{"url_path":"/sec/eex/8-k/2026-06-24/item-8-01","section_key":"item-8-01","section_title":"Item 8.01 Other Events.","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"8-K","doc_date":"2026-06-24","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1579214/0001193125-26-280282-index.html","accession_number":"0001193125-26-280282","cik":"0001579214","ticker":"EEX","issuer_name":"Emerald Holding, Inc.","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1579214/0001193125-26-280282-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001579214","primary_entity_name":"Emerald Holding, Inc."},"word_count":170,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"Item 8.01\n\nOther Events.\n\nAs previously announced, on May 9, 2026, Emerald Holding, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Emerald” or the “Company”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with Emma Buyer, LLC (the “Merger Agreement”), a Delaware limited liability company (“Parent”), and Emma Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, Merger Sub will be merged with and into Emerald, with Emerald surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (the “Merger”). Parent and Merger Sub are newly formed holding companies owned by funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, Inc. (“Apollo”).\n\nOn June 24, 2026, in connection with the Merger, Apollo issued a press release. A copy of the press release is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference. Consummation of the Merger is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain customary closing conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement."}