Filing Details

Accession Number:
0000902664-19-000858
Form Type:
13G Filing
Publication Date:
2019-02-12 14:23:34
Filed By:
Senator Investment Group
Company:
Americold Realty Trust (NYSE:COLD)
Filing Date:
2019-02-12
SEC Url:
13G Filing
Ownership Summary

Please notice the below summary table is generated without human intervention and may contain errors. Please refer to the complete filing displayed below for exact figures.

Name Sole Voting Power Shared Voting Power Sole Dispositive Power Shared Dispositive Power Aggregate Amount Owned Power Percent of Class
SENATOR INVESTMENT GROUP 0 8,300,000 0 8,300,000 8,300,000 5.61%
ALEXANDER KLABIN 0 8,300,000 0 8,300,000 8,300,000 5.61%
DOUGLAS SILVERMAN 0 8,300,000 0 8,300,000 8,300,000 5.61%
Filing

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
SCHEDULE 13G/A
(Amendment No. 1)*
 
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
 

Americold Realty Trust

(Name of Issuer)
 

Common Shares of Beneficial Interest, $0.01 par value per share

(Title of Class of Securities)
 

03064D108

(CUSIP Number)
 

December 31, 2018

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)
 
 
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:
 
¨ Rule 13d-1(b)
x Rule 13d-1(c)
¨ Rule 13d-1(d)
 
(Page 1 of 9 Pages)

 

______________________________

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

 

 

1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

SENATOR INVESTMENT GROUP LP

2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a) ¨

(b) ¨

3 SEC USE ONLY
4

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

DELAWARE

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH:
5

SOLE VOTING POWER

0

6

SHARED VOTING POWER

8,300,000

7

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

0

8

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

8,300,000

9

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

8,300,000

10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
11

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

5.61%

12

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

IA, PN

         

 

 

 

 

1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

ALEXANDER KLABIN

2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a) ¨

(b) ¨

3 SEC USE ONLY
4

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

UNITED STATES

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH:
5

SOLE VOTING POWER

0

6

SHARED VOTING POWER

8,300,000

7

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

0

8

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

8,300,000

9

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

8,300,000

10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
11

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

5.61%

12

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

IN

         

 

 

 

 

1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

DOUGLAS SILVERMAN

2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a) ¨

(b) ¨

3 SEC USE ONLY
4

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

UNITED STATES

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH:
5

SOLE VOTING POWER

0

6

SHARED VOTING POWER

8,300,000

7

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

0

8

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

8,300,000

9

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

8,300,000

10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
11

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

5.61%

12

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

IN

         

 

 

 

 

Item 1(a). NAME OF ISSUER
   
  Americold Realty Trust (the “Issuer”)
   
Item 1(b). ADDRESS OF ISSUER’S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES
   
  10 Glenlake Parkway, South Tower, Suite 600
  Atlanta, Georgia 30328
   
Item 2(a). NAME OF PERSON FILING
   
  Senator Investment Group LP (“Senator Investment Group”) serves as investment manager to various investment funds (collectively, the “Funds”), and as such, has investment discretion with respect to the Funds. Alexander Klabin (“Mr. Klabin”) and Douglas Silverman (“Mr. Silverman,” and together with Mr. Klabin and Senator Investment Group, the “Reporting Persons”) have control of a Delaware limited liability company that may be deemed to control Senator Investment Group.
   
  The filing of this statement should not be construed as an admission that any of the Reporting Persons is, for the purposes of Section 13 of the Act, the beneficial owner of the Common Shares (as defined below) reported herein.
   
Item 2(b). ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE
   
  The principal office of each of the Reporting Persons is:
   
  c/o Senator Investment Group LP
  510 Madison Avenue
  28th Floor
  New York, NY 10022

 

Item 2(c). CITIZENSHIP
   
  Senator Investment Group LP is a Delaware limited partnership. Each of Messrs. Klabin and Silverman is a United States citizen.

 

Item 2(d). TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES
   
  Common Shares of Beneficial Interest, $0.01 par value per share (“Common Shares”)
   
Item 2(e). CUSIP NUMBER
   
  03064D108
   

 

 

 

 

Item 3. IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO Rules 13d-1(b), OR 13d-2(b) OR (c), CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A:
   
  (a) ¨ Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act;
       
  (b) ¨ Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act;
       
  (c) ¨ Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act;
       
  (d) ¨ Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940;
       
  (e) ¨ An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
       
  (f) ¨ An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
       
  (g) ¨ A parent holding company or control person in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
       
  (h) ¨ A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act;
       
  (i) ¨ A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act;
       
  (j) ¨ A non-U.S. institution in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J);
       
  (k) ¨ Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K).

 

 

If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please

specify the type of institution: __________________________________

 

Item 4. OWNERSHIP
   
  The percentages set forth in this Schedule 13G/A are calculated based upon the 147,861,840 Common Shares reported to be issued and outstanding as of November 1, 2018 in the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2018 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 14, 2018.
   
  Senator Investment Group
  (a) Amount of beneficially owned:  8,300,000
     
  (b) Percent of class: 5.61%
     
  (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: 8,300,000

 

 

 

     
    (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:  0
       
    (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:  8,300,000
       
    (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:  0
       
    (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:  8,300,000
   
  Mr. Klabin
  (a) Amount of beneficially owned: 8,300,000
     
  (b) Percent of class: 5.61%
     
  (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: 8,300,000
     
    (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:  0
       
    (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 8,300,000
       
    (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:  0
       
    (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:  8,300,000
   
  Mr. Silverman
  (a) Amount of beneficially owned: 8,300,000
     
  (b) Percent of class: 5.61%
     
  (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: 8,300,000
     
    (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:  0
       
    (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:  8,300,000
       
    (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:  0
       
    (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:  8,300,000
       
Item 5. OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS
       
  Not applicable.
       
Item 6. OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON
       
  The partners and shareholders of the Funds have the right to participate in the receipt of dividends from, or proceeds from the sale of, the securities reported herein held by the Funds in accordance with their respective ownership interests in the Funds.

 

 

 

 

Item 7. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY OR CONTROL PERSON
   
  Not applicable.
   
Item 8. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP
   
  Not applicable.
   
Item 9. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP
   
  Not applicable.
   
Item 10. CERTIFICATION
   
  By signing below each of the Reporting Persons certifies that, to the best of his or its knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such purpose or effect.

 

 

SIGNATURES

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

DATE: as of February 12, 2019

 

 

SENATOR INVESTMENT GROUP LP

 

/s/ Evan Gartenlaub

Name: Evan Gartenlaub

Title: General Counsel

 

 

 

 

/s/ Evan Gartenlaub as Attorney-in-Fact*

ALEXANDER KLABIN

 

 

 

 

/s/ Evan Gartenlaub as Attorney-in-Fact*

DOUGLAS SILVERMAN

 

* Pursuant to a Power of Attorney attached to the Schedule 13G filed by the Reporting Persons on April 24, 2013.