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Issuer:     AMERICOLD REALTY TRUST (COLD)
CIK:        0001455863
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-08-31T20:55:33+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-376978
Event type: other
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.40
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Americold increases exec severance multiples and COBRA coverage on change-in-control
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- Adopted amended severance plan effective Aug 25, 2026; raises EVP/President cash multiple to 2.0x base+target bonus on change-in-control termination.
- COBRA coverage extended to 30 months for CEO and 24 months for EVP/President, but only during change-in-control period (24 months post-CIC).
- Prior multipliers were 1.5x for EVP/President; COBRA was 18/12 months respectively; non-CIC terms unchanged.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1455863/000119312526376978/0001193125-26-376978-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1455863/000119312526376978/d824016d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-376978

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