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| FORM 4 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP 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*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Applied Digital Corp. [ APLD ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 01/06/2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) | 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | |||
| Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | ||||||
| Common Stock | 01/06/2026 | A | 1,500,000(1) | A | $0 | 4,341,329(2) | D | |||
| Common Stock | 17,590,238 | I | See Footnote.(3) | |||||||
| Common Stock | 722,483 | I | See Footnote(4) | |||||||
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) | 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) | 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) | 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | ||||
| Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||
| Performance Stock Units | (5) | 01/06/2026 | A | 4,500,000 | (5) | (5) | Common Stock | 4,500,000 | $0 | 4,500,000 | D | ||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. Restricted stock units ("RSUs") granted on January 6, 2026 (the "Grant Date") represent a contingent right to receive shares of common stock of Applied Digital Corporation (the "Company") on a one-for-one basis, have no expiration date, and vest as follows: 300,000 RSUs on January 6, 2027 (the "Cliff Date"), with the remainder vesting in equal installments of 150,000 RSUs every six months after the Cliff Date, such that the RSUs will be fully vested on the five-year anniversary of the Grant Date, each such vesting subject to the Reporting Person's continued full-time employment with the Company in a role approved by the Board of Directors of the Company through the applicable vesting date or accelerated vesting upon certain conditions. |
| 2. Includes 742,166 shares held in the Reporting Person's IRA. Also includes (i) 600,000 RSUs granted on April 4, 2023, which represent a contingent right to receive shares of common stock of the Company on a one-for-one basis and have no expiration, of which 500,000 RSUs have vested and 100,000 RSUs will vest on April 4, 2026, and (ii) 600,000 RSUs granted on October 10, 2024, which represent a contingent right to receive shares of common stock of the Company on a one-for-one basis and have no expiration date, of which 200,000 RSUs have vested and 100,000 RSUs will vest on each of April 10, 2026, October 10, 2026, April 10, 2027 and October 10, 2027; in each case, subject to the Reporting Person's continued full-time employment with the Company in a role approved by the Board of Directors of the Company through such date or accelerated vesting upon certain conditions. |
| 3. Shares are held by Cummins Family Ltd., of which the Reporting Person is the CEO. |
| 4. Shares are held by 272 Capital, LP, of which the Reporting Person was the President and CEO. |
| 5. Performance stock units ("PSUs") granted on January 6, 2026 represent a contingent right to receive shares of common stock of the Company on a one-for-one basis and vest in three equal tranches over a period of five years, with each tranche subject to a performance-based vesting condition that requires achievement of an average closing stock price hurdle (equal to $50, $75 and $100, respectively), as measured over a 90 consecutive calendar day period, as described in the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 8, 2026, subject to the Reporting Person's continued full-time employment with the Company in a role approved by the Board of Directors of the Company or within twelve months following certain terminations of employment. |
| Remarks: |
| /s/ Mark Chavez as Attorney-in-Fact | 01/08/2026 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
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