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Wes Cummins

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The Rundown
How Applied Digital Became the Landlord for Big Tech’s AI Buildout

So we focus on those and we are qualified with the vast majority of those.

The Rundown
How Applied Digital Became the Landlord for Big Tech’s AI Buildout

Technically, we've been through all the processes with them.

The Rundown
How Applied Digital Became the Landlord for Big Tech’s AI Buildout

So we just show them what we have.

The Rundown
How Applied Digital Became the Landlord for Big Tech’s AI Buildout

Hey, I can build this.

The Rundown
How Applied Digital Became the Landlord for Big Tech’s AI Buildout

First capacity shows up at this date and then full capacity by this date.

The Rundown
How Applied Digital Became the Landlord for Big Tech’s AI Buildout

And then they'll say, yeah, that area of the country, that location is interesting.

The Rundown
How Applied Digital Became the Landlord for Big Tech’s AI Buildout

That size is interesting.

The Rundown
How Applied Digital Became the Landlord for Big Tech’s AI Buildout

That timing is interesting.

The Rundown
How Applied Digital Became the Landlord for Big Tech’s AI Buildout

And if those things match, then we'll go through a diligence process and then eventually, you know, we'll sign a lease.

The Rundown
How Applied Digital Became the Landlord for Big Tech’s AI Buildout

And then these leases that we've signed, we've done three campuses so far.

The Rundown
How Applied Digital Became the Landlord for Big Tech’s AI Buildout

They're all 15 year take or pay leases.

The Rundown
How Applied Digital Became the Landlord for Big Tech’s AI Buildout

So guaranteed leases over.

The Rundown
How Applied Digital Became the Landlord for Big Tech’s AI Buildout

So it gives us a really long visibility now.

The Rundown
How Applied Digital Became the Landlord for Big Tech’s AI Buildout

The buildings themselves, those are 50-year assets, right?

The Rundown
How Applied Digital Became the Landlord for Big Tech’s AI Buildout

So the initial 15-year lease gives us a great return, but I expect to continue.

The Rundown
How Applied Digital Became the Landlord for Big Tech’s AI Buildout

You look around the world, you don't see data centers sitting empty at this point, right?

The Rundown
How Applied Digital Became the Landlord for Big Tech’s AI Buildout

We've never really seen that in the history of data centers.

The Rundown
How Applied Digital Became the Landlord for Big Tech’s AI Buildout

So I expect that to continue beyond that 15 years, but to have...

The Rundown
How Applied Digital Became the Landlord for Big Tech’s AI Buildout

That type of visibility and security in our business is a great business model that I love.

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How Applied Digital Became the Landlord for Big Tech’s AI Buildout

So, you know, I grew up investing in, like I said, in semiconductors and hardware.