Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
October 9, 2023
(Date of earliest event reported)
APPLIED DIGITAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada
001-31968
95-4863690
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
3811 Turtle Creek Blvd.,
Suite 2100,
Dallas,
TX
75219
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
214-427-1704
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock
APLD
Nasdaq Global Select Market
Item 2.02.
Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On October 9, 2023, Applied Digital Corporation. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the three months ended August 31, 2023.
A copy of such press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
Subsequent to the issuance of the press release, the Company made an accrual of $2.3 million for loss on legal settlement. The accrual resulted in the following updated metrics:
•Accrued liabilities increased from $10.4 million to $12.7 million
•Net loss increased from $9.6 million or $(0.10) loss per basic and diluted share, to $11.9 million, or $(0.12) loss per basic and diluted share
•EBITDA (a non-GAAP measure) decreased from EBITDA of $0.8 million to an EBITDA loss of $1.5 million.
Three Months Ended
Reconciliation of Net loss to EBITDA
August 31, 2023
August 31, 2022
Net loss attributable to Applied Digital (GAAP)
$
(11,457)
$
(4,531)
Interest expense
2,074
356
Income tax benefit (expense)
—
32
Depreciation and amortization
7,860
1,136
EBITDA (Non-GAAP)
$
(1,523)
$
(3,007)
Please reference the Company’s quarterly report filed on Form 10-Q for full disclosure of the updated metrics.
The information in this Item 2.02 of Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.