Sec Form 3 Filing - Onex OP V Holdings SARL @ Emerald Holding, Inc. - 2023-12-21

FORM 3 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 Onex OP V Holdings SARL 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Emerald Holding, Inc. [ EEX] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director X __ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 161 BAY STREET, SUITE 4900, 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 12/21/2023 (Street) TORONTO, A6M5J 2S1 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _____ Form filed by One Reporting Person __ X __ 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 47,058,332 I See footnotes ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 4 )

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 Series A Convertible Participating Preferred Stock ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) Common Stock 181,043,085 I See footnote ( 4 ) ( 6 )

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Onex OP V Holdings SARL 161 BAY STREET, SUITE 4900 TORONTO, A6M5J 2S1 X Onex Partners Holdings LLC C/O ONEX CORPORATION 161 BAY STREET, SUITE 4900 TORONTO, A6M5J 2S1 X Signatures ONEX OP V HOLDINGS SARL, By: /s/ Joshua Hausman, Type A Manager, and /s/ Sascha Groll, Type B Manager 01/02/2024 Signature of Reporting Person Date ONEX PARTNERS HOLDINGS LLC , By: Onex Private Equity Holdings LLC, By: /s/ Joshua Hausman, Director 01/02/2024 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Includes: (i) 33,135,329 shares of Common Stock held of record by Onex Partners III LP, (ii) 1,377,397 shares of Common Stock held of record by Onex Partners III GP LP, (iii) 423,159 shares of Common Stock held of record by Onex US Principals LP, (iv) 420,116 shares of Common Stock held of record by Onex Partners III PV LP, (v) 11,125,186 shares of Common Stock held of record by Onex OP V Holdings SARL, (vi) 106,562 shares of Common Stock held of record by Onex Partners III Select LP and (vii) 470,583 shares of Common Stock held of record by Onex Advisor Subco III LLC. ( 2 )Onex Corporation, a corporation whose subordinated voting shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange, and/or Mr. Gerald W. Schwartz, may be deemed to beneficially own the Common Stock held by (a) Onex Partners III LP, Onex Partners III Select LP, and Onex Partners III PV LP through Onex Corporation's indirect ownership or control of Onex Partners GP Inc., the general partner of Onex Partners III GP LP, the general partner of each of Onex Partners III LP, Onex Partners III Select LP, and Onex Partners III PV LP, (b) Onex Partners III GP LP, through Onex Corporation's ownership of all of the equity of Onex Partners GP Inc., the general partner of Onex Partners III GP LP, (continues) ( 3 )(continued) (c) Onex US Principals LP, through Onex Corporation's ownership of all of the equity of Onex American Holdings II LLC, which owns all of the equity of Onex American Holdings GP LLC, the general partner of Onex US Principals LP, (d) Onex OP V Holdings SARL, through Onex Corporation's ownership of all of the equity of Onex Private Equity Holdings LLC, which owns all of the equity of Onex Partners Holdings LLC, which owns all of the equity of Onex OP V Holdings SARL, (e) Onex Advisor Subco III LLC, through Gerald W. Schwartz's indirect control of 1597257 Ontario Inc., which owns all of the voting equity of New PCo II Investments Ltd., which owns all of the equity of Onex Advisor Subco III LLC. Mr. Schwartz disclaims any such beneficial ownership, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. ( 4 )Following an internal reorganization and by reason of the relationships described herin, the reporting persons may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein. The reporting persons disclaim beneficial ownership of any such securities, except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein. ( 5 )The Series A Convertible Participating Preferred Stock (the "Series A Preferred Stock") is convertible into a number of shares of Common Stock that is equal to the amount of the accreted liquidation preference per share of Series A Preferred Stock divided by the conversion price then in effect. The Series A Preferred Stock is currently exercisable and has no expiration date. ( 6 )Onex Corporation, a corporation whose subordinated voting shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange, and/or Mr. Gerald W. Schwartz, may be deemed to beneficially own the common stock held by OPV Gem Aggregator LP through Onex Corporation's ownership of all of the equity of Onex Partners Canadian GP Inc., which owns all of the equity of Onex Partners V GP Limited, which is the general partner of OPV Gem Aggregator LP. Mr. Gerald W. Schwartz, the Chairman and Founder of Onex Corporation, indirectly owns shares representing a majority of the voting rights of the shares of Onex Corporation and as such may be deemed to beneficially own all of the common stock beneficially owned by Onex Corporation. Mr. Schwartz disclaims any such beneficial ownership, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

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