---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-22-003815"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "COLD"
cik: "0001455863"
company_name: "AMERICOLD REALTY TRUST"
filed_at: "2022-02-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T04:44:31.078168+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Americold Q4 revenue up 36.8% to $716.5M, net loss narrows to $0.03/share; names George Chappelle permanent CEO

## Summary
- Q4 revenue $716.5M (+36.8% YoY); net loss $8.0M ($0.03 loss per diluted share) vs $44.0M loss in prior year.
- Core FFO $0.26 per share, AFFO $0.31 per share; same store warehouse NOI decreased 8.2%.
- Acquired Lago Cold Stores in Australia for A$106.4M ($75.1M USD) and Denver facility for $53.6M.
- George F. Chappelle Jr. appointed permanent CEO; base salary $1M, target incentive 160% of base, equity award $3.56M.
- Board adopted Executive Severance Benefits Plan for key executives with double-trigger change-in-control provisions.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-22-003815
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: COLD
- cik: 0001455863
- company_name: AMERICOLD REALTY TRUST
- filed_at: 2022-02-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1455863/000162828022003815/0001628280-22-003815-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1455863/000162828022003815/art-20220224.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-22-003815
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-22-003815.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-22-003815.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  George F. Chappelle Jr. was appointed as Chief Executive Officer at AMERICOLD REALTY TRUST.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: On February 24, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of Americold Realty Trust (the “Company”) appointed George F. Chappelle Jr. as permanent Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1455863/000162828022003815/0001628280-22-003815-index.htm

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