VENU Joins Russell 3000 and Russell 2000 Indexes

Venu Holding (NYSE American: VENU), a premium live entertainment venue owner and developer, joined the Russell 3000 and small-cap Russell 2000 indexes effective at the June 29, 2026 market open.

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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

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” that are subject to substantial risks and uncertainties. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, contained in this press release are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements contained in this press release may be identified by the use of words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “contemplate,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “seek,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “target,” “aim,” “should,” “will” “would,” or the negative of these words or other similar expressions, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. Forward-looking statements are based on the Company’s current expectations and are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Further, certain forward-looking statements are based on assumptions as to future events that may not prove to be accurate. These and other risks and uncertainties are described more fully in the sections titled “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, on file with the SEC, as well as in reports subsequently filed by the Company with the SEC. Forward-looking statements contained in this announcement, are made as of this date, and the Company undertakes no duty to update such information except as required under applicable law.

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Investor Relations
Sarah Rothschild, srothschild@venu.live

Media Relations
Chloe Polhamus, cpolhamus@venu.live

Source: Venu Holding Corporation

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A broad stock-market index made up of the roughly 3,000 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, ranked by their total market value. It serves as a wide “basket” of American stocks that reflects the overall performance of the U.S. equity market, so investors use it as a benchmark or to gain broad exposure through index funds and ETFs—similar to watching an economy-sized shopping cart to judge how an entire store is doing.

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An index that tracks the performance of roughly 2,000 smaller publicly traded U.S. companies, ranked by their size measured in market value. Investors use it like a thermometer for the small‑company segment of the stock market: it shows how that part of the market is doing, serves as a common benchmark for small‑cap funds, and helps gauge risk appetite and economic trends that often affect smaller businesses more than large ones.

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