Applied Digital Announces Proposed Offering of $2.35 Billion of Senior Secured Notes

Core Viewpoint - Applied Digital Corporation's subsidiary, APLD ComputeCo LLC, plans to offer $2.35 billion in senior secured notes due 2030 to fund data center construction and repay existing debt [1][2]. Group 1: Offering Details - APLD Compute intends to offer $2.35 billion in senior secured notes in a private offering to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act [1]. - The net proceeds will be used for the construction of 100 MW and 150 MW data centers, ELN-02 and ELN-03, at the Polaris Forge 1 campus in North Dakota [2]. - The offering is subject to market conditions, and there is no assurance regarding its completion [4]. Group 2: Security and Guarantees - The notes will be fully guaranteed by APLD Compute's existing and future subsidiaries, which include several HoldCo and LandCo entities [3]. - The notes and guarantees will be secured by first-priority liens on substantially all assets of APLD Compute and its subsidiaries, excluding certain properties [3]. Group 3: Company Overview - Applied Digital Corporation specializes in designing, building, and operating high-performance data centers for AI, cloud, networking, and blockchain workloads [7]. - The company has been recognized as the Best Data Center in the Americas for 2025 by Datacloud [7].