UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

April 13, 2022

(Date of earliest event reported)

APPLIED BLOCKCHAIN, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada

001-31968

95-4863690

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

3811 Turtle Creek Blvd., Suite 2100, Dallas, TX	75219
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

214-427-1704

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

¨ Emerging growth company

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock	APLD	Nasdaq Global Select Market

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On April 13, 2022, Applied Blockchain, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the pricing of an initial public offering of 8,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, at a price per share of $5.00, for gross proceeds of $40 million.

A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.

Item 9.01	Financial Statements and Exhibits

	EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release, dated April 13, 2022.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Dated: April 13, 2022

	By:	/s/ David Rench
	Name:	David Rench
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer