Harris Robert E. 4

What Happened Robert E. Harris, Senior Vice President & Chief Accounting Officer of Americold Realty Trust (COLD), had 1,516 restricted stock units (RSUs) vest on July 1, 2026 and converted to the same number of shares (reported as derivative exercise, code M). On July 2, 2026 he sold 442 of those shares in an open-market "sell-to-cover" transaction at $16.27 per share, generating $7,191. The RSU conversion shows $0.00 cost because the shares were delivered upon vesting.

Key Details

• Transactions reported: 1,516 shares acquired via RSU vesting/conversion on 2026-07-01 (exercise/conversion, code M); 442 shares sold on 2026-07-02 at $16.27 (open-market sale, code S) for $7,191.
• Purpose of sale: Sale was a mandated "sell-to-cover" to satisfy tax withholding obligations (footnote F2) and not a discretionary sale by the insider.
• RSU terms: Each RSU equals one share; RSUs vested July 1, 2026 and were issued under the Amended & Restated Americold Realty Trust 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (footnotes F1, F3, F4). The right to convert RSUs into Common Stock has no expiration (F3).
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the filing.
• Timeliness: Filing was made July 6, 2026 for a July 1 vesting—this appears later than the typical two-business-day Form 4 deadline (file marked late).

Context This is a routine vesting of RSUs with a corresponding sell-to-cover for taxes. Such sales to satisfy withholding are common and generally do not signal the insider's view of the company's prospects. There was no open-market purchase; the only cash proceeds reported relate to the tax-cover sale of 442 shares.