Applied Digital Reports Fiscal First Quarter 2025 Results


DALLAS, Oct. 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Applied Digital Corporation (Nasdaq: APLD) ("Applied Digital" or the "Company"), a designer, builder, and operator of next-generation digital infrastructure designed for high-performance computing (“HPC”) applications, cloud services (“Cloud Services”), and data center hosting (“Data Center Hosting”), reported financial results for the fiscal first quarter ended August 31, 2024. The Company also provided an operational update.

Fiscal First Quarter 2025 Financial Highlights

  • Revenues of $60.7 million, up 67% from the prior year period
  • Net loss of $4.2 million
  • Net loss per basic and diluted share of $0.03
  • Adjusted net loss of $21.6 million, which was negatively impacted by $4.4 million of expenses associated with facilities and equipment that were not yet generating revenue
  • Adjusted EBITDA of $20.0 million
  • Adjusted net loss per diluted share of $0.15

Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Operating Loss, Adjusted Net Loss, and Adjusted Net Loss per Diluted Share are non-GAAP measures. A reconciliation of each of these Non-GAAP Measures to the most directly comparable financial measure presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) is set forth below. See “Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures.

Recent Operational Highlights

  1. The Company announced on September 5, 2024 that it has entered into definitive agreements for a $160 million private placement financing priced at market, from a group of institutional and accredited investors, NVIDIA and Related Companies, the most prominent privately-owned real estate company and leader in complex infrastructure and data center development. This strategic financing underscores Applied Digital's position as a trusted pioneer in the accelerated compute space. The transaction closed on September 9, 2024.
  2. The Company added two additional clusters to our Cloud Services Business, increasing the total to six clusters, each containing 1,024 GPUs.

Management Commentary

Wes Cummins, Chairman and CEO of Applied Digital commented: “After the close of the quarter, our balance sheet significantly improved due to strategic investments from a group of institutional and accredited investors, NVIDIA, and Related Companies. We sincerely appreciate the vote of confidence from our investors and look forward to deploying this capital into high-return projects in the digital infrastructure sector.

We have made significant strides in our key growth initiatives. We are finalizing a lease agreement with a U.S.-based hyperscaler for our 100 MW facility currently under construction. This state-of-the-art, 369,000+ square-foot facility is specifically designed for HPC applications, including artificial intelligence. Furthermore, we are in the design phase for two additional buildings at this location, which will increase the total capacity to 400 MW.

Our vision is to become a platform capable of building and operating multiple HPC data centers. This starts with our Ellendale campus and continues with three additional campuses we are actively marketing totaling 1.4 GW. To support this vision, we have added several industry veterans to our team and are already working on the design of our next two buildings, which will provide an additional 300 MW of capacity at our Ellendale HPC Campus. We are incredibly proud of the progress made this quarter and look forward to providing further updates as the year progresses.

Lastly, we are delighted to announce some executive changes to better position the Company for managing its rapidly expanding growth. David Rench will assume the role of Chief Administrative Officer and Saidal Mohmand will assume the role of Chief Financial Officer, with these changes to be effective Monday, October 14th.”

Cloud Services Update

Applied Digital’s Cloud Services Business provides high-performance computing power for artificial intelligence and machine learning applications. During the three months ended August 31, 2024, we brought two clusters online contributing to the Company recognizing $25.9 million in revenues from the Cloud Services Business segment.

HPC Data Center Hosting Update

Applied Digital’s HPC Data Center Hosting Business designs, builds, and operates next-generation data centers, which are designed to provide massive computing power and support high-performance computing applications within a cost-effective model. During the prior fiscal year, the Company broke ground on its first 100 MW HPC facility in Ellendale, North Dakota. The new 369,000+ square-foot building will provide ultra-low-cost and highly efficient liquid-cooled infrastructure for HPC applications.

We are finalizing a lease agreement with a U.S.-based hyperscaler for our 100 MW facility currently under construction. Beyond this, we plan to bring an additional 300 MW online through two additional buildings, which are in the design stage, ultimately increasing Ellendale's total HPC capacity to 400 MW. We are also in advanced negotiations with traditional financing institutions to secure funding for these projects.

Data Center Hosting Update

Our Data Center Hosting Business operates data centers to provide energized space to crypto mining customers. As of August 31, 2024, our 106 MW facility in Jamestown, North Dakota and our 180 MW facility in Ellendale, North Dakota are operating at full capacity.

The sale of our Garden City, Texas hosting facility to Marathon was finalized in April 2024. On July 30, 2024 the conditional approval requirements related to the release of the escrowed funds from the sale were met, resulting in the release of the escrow funds to the Company totaling $25 million, which are included in gain on classification of held for sale on our unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations.

Financial Results for Fiscal First Quarter 2025

Operating Results

Total revenues in the fiscal first quarter 2025 were $60.7 million, up 67% from the fiscal first quarter 2024. The increase in revenues was primarily driven by the Company recognizing revenue from its Cloud Services business segment due to the launch of the service at the end of the previous fiscal year.

Cost of revenues in the fiscal first quarter 2025 was $61.1 million compared to $25.2 million in the fiscal first quarter 2024. The increase was primarily driven by increases in depreciation and amortization expense and lease and related expenses, primarily driven by the growth in the business, as more facilities were energized compared to the fiscal first quarter of 2024. The increase in the cost of revenues was also attributable to higher personnel costs.

Selling, general and administrative expenses in the fiscal first quarter 2025 were $14.3 million compared to $16.2 million in the fiscal first quarter of 2024.

Net loss for the fiscal first quarter 2025 was $4.3 million, or $0.03 per basic and diluted share, based on a weighted average share count during the quarter of 149.0 million shares. This compares to a net loss of $11.5 million, or $0.11 per basic and diluted share, based on a weighted average share count of 100.5 million shares for the fiscal first quarter 2024.

Adjusted net loss, a non-GAAP measure, for the fiscal first quarter of 2025, was $21.6 million or adjusted net loss per basic and diluted share of $0.15, based on a weighted average share count during the quarter of approximately 149.0 million shares. This compares to an adjusted net loss, a non-GAAP financial measure, of $0.1 million, or $0.00 per basic and diluted share, for the fiscal first quarter of 2024 based on a weighted average share count during the quarter of approximately 100.5 million shares. Adjusted net loss was negatively impacted by $4.4 million of expenses associated with facilities and equipment that were not yet generating revenue.

Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure, for the fiscal first quarter 2025 was $20.0 million compared to an Adjusted EBITDA of $9.9 million for the fiscal first quarter 2024. Despite the overall growth in this measure, Adjusted EBITDA was negatively impacted by $4.1 million of expenses associated with facilities that were not yet generating revenue.

Balance Sheet

We ended the fiscal first quarter 2025 with $86.6 million in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, compared to $31.7 million as of the end of fiscal 2024, along with $143.6 million in debt, compared to $125.4 million as of the end of fiscal 2024.

Conference Call

Applied Digital will host a conference call today, October 9, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (2:00 p.m. Pacific Time) to discuss these results. A question-and-answer session will follow the management’s presentation.

U.S. dial-in number: 1-877-407-0792 International number: 1-201-689-8263 Conference ID: 13749090

The conference call will be broadcast live and will be available for replay here.

Please call the conference telephone number approximately 10 minutes before the start time. An operator will register your name and organization. If you have difficulty connecting with the conference call, please contact Applied Digital’s investor relations team at 1-949-574-3860.

A replay of the call will be available after 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time on October 9, 2024 through October 23, 2024.

Toll-free replay number: 1-844-512-2921 International replay number: 1-412-317-6671 Conference ID: 13749090

Applied Digital Corporation (Nasdaq: APLD) designs, develops, and operates next-generation digital infrastructure across North America to provide digital infrastructure solutions and cloud services to the rapidly growing industries of High-Performance Computing ("HPC") and Artificial Intelligence ("AI"). Find more information at www.applieddigital.com. Follow us on X (formerly Twitter) at @APLDdigital.

Forward-Looking Statements

This release contains "forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 regarding, among other things, future operating and financial performance, product development, market position, business strategy and objectives. These statements use words, and variations of words, such as "continue," "build," "future," "increase," "drive," "believe," "look," "ahead," "confident," "deliver," "outlook," "expect," and "predict." Other examples of forward-looking statements may include, but are not limited to, (i) statements of Company plans and objectives, including our evolving business model, or estimates or predictions of actions by suppliers, (ii) statements of future economic performance, and (iii) statements of assumptions underlying other statements and statements about the Company or its business. You are cautioned not to rely on these forward-looking statements. These statements are based on current expectations of future events and thus are inherently subject to uncertainty. If underlying assumptions prove inaccurate or known or unknown risks or uncertainties materialize, actual results could vary materially from the Company's expectations and projections. These risks, uncertainties, and other factors include: decline in demand for our products and services; the volatility of the crypto asset industry; the inability to comply with developments and changes in regulation; cash flow and access to capital; and maintenance of third party relationships. Information in this release is as of the dates and time periods indicated herein, and the Company does not undertake to update any of the information contained in these materials, except as required by law.

Use and Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement our consolidated financial statements presented under GAAP, we are presenting certain non-GAAP financial measures. We are providing these non-GAAP financial measures to disclose additional information to facilitate the comparison of past and present operations by providing perspective on results absent one-time or significant non-cash items. We utilize these measures in the business planning process to understand expected operating performance and to evaluate results against those expectations. We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures, when considered together with our GAAP financial results, provide management and investors with an additional understanding of our business operating results regarding factors and trends affecting our business and provide a reasonable basis for comparing our ongoing results of operations.

These non-GAAP financial measures are provided as supplemental measures to the Company’s performance measures calculated in accordance with GAAP and therefore, are not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for comparable GAAP measures. Further, these non-GAAP financial measures have no standardized meaning prescribed by GAAP and are not prepared under any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles. Because of the non-standardized definitions of non-GAAP financial measures, we caution investors that the non-GAAP financial measures as used by us in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q have limits in their usefulness to investors and may be calculated differently from, and therefore may not be directly comparable to, similarly titled measures used by other companies. Further, investors should be aware that when evaluating these non-GAAP financial measures, these measures should not be construed as an inference that the Company’s future results will be unaffected by unusual or non-recurring items. In addition, from time to time in the future there may be items that we may exclude for purposes of our non-GAAP financial measures and we may in the future cease to exclude items that we have historically excluded for purposes of our non-GAAP financial measures. Likewise, we may determine to modify the nature of the adjustments to arrive at our non-GAAP financial measures. Investors should review the non-GAAP reconciliations provided below and not rely on any single financial measure to evaluate the Company’s business.

Change in Presentation

Beginning in the third quarter of 2024, the Company updated its presentation of non-GAAP measures. As a result of this updated presentation, the Company no longer excludes start-up costs as an adjustment to Operating loss, Net loss, or EBITDA in our calculation of Adjusted operating loss, Adjusted net loss attributable to Applied Digital Corporation, Adjusted net loss attributable to Applied Digital Corporation per diluted share, and Adjusted EBITDA. EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted net loss attributable to Applied Digital Corporation, and Adjusted net loss attributable to Applied Digital Corporation per diluted share are non-GAAP measures and are defined below.

Adjusted Operating Loss, Adjusted Net Loss, and Adjusted Net Loss per Diluted Share

“Adjusted Operating Loss” and “Adjusted Net Loss” are non-GAAP financial measures that represent operating loss and net loss, respectively, excluding stock-based compensation, non-recurring repair expenses, diligence, acquisition, disposition and integration expenses, litigation expenses, non-recurring research and development expenses, gain on classification of held for sale, accelerated depreciation and amortization, loss on legal settlement, as well as other non-recurring expenses that Management believes are not representative of the Company’s expected ongoing costs. Adjusted Net Loss is Adjusted Operating Loss further adjusted for the losses associated with the abandonment of assets, changes in fair value of debt and loss on extinguishment of debt. We define “Adjusted Net Loss per Diluted Share” as Adjusted Net Loss divided by weighted average diluted share count.

EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA

“EBITDA” is defined as earnings before interest, taxes, and depreciation and amortization. “Adjusted EBITDA” is defined as EBITDA adjusted for stock-based compensation, non-recurring repair expenses, diligence, acquisition, disposition and integration expenses, litigation expenses, non-recurring research and development expenses, (gain)/loss on classification of held for sale, the losses associated with the abandonment of assets, changes in fair value of debt, debt extinguishment, as well as the loss on legal settlement and other non-recurring expenses that Management believes are not representative of the Company’s expected ongoing costs.

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APPLIED DIGITAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)
(In thousands, except share and par value data)
 
 August 31,
2024
 May 31,
2024
ASSETS   
Current assets:   
Cash and cash equivalents$58,215  $3,339 
Restricted cash 21,342   21,349 
Accounts receivable 2,298   3,847 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 2,063   1,343 
Current assets held for sale 192   384 
Total current assets 84,110   30,262 
Property and equipment, net 478,249   340,381 
Operating lease right of use assets, net 147,148   153,611 
Finance lease right of use assets, net 200,649   218,683 
Other assets 27,576   19,930 
TOTAL ASSETS$937,732   762,867 
    
LIABILITIES, TEMPORARY EQUITY AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY   
Current liabilities:   
Accounts payable$140,264  $116,117 
Accrued liabilities 26,723   26,282 
Current portion of operating lease liability 22,393   21,705 
Current portion of finance lease liability 112,079   107,683 
Current portion of debt 6,892   10,082 
Current portion of debt, at fair value 30,464   35,836 
Customer deposits 13,676   13,819 
Related party customer deposits    1,549 
Deferred revenue 16,867   37,674 
Related party deferred revenue    1,692 
Due to customer 17,211   13,002 
Other current liabilities 96   96 
Total current liabilities 386,665   385,537 
Long-term portion of operating lease liability 103,871   109,740 
Long-term portion of finance lease liability 43,841   63,288 
Long-term debt 106,227   79,472 
Total liabilities 640,604   638,037 
Commitments and contingencies (Note 10)   
Temporary equity   
Series E preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 2,000,000 shares authorized, 301,673 shares issued and outstanding at August 31, 2024, and no shares authorized, issued or outstanding at May 31, 2024 6,932    
Series F preferred stock, 0.001 par value, 53,191 shares authorized, issued and outstanding at August 31, 2024, and no shares authorized, issued or outstanding at May 31, 2024 48,350    
Stockholders' equity:   
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 300,000,000 shares authorized, 162,471,048 shares issued and 157,438,246 shares outstanding at August 31, 2024, and 144,083,944 shares issued and 139,051,142 shares outstanding at May 31, 2024 162   144 
Treasury stock, 5,032,802 shares at August 31, 2024 and 5,032,802 shares at May 31, 2024, at cost (62)  (62)
Additional paid in capital 496,027   374,738 
Accumulated deficit (254,281)  (249,990)
Total stockholders’ equity attributable to Applied Digital Corporation 241,846   124,830 
TOTAL LIABILITIES, TEMPORARY EQUITY AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY$937,732   762,867 


APPLIED DIGITAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share data)
  
 Three Months Ended
 August 31,
2024
 August 31,
2023
Revenue:   
Revenue$58,778  $32,139 
Related party revenue 1,926   4,184 
Total revenue 60,704   36,323 
Costs and expenses:   
Cost of revenues 61,060   25,221 
Selling, general and administrative (1) 14,341   16,170 
Gain on classification of held for sale (2) (24,808)   
Loss on abandonment of assets 628    
Loss from legal settlement    2,300 
Total costs and expenses 51,221   43,691 
Operating income (loss) 9,483   (7,368)
Interest expense, net (3) 7,308   2,133 
Loss on change in fair value of debt 6,422    
Loss on extinguishment of related party debt    2,353 
Net loss before income tax expenses (4,247)  (11,854)
Income tax expense (benefit)     
Net loss (4,247)  (11,854)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest    (397)
Preferred dividends (44)   
Net loss attributable to Common Stockholders$(4,291) $(11,457)
    
Basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to Applied Digital Corporation$(0.03) $(0.11)
Basic and diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding 149,009,336   100,521,673 


(1) 
Includes related party selling, general and administrative expense of $0.2 million and $0.3 million for the three months ended August 31, 2024 and August 31, 2023, respectively.

(2) Includes $25 million received in connection with the sale of our Garden City facility.

(3) Includes related party interest expense of $0.7 million for the three months ended August 31, 2023. There was no related party debt outstanding during the three months ended August 31, 2024 and as such, no interest expense was incurred related to related party debt.

APPLIED DIGITAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (In thousands) (Unaudited)
  
 Three Months Ended
 August 31,
2024
 August 31,
2023
CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES   
Net loss$(4,247) $(11,854)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:   
Depreciation and amortization 34,316   7,860 
Stock-based compensation (2,919)  5,641 
Lease expense 7,659    
Loss on extinguishment of debt    2,353 
Loss on legal settlement    2,300 
Amortization of debt issuance costs 2,769   235 
Gain on classification of held for sale (24,808)   
Loss on change in fair value of debt 6,422    
Loss on abandonment of assets 628   173 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:   
Accounts receivable 1,549   55 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets (721)  (205)
Customer deposits (143)   
Related party customer deposits (1,549)   
Deferred revenue (20,807)  3,695 
Related party deferred revenue (1,692)  (553)
Accounts payable (77,537)  205 
Accrued liabilities 9,738   2,113 
Due to customer 4,209    
Lease assets and liabilities (8,757)  39 
Sales and use tax payable    (1,568)
Other assets    (5,972)
CASH FLOW (USED IN) PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES (75,890)  4,517 
CASH FLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES   
Purchases of property and equipment and other assets (54,798)  (32,591)
Proceeds from sale of assets 25,000    
Finance lease prepayments (2,808)  (7,560)
Purchases of investments    (390)
CASH FLOW USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES (32,606)  (40,541)
CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES   
Repayment of finance leases (26,049)  (4,849)
Borrowings of long-term debt 105,000   3,750 
Borrowings of related party debt    3,000 
Repayment of long-term debt (5,886)  (3,463)
Repayment of related party debt    (39,257)
Payment of deferred financing costs (8,484)   
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of costs 31,590   64,482 
Common stock issuance costs (44)   
Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock 60,726    
Preferred stock issuance costs (5,444)   
Dividends issued on preferred stock (44)   
Proceeds from issuance of SAFE agreement included in long-term debt 12,000    
CASH FLOW PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES 163,365   23,663 
    
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH 54,869   (12,361)
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH, BEGINNING OF PERIOD 31,688   43,574 
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH, END OF PERIOD$86,557  $31,213 


APPLIED DIGITAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (In thousands) (Unaudited) continued
  
 Three Months Ended
 August 31,
2024
 August 31,
2023
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION   
Interest paid$5,511 $1,839
    
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH ACTIVITIES   
Operating right-of-use assets obtained by lease obligation$ $10,272
Finance right-of-use assets obtained by lease obligation$13,305 $46,952
Property and equipment in accounts payable and accrued liabilities$116,440 $6,729
Conversion of debt to common stock$56,201 $
Extinguishment of non-controlling interest$ $9,765
Loss from legal settlement$ $2,300
Issuance of warrants, at fair value$36,479 $


APPLIED DIGITAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures (Unaudited)
(In thousands, except percentage data)
  
 Three Months Ended
$ in thousandsAugust 31,
2024
 August 31,
2023
Adjusted operating (loss) income   
Operating income (loss) (GAAP)$9,483  $(7,368)
Stock-based compensation (3,072)  5,641 
Non-recurring repair expenses (1) 32    
Diligence, acquisition, disposition and integration expenses (2) 2,888   10 
Litigation expenses (3) 407   381 
Research and development expenses (4) 36   184 
Gain on classification of held for sale (24,808)   
Loss on abandonment of assets 628    
Accelerated depreciation and amortization (5) 45   152 
Loss on legal settlement    2,300 
Other non-recurring expenses (6) 38   307 
Adjusted operating (loss) income (Non-GAAP)$(14,323) $1,607 
Adjusted operating margin(24)%  4%
    
Adjusted net loss attributable to Applied Digital Corporation   
Net loss attributable to Applied Digital Corporation (GAAP)$(4,247) $(11,457)
Stock-based compensation (3,072)  5,641 
Non-recurring repair expenses (1) 32    
Diligence, acquisition, disposition and integration expenses (2) 2,888   10 
Litigation expenses (3) 407   381 
Research and development expenses (4) 36   184 
Gain on classification of held for sale (24,808)   
Accelerated depreciation and amortization (5) 45   152 
Loss on abandonment of assets 628    
Loss on change in fair value of debt 6,422    
Loss on extinguishment of debt    2,353 
Loss on legal settlement    2,300 
Other non-recurring expenses (6) 38   307 
Adjusted net loss attributable to Applied Digital Corporation (Non-GAAP)$(21,631) $(129)
Adjusted net loss attributable to Applied Digital Corporation per diluted share (Non-GAAP)$(0.15) $ 


APPLIED DIGITAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures (Unaudited) continued
(In thousands, except percentage data)
  
 Three Months Ended
$ in thousandsAugust 31,
2024
 August 31,
2023
EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA   
Net loss attributable to Applied Digital Corporation (GAAP)$(4,247) $(11,457)
Interest expense, net 7,308   2,133 
Income tax expense (benefit)     
Depreciation and amortization (5) 34,361   8,012 
EBITDA (Non-GAAP) 37,422   (1,312)
Stock-based compensation (3,072)  5,641 
Non-recurring repair expenses (1) 32    
Diligence, acquisition, disposition and integration expenses (2) 2,888   10 
Litigation expenses (3) 407   381 
Research and development expenses (4) 36   184 
Gain on classification of held for sale (24,808)   
Loss on abandonment of assets 628    
Loss on change in fair value of debt 6,422    
Loss on extinguishment of debt    2,353 
Loss on legal settlement    2,300 
Other non-recurring expenses (6) 38   307 
Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP)$19,993  $9,864 


(1) 
Represents costs incurred in the repair and replacement of equipment at the Company's Ellendale data center hosting facility as a result of the previously disclosed power outage.

(2) Represents legal, accounting and consulting costs incurred in association with certain discrete transactions and projects.

(3) Represents non-recurring litigation expense associated with the Company’s defense of class action lawsuits and legal fees related to matters with certain former employees. The Company does not expect to incur these expenses on a regular basis.

(4) Represents specific non-recurring research and development activities related to the Company’s business expansion that the Company does not expect to incur on a regular basis.

(5) Represents the acceleration of expense related to assets that were abandoned by the Company due to operational failure or other reasons. Depreciation and amortization in this amount is included in Depreciation and Amortization expense within the Company’s calculation of EBITDA, and therefore is not added back as a management adjustment in the Company’s calculation of Adjusted EBITDA.

(6) Represents expenses that are not representative of the Company’s expected ongoing costs.