Applied Digital (APLD) Form 3 Applied Blockchain / Wes Cummins ownership change

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Cummins Wes

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O APPLIED BLOCKCHAIN, INC.

3811 TURTLE CREEK BOULEVARD, SUITE 2100

(Street)

DALLAS TX 75219

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
04/12/2022

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Applied Blockchain, Inc. [ APLD ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	X	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)
CEO & Chairman

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	3,621,830(1)	D
Common Stock	17,590,238	I	See Footnote(2)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes (i) 500,000 shares of restricted stock, of which 250,000 will vest on April 1, 2022 or, if later, the date that a registration statement including the resale of such shares is declared effective by the SEC (the "Later Date"), and 62,500 will vest on each of July 1, 2022, October 1, 2022, January 1 2023 and April 1, 2023, or in each case, if later, the Later Date, and (iii) 742,166 shares held in the Reporting Person's IRA.

2. Shares are held by Cummins Family Ltd., of which the Reporting Person is the CEO.

Remarks:

All share numbers reflect a 1-for-6 reverse stock split effected on April 12, 2022.

	/s/ David Rench as attorney-in-fact	04/12/2022
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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