On July 31, 2020, OPV GEM Aggregator LP, the majority holder of the outstanding shares of Series A Convertible Participating Preferred Stock (the “Preferred Stock”) of the Emerald Holding, Inc., acting pursuant to the Delaware General Corporation Law, the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and Section 9(a) of the Company’s Certificate of Designations relating to the Preferred Stock, elected each of Ms. Lynda Clarizio and Mr. David Levin as a “Preferred Stock Director” to the Company’s Board of Directors, effective immediately. It is expected that Ms. Clarizio and Mr. Levin will each stand for re-election by holders of the Preferred Stock at the Company’s 2021 annual meeting of stockholders. Neither Ms. Clarizio nor Mr. Levin has been appointed to any of the Committees of the Company’s Board of Directors. Ms. Clarizio currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of CDW Corporation, OpenSlate, Resonate Networks, Inc. and Human Rights First. She is also a member of the Leadership Council of Princeton University’s School of Engineering and Applied Science. Ms. Clarizio served as Executive Vice President, Strategic Initiatives, from September 2017 to January 2018, and President of U.S. Media, from August 2013 to September 2017, at Nielsen Holdings plc, a global performance management company. Mr. Levin is currently the Chairman of SparkBeyond Ltd., a privately-held artificial intelligence and machine ideation company, and is also the Entrepreneur in Residence at Arizona State University. Mr. Levin served as CEO of McGraw-Hill Education, Inc., a learning science company, from March 2014 to October 2017, and was CEO of UBM plc, a global events and exhibitions business, from April 2005 to February 2014.