Lucky Strike (LUCK) President Reports PSU Vesting and Share Withholding

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Ekster Lev, President of Lucky Strike Entertainment Corp (LUCK), reported insider transactions showing the vesting and settlement of equity awards. On 12/15/2024 a grant of 4,200 performance stock units vested, each representing a right to one Class A share; those units were recorded with a $0 per-share grant price.

The filing shows the company withheld 1,023 shares to satisfy tax withholding related to the vested awards at an indicated price of $11.12, and a separate withholding of 2,652 shares at $9.89. Following these transactions the reporting person’s beneficial ownership of Class A common stock is reported as 71,052 shares. The form is signed by an attorney-in-fact on behalf of the reporting person.

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Corporate Governance Expert

TL;DR: Routine equity award vesting and withholding; no governance red flags evident.

The Form 4 documents a standard compensation settlement: performance stock units granted in 2022 vested and converted into shares on 12/15/2024, with the company withholding shares to meet tax obligations. The transactions are internal settlements rather than open-market trades, which is typical for award vesting. Reported beneficial ownership remains material but reduced by the withheld shares. No indicators of unusual timing, related-party concerns, or compliance issues are apparent from the filing alone.

Compensation & Equity Specialist

TL;DR: Compensation plan functioning as intended: PSUs vested after meeting performance criteria; withholding executed for taxes.

The filing notes that the performance criteria established by the Compensation Committee were achieved, triggering cliff vesting of 4,200 PSUs originally granted March 1, 2022. Share-withholding to satisfy tax liabilities occurred in two tranches (1,023 and 2,652 shares) at specified per-share amounts, which is a common mechanism for settlement. This reduces outstanding share count held by the officer but reflects realization of previously granted equity compensation rather than a market disposition by the officer.

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

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
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Ekster Lev

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O LUCKY STRIKE ENTERTAINMENT CORP.

7313 BELL CREEK ROAD

(Street)

MECHANICSVILLE VA 23111

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Lucky Strike Entertainment Corp [ LUCK ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director		10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)
	President

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/15/2024

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	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
Class A Common Stock	12/15/2024		M		4,200(1)	A	$0	74,727	D
Class A Common Stock	12/15/2024		F		1,023(2)	D	$11.12	73,704	D
Class A Common Stock	09/29/2025		F		2,652(3)	D	$9.89	71,052	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 (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	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 (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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
Performance Stock Unit	(1)	12/15/2024		M			4,200	(1)	(1)	Class A Common Stock	4,200	$0	840	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The reporting person received a performance stock unit grant on March 1, 2022. Each performance stock unit represents a right to receive one share of the Company's Class A Common Stock. The performance stock units cliff vested at the expiration date as the performance criteria established by the Compensation Committee of the Board were achieved.

2. Represents shares withheld by the Company to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of performance stock units granted to the reporting person; not an open market transaction.

3. Represents shares withheld by the Company to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of restricted stock units granted to the reporting person; not an open market transaction.

Remarks:

	/s/ Jason Cohen, Attorney-in-Fact	10/01/2025
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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