X0202 SCHEDULE 13G 0001283718 XXXXXXXX LIVE Common Stock 03/31/2026 0001455863 Americold Realty Trust, Inc. 03064D108 10 Glenlake Parkway Suite 600, South Tower Atlanta GA 30328 Rule 13d-1(b) Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Z4 14726365 0 14726365 0 14726365 N 5.2 FI Item 11 is calculated based on a total of 284,879,678 shares of common stock of Americold Realty Trust, Inc (the "Issuer") outstanding as of February 24, 2026, as disclosed in the Issuer's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 26, 2026. Americold Realty Trust, Inc. 10 Glenlake Parkway, Suite 600, South Tower, Atlanta, GA, 30328 Canada Pension Plan Investment Board The principal business address of the Reporting Person is as follows: One Queen Street East Suite 2500 Toronto, Ontario M5C 2W5 Canada Canada N FI Pension investment manager subject to the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Act. See Item 9 on page 2. See Item 11 on page 2. See Item 5 on page 2. See Item 6 on page 2. See Item 7 on page 2. See Item 8 on page 2. Y Y Y Y Y N By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not 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 that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under ?? 240.14a-11. By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the Canadian regulatory scheme applicable to a pension investment manager subject to the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Act is substantially comparable to the regulatory scheme applicable to the functionally equivalent U.S. institution(s). I also undertake to furnish to the Commission staff, upon request, information that would otherwise be disclosed in a Schedule 13D. 99.1 Power of Attorney of Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board /s/ Pierre Abinakle 05/15/2026 See Exhibit 99.1 Power of Attorney of Canada Pension Plan Investment Board.