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Americold Realty Trust to Expand Infrastructure Network in New Zealand

Expansion adds 4.6 million cubic feet of temperature-controlled capacity to existing facility

ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Americold Realty Trust (NYSE: COLD) (the “Company” or “Americold”), the world’s largest publicly traded REIT focused on the ownership, operation, acquisition, and development of temperature-controlled warehouses is pleased to announce that, as stated in its fourth quarter 2019 earnings call, the Company intends to invest approximately $65 million NZD in a planned expansion of its Dalgety site in Auckland, New Zealand.

We are excited to move forward on this opportunity to grow with our customers in this dynamic market,” said Richard Winnall, Managing Director for the International Division of Americold. “With this expansion, Americold is adding capacity to support the expected growth of the national retailers, food producers, processors, distributors, and quick-service restaurants in New Zealand.”

As previously stated, the expansion will be anchored by Woolworths New Zealand (Countdown supermarkets) as part of a long-term commitment with Americold. This expansion will increase the site’s capacity by approximately 4.6 million cubic feet and approximately 27,000 pallet positions. At completion, the facility will be equipped with 20 additional dock doors and semi-automated container unloading technology to drive efficiencies.

We’re really happy with the customer-focused and sophisticated service that Americold provides, and this has made the decision to move forward with Americold easy,” said Brett Ashley, Countdown’s General Manager Store Operations and Logistics.

We’re looking forward to continuing this long-standing partnership with Americold which will help us improve product availability for our customers and maintain timely deliveries to our stores.”

The New Zealand expansion will take approximately 12 months and bring much needed capacity to the Auckland and North Island markets. Construction has resumed and the project is expected to be completed by mid-2021.

About Americold Realty Trust

Americold is the world’s largest publicly traded REIT focused on the ownership, operation and development of temperature-controlled warehouses. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, Americold owns and operates 183 temperature-controlled warehouses, with approximately 1.1 billion refrigerated cubic feet of storage, in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and Argentina, as of March 31, 2020. Americold’s facilities are an integral component of the supply chain connecting food producers, processors, distributors and retailers to consumers.

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Email: mediarelations@americold.com

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