Applied Digital Corp.
For the period ended Sep 25, 2026. Filed Sep 25, 2026.
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Sep 25, 2026 · Filed Sep 25, 2026
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PAY VERSUS PERFORMANCE
Pay Versus Performance Table
As required by Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K, we are providing the following information about the relationship between “compensation actually paid” (“CAP”) to our principal executive officer (“PEO”) and to our non-PEO Named Executive Officers (“Non-PEO NEOs”) and certain financial performance of the Company. The data included in the CAP columns does not reflect the actual amount of compensation earned or paid to our executive officers during the applicable fiscal year and it is reported solely pursuant to the requirements of Item 402(v). The CAP amount also does not represent amounts that have actually been earned or realized, including with respect to certain equity awards, for which performance conditions for these equity awards have not yet been satisfied. To this end, information in the following table may not reflect whether compensation actually realized is aligned with performance. The Compensation Committee did not consider the pay versus performance disclosure in making its pay decisions for any of the years shown. For further information concerning the Company’s pay-for-performance philosophy and how the Company aligns executive compensation with the Company’s performance, refer to the Compensation Discussion and Analysis above.
| Value of Initial Fixed $100 Investment Based on: | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summary Compen-sation Table Total for PEO (1) · Compen-sation Actually Paid to PEO (2) · Average Summary Compen-sation Table Total for Non-PEO NEOs (1) · Average Compen-sation Actually Paid to Non-PEO NEOs (3) · Total Share-holder Return (4) · Peer group total Share-holder Return (4) · Net Income (Loss) (thousands) (5) · Adjusted EBITDA (thousands) | ||||||||
| 2026 | $189,217,520 | $458,787,192 | $47,716,821 | $90,328,659 | $979 | $461 | $(250,263) | $107,229 |
| 2025 | $27,708,092 | $29,648,593 | $9,866,986 | $9,028,329 | $141 | $128 | $(233,680) | $19,628 |
| 2024 | $1,237,002 | $(2,864,834) | $1,385,106 | $98,090 | $88 | $126 | $(149,274) | $21,922 |
| 2023 | $5,954,578 | $19,471,246 | $1,928,843 | $5,883,078 | $173 | $82 | $(44,646) | $1,175 |
| (1) | Amounts reported in this column represent (i) the total compensation reported in the Summary Compensation Table for the applicable year in the case of Wes Cummins and (ii) the average of the total compensation reported in the Summary Compensation Table for the applicable year for the Company’s Non-PEO NEOs. |
| (2) | Amounts reported in this column represent the CAP to Wes Cummins as the Company’s PEO in the indicated fiscal years, as calculated per the SEC disclosure rules based on his total compensation reported in the Summary Compensation Table for the indicated fiscal years and adjusted as shown in the table below: |
| PEO · 2023 · 2024 · 2025 · 2026 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summary Compensation Table - Total Compensation (a) | $5,954,578 | $1,237,002 | $27,708,092 | $189,217,520 | ||||
| Minus | ||||||||
| Grant Date Fair Value of Stock Awards and Option Awards Granted in Fiscal Year (b) | $5,455,000 | $ | - | $25,462,000 | $185,900,249 | |||
| Plus | ||||||||
| Fair Value at Fiscal Year End of Outstanding and Unvested Stock Awards and Option Awards Granted in Fiscal Year (c) | $20,227,503 | $ | - | $25,954,000 | $283,680,000 | |||
| Plus | ||||||||
| Change in Fair Value of Outstanding and Unvested Stock Awards and Option Awards Granted in Prior Fiscal Years (d) | $ | - | $(2,691,000) | $736,668 | $141,575,000 | |||
| Plus | ||||||||
| Fair Value at Vesting of Stock Awards and Option Awards Granted in Fiscal Year That Vested During Fiscal Year (e) | $274,166 | $ | - | $ | - | $18,425,249 | ||
| Plus | ||||||||
| Change in Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Stock Awards and Option Awards Granted in Prior Fiscal Years For Which Applicable Vesting Conditions Were Satisfied During Fiscal Year (f) | $(1,530,000) | $(1,410,836) | $711,832 | $11,789,672 | ||||
| Minus | ||||||||
| Fair Value as of Prior Fiscal Year End of Stock Awards and Option Awards Granted in Prior Fiscal Years That Failed to Meet Applicable Vesting Conditions During Fiscal Year (g) | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - |
| Compensation Actually Paid | $19,471,246 | $(2,864,834) | $29,648,593 | $458,787,192 | ||||
| (a) | Represents Total Compensation as reported in the Summary Compensation Table for the indicated fiscal year. |
| (b) | Represents the aggregate grant date fair value of the stock awards and option awards granted to Wes Cummins during the indicated fiscal year, computed in accordance with FASB ASC 718. Amounts shown are the amounts reported in the Summary Compensation Table. |
| (c) | Represents the aggregate fair value as of the indicated fiscal year-end of Wes Cummins outstanding and unvested stock awards and option awards granted during such fiscal year, computed in accordance with FASB ASC 718. |
| (d) | Represents the aggregate change in fair value during the indicated fiscal year of the outstanding and unvested stock awards and option awards held by Wes Cummins as of the last day of the indicated fiscal year, computed in accordance with FASB ASC 718. |
| (e) | Represents the aggregate fair value at vesting of the stock and option awards that were granted to Wes Cummins and vested during the indicated fiscal year, computed in accordance with FASB ASC 718. |
| (f) | Represents the aggregate change in fair value, measured from the prior fiscal year-end to the vesting date, of each stock award and option award held by Wes Cummins that was granted in a prior fiscal year and which vested during the indicated fiscal year, computed in accordance with FASB ASC 718. |
| (g) | Represents the aggregate fair value as of the last day of the prior fiscal year of Wes Cummins’s stock awards and option awards that were granted in a prior fiscal year and which failed to meet the applicable vesting conditions in the indicated fiscal year, computed in accordance with FASB ASC 718. |
| (3) | Amounts reported in this column represent the average CAP to the Company’s Non-PEO NEOs in the indicated fiscal years, as calculated per the SEC disclosure rules based on his total compensation reported in the Summary Compensation Table for the indicated fiscal years and adjusted as shown in the table below: |
| NEO Average · 2023 · 2024 · 2025 · 2026 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summary Compensation Table - Total Compensation (a) | $1,928,843 | $1,385,106 | $9,866,982 | $47,716,821 | ||
| Minus | ||||||
| Grant Date Fair Value of Stock Awards and Option Awards Granted in Fiscal Year (b) | $1,299,790 | $514,000 | $9,233,350 | $46,601,192 | ||
| Plus | ||||||
| Fair Value at Fiscal Year End of Outstanding and Unvested Stock Awards and Option Awards Granted in Fiscal Year (c) | $5,440,483 | $423,000 | $8,002,486 | $33,096,000 | ||
| Plus | ||||||
| Change in Fair Value of Outstanding and Unvested Stock Awards and Option Awards Granted in Prior Fiscal Years (d) | $ | - | $(798,674) | 86,668 | $42,877,000 | |
| Plus | ||||||
| Fair Value at Vesting of Stock Awards and Option Awards Granted in Fiscal Year That Vested During Fiscal Year (e) | $68,541 | $ | - | $200,898 | 10,391,192 | |
| Plus | ||||||
| Change in Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Stock Awards and Option Awards Granted in Prior Fiscal Years For Which Applicable Vesting Conditions Were Satisfied During Fiscal Year (f) | $(254,999) | $(397,341) | $104,645 | $2,848,838 | ||
| Minus | ||||||
| Fair Value as of Prior Fiscal Year End of Stock Awards and Option Awards Granted in Prior Fiscal Years That Failed to Meet Applicable Vesting Conditions During Fiscal Year (g) | - | - | - | - | ||
| Compensation Actually Paid | $5,883,078 | $98,090 | $9,028,329 | $90,328,659 | ||
| (a) | Represents the average Total Compensation as reported in the Summary Compensation Table for the reported Non-PEO NEOs in the indicated fiscal year. |
| (b) | Represents the average aggregate grant date fair value of the stock awards and option awards granted to the reported Non-PEO NEOs during the indicated fiscal year computed in accordance with FASB ASC 718. Amounts shown are the amounts reported in the Summary Compensation Table. |
| (c) | Represents the average aggregate fair value as of the indicated fiscal year-end of the Non-PEO NEOs outstanding and unvested stock awards and option awards granted during such fiscal year, computed in accordance with FASB ASC 718. |
| (d) | Represents the average aggregate change in fair value during the indicated fiscal year of the outstanding and unvested stock awards and option awards held by the Non-PEO NEOs as of the last day of the indicated fiscal year, computed in accordance with FASB ASC 718. |
| (e) | Represents the average aggregate fair value at vesting of the stock awards and option awards that were granted to the Non-PEO NEOs and vested during the indicated fiscal year, computed in accordance with FASB ASC 718. |
| (f) | Represents the average aggregate change in fair value, measured from the prior fiscal year-end to the vesting date, of each stock award and option award held by the Non-PEO NEOs that was granted in a prior fiscal year and which vested during the indicated fiscal year, computed in accordance with FASB ASC 718. |
| (g) | Represents the average aggregate fair value as of the last day of the prior fiscal year of the Non-PEO NEOs stock awards and option awards that were granted in a prior fiscal year and which failed to meet the applicable vesting conditions in the indicated fiscal year computed in accordance with FASB ASC 718. |
| (4) | Cumulative total stockholder return (“TSR”) is calculated by dividing the sum of the cumulative amount of dividends for the measurement period, assuming dividend reinvestment, and the difference between the Company’s share price at the end and the beginning of the measurement period by the Company’s share price at the beginning of the measurement period. No dividends were paid on stock or option awards in fiscal 2026, 2025, 2024 or 2023. |
| (5) | The dollar amounts reported represent the amount of net loss reflected in our consolidated audited financial statements for the applicable year. |
Financial Performance Measures
In accordance with the Pay Versus Performance Rules, the following table lists the financial performance measures that, in the Company’s assessment, represent the most important financial performance measures used to link CAP to our NEOs, for fiscal year 2026, to Company performance:
| ● | Revenue; |
| ● | Contracted revenue, including investment grade contracted revenue; and |
| ● | Net operating income. |
Pay Versus Performance Relationships Descriptions
In accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K, the graphs below compare the CAP to our PEO and the average of the CAP to our Non-PEO NEOs, with (i) our TSR, (ii) our peer group TSR (iii) our net income and (iv) our adjusted EBITDA, in each case, for the fiscal years ended May 31, 2026, May 31, 2025, May 31, 2024 and May 31, 2023. TSR amounts reported in the graph assume an initial fixed investment of $100.
A portion of our NEO’s compensation consists of equity awards. As a result, the change between the values disclosed in our Summary Compensation Table and CAP tends to be directionally aligned with changes in our TSR.
All information provided above under the “Pay Versus Performance” heading will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing the Company makes under the Securities Act whether made before or after the date hereof and irrespective of any general incorporation language in any such filing.
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