Item 1. Legal Proceedings
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
The Company, Wes Cummins, the Company's Chief Executive Officer, and David Rench, the Company's Chief Financial Officer, have been named as a defendants in a class action lawsuit that was filed in August 2023 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas (McConnell v. Applied Digital Corporation et al., Case No. 3:23-cv-1805). The case is in an early stage and the class has not yet been certified. The Company has not yet responded to the complaint. At this time, the Company is unable to estimate potential losses, if any, related to this action. While it is not possible to predict the outcome of these matters with certainty, we do not expect the results of this action to have a material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial position. However, this matter is subject to uncertainties, and we could incur judgments or enter into settlements of claims that could adversely affect our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
On November 15, 2023, a putative securities complaint, captioned Robert Weich v. Wes Cummins, Chuck Hastings, Kelli McDonald, Douglas Miller, Virginia Moore, and Richard Nottenburg, No. A-23-881629-C, was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada against certain members of the Company’s Board of Directors and two of its officers, Chief Executive Officer Wesley Cummins and Chief Financial Officer David Rench, asserting breaches of fiduciary duties and unjust enrichment from April 2022 through the present. The complaint alleges that the defendants made materially false and misleading statements regarding the Company’s business, operations, and compliance policies. Specifically, the complaint alleges that the Company overstated the profitability of its datacenter hosting business and its ability to successfully transition into a low-cost cloud services provider and that the Company’s board of directors was not “independent” within the meaning of NASDAQ listing rules.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
A description of the risk factors associated with our business is contained in the “Risk Factors” section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
None.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
Not applicable.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
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