stephen Sleigh to Board, increasing size from 9 to 11 directors.
- Formed Finance Committee to review portfolio, recommend divestitures, reduce debt, maintain dividend.
- Cooperation agreement with Ancora includes standstill until ~30 days before 2027 annual meeting deadline; Ancora supports Board slate at 2026 meeting.
- One incumbent director will resign at 2026 annual meeting; Board size to reduce to 10.
- Finance Committee includes David Neithercut (Chair), Joseph Reece (Vice Chair), Stephen Sleigh, Mark Patterson, Rob Bass.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-25-327562
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: COLD
- cik: 0001455863
- company_name: AMERICOLD REALTY TRUST
- filed_at: 2025-12-22T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1455863/000119312525327562/0001193125-25-327562-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1455863/000119312525327562/d27943d8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-327562.txt

## Key facts
- Material Agreements
  AMERICOLD REALTY TRUST entered into Cooperation Agreement with Ancora Catalyst Institutional, LP and certain of their affiliates (effective 2025-12-22).
  - Action: entry
  - Counterparty: Ancora Catalyst Institutional, LP and certain of their affiliates
  - Effective: 2025-12-22
  source text: On December 22, 2025, Americold Realty Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a cooperation agreement (the “Cooperation Agreement”) with Ancora Catalyst Institutional, LP and certain of their affiliates (collectively, the “Ancora Parties”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1455863/000119312525327562/0001193125-25-327562-index.htm

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