(Mark One) ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year endedMay31, 2025 OR ☐TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period fromtoCommission file number001-31968 APPLIED DIGITAL CORPORATION Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.Yesx Noo Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yeso Nox Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports); and (2) has been subject to suchfiling requirements for the past 90 days.YesxNoo Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate web site, if any, every Interactive Data Filerequired to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for suchshorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).YesxNoo Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one): Large accelerated filerxAccelerated fileroNon-accelerated fileroSmaller reporting companyxEmerging growth companyo If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with anynew or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.o Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internalcontrol over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm thatprepared or issued its audit report.x If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included inthe filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements.☐ Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensationreceived by any of the registrant's executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b).☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes☐Nox As of November30, 2024, the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter, the aggregate market value of thecommon stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant was approximately $1.9billion, based on the closing price of the registrant’s common stock onNovember30, 2024, as reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market. Shares of the registrant’s common stock held by each executive officer,director, and each other person who may be deemed to be an affiliate of the registrant, have been excluded from this computation. This determinationof affiliate status is not necessarily a conclusive determination for other purposes. The registrant had outstanding261,519,794shares of common stock as of July29, 2025. DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the registrant’s proxy statement for the 2025 annual meeting of stockholders to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A within120 days after the registrant’s fiscal year ended May 31, 2025, are incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K. Table of Contents Part I Item 1. BusinessItem 1A. Risk FactorsItem 1B. Unresolved Staff CommentsItem 1C. CybersecurityItem 2. PropertiesItem 3. Legal ProceedingsItem 4. Mine Safety Disclosures Part II Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities43Item 6. [Reserved]43Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations44Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk64Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data66Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure109Item 9A. Controls and Procedures109Item 9B. Other Information113Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections113 Part III Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance113Item 11. Executive Compensation113Item 12. Security Ownership of C