Sec Form 3 Filing - Brousseau Gannon @ Emerald Expositions Events, Inc. - 2019-08-01

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 Brousseau Gannon 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) EMERALD EXPOSITIONS EVENTS, INC., 31910 DEL OBISPO STREET, SUITE 200 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 08/01/2019 (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 27,637 ( 1 ) 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) $ 12.47 ( 2 ) 03/14/2029 Common Stock 21,261 D Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 16.5 ( 3 ) 09/18/2028 Common Stock 37,792 D Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 22.08 ( 4 ) 01/22/2028 Common Stock 27,819 D Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 12 ( 5 ) 07/01/2025 Common Stock 9,375 D Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 16 ( 6 ) 07/01/2025 Common Stock 3,125 D Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 10.4 ( 7 ) 12/15/2024 Common Stock 6,250 D Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 12 ( 8 ) 12/15/2024 Common Stock 3,125 D Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 16 ( 8 ) 12/15/2024 Common Stock 3,125 D Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 8 ( 9 ) 04/22/2024 Common Stock 9,750 D Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 12 ( 9 ) 04/22/2024 Common Stock 4,875 D Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 16 ( 9 ) 04/22/2024 Common Stock 4,875 D Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 8 ( 9 ) 10/16/2023 Common Stock 8,218 D Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 12 ( 9 ) 10/16/2023 Common Stock 6,750 D Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 16 ( 9 ) 10/16/2023 Common Stock 6,750 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Brousseau Gannon EMERALD EXPOSITIONS EVENTS, INC. 31910 DEL OBISPO STREET, SUITE 200 SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA92675 Executive Vice President Signatures /s/ David Gosling, Attorney-in-Fact 08/08/2019 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Includes 23,860 unvested restricted stock units. ( 2 )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 March 14, 2020, March 14, 2021, March 14, 2022 and March 14, 2023.Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon a Change in Control (as defined in the Emerald Expositions Events, Inc. 2017 Omnibus Equity Plan) and the termination of the reporting person without cause within three months before or 18 months after the Change in Control, all then-unvested stock options shall become fully vested. ( 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 September 18, 2019, September 18, 2020, September 18, 2021 and September 18, 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. ( 4 )This option is vested with respect to 6,955 underlying shares and, subject to the reporting person's continued employment with the issuer through the applicable vesting date, will vest with respect to the remaining 20,864 underlyingshares in equal installments on 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. ( 5 )This option is vested with respect to 7,500 underlying shares and, subject to the reporting person's continued employment with the issuer through the applicable vesting date, will vest with respect to the remaining 1,875 underlying shares on July 1, 2020. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon a Change in Control (as defined in the Amended and Restated Expo Event Holdco, Inc. 2013 Stock Option Plan), all then-unvested stock options shall become fully vested. ( 6 )This option is vested with respect to 2,500 underlying shares and, subject to the reporting person's continued employment with the issuer through the applicable vesting date, will vest with respect to the remaining 625 underlying shares on July 1, 2020. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon a Change in Control (as defined in the Amended and Restated Expo Event Holdco, Inc. 2013 Stock Option Plan), all then-unvested stock options shall become fully vested. ( 7 )This option is vested with respect to 5,000 underlying shares and, subject to the reporting person's continued employment with the issuer through the applicable vesting date, will vest with respect to the remaining 1,250 underlying shares on December 15, 2019. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon a Change in Control (as defined in the Amended and Restated Expo Event Holdco, Inc. 2013 Stock Option Plan), all then-unvested stock options shall become fully vested. ( 8 )This option is vested with respect to 2,500 underlying shares and, subject to the reporting person's continued employment with the issuer through the applicable vesting date, will vest with respect to the remaining 625 underlying shares on December 15, 2019. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon a Change in Control (as defined in the Amended and Restated Expo Event Holdco, Inc. 2013 Stock Option Plan), all then-unvested stock options shall become fully vested. ( 9 )These options are fully vested and exercisable.

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