---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001564590-22-028433"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EEX"
cik: "0001579214"
company_name: "Emerald Holding, Inc."
filed_at: "2022-08-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-24T02:47:43.348982+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Emerald Q2 rev $71.4M (+376% YoY); settles insurance litigation for $149.25M

## Summary
- Q2 revenue $71.4M, net loss $0.7M (vs $46.5M loss Q2'21); Adjusted EBITDA $15.6M.
- Agreed to settle insurance litigation; expects $149.25M payment in Q3 2022.
- FY 2022 guidance: revenue >$300M, Adj EBITDA >$50M (excl insurance), FCF >$70M.
- Bought back 1.0M shares at avg $3.38 in Q2; ended quarter with $231.7M cash & marketable securities.
- Acquired substantially all assets of Advertising Week in Q2; also acquired Bulletin in July 2022.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001564590-22-028433
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EEX
- cik: 0001579214
- company_name: Emerald Holding, Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-08-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1579214/000156459022028433/0001564590-22-028433-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1579214/000156459022028433/eex-8k_20220803.htm

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