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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

(Name of Issuer)

(Title of Class of Securities)

(CUSIP Number)

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

Rule 13d-1(b)

Rule 13d-1(c)

Rule 13d-1(d)

SCHEDULE 13D/A 0001193125-20-190548 0000937226 XXXXXXXX LIVE 4 Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 05/02/2024 false 0001579214 29103W104 Emerald Holding, Inc. 31910 DEL OBISPO STREET SUITE 200 SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO CA 92675 Onex Corporation, Colin Sam 1-416-362-7711 161 Bay Street P.O. Box 700 Toronto A6 M5J 2S1 0000937226 N Onex Corporation OO N A6 0.00 184049617.00 0.00 184049617.00 184049617.00 N 92.0 CO 0001275599 N Gerald W. Schwartz OO N Z4 0.00 184520200.00 0.00 184520200.00 184520200.00 N 92.2 IN 0001544360 N Onex Partners GP Inc. OO N DE 0.00 35039404.00 0.00 35039404.00 35039404.00 N 17.5 CO 0001506665 N Onex Partners III GP LP OO N DE 0.00 35039404.00 0.00 35039404.00 35039404.00 N 17.5 PN 0001435855 N Onex Partners III LP OO N DE 0.00 33135329.00 0.00 33135329.00 33135329.00 N 16.6 PN 0001446974 N Onex Partners III PV LP OO N DE 0.00 420116.00 0.00 420116.00 420116.00 N 0.2 PN 0001470880 N Onex Partners III Select LP OO N DE 0.00 106562.00 0.00 106562.00 106562.00 N 0.1 PN 0001297368 N Onex American Holdings II LLC OO N DE 0.00 423159.00 0.00 423159.00 423159.00 N 0.2 OO Limited Liability Company 0001544361 N Onex American Holdings GP LLC OO N DE 0.00 423159.00 0.00 423159.00 423159.00 N 0.2 OO Limited Liability Company 0001297369 N Onex US Principals LP OO N DE 0.00 423159.00 0.00 423159.00 423159.00 N 0.2 PN 0001838067 N Onex Private Equity Holdings LLC OO N DE 0.00 11125186.00 0.00 11125186.00 11125186.00 N 5.6 OO Limited Liability Company 0001838066 N Onex Partners Holdings LLC OO N DE 0.00 11125186.00 0.00 11125186.00 11125186.00 N 5.6 OO Limited Liability Company 0002002606 N Onex OP V Holdings SARL OO N N4 0.00 11125186.00 0.00 11125186.00 11125186.00 N 5.6 CO 0001517831 N 1597257 Ontario Inc. OO N A6 0.00 470583.00 0.00 470583.00 470583.00 N 0.2 CO 0001593408 N New PCo II Investments Ltd. OO N A6 0.00 470583.00 0.00 470583.00 470583.00 N 0.2 OO Limited Liability Company 0001695911 N Onex Advisor Subco III LLC OO N DE 0.00 470583.00 0.00 470583.00 470583.00 N 0.2 OO Limited Liability Company 0001817206 N Onex Partners Canadian GP Inc. OO N A6 0.00 137461868.00 0.00 137461868.00 137461868.00 N 68.7 CO 0001817315 N Onex Partners V GP Limited OO N E9 0.00 137461868.00 0.00 137461868.00 137461868.00 N 68.7 CO 0001817205 N OPV Gem Aggregator LP OO N E9 0.00 137461868.00 0.00 137461868.00 137461868.00 N 68.7 PN Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share Emerald Holding, Inc. 31910 DEL OBISPO STREET SUITE 200 SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO CA 92675 This Amendment No. 4 to Schedule 13D (this "Amendment No. 4") amends and supplements the Schedule 13D originally filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on June 29, 2020 (the "Schedule 13D"), relating to the shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), of Emerald Holding, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Issuer"), beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meaning set forth in the Schedule 13D. Item 3 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented as follows: On May 2, 2024, the Issuer mandatorily converted all of the outstanding Series A Preferred Stock into Common Stock. As a result, all of the Series A Preferred Stock held of record by OPV Gem Aggregator LP automatically converted into 137,461,868 shares of Common Stock. Item 5 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated in its entirety by inserting the following information: The information contained on the cover pages is incorporated by reference to this Item 5. The percentages on the cover pages are based on 200,046,674 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of March 12, 2025, as disclosed in the Issuer's quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 14, 2025. The information contained on the cover pages is incorporated by reference to this Item 5. The amount of securities reported herein 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, (vii) 470,583 shares of Common Stock held of record by Onex Advisor Subco III LLC, and (viii) 137,461,868 shares of Common Stock held of record by OPV Gem Aggregator LP. 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 of record by (a) Onex Partners III LP, Onex Partners III Select LP, and Onex Partners III PV LP through Onex Corporation's direct ownership and 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, (c) Onex US Principals LP, through Onex Corporation's ownership of all of the equity of Onex Private Equity Holdings LLC ("OPEH"), 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 OPEH, which owns all of the equity of Onex American Holdings Subco LLC, which controls Onex Partners Holdings LLC, which in turn owns all of the outstanding 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 interest of Onex Advisor Subco III LLC; and (f) 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 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. Each of these entities and Mr. Schwartz disclaims any such beneficial ownership. None. None. Not applicable. Onex Corporation /s/ David Copeland David Copeland, Managing Director - Tax 03/31/2025 Gerald W. Schwartz /s/ Chris Govan Chris Govan, attorney-in-fact by power of attorney incorporated herein by reference to Schedule 13G/A filed for Fly Leasing Limited on April 3, 2017 03/31/2025 Onex Partners GP Inc. /s/ Amir Motamedi Amir Motamedi, Vice President 03/31/2025 Onex Partners III GP LP By: Onex Partners GP Inc., its General Partner, /s/ Amir Motamedi Amir Motamedi, Vice President 03/31/2025 Onex Partners III LP By: Onex Partners III GP LP, its General Partner, By: Onex Partners GP Inc., its General Partner, /s/ Amir Motamedi Amir Motamedi, Vice President 03/31/2025 Onex Partners III PV LP By: Onex Partners III GP LP, its General Partner, By: Onex Partners GP Inc., its General Partner, /s/ Amir Motamedi Amir Motamedi, Vice President 03/31/2025 Onex Partners III Select LP By: Onex Partners III GP LP, its General Partner, By: Onex Partners GP Inc., its General Partner, /s/ Amir Motamedi Amir Motamedi, Vice President 03/31/2025 Onex American Holdings II LLC /s/ Amir Motamedi Amir Motamedi, Director 03/31/2025 Onex American Holdings GP LLC /s/ Amir Motamedi Amir Motamedi, Director 03/31/2025 Onex US Principals LP By: Onex American Holdings GP LLC, its General Partner, /s/ Amir Motamedi Amir Motamedi, Director 03/31/2025 Onex Private Equity Holdings LLC /s/ Amir Motamedi Amir Motamedi, Director 03/31/2025 Onex Partners Holdings LLC /s/ Amir Motamedi Amir Motamedi, Director 03/31/2025 Onex OP V Holdings SARL /s/ Amir Motamedi & /s/ Sascha Groll Amir Motamedi , Type A Manager & Sascha Groll, Type B Manager 03/31/2025 1597257 Ontario Inc. /s/ Michelle Iskander Michelle Iskander, Secretary 03/31/2025 New PCo II Investments Ltd. /s/ Michelle Iskander Michelle Iskander, Secretary 03/31/2025 Onex Advisor Subco III LLC /s/ Joel Greenberg Joel Greenberg, Director 03/31/2025 Onex Partners Canadian GP Inc. /s/ David Copeland & /s/ Derek MacKay David Copeland, Vice President & Derek MacKay, Vice President 03/31/2025 Onex Partners V GP Limited /s/ Kosty Gilis Kosty Gilis, Authorized Person 03/31/2025 OPV Gem Aggregator LP By: Onex Partners V GP Limited, its General Partner, /s/ Kosty Gilis Kosty Gilis, Authorized Person 03/31/2025