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Issuer:     AMERICOLD REALTY TRUST (COLD)
CIK:        0001455863
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-01-26T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-022600
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Americold appoints Christopher Papa as CFO effective Feb 23, 2026; reaffirms 2025 AFFO guidance
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- Christopher Papa appointed EVP and CFO, effective Feb 23, 2026; previously CFO at CenterPoint Properties.
- Scott Henderson, Chief Investment Officer, named Interim CFO until Papa's start date.
- Jay Wells departed; separation not related to accounting or financial disagreements.
- Nathan Harwell assumes expanded role as Chief Legal and People Officer, overseeing HR and Legal.
- Reaffirmed Q4 2025 AFFO per share of $0.36-$0.38, consistent with prior outlook.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1455863/000119312526022600/0001193125-26-022600-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1455863/000119312526022600/d98738d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-022600

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