SEC FORM 4

SEC FORM 4SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Jouaneh Issa

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

100 BROADWAY, 14TH FLOOR

(Street)

NEW YORK

10005

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

UNITED STATES

(Country)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Emerald Holding, Inc. [ EEX ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	President, Connections Group

2a. Foreign Trading Symbol

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/14/2026

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	07/14/2026		D⁽¹⁾		181,875⁽²⁾⁽³⁾	D	⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	0	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$4.13	07/14/2026	⁽⁴⁾	D			600,000	⁽⁴⁾	⁽⁴⁾	Common Stock	600,000	⁽⁴⁾	0	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$3.7	07/14/2026	⁽⁴⁾	D			75,000	⁽⁴⁾	⁽⁴⁾	Common Stock	75,000	⁽⁴⁾	0	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$3.81	07/14/2026	⁽⁴⁾	D			150,000	⁽⁴⁾	⁽⁴⁾	Common Stock	150,000	⁽⁴⁾	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated May 9, 2026, by and among the Issuer, Emma Buyer, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Parent"), and Emma Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent ("Merger Sub"), on July 14, 2026 (the "Effective Date"), Merger Sub merged with and into the Issuer (the "Merger"), with the Issuer continuing as the surviving corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent.

2. In connection with the Merger, these shares were cancelled and converted into the right to receive $5.03 in cash, without interest, per share, subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement (the "Merger Consideration").

3. Includes 171,875 restricted stock units ("RSUs") subject to time-based vesting requirements. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, as of the Effective Time, these RSUs automatically became fully vested and were cancelled and converted into the right to receive an amount in cash equal to the product of (i) the total number of shares of Common Stock subject to the RSUs multiplied by (ii) the Merger Consideration, without interest and subject to any applicable tax withholding.

4. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each stock option to acquire shares of common stock to the Issuer (a "Stock Option") with an exercise price per share less than $5.03, whether vested or unvested, that was outstanding and unexercised immediately prior to the Effective Time, automatically, as of the Effective Time, was fully vested and cancelled and converted into the right to receive an amount in cash equal to the product of (i) the excess of the Merger Consideration over the exercise price per share of common stock of such Stock Option, multiplied by (ii) the total number of shares subject to such Stock Option, subject to any applicable tax withholding. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each Stock Option with an exercise price per share of or greater than $5.03 was cancelled for no consideration.

	/s/ Issa Jouaneh	07/14/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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* Form 4: SEC 1474 (03-26)