VENU Joins Russell 3000 and Russell 2000 Indexes

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Venu Holding Corporation ("VENU" or the "Company") (NYSE AMERICAN: VENU), an owner, operator, and developer of premium live entertainment destinations, today joined the Russell 3000^® Index and the small-cap Russell 2000^® Index as part of FTSE Russell's 2026 semi-annual reconstitution, effective at today's market open.

"This is a milestone we're genuinely proud of,” said J.W. Roth, CEO and Founder of VENU. “The Russell is the benchmark for thousands of institutional investors across the country, and joining it puts VENU on their radar in a way we simply weren't before. More visibility, more access to capital, more opportunity to tell our story at exactly the right moment in our growth."

The Russell Indexes are benchmarks for approximately $12.2 trillion in investor assets. Inclusion in the Russell 2000 is widely considered a defining marker of institutional recognition for small-cap public companies, opening access to index funds and active strategies that track the index.

About Venu Holding Corporation

Venu Holding Corporation ("VENU") (NYSE American: VENU) is a premier owner, developer, and operator of luxury, experience-driven entertainment destinations. Founded by Colorado Springs entrepreneur J.W. Roth, VENU has a portfolio of premium brands that includes Ford Amphitheater, Sunset Amphitheaters, Phil Long Music Hall, The Hall at Bourbon Brothers, Bourbon Brothers Smokehouse and Tavern, Aikman Owners Clubs, and Roth’s Sea & Steak. With venues operating and in development across Colorado, Georgia, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas and a nationwide expansion underway, VENU is setting a new standard for live entertainment.

VENU has been recognized nationally by The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Billboard, VenuesNow, and Variety for its innovative and disruptive approach to live entertainment. Through strategic partnerships with industry leaders such as AEG Presents, NFL Hall of Famer and Founder of EIGHT Elite Light Beer, Troy Aikman, Billboard, Aramark Sports + Entertainment, Tixr, Boston Common Golf, Niall Horan, and Dierks Bentley, VENU continues to shape the future of the entertainment landscape. For more information, visit VENU’s website, Instagram, LinkedIn, or X.

Forward Looking Statements

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