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accession: "0001564590-22-010450"
form_type: "8-K/A"
ticker: "EEX"
cik: "0001579214"
company_name: "Emerald Holding, Inc."
filed_at: "2022-03-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-26T22:46:36.723628+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
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source: SEC EDGAR
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# Emerald files MJBiz audited financials: $844K impairment, $8.1M owner distributions in 2020

## Summary
- Acquisition of MJBiz from Anne Holland Ventures closed Dec 31, 2021; audited FY2020 and FY2019 financials now filed.
- FY2020 impairment charges of $843,952 on intangible assets and software due to COVID-related event cancellations.
- Owner distributions totaled $8,144,001 in FY2020 and $9,074,232 in FY2019.
- COVID-19 forced cancellation of substantially all face-to-face events in 2020; insurance claims filed in Q1 2021.
- One vendor accounted for 44% of cost of revenue in FY2019 and 68% of accrued liabilities as of Dec 31, 2019.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001564590-22-010450
- form_type: 8-K/A
- ticker: EEX
- cik: 0001579214
- company_name: Emerald Holding, Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-03-15T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: medium
- sec_items: 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1579214/000156459022010450/0001564590-22-010450-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1579214/000156459022010450/eex-8ka_20211231.htm

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