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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-25-001022"
form_type: "8-K/A"
ticker: "APLD"
cik: "0001144879"
company_name: "Applied Digital Corp."
filed_at: "2025-01-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-28T09:49:39.048443+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Applied Digital appoints Laura Laltrello as COO effective Jan 6, 2025

## Summary
- Ms. Laltrello previously VP & GM of Building Automation Services at Honeywell International.
- Received 600,000 time-based RSUs vested over 3 years as inducement grant.
- Grant approved by Board on Dec 27, 2024, outside equity plan under Nasdaq Rule 5635(c)(4).
- Laltrello brings ~20 years executive experience in data center operations and infrastructure.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-25-001022
- form_type: 8-K/A
- ticker: APLD
- cik: 0001144879
- company_name: Applied Digital Corp.
- filed_at: 2025-01-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1144879/000149315225001022/0001493152-25-001022-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1144879/000149315225001022/form8-ka.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-25-001022
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-25-001022.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-25-001022.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Laura Laltrello was appointed as Chief Operating Officer at Applied Digital Corp..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Operating Officer
  source text: On January 6, 2025, the Company welcomed Laura Laltrello as its Chief Operating Officer, effective as of January 6, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1144879/000149315225001022/0001493152-25-001022-index.htm

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