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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K ( Mark One ) ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 TRAN REPORT PURSUANT TO TRANSITION PERIOD FROM Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 OR Commission File Number 001-38076 Emerald Holding , Inc. ( Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter ) ECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE ECURITIES EXCH ΤΟ 100 Broadway , 14th Floor New York , NY ( Address of principal executive offices ) Title of each class Common Stock , par value $ 0.01 per share 0 ACT OF 19. FOR THE 42-1775077 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 949 ) 226-5700 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) EEX 10005 ( Zip Code ) Name of each exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . YES □ NO É Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Act . YES NO " Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant : ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . YES > NO □ Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( §232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to submit such files ) . YES > NO □ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of “ large accelerated filer , ” “ accelerated filer , ” “ smaller reporting company , " and “ emerging growth company ” in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . > Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . □ Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . YES NO The aggregate market value of the Common Stock held by non - affiliates of the Registrant , based on the closing price of the shares of Common Stock on The New York Stock Exchange on June 30 , 2020 , the last business day of the Registrant's most recently completed second quarter , was $ 75,136,193 . 47,552,525 shares of the Registrant's voting stock , which were held by the Registrant's executive officers and directors and by certain investment funds affiliated with or managed by Onex Partners as of June 30 , 2020 have been excluded from this number in that these persons or entities may be deemed affiliates of the registrant . This assumption regarding affiliate status is not necessarily a conclusive determination for other purposes . The number of shares of Registrant's Common Stock outstanding as of February 18 , 2021 was 72,373,230 . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE X Portions of the Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement relating to the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders , are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Report . The Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days of the registrant's fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 .