---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001564590-21-053048"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EEX"
cik: "0001579214"
company_name: "Emerald Holding, Inc."
filed_at: "2021-11-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T15:44:06.894028+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Emerald Q3 2021 revenue $76.5M, net loss $9M; restates historical financials

## Summary
- Revenue $76.5M vs $8.5M YoY; net loss $9.0M vs $15.3M; adjusted EBITDA $9.4M vs -$3.2M.
- Staged 32 live events with 92,000+ attendees and 5,200 exhibitors; organic revenue down 11.7%.
- Ended Q3 with $303.6M cash; repurchased 1.2M shares at avg $4.69; board expanded buyback to $20M through Dec 2022.
- Insurance claims submitted: $167M for 2020 events, $76.2M for 2021; filed lawsuit against insurers for bad faith.
- Restating prior financials to classify redeemable convertible preferred stock as temporary equity, correcting per-share data.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001564590-21-053048
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EEX
- cik: 0001579214
- company_name: Emerald Holding, Inc.
- filed_at: 2021-11-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1579214/000156459021053048/0001564590-21-053048-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1579214/000156459021053048/eex-8k_20211101.htm

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