Emerald Completes Refinancing and Upsizing of $515 Million Term Loan and Revolver Extension

By: Emerald Holding, Inc. via Business Wire

January 30, 2025 at 16:05 PM EST

Emerald Holding, Inc. (NYSE: EEX) (“Emerald” or the “Company”), America’s largest producer of trade shows and their associated conferences, content and commerce, today announced that it has successfully completed the refinancing of its First Lien Term Loan and extended the maturity date of its revolving credit facility.

Emerald and a syndicate of lenders and Bank of America, as administrative agent, refinanced the Company’s existing $409 million First Lien Term Loan with a new upsized, seven-year, $515.0 million senior secured term loan facility (the “Term Loan Facility”), scheduled to mature on January 30, 2032. The Company also extended the maturity of its $110.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility (the Revolving Credit Facility), by five years, now set to mature on January 30, 2030.

“This refinancing marks a pivotal milestone in strengthening our financial flexibility and optimizing our capital structure,” said David Doft, Emerald’s Chief Financial Officer. “The improved terms, lower interest rate, and strong demand for the upsized term loan underscore the market's confidence in our business fundamentals and robust free cash flow profile. By enhancing our liquidity and reducing financing costs, this refinancing provides us with greater capacity to accelerate portfolio optimization initiatives, bolster free cash flow, and advance our strategic growth priorities with confidence.”

A portion of the proceeds of the Term Loan Facility were used to refinance all existing loans outstanding under Emerald’s previous senior secured credit facilities, and to pay costs and expenses in connection with the refinancing. The balance of the proceeds of the Term Loan Facilities remain on the balance sheet of Emerald and may be used from time to time for general business purposes, including the financing of acquisitions. The Revolving Credit Facility was not drawn and may be used from time to time for general business purposes, including the financing of acquisitions.

About Emerald

Emerald Holding, Inc. (NYSE: EEX) is the largest U.S.-based B2B event organizer, empowering businesses year-round by expanding meaningful connections, developing influential content, and delivering powerful commerce-driven solutions. As the owner and operator of a curated portfolio of B2B events spanning trade shows, conferences, B2C showcases and a scaled hosted buyer platform, Emerald also delivers dynamic solutions across leading industries through its robust content and e-commerce marketplace. Emerald is a trusted partner for its thousands of customers, predominantly small and medium-sized businesses, playing a pivotal role in driving ongoing commerce through streamlined buying, selling, and networking opportunities. Powered by an experienced team, Emerald is fostering impactful engagement and delivering unparalleled market access with a commitment to driving business growth 365 days a year. For more: http://www.emeraldx.com

Forward-Looking Statements

The information set forth in this release contains certain forward-looking statements regarding the Company and its subsidiaries, including, without limitation, statements regarding the Company’s ability to continue staging live events and scale its business beyond pre-COVID levels; statements about general economic conditions, or more specifically about the markets in which the Company operates, and the Company’s expectations, beliefs, plans, strategies, objectives, prospects, assumptions or future events or performance; the multiple avenues to return to organic growth; expectations regarding interest rates and economic conditions; the Company’s ability to successfully identify and acquire acquisition targets; and the Company’s intention to continue to pay regular quarterly dividends, among others. In particular, the declaration, timing and amount of any future dividends will be subject to the discretion and approval of the Company’s Board of Directors and will depend on a number of factors. The forward-looking statements contained herein are based on management’s current expectations as well as estimates and assumptions prepared by management as of the date hereof, and although they are believed to be reasonable, they are inherently uncertain and not guaranteed. These statements involve risks and uncertainties outside of the Company’s control that may cause actual results, performance, or achievements to differ materially, and there can be no assurance that the forward-looking statements included herein will prove to be accurate. In addition, even if the Company’s results of operations, financial condition and liquidity, and events in the industry in which it operates, are consistent with the forward-looking statements contained herein, they may not be predictive of results or developments in future periods. Given these risks and uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. Forward looking statements include all statements that are not historical facts and can be identified by terms such as “anticipate,” “believe, “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “objective,” “ongoing,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “seek,” “should,” “target,” “will,” or “would” or similar expressions and the negatives of those terms. For factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements included herein, please see the risks and uncertainties identified under the headings “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in the Company’s most recently filed annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, which is available on the Company’s Investor Relations website at investor.emeraldx.com and on the SEC’s EDGAR website at www.sec.gov. The Company disclaims any obligation to update or revise any of the forward-looking statements contained herein, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Past results are not indicative of future performance.