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Accel Entertainment, Inc. filings document the regulatory record of a public distributed-gaming operator, including operating results, investor presentations and material-event reports tied to its gaming-terminal network and local entertainment platform. Form 8-K disclosures cover quarterly and annual financial results, operating metrics such as locations and terminals, and updates related to Fairmount Park Casino & Racing.
The company’s proxy and governance filings describe board elections, advisory executive-compensation votes, auditor ratification and annual-meeting voting results. Other filings record officer and board leadership changes, auditor transition matters, Regulation FD disclosures and related exhibits that formalize Accel’s public-company governance and reporting obligations.
Accel Entertainment, Inc. reported that Chief Compliance Officer Derek Harmer settled 13,333 Restricted Stock Units into an equal number of Class A-1 Common Stock shares on July 15, 2026. In a related move, 3,907 shares of Class A-1 Common Stock were withheld at $12.31 per share to satisfy tax obligations. Each RSU represents a right to receive one share for no consideration, and one-third of the underlying shares vests on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date, subject to continued service. The filing indicates these transactions were not made under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.
Summerer Brett Andrew reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Accel Entertainment, Inc. granted Chief Financial Officer Brett Andrew Summerer 6,612 restricted stock units (RSUs) and 4,629 performance-based RSUs (PSUs), each representing a contingent right to one share of Class A-1 common stock for no consideration. Time-based RSUs vest in thirds on each of the first three anniversaries of February 25, 2026, subject to continued service. PSUs generally vest through December 31, 2028 based on continued service and share-price targets over a performance period from January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2028, with the number that vests ranging from 0% to 300% of the target amount, or more in the case of extraordinary performance.
Accel Entertainment, Inc. chief operating officer Stan Guidroz reported his initial equity holdings. He directly owns 17 shares of Class A-1 common stock and holds several grants of restricted stock units covering 22,810, 33 and 20,000 underlying shares of Class A-1 common stock. Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share for no consideration and generally vests in three equal annual installments, with some grants vesting on each of the first three anniversaries of February 25, 2026, subject to his continued service.
Phelan Mark T. reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Accel Entertainment, Inc. reported that COO and President, U.S. Gaming Mark T. Phelan received a grant of 41,313 performance-based restricted stock units (PSUs). Each PSU may settle into one share of Class A-1 common stock, vesting through December 31, 2028 based on continued service and share-price targets, with actual vesting from 0% to 300% of the target amount, or higher with extraordinary performance.
Levin Scott D reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Accel Entertainment, Inc. granted Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary Scott D. Levin equity awards of 16,222 restricted stock units and 24,956 performance-based restricted stock units. Each unit represents one Class A-1 common share for no cash payment, with RSUs vesting in three equal annual installments and PSUs tied to share-price targets over a three-year period ending December 31, 2028, where actual vesting can range from 0% to above 300% of the target amount.
Accel Entertainment, Inc. reports that Chief Compliance Officer Derek Harmer will resign effective March 31, 2027, then, subject to specified conditions, join the Compliance Committee as an independent contractor compensated $10,000 per quarter. A Transition Agreement preserves vesting of his time-based RSUs, including a 2026 grant of 42,085 RSUs, deems his service on the Compliance Committee continuous for vesting, treats performance-based RSUs as if a covered termination occurred on the Transition Date, and allows 90 days to exercise vested stock options. He remains eligible for a 2026 bonus with his individual performance component deemed at least 75% of target, and any unvested time-based RSUs vest in full if he is removed from the Compliance Committee without Cause before full vesting.
The company appoints Stan Guidroz, age 59, as Chief Operating Officer effective July 14, 2026, as Mark Phelan relinquishes the COO title ahead of becoming Chief Executive Officer in August 2026. Guidroz has led Toucan Gaming, Accel’s Louisiana subsidiary in which Accel owns 85% and Toucan Management 15%, under a Purchase Agreement requiring annual installment payments of $500,000 for ten years, with nine installments remaining. His amended and restated employment agreement provides an initial annual base salary of $500,000, a target bonus equal to 65% of salary, a one-time promotion grant of 20,000 RSUs, and, from 2027, annual equity awards with a target grant-date value equal to 115% of salary, plus severance, bonus continuation, equity acceleration upon certain covered terminations and change in control, and two-year post-employment non-competition and non-solicitation covenants.
Accel Entertainment, Inc. approved 2026 long- and short-term incentive programs for named executive officers. The 2026 long-term awards split target value between time-based RSUs (50%) and performance-based PSUs (50%), with participants able to elect up to 100% PSUs, subject to minimum PSU and stock-price goal weightings.
Time-based RSUs vest 33.3% annually over three years from February 25, 2026. PSUs have a performance period from January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2028, based on Relative TSR versus the Russell 3000 Index and stock price goals. For example, Mark Phelan received 41,313 target Stock Price Goal PSUs, while Scott Levin and Brett Summerer received combinations of RSUs and PSUs.
The 2026 short-term cash bonus program is based 80% on financial metrics and 20% on individual goals. Financial metrics include EPS (80% weighting), RONA (10%), capital expenditures (5%), and Illinois top customer retention (5%). Target bonus opportunities are 100% of base salary for Mark Phelan and 65% for Scott Levin and Brett Summerer.
Accel Entertainment Chief Accounting Officer Christen Kozlik reported routine equity compensation activity involving restricted stock units. On June 15, 2026, 1,875 RSUs converted into Class A-1 Common Stock, each RSU representing one share delivered for no cash consideration.
In connection with this vesting, 550 shares of Class A-1 Common Stock were disposed of at $13.13 per share to cover tax obligations, a tax-withholding disposition rather than an open-market sale. The remaining vested shares increased Kozlik’s direct stock ownership in the company.
Accel Entertainment, Inc. Chief Compliance Officer Derek Harmer reported an open-market sale of 20,000 shares of Class A-1 Common Stock at $13.00 per share. The transaction was made under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on December 13, 2024. After the sale, Harmer directly holds 187,827 shares, indicating he retains a substantial equity position in the company.
Accel Entertainment executive Mark T. Phelan, COO and President, U.S. Gaming, sold 25,000 shares of Class A-1 Common Stock at $13.00 per share in an open-market transaction. After the sale, he directly holds 241,464 shares. The sale was executed under a pre-established Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on March 13, 2026, which included a representation that he was not aware of material nonpublic information at the time the plan was adopted.