SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Fortress Investment Group LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 46TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10105 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 01/18/2018	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AMERICOLD REALTY TRUST [ COLD ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) Form filed by One Reporting Person X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Shares of Beneficial Interest	69,342,769	I	See footnote(1)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Warrants to purchase Common Shares	12/10/2009	(2)	Common Shares of Beneficial Interest	18,574,619	$9.81	I	See footnote(1)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Fortress Investment Group LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 46TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10105 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* FIG Corp. (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O FORTRESS INVESTMENT GROUP LLC 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 46TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10105 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Fortress Operating Entity I LP (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O FORTRESS INVESTMENT GROUP LLC 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 46TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10105 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Hybrid GP Holdings LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O FORTRESS INVESTMENT GROUP LLC 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 46TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10105 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* FIG LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O FORTRESS INVESTMENT GROUP LLC 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 46TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10105 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* CF Cold GP LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O FORTRESS INVESTMENT GROUP LLC 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 46TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10105 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* CF Cold LP (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O FORTRESS INVESTMENT GROUP LLC 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 46TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10105 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Securities held through YF ART Holdings, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("YFA"). YFA is not controlled by the reporting persons and may file separate reports under Section 16. Each reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of all reported shares except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein and the inclusion of the shares in this report shall not be deemed to be an admission of beneficial ownership of the reported shares for the purposes of Section 16 or otherwise.

2. The Warrants to purchase Common Shares expire on the earliest to occur of (i) 5:00 p.m. New York time on January 31, 2019, (ii) the closing of a qualified sale transaction and (iii) the closing of a qualified initial public offering.

Remarks:

	FORTRESS INVESTMENT GROUP LLC, by /s/ David N. Brooks, its Secretary	01/18/2018
	FIG CORP., by /s/ David N. Brooks, its Secretary	01/18/2018
	FORTRESS OPERATING ENTITY I LP, by FIG Corp., its general partner, by /s/ David N. Brooks, its Secretary	01/18/2018
	HYBRID GP HOLDINGS LLC, by Fortress Operating Entity I LP, its sole managing member, by FIG Corp., its general partner, by /s/ David N. Brooks, its Secretary	01/18/2018
	FIG LLC, by /s/ David N. Brooks, its Secretary	01/18/2018
	CF COLD GP LLC, by /s/ Constantine M. Dakolias, its President	01/18/2018
	CF COLD LP, by CF Cold GP LLC, its General Partner, by /s/ Constantine M. Dakolias, its President	01/18/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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