Sec Form 4 Filing - DENNY DARRELL C @ Emerald Expositions Events, Inc. - 2018-01-22

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person DENNY DARRELL C 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Emerald Expositions Events, Inc. [ EEX] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Executive Vice President (Last) (First) (Middle) 31910 DEL OBISPO STREET, SUITE 200 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 01/22/2018 (Street) SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA92675 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 01/22/2018 A( 1 ) 2,593 A $ 0 3,307 ( 2 ) D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares Stock Option (right to buy) $ 22.08 01/22/2018 A 26,514 ( 3 ) 01/22/2028 Common Stock 26,514 $ 0 26,514 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other DENNY DARRELL C 31910 DEL OBISPO STREET, SUITE 200 SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA92675 Executive Vice President Signatures /s/ David Gosling, Attorney-in-Fact 01/24/2018 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )The reported transaction is an award of restricted stock units in respect of the issuer's common stock. Subject to the reporting person's continued employment with the issuer through the applicable vesting date, these restricted stock units will vest as to 25% on each of January 22, 2019, January 22, 2020, January 22, 2021 and January 22, 2022 and be settled, with respect to vested restricted stock units, in shares of common stock no later than 15 days after each applicable vesting date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon a Change in Control (as defined in the Emerald Expositions Events, Inc. 2017 Omnibus Equity Plan), all then-unvested restricted stock units shall become fully vested, subject to the reporting person's continued employment with the issuer through such Change in Control. ( 2 )Includes 714 previously granted and reported unvested restricted stock units. ( 3 )Subject to the reporting person's continued employment with the issuer through the applicable vesting date, this option will vest as to 25% on each of January 22, 2019, January 22, 2020, January 22, 2021 and January 22, 2022. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon a Change in Control (as defined in the Emerald Expositions Events, Inc. 2017 Omnibus Equity Plan), all then-unvested stock options shall become fully vested, subject to the reporting person's continued employment with the issuer through such Change in Control.

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