Filings Radar

SEC 8-K and 6-K filings classified by Claude with reasoning, plus Form 4 insider transactions. Ingested from EDGAR’s filing stream in near-real time, reconciled overnight.

Applied Digital Corp. (APLD)

CIK 0001144879 6 material events

Insider activity (SEC Form 4)

Open-market buys and sells only — the deliberate trades. Zero here doesn’t mean no filings: grants, option exercises and tax withholding (below) are compensation, not market trades.

Open-market · last 30 days: 0 buyers bought $0 0 sellers sold $0
Open-market · last 90 days: 0 buyers bought $0 1 seller sold $2.3M
InsiderRoleDateTransactionSharesValue
Cummins Wes CEO; Chairman, Director 2026-08-04 J 714685
Mohmand Mohammad Saidal LaVanway Chief Financial Officer 2026-08-04 J 13408
Nottenburg Richard N Director 2026-08-04 Open-market sell 75000 $2.3M
Cummins Wes CEO; Chairman, Director 2026-07-31 Grant/award 1600000
Cummins Wes CEO; Chairman, Director 2026-07-31 Tax withholding 629600 $17.2M
Laltrello Laura Chief Operating Officer 2026-07-31 Grant/award 600000
Laltrello Laura Chief Operating Officer 2026-07-31 Tax withholding 260640 $7.1M
Mohmand Mohammad Saidal LaVanway Chief Financial Officer 2026-07-31 Grant/award 245000
Mohmand Mohammad Saidal LaVanway Chief Financial Officer 2026-07-31 Tax withholding 96408 $2.6M
Zhang Jason Gechen President 2026-07-31 Grant/award 600000
Zhang Jason Gechen President 2026-07-31 Tax withholding 236100 $6.5M
Laltrello Laura Chief Operating Officer 2026-07-06 Tax withholding 43440 $1.5M
Zhang Jason Gechen President 2026-07-01 Grant/award 300000
Zhang Jason Gechen President 2026-07-01 Tax withholding 118050 $4.2M
Zhang Jason Gechen President 2026-07-01 Grant/award 375000
Zhang Jason Gechen President 2026-07-01 Tax withholding 147563 $5.2M
Cummins Wes CEO; Chairman, Director 2026-06-22 Grant/award 800000
Cummins Wes CEO; Chairman, Director 2026-06-22 Tax withholding 314800 $14.2M
Mohmand Mohammad Saidal LaVanway Chief Financial Officer 2026-06-22 Grant/award 490000
Mohmand Mohammad Saidal LaVanway Chief Financial Officer 2026-06-22 Tax withholding 192815 $8.7M
Most recent 20 reported transactions. Open-market buys (P) and sells (S) are the deliberate ones; grants and option exercises are compensation. Not investment advice.

Risk Radar (year-over-year Risk Factors)

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Fiscal period ending 2026-05-31 versus 2025-05-31view filing on EDGAR →

This company has executed a material business model pivot away from crypto mining toward AI/HPC data center hosting, eliminating a broad cluster of crypto-specific going-concern, regulatory, and market risks while simultaneously introducing a new and substantial risk stack around construction execution, power dependency, covenant exposure, and customer concentration in the AI segment. The net risk picture is mixed: the crypto exit is a genuine de-risking, but the incoming AI infrastructure build-out carries real capital, operational, and governance risks — most notably a $2B PEPA commitment ($1.04B already issued) and newly disclosed covenant/default risk on a May 2026 credit facility. Governance deterioration via ChronoScale consolidation, board interlocks, and expanded related-party relationships adds a layer of control risk that compounds the transition-period vulnerability.

11 company-specific · 19 eased/removed · 1 common-mode

Company-specific changes

New

New material risk: consolidation of 96%-owned ChronoScale creates financial reporting dependency, audit timing risk, and potential restatement exposure affecting investor confidence and capital access.

Our consolidated financial statements include the financial results of ChronoScale. We recently completed the separation of our cloud business segment into a separate publicly traded company…

New

New disclosure of restrictive debt covenants and default risks from May 2026 credit facility. Material covenant breach and acceleration risk could impair liquidity and operations.

Our existing indebtedness arrangements contain several restrictive covenants and events of default that limit our corporate activities. Covenants in the Credit Agreement entered into on May 29, 2026…

New

New disclosure of material construction risk to AI data center campuses critical to revenue realization. Identifies specific risks (delays, cost overruns, labor/supply constraints) that could impair lease performance and customer commitments.

We may be unable to complete our data center campuses in a timely manner or within anticipated cost estimates. Our business depends upon the completion and build-out of our AI-focused data center…

New

New disclosure of material operational dependency on electrical power for data center expansion. Identifies cost and availability risks that could impair capital investments and force operational shutdowns.

We are subject to risks associated with our need for significant electrical power. Our operations require significant amounts of electrical power and we anticipate our demand for electrical power…

New

New disclosure of material customer concentration risk in AI data center business, including bankruptcy and default scenarios with revenue impact.

We depend on significant customers for our data centers. Many factors, including global economic conditions, may cause our AI factory customers to experience a downturn in their businesses or…

Revised

PEPA commitment increased from $200M to $2B; $1.04B already issued. Massive dilution escalation materially worsens shareholder risk.

We have issued, and may in the future issue, new shares of our common stock, which has a dilutive effect on our stockholders. We have financed much of our strategic growth through our at-the-market…

Revised

New disclosure of significant customer concentration risk in HPC and Data Center Hosting businesses. Removal of cryptocurrency banking and regulatory risks suggests business model shift toward data center focus, introducing customer dependency risk.

Risks Related to Our Industry • Uncertainty in the global economy and international relations instability and unpredictability, including changes in governmental policies relating to technology…

Revised

Scope escalated from single project (Polaris Forge 1) to "numerous data center campuses," materially expanding development risk and capital requirements.

Any delays or unexpected costs developing our existing space, developable land and newly acquired properties may delay and harm our growth prospects, future operating results and financial condition.…

Revised

Removal of competitive and customer-loss risks tied to Bitcoin mining regulatory changes in North Dakota materially weakens disclosure of a key business vulnerability.

We have substantially concentrated our operations in the state of North Dakota and, thus, are particularly exposed to the regulatory framework and changes in the regulatory environment, market…

Revised

Newly disclosed board interlocks with ChronoScale and Base Electron, and expanded business relationships (power generation, cloud computing) escalate conflict-of-interest risk beyond prior year's software-only disclosure.

Various actual and potential conflicts of interest may be detrimental to our stockholders. In determining to engage with potential competitors and entities with whom our officers or directors may…

Revised

Addition of AI hardware disruption risk alongside cryptoasset hardware risk expands scope of supply chain vulnerability and customer operational dependencies.

There are risks related to technological obsolescence, the vulnerability of the global supply chain to AI and cryptoasset hardware disruption, and our customers’ difficulty in obtaining new…

Eased / removed

Revised

Customer concentration risk materially eased. Crypto mining customer dropped from 93% to 25% of revenue; HPC segment now 59% with 1.4 GW capacity across multiple customers, reducing single-customer dependency.

Our business has and is expected to continue to have significant customer concentration . We generate a large portion of our revenue from a small number of customers. If we were to lose one or more…

Removed

Removal of going-concern risk disclosure citing $231M net loss and inability to achieve profitability signals improved financial position or outlook materially relevant to investors.

Risks Related to Our Business and Operations We are at an early stage of development of our business, currently have limited sources of revenue, and may not be profitable in the future. We are…

Removed

Removal of detailed covenant and default disclosures across three major debt facilities (SMBC, Starion, Cornerstone) signals material debt reduction or refinancing, easing financial constraints and covenant risk.

Our existing indebtedness arrangements contain several restrictive covenants and events of default that limit our corporate activities. The terms of the Credit and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of…

Removed

Cloud Services Business sale risk removed. Likely completed or abandoned divestiture, eliminating material uncertainty around transaction execution and management distraction.

Our inability to market and close the sale of our Cloud Services Business that is currently held for sale and treated as discontinued operations may have a material adverse impact on our business and…

Removed

Removal of material crypto mining customer concentration risk and associated industry-specific vulnerabilities. Suggests diversification or exit from concentrated exposure.

Our success depends on external factors in the crypto mining industry. We have a material concentration of customers in the crypto mining industry. The crypto mining industry is subject to various…

Removed

Removal of material revenue risk from crypto-mining customer losses and potential fee non-payment. Indicates either business exit or significant risk mitigation.

A decline in the price of cryptoassets could lead to a reduction in the usage of mining equipment at our facilities. Although we no longer hold any direct exposure to Bitcoin, our customers engage in…

Removed

Removal of material risk disclosure about Bitcoin mining incentives and customer viability. Suggests either risk resolved or business model changed materially.

If the award of Bitcoin reward for solving blocks and transaction fees is not sufficiently high, our customer may not have an adequate incentive to continue mining and may cease mining operations…

Removed

Removal of material risk tied to crypto mining economics and customer viability. Suggests either business model shift or reduced exposure to mining sector volatility.

Because the number of Bitcoin awarded for solving a block in the Bitcoin network blockchain continually decreases, miners must invest in increasing processing power to maintain their yield of…

Removed

Removal of material cryptocurrency exchange risk disclosure. Company no longer discloses exposure to exchange bankruptcies, fraud, or Bitcoin volatility—a substantive de-risking of prior year's stated concerns.

The lack of regulation of digital asset exchanges which Bitcoin, and other cryptocurrencies, are traded on may expose us to the effects of negative publicity resulting from fraudulent actors in the…

Removed

Removal of material banking/financial services risk previously flagged as threatening going concern. Suggests improved access to banking services or reduced regulatory pressure on crypto-related businesses.

Banks and financial institutions may not provide banking services, or may cut off services, to businesses that engage in cryptocurrency-related activities, and turmoil among financial institutions…

Removed

Removal of explicit geopolitical/macro risk to cryptoasset demand and going concern. Eases disclosed risk exposure materially.

The impact of geopolitical and economic events on the supply and demand for cryptoassets is uncertain. Geopolitical crises may motivate large-scale purchases of cryptoassets, which could increase the…

Removed

Removal of China mining ban disclosure eases regulatory risk. Prior disclosure detailed material China ban (8% global mining power) and government scrutiny. Removal suggests either resolved or no longer material threat.

Governmental actions may have a materially adverse effect on the cryptoasset mining industry as a whole, which would have an adverse effect on our business and results of operations. Cambridge…

Removed

Removal of going-concern risk tied to cryptoasset adoption uncertainty and price volatility. Suggests improved market conditions or reduced strategic dependence on crypto acceptance.

Acceptance and/or widespread use of Bitcoin and other cryptoassets is uncertain. Currently, there is still a relatively limited use of any cryptoasset in the retail and commercial marketplace, thus…

Removed

Removal of going-concern risk tied to crypto regulatory bans. Material easing if company no longer views this as a substantive threat to operations or strategy.

It may be illegal now, or in the future, to acquire, own, hold, sell or use Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies, participate in blockchains or utilize similar Bitcoin assets in one or more countries…

Removed

Removal of detailed 51% attack risk disclosure materially eases cryptocurrency-related cybersecurity exposure previously flagged as core business threat.

If a malicious actor or botnet obtains control in excess of 50% of the processing power active on any cryptoasset network, it is possible that such actor or botnet could manipulate the blockchain in…

Revised

Material weakness in complex financial instruments controls was remediated. Prior year disclosed active weakness; this year states it was "remediated," reducing the immediate control risk.

In the past we have identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting and, though remediated, may identify additional material weaknesses in the future or otherwise fail…

Removed

Removal of material operational risk: $47.2M energy commitment and power-dependent operations no longer disclosed as risks.

We are subject to risks associated with our need for significant electrical power. Our operations require significant amounts of electrical power and we anticipate our demand for electrical power…

Removed

Removal of material going-concern risk tied to crypto competition and regulatory scrutiny. Suggests improved competitive position or reduced regulatory threat to business model.

Our and our customer's operations, investment strategies and profitability may be adversely affected by competition from other methods of investing in Bitcoin and other cryptoassets. Our customer…

Removed

Removal of going-concern risk tied to blockchain technology obsolescence. Company ceased mining operations, eliminating this existential threat to strategy and asset value.

The development and acceptance of competing blockchain platforms or technologies may cause consumers to use alternative distributed ledgers or other alternatives. The development and acceptance of…

Also disclosed — common-mode (Generative AI competition disruption)
Generative AI competition disruption New

New risk: AI efficiency gains could reduce demand for high-power data center infrastructure, directly threatening core business model and revenue.

The development and advancement in the efficiency of AI models presents risks and challenges that may adversely impact our business and operating results. The introduction of, and advancement in the…

Material year-over-year changes to this company's Risk Factors (Item 1A), found by comparing each annual report to the prior year, judged for materiality, and classified as company-specific or common-mode against the cross-company catalog. Common-mode changes are the macro themes many companies disclose in common; they are collapsed above. A filing marked unchanged had no material change from the prior year; its summary describes the company's standing risks, which remain in force. Fiscal periods are the reporting period ends. Not investment advice.

Earnings release

8-K filed 2026-07-27 confidence 98% Item 2.02

Applied Digital issued a press release on July 27, 2026 announcing financial results for the fiscal fourth quarter and full year ended May 31, 2026. The disclosure includes detailed quarterly and annual revenue, net income/loss, and adjusted EBITDA figures, along with operational highlights and management commentary. This is a standard earnings release disclosure under Item 2.02 of Form 8-K, with the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1.

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Debt Issuance

8-K filed 2026-06-26 confidence 85%

Applied Digital entered into an Incremental Assumption Agreement on June 26, 2026, increasing the aggregate principal amount of revolving credit commitments to $430 million under a Credit Agreement dated May 29, 2026. The filing explicitly states this increase "caused the Credit Agreement to become material to the Company and thereby requires disclosure under this Current Report on Form 8-K." Item 2.03 incorporates the credit facility information, confirming this is a creation of a direct financial obligation. While the filing also discloses a preferred equity purchase agreement amendment (Item 3.02), the primary material event is the substantial debt facility expansion.

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M&A activity

8-K filed 2026-06-16 confidence 75%

Applied Digital completed a $1.59 billion private offering of senior secured notes on June 16, 2026, disclosed under Item 1.01 (Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement). While this is primarily a debt financing rather than a traditional M&A transaction, the magnitude ($1.59B), the creation of direct financial obligations (Item 2.03), and the strategic use of proceeds to fund major capital projects (150 MW datacenter construction at Polaris Forge 1) constitute a material financial event that would affect investor assessment of the company's capital structure and growth trajectory. The indenture with detailed covenants and completion guarantees reflects a significant restructuring of the company's financial obligations.

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Dilutive issuance

8-K filed 2026-06-09 confidence 85%

Applied Digital announced a $1.59 billion private offering of senior secured notes due 2031 by its subsidiary APLD ComputeCo 3 LLC, disclosed under Item 8.01. While technically debt rather than equity, this represents a material capital raise that will dilute existing shareholders' ownership percentage and is disclosed as a significant financing event. The offering is substantial in size and intended to fund major infrastructure development (150 MW at Ellendale) and repay bridge financing.

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Dilutive issuance

8-K filed 2026-06-09 confidence 75%

Applied Digital's subsidiary APLD ComputeCo 3 LLC priced a $1.59 billion offering of senior secured notes due 2031 at par (100%). While technically debt rather than equity, this represents a material capital raise that increases the company's financial obligations and dilutes equity holders' ownership percentage. The proceeds fund construction of critical infrastructure (150 MW at Ellendale) and repay bridge financing, making this a material financing event that would affect investor assessment of the registrant's capital structure and leverage.

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Other material

8-K filed 2026-06-09 confidence 65%

The filing discloses entry into a long-term lease agreement for Delta Forge 2 Campus, a purpose-built AI Factory campus, announced via press release on June 8, 2026. While this represents a material operational commitment for Applied Digital's infrastructure expansion, it does not fit cleanly into the M&A taxonomy (not an acquisition, merger, or change of control) and is disclosed under Item 7.01 (Regulation FD Disclosure) rather than Items 1.01 or 2.01 typically used for material transactions. The lease of a major facility campus would be material to investors assessing the company's growth trajectory and capital commitments, but the disclosure format and Item classification suggest it is being treated as a significant operational announcement rather than a formal material acquisition or disposition.

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