<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001144879-23-000237.txt : 20231117
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144879-23-000237
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SC 13D
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20231117
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20231117

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Applied Digital Corp.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001144879
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-COMPUTER PROCESSING & DATA PREPARATION [7374]
		IRS NUMBER:				954863690
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NV
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0531

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13D
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-79849
		FILM NUMBER:		231419901

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3811 TURTLE CREEK BLVD., SUITE 2100
		CITY:			DALLAS
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75219
		BUSINESS PHONE:		214-556-2465

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3811 TURTLE CREEK BLVD., SUITE 2100
		CITY:			DALLAS
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75219

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Applied Blockchain, Inc.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20210423

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Applied Science Products, Inc.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20110118

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	FLIGHT SAFETY TECHNOLOGIES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20020926

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ZHANG JASON
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001900445

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13D

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3811 TURTLE CREEK BOULEVARD, SUITE 2100
		STREET 2:		C/O APPLIED BLOCKCHAIN, INC.
		CITY:			DALLAS
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75219
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<TYPE>SC 13D
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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="i244dc18f49864154be9d9f506bdc06f3_1"></div><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div style="text-align:right"><font><br></font></div></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">SCHEDULE 13D</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 <br>(Amendment No. _)*</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Applied Digital Corporation</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(Name of Issuer)</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Common Stock </font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(Title of Class of Securities)</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">038169 207</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(CUSIP Number)</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Jason Zhang</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">c&#47;o Applied Digital Corporation</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">3811 Turtle Creek Blvd., Suite 2100</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Dallas, TX 75219</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%"> (214) 556-2465</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">November 7, 2023</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;padding-right:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of &#167;&#167;240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">.  </font><font style="font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;padding-right:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Note</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#58; Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See &#167;240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;padding-right:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:6.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;position:relative;top:-3.5pt;vertical-align:baseline">*</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"> The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person&#8217;s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;padding-right:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be &#8220;filed&#8221; for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&#8220;Act&#8221;) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="height:72pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><div id="i244dc18f49864154be9d9f506bdc06f3_4"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:96.48pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:32.128%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:32.285%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:32.287%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">CUSIP No. 038169 207</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:14pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">13D</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:2.75pt;padding-right:2.75pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Page 2 of 6 Pages</font></div></td></tr></table></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:6pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:5.545%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:13.298%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:4.121%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:58.393%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:6.494%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:5.549%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 4.37pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">1.</font></td><td colspan="15" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="margin-top:4.5pt;padding-left:3.35pt;padding-right:3.35pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS</font></div><div style="padding-left:3.35pt;padding-right:3.35pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)</font></div><div style="margin-top:4.5pt;padding-left:3.35pt;padding-right:3.35pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Jason Zhang</font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:17pt"><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 4.37pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">2.</font></td><td colspan="9" rowspan="2" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 4.37pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 4.37pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(a)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt 0 4.37pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 4.37pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(b)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt 0 4.37pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 4.37pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">3.</font></td><td colspan="15" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 4.37pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">SEC USE ONLY</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 4.37pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">4.</font></td><td colspan="15" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="margin-top:4.5pt;padding-left:3.35pt;padding-right:3.35pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">SOURCE OF FUNDS</font></div><div style="margin-top:4.5pt;padding-left:3.35pt;padding-right:3.35pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">PF</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 4.37pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">5.</font></td><td colspan="12" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 4.37pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt 0 4.37pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 4.37pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">6.</font></td><td colspan="15" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="margin-top:4.5pt;padding-left:3.35pt;padding-right:3.35pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION</font></div><div style="margin-top:4.5pt;padding-left:3.35pt;padding-right:3.35pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">United States</font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:38pt"><td colspan="6" rowspan="4" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="padding-left:3.35pt;padding-right:3.35pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">NUMBER OF</font></div><div style="padding-left:3.35pt;padding-right:3.35pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">SHARES</font></div><div style="padding-left:3.35pt;padding-right:3.35pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">BENEFICIALLY</font></div><div style="padding-left:3.35pt;padding-right:3.35pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">OWNED BY</font></div><div style="padding-left:3.35pt;padding-right:3.35pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">EACH</font></div><div style="padding-left:3.35pt;padding-right:3.35pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">REPORTING</font></div><div style="padding-left:3.35pt;padding-right:3.35pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">PERSON WITH</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 4.37pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">7.</font></td><td colspan="9" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="margin-top:4.5pt;padding-left:3.35pt;padding-right:3.35pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">SOLE VOTING POWER</font></div><div style="margin-top:4.5pt;padding-left:3.35pt;padding-right:3.35pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">7,562,874*</font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:38pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 4.37pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">8.</font></td><td colspan="9" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="margin-top:4.5pt;padding-left:3.35pt;padding-right:3.35pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">SHARED VOTING POWER</font></div><div style="margin-top:4.5pt;padding-left:3.35pt;padding-right:3.35pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">0</font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:38pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 4.37pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">9.</font></td><td colspan="9" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="margin-top:4.5pt;padding-left:3.35pt;padding-right:3.35pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER</font></div><div style="margin-top:4.5pt;padding-left:3.35pt;padding-right:3.35pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">7,562,874*</font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:38pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 4.37pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">10.</font></td><td colspan="9" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="margin-top:4.5pt;padding-left:3.35pt;padding-right:3.35pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER</font></div><div style="margin-top:4.5pt;padding-left:3.35pt;padding-right:3.35pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">0</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 4.37pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">11.</font></td><td colspan="15" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="margin-top:4.5pt;padding-left:3.35pt;padding-right:3.35pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON</font></div><div style="margin-top:4.5pt;padding-left:3.35pt;padding-right:3.35pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">7,562,874*</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 4.37pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">12.</font></td><td colspan="12" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 4.37pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt 0 4.37pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 4.37pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">13.</font></td><td colspan="15" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="margin-top:4.5pt;padding-left:3.35pt;padding-right:3.35pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)</font></div><div style="margin-top:4.5pt;padding-left:3.35pt;padding-right:3.35pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">6.8%</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 4.37pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">14.</font></td><td colspan="15" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="margin-top:4.5pt;padding-left:3.35pt;padding-right:3.35pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON</font></div><div style="margin-top:4.5pt;padding-left:3.35pt;padding-right:3.35pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">IN</font></div></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">* Excludes (i) 240,000 restricted stock units, one-third of which will vest on April 4, 2024, and one-sixth of which will vest on each of October 4, 2024, April 4, 2025, October 4, 2025 and April 4, 2026 and (ii) 613,152 restricted stock units which will vest on November 7, 2024.</font></div><div style="height:59.76pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:96.48pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:32.128%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:32.285%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:32.287%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">CUSIP No. 038169 207</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:14pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">13D</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:2.75pt;padding-right:2.75pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Page 3 of 6 Pages</font></div></td></tr></table></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Item 1.  Security and Issuer.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;This Schedule 13D relates to the common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the &#8220;Common Stock&#8221;), of Applied Digital Corporation (the &#8220;Issuer&#8221;). The Issuer&#8217;s principal executive office is located at 3811 Turtle Creek Blvd., Suite 2100, Dallas, TX 75219.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Item 2.  Identity and Background.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Jason Zhang (the &#8220;Reporting Person&#8221;) is an individual who serves as a consultant to the Issuer, and has a principal business address c&#47;o Applied Digital Corporation, 3811 Turtle Creek Blvd., Suite 2100, Dallas, TX 75219. The Reporting Person is also a private investor in other entities. During the last five years, the Reporting Person has not been (i) convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) or (ii) a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws. The Reporting Person is a United States citizen. </font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:45pt;text-indent:-45pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Item 3.  Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Prior to November 7, 2023, the Reporting Person beneficially owned 3,176,026 outstanding shares of Common Stock and had been granted (1) 5,000,000 restricted stock units (&#8220;RSUs&#8221;), of which 4,386,848 vested on November 7, 2023 and 613,152 will vest on November 7, 2024 and (2) 240,000 RSUs one-third of which will vest on April 4, 2024, and one-sixth of which will vest on each of October 4, 2024, April 4, 2025, October 4, 2025 and April 4, 2026, in each case by the Issuer in connection with the Reporting Person&#8217;s consulting services rendered to the Issuer. As of November 7, 2023, the Reporting Person beneficially owned 7,562,874 shares of Common Stock, which is equal to 6.8% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:45pt;text-indent:-45pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Item 4.  Purpose of Transaction.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;The Reporting Person does not at the present time have any plans or proposals which relate to or would result in&#58;</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="height:59.76pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:96.48pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:32.128%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:32.285%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:32.287%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">CUSIP No. 038169 207</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:14pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">13D</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:2.75pt;padding-right:2.75pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Page 4 of 6 Pages</font></div></td></tr></table></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div><div><table 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Stock that may be acquired by, directly or upon the exercise of stock options granted to, an affiliate of the Reporting Persons as compensation for service as a member of the Issuer&#8217;s board of directors&#59;</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 3.77pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(b)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 3.77pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">An extraordinary corporate transaction, such as a merger, reorganization or liquidation, involving the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries&#59;</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 3.77pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font 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Interest in</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"> </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Securities of the Issuer.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(a)-(b)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;As of the date hereof and as more fully described in Item 3 above, the Reporting Person may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of an aggregate of 7,562,874 shares over all of which securities he has sole voting and dispositive power.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;The 7,562,874 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Reporting 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style="text-indent:36pt"><font><br></font></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:10.856%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:29.645%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:30.577%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:24.522%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:0.5pt solid #000000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Date</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:0.5pt solid #000000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Security</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:0.5pt solid #000000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Number of Shares Purchased</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:0.5pt solid #000000;border-right:0.5pt solid #000000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Price per Share</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;border-left:0.5pt solid #000000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">11&#47;2&#47;23</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;border-left:0.5pt solid #000000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Common  Stock</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;border-left:0.5pt solid #000000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">80,400</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;border-left:0.5pt solid #000000;border-right:0.5pt solid #000000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$5.07</font></td></tr></table></div><div style="height:59.76pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:96.48pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:32.128%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:32.285%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:32.287%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">CUSIP No. 038169 207</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:14pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">13D</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:2.75pt;padding-right:2.75pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Page 5 of 6 Pages</font></div></td></tr></table></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(d)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;None.</font></div><div style="text-indent:36pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(e)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Not applicable.</font></div><div style="padding-left:45pt;text-indent:-45pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:45pt;text-indent:-45pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Item 6.  Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer.</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"> </font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;None. </font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:45pt;text-indent:-45pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Item 7.  Material to be Filed as Exhibits.</font></div><div style="padding-left:45pt;text-indent:-45pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:45pt;text-indent:-45pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">None.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="height:59.76pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:96.48pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:32.128%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:32.285%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:32.287%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">CUSIP No. 038169 207</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:14pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">13D</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:2.75pt;padding-right:2.75pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Page 6 of 6 Pages</font></div></td></tr></table></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">SIGNATURE</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;After reasonable inquiry and to the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:43.860%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:2.360%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:2.740%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:47.540%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">DATED&#58; 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