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Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. director Kevin M. Sheehan received a grant of stock options to acquire 100,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $18.72 per share. The contingent options were granted on May 1, 2025 in connection with his service as interim chief executive officer.
The grant was subject to shareholder approval of the Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. 2025 Omnibus Incentive Plan at the annual meeting held on June 18, 2025. Following shareholder approval of the plan, all 100,000 underlying shares vested immediately and the options became exercisable, and will expire on May 1, 2027 if not exercised.
Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. SVP and Chief Information Officer Steve Klohn sold Common Stock in an open-market transaction. He sold 6,989 shares on April 17, 2026 at an average price of $14.69 per share, and now directly holds 38,547 shares after the sale.
Filer submitted a Form 144 reporting proposed sales of Common Stock. The notice lists restricted stock vesting events of 2,317 shares on 07/01/2025, 3,312 shares on 12/20/2025, and 1,360 shares on 01/21/2026, each labeled as Compensation. The filing names Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC as the broker.
BlackRock, Inc. amends its Schedule 13G reporting beneficial ownership of 2,084,177 shares (6.0%) of DAVE AND BUSTERS ENTERTAINMENT INC. The filing, dated 03/31/2026 on the cover page and signed 04/07/2026, states sole voting power for 2,053,554 shares and sole dispositive power for 2,084,177 shares. The disclosure attributes holdings to certain Reporting Business Units of BlackRock and notes various other persons may have rights to dividends or proceeds; no single outside person holds over 5%.
Wehner Tony reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. granted Pres. Operations, Main Event Tony Wehner 11,737 restricted stock units under the company’s 2025 Omnibus Incentive Plan. These RSUs vest in three installments: 3,912 units on January 1, 2027, 3,912 units on January 1, 2028, and 3,913 units on January 1, 2029. Following this award, Wehner directly holds 76,740 shares of common stock, reflecting his ongoing equity-based compensation and alignment with shareholders.
Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc. reports on its fiscal 2025 operations as a large accelerated filer and operator of 243 North American entertainment-and-dining venues under the Dave & Buster’s and Main Event brands.
As of February 3, 2026 the company ran 179 Dave & Buster’s stores in 43 states, Puerto Rico and Canada, plus 64 Main Event centers in 22 U.S. states, with four international franchised Dave & Buster’s locations.
Entertainment, led by arcade and redemption games activated via stored-value cards, generated approximately 62.9% of fiscal 2025 revenue and carried a 91.9% gross margin. Management highlights multi-format store economics, international franchising plans for 37 additional units, heavy use of technology, and a workforce of about 23,610 team members as key elements of its growth and risk profile.
Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc. reported weaker results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2025. Fourth quarter revenue was $529.6 million, down 0.9% year over year, with comparable store sales down 3.3%, or an estimated 1.5% excluding Winter Storm Fern. The quarter swung to a net loss of $39.8 million, or $1.15 per diluted share, versus net income of $9.3 million a year earlier, and Adjusted EBITDA fell to $111.4 million from $127.2 million. For fiscal 2025, revenue was $2.1 billion, down 1.4%, and the company posted a net loss of $48.7 million versus net income of $58.3 million in fiscal 2024, while Adjusted EBITDA declined to $436.6 million from $506.2 million. Management highlighted ongoing remodels, new store openings, international franchising, liquidity of $482.9 million, and expressed expectations for 2026 increases in same-store sales, revenue, Adjusted EBITDA and more than $100 million in free cash flow.
Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Darin Harper reported compensation-related equity changes. On October 7, 2025, he was granted 22,026 restricted stock units that vest in three equal installments on July 14 of 2026, 2027 and 2028, bringing his direct common stock holdings to 102,498 shares.
He also received stock options for 22,026 shares at a $22.70 exercise price, 60,327 shares at a $22.70 exercise price, and 47,934 shares at a $34.05 exercise price, all expiring in 2035 and vesting based on time and stock-price performance hurdles. Separately, 41,477 performance-based restricted stock units granted in 2024 were canceled and returned to the issuer. The filing also corrects prior ownership totals that understated his holdings by 22,026 shares due to an administrative error.
Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. senior vice president and chief legal officer Rodolfo Rodriguez Jr reported new equity awards. On October 7, 2025, he received 8,811 restricted stock units, which will vest in three equal annual installments on July 14, 2026, 2027 and 2028. He was also granted stock options covering 26,923 shares with a $22.70 exercise price that vest on the same schedule, and options on 16,694 shares with a $34.05 exercise price that vest only if specific share price targets are met before February 1, 2028. Following the stock award, his directly held common stock position is 22,887 shares. The filing also corrects prior reported ownership totals that understated his holdings due to an administrative error.
Dave & Buster's Entertainment SVP and COO Tony Wehner reported compensation-related equity changes. Two blocks of performance-based restricted stock units granted on October 7, 2022, covering 21,598 and 26,998 underlying common shares, were cancelled in dispositions back to the issuer.
Wehner received new awards under the 2025 Omnibus Incentive Plan, including 11,013 restricted stock units that vest in three equal annual installments on July 14, 2026, 2027 and 2028, and stock options for 11,013 and 41,794 shares at a $22.70 exercise price and 28,271 shares at $34.05, with vesting tied to time and stock price hurdles of $64.12 and $96.18 VWAP before February 1, 2028. Following the 11,013-share restricted stock unit grant, he directly owned 65,003 common shares. The filing also corrects a December 23, 2025 Form 4 that understated this ownership total by 11,013 shares due to an administrative error.