Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. filings document the reporting obligations of an owner, operator and franchisor of entertainment and dining venues. Form 8-K reports furnish quarterly and annual operating results, financial condition updates and material governance events, including director appointments, executive appointments and compensation arrangements.
Proxy materials cover board elections, shareholder voting matters, executive compensation and equity incentive plan approvals. Earnings exhibits provide formal disclosure on revenue trends, comparable store sales, non-GAAP measures, liquidity and the operating profile of the Dave & Buster's and Main Event brands.
Protell Charles reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. director Charles Protell received an equity compensation award of 784 shares of Common Stock, reported as restricted stock units granted at $0.00 per share under the company’s 2025 Omnibus Incentive Plan. These restricted stock units vest in full on August 5, 2027, and following this grant he holds 784 shares directly.
SHEEHAN KEVIN M reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. director Kevin M. Sheehan received a grant of 1,309 restricted stock units of common stock on August 5, 2026 under the 2025 Omnibus Incentive Plan. These RSUs vest in full on August 5, 2027. After the grant, he holds 94,343 shares directly and 69,025 shares indirectly through a Family Owned LLC.
Weiss Allen R reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. director Weiss Allen R reported an equity award of 952 restricted stock units representing common stock on August 5, 2026, granted at a stated price of $0.0000 per share under the 2025 Omnibus Incentive Plan.
The restricted stock units will vest in full on August 5, 2027. Following this grant, his reported holdings are 18,835 shares of common stock.
Lipman Nathaniel reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Nathaniel Lipman, a director of Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc., received an equity award of 1,012 restricted stock units reported as common stock at $0.00 per share. Granted under the 2025 Omnibus Incentive Plan, these units vest in full on August 5, 2027, bringing his reported holdings to 18,715 shares or units.
Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc. announced a leadership transition in which Chief Executive Officer Tarun Lal retired effective August 3, 2026, and Chief Financial Officer Darin Harper was appointed CEO and a director. Lal will remain as an advisor through January 31, 2028 under a consulting agreement.
Harper’s new employment terms include a $650,000 base salary, target annual bonus equal to 100% of salary, and long‑term incentives targeted at 115% of salary, plus a one‑time $6.5 million equity grant split among performance‑based stock options tied to a 2x 60‑day VWAP hurdle, time‑based restricted stock units, and performance stock units linked to Same Store Sales growth from late 2026 through 2028. Former CEO Lal will receive a monthly consulting fee of $85,833.33, a $6,000 medical payment, pro‑rated 2026 bonus eligibility, and partial acceleration of stock options. The company named Cory Hatton interim Chief Financial Officer with a $1 million equity grant and adjusted board roles so Kevin Sheehan serves as Lead Independent Director and James Chambers as Chair.
Dave & Buster's Entertainment received an Amendment No. 3 to Schedule 13G/A filed by Eminence Capital, LP and Ricky C. Sandler reporting 0% beneficial ownership of the Company's Common Stock. The filing states the Reporting Persons own 5 percent or less of the class and clarifies voting and dispositive power references on the cover page.
Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Darin Harper reported a routine tax-related share disposition. On this Form 4, 4,920 shares of common stock were withheld by the company to cover tax withholding obligations tied to vesting of restricted stock units. The footnote clearly states that no shares were sold in the market as part of this event. After the withholding, Harper directly owns 106,906 shares of Dave & Buster's common stock.
Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Darin Harper reported routine tax-related share dispositions. On June 24, 2026, a total of 1,145 shares of common stock were withheld at $11.27 per share to cover tax withholding obligations tied to vesting restricted stock units.
The filing clarifies that no shares were sold in the market; the company withheld these shares to satisfy taxes, a standard administrative event rather than a discretionary trade.
Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc. reported the results of its annual shareholder meeting held on June 18, 2026. Six nominees — James P. Chambers, Tarun Lal, Nathaniel J. Lipman, Charles H. Protell, Kevin M. Sheehan and Allen R. Weiss — were elected to the board with more votes for than against.
Nominee Scott I. Ross received 8,668,800 votes for and 10,571,385 votes against, which was not a majority of votes cast. In line with the company’s bylaws, he tendered a conditional resignation. After review, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and the board chose not to accept his resignation, reaffirming his board appointment.
Shareholders also ratified KPMG LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the 2026 fiscal year, with 23,403,645 votes for and 54,000 against. An advisory vote approving compensation of named executive officers passed with 11,162,874 votes for and 8,077,556 against.
Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. granted equity awards to Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary Rachel Morgan. She received 126,050 shares of common stock as restricted stock units that vest in three installments on June 22, 2027, June 22, 2028 and June 22, 2029.
She was also granted 84,034 performance-based stock units under the company’s Inducement Plan and stock options covering 122,249 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $10.90 per share, expiring on June 23, 2036. These are compensation-related awards rather than open-market purchases or sales.