Material Agreement (Form 8-K)

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Promissory Note

On September 9, 2025 (the "Closing Date"), APLD FAR-01 LLC (the "Borrower"), a Delaware limited liability company and a subsidiary of Applied Digital Corporation, a Nevada corporation (the "Company") entered into a promissory note (the "Promissory Note") with Macquarie Equipment Capital, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Lender"). The Promissory Note provides for a principal sum of (a) $50 million (the "Initial Loan"), which was drawn on the Closing Date, plus (b) subject to the mutual consent of the Borrower and the Lender, additional loans in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $25 million (the "Additional Loans" and together with the Initial Loan, the "Loan"). The Loan shall bear interest at 8.0% per annum, unless an Event of Default (as defined therein) has occurred and is continuing, in which case, the Secured Obligations (as defined therein) shall bear interest at the sum of 8.0% per annum plus an additional 1.50% per month (the "Post-Default Rate"). From the Closing Date until the date that is twelve months following the Closing Date (the "PIK Period"), accrued interest will be paid in kind, with such payment in kind being capitalized to principal monthly and at such other times as may be specified in the Promissory Note. After the PIK Period, accrued interest will be paid in cash, provided that (i) the Post-Default Rate interest is payable in cash on demand and (ii) accrued interest on any principal amount repaid or prepaid is payable on the date of such repayment or prepayment. The Promissory Note matures on the earliest of (i) the date of acceleration of the Loan, (ii) February 1, 2026, if the 200 MW Lease Execution (as defined therein) has not occurred on or before October 31, 2025, or (iii) September 9, 2027. The Loan will accelerate and the Borrower must mandatorily prepay the full outstanding principal balance of the Promissory Note, together with accrued interest to the date of prepayment on the principal amount prepaid and any other amounts then due and payable, upon the occurrence of any of the following conditions: (a) a Change of Control (as defined therein), (b) within ninety (90) days following the occurrence of the 200 MW Lease Execution, and (c) within thirty (30) days following a Qualifying Preference Share Issuance (as defined therein).

The Borrower may voluntarily prepay all or part of the Promissory Note at any time with no less than three (3) business days' notice with accrued interest to the date of prepayment on the principal amount prepaid, so long as, with respect to the portion of the Loan then being prepaid, in each case, such prepayment is accompanied by the payment of amounts sufficient to achieve a rate of return that equals or exceeds 1.10 to 1.00. The same 1.10x return hurdle applies to repayment at maturity. Amounts repaid under the Promissory Note will not be available to be re-borrowed.

Proceeds of the Loan under the Promissory Note will be used, in part, to (i) pay transaction costs, (ii) pay transaction expenses in connection with the Note Documents (as defined therein), (iii) fund the purchase of the financed properties located on the Company's campus in Harwood, ND ("Polaris Forge 2"), including all associated closing costs, title fees, and legal expenses, (iv) finance improvements to the Polaris Forge 2 properties, (v) fund the purchase of the Transformers (as defined therein) and other equipment expected to be installed and used for the improvements of the Polaris Forge 2 properties, (v) to pay any other costs, fees, expenses, or amounts related to or in connection with the development and construction of Polaris Forge 2, and (vi) for general corporate working capital purposes.

In connection with the Loan, (i) the Borrower, APLD FAR Holdings LLC ("Intermediate Holdings"), a Delaware limited liability company, as parent of the Borrower, and APLD FAR-02 LLC ("FAR-02"), a Delaware limited liability company, as a subsidiary of Intermediate Holdings, have entered into a guarantee and collateral agreement, as grantors thereunder, in favor of the Lender (the "Guarantee and Collateral Agreement") pursuant to which the Borrower, Intermediate Holdings, and FAR-02 pledged a continuing security interest in substantially all of their respective assets except for Excluded Assets (as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement) and (ii) the Company provided a guarantee (the "Parent Guarantee") in favor of the Lender that includes certain covenants that limit the Company's ability to (a) transfer or dispose of any Collateral (as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement) without the prior written consent of the Lender, (b) grant certain liens upon or with respect to the Collateral, and (c) allow the Borrower and its subsidiaries to sell or otherwise transfer assets to their affiliates, subject to certain specified exceptions in each case. The Borrower will also grant mortgages to the Lender over certain properties.

In connection with the Promissory Note, Northland Securities, Inc. (d/b/a Northland Capital Markets) acted as sole placement agent, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC acted as lead capital markets advisor to the Company and Texas Capital acted as a capital markets advisor to the Company.