# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001579214
**File Stem:** 0001193125-26-239223
**Filing Date:** 2026-5
**Character Count:** 7237
**Document Hash:** 3c4f74c098fda5db65cf0b4108a353bb
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001193125-26-239223.hdr.sgml**: 20260526

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-26-239223

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 9

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260521

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260526

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260526

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Emerald Holding, Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001579214
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** SERVICES-BUSINESS SERVICES, NEC [7389]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 07 Trade & Services
- **EIN:** 421775077
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-38076
- **FILM NUMBER:** 261019591

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 31910 DEL OBISPO STREET
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 200
- **CITY:** SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 92675
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 949-226-5700

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 31910 DEL OBISPO STREET
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 200
- **CITY:** SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 92675

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Emerald Expositions Events, Inc.
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20170330

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Expo Event Holdco, Inc.
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20130613

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**UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549**

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## FORM 8-K

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**CURRENT REPORT**

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

**Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):** May 21, 2026<br>

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Emerald Holding, Inc.

**(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)**

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| Delaware | 001-38076 | 42-1775077 |
| **(State or Other Jurisdiction<br>of Incorporation)** | **(Commission File Number)** | **(IRS Employer<br>Identification No.)** |
| 100 Broadway, 14th Floor |  |  |
| New York**,** New York |  | 10005 |
| **(Address of Principal Executive Offices)** |  | **(Zip Code)** |

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**Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code:** (949) 226-5700<br>

**(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)**

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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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

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| **<br>Title of each class** | **Trading<br>Symbol(s)** | **<br>Name of each exchange on which registered** |
| Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | EEX | New York Stock Exchange |

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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 ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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## Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 21, 2026, Emerald Holding, Inc. (the "Company") held the Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting"), at which a quorum was present in person or by proxy.

At the Annual Meeting, holders as of the record date of March 27, 2026 (the "Record Date") of the Company's common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), outstanding on the date of the Annual Meeting voted upon and approved:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;•Proposal 1: Re-election of Michael Alicea, David Levin and Emmanuelle Skala as Class III directors to the Board of Directors, to hold office until the 2029 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;•Proposal 2: Ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;•Proposal 3: Non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;•Proposal 4: Non-binding advisory vote to approve the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation.

As of the Record Date, there were 197,909,233 shares of Common Stock outstanding. At the Annual Meeting, holders of a total of approximately 194,222,722 shares of Common Stock were present in person or represented by proxy, representing a quorum. The results of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting are set forth below:

Proposal One: Re-Election of Class III Directors

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| **Nominees** | **For** | **For** | **Withheld** | **Withheld** | **Broker Non-Votes** | **Broker Non-Votes** |
| Michael Alicea |  | 188,985,694 |  | 984,809 |  | 4,252,219 |
| David Levin |  | 189,840,037 |  | 130,466 |  | 4,252,219 |
| Emmanuelle Skala |  | 186,817,301 |  | 3,153,202 |  | 4,252,219 |

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Proposal Two: Ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Current Fiscal Year

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|:---|:---|
| **For** | 194,198,308 |
| **Against** | 3,635 |
| **Abstain** | 20,779 |
| **Broker Non-Votes** |  |

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Proposal Three: Non-Binding Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of our Named Executive Officers

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| **For** | 189,521,520 |
| **Against** | 437,532 |
| **Abstain** | 11,451 |
| **Broker Non-Votes** | 4,252,219 |

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Proposal Four: Non-Binding Advisory Vote to Approve the Frequency of Future Advisory Votes on Executive Compensation

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|:---|:---|
| **Three Years** | 184,796,707 |
| **Two Years** | 8,322 |
| **One Year** | 5,154,137 |
| **Abstain** | 11,337 |
| **Broker Non-Votes** | 4,252,219 |

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## Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit No. Description <br> 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the inline XBRL document)

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**SIGNATURES**

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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|  |  |  | **EMERALD HOLDING, INC.** |
| Date: | May 26, 2026 | By:  | /s/ David Doft |
|  |  |  | Name: David Doft<br>Title: Chief Financial Officer |

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