Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. SEC Filings

Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. director Kevin M. Sheehan reported a mix of equity awards and a large gift of shares. On March 10, 2026, he made a bona fide gift transfer of 39,495 shares of Common Stock, with no sale proceeds reported. Following this gift, his directly held Common Stock position was 80,564 shares.

Earlier, on January 27, 2026 and February 5, 2026, he received grants of 712 restricted stock units on each date at no cost under the company’s 2025 Omnibus Incentive Plan. Footnotes state these restricted stock units will vest on January 27, 2027 and February 5, 2027, respectively. The filing also reflects 69,025 shares held indirectly through a family owned limited liability company, which were previously omitted due to an administrative error.

Harper Darin reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.

Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Darin Harper reported an equity grant in the form of restricted stock units tied to common stock. The award covers 26,936 shares at no purchase price, increasing his directly owned stake to 80,472 shares.

According to the footnote, these RSUs will vest in three tranches: 20,202 shares on June 30, 2026, 3,367 shares on September 30, 2026, and 3,367 shares on December 31, 2026, aligning the CFO’s compensation with future company performance.

The Vanguard Group filed an amended ownership report showing it beneficially owns 2,453,674 shares of Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc. common stock, representing 7.07% of the company as of 12/31/2025. Vanguard reports no sole voting or dispositive power, but shared voting power over 223,795 shares and shared dispositive power over all 2,453,674 shares.

Vanguard notes an internal realignment effective January 12, 2026, after which certain subsidiaries or divisions that pursue the same investment strategies are expected to report beneficial ownership separately on a disaggregated basis. The filing states the securities are held in the ordinary course of business and not for changing or influencing control.

Dave & Buster's Entertainment SVP Chief Information Officer Steve Klohn reported a small share transaction in company common stock. On January 21, 2026, 438 shares of common stock were disposed of in a transaction coded "F," which typically reflects shares withheld to cover taxes on equity compensation. The transaction price per share is listed as $0, consistent with tax withholding rather than an open-market sale. After this event, Klohn beneficially owned 22,738 shares of Dave & Buster's common stock in direct ownership.

Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. officer Rodolfo Rodriguez Jr, who serves as SVP and Chief Legal Officer, reported a small change in his holdings of the company’s common stock. On January 8, 2026, he disposed of 424 shares of common stock in a transaction coded "F" at a reported price of $0 per share. After this transaction, he directly owns 13,346 shares of Dave & Buster's common stock, according to the filing.

Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. director Kevin M. Sheehan reported an estate-planning transfer of company stock. On January 20, 2026, a Form 4 shows he transferred 50,000 shares of common stock at a reported price of $0 per share, coded as transaction type "G", which reflects a gift or similar transfer. A footnote explains that the shares were moved to a grantor retained annuity trust ("GRAT"), of which he is not a trustee. Following this transaction, he reports 39,645 shares of Dave & Buster's common stock beneficially owned in direct form.

Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. senior vice president and chief legal officer Rodolfo Rodriguez Jr reported buying company stock. On January 16, 2026, he purchased 730 shares of Dave & Buster's common stock at $20.10 per share in an open-market transaction coded as a purchase. Following this trade, he directly owns 14,500 shares of common stock.

Dave & Buster’s Entertainment (PLAY) reported one-time equity grants to three executives—Darin Harper, Tony Wehner and Antonio Bautista—under its 2025 Omnibus Incentive Plan. As a condition, each agreed to cancel certain previously granted performance stock units.

The awards include Restricted Stock Units of 22,026 for Mr. Harper and 11,013 for each of Messrs. Wehner and Bautista, vesting in three equal installments on July 14, 2026, July 14, 2027 and July 14, 2028. Time-based stock options of 22,026 for Mr. Harper and 11,013 for each of Messrs. Wehner and Bautista carry a $22.70 exercise price and vest on the same dates.

Performance Stock Units include 11,013 “Single Goal PSUs” per executive, earned upon achieving at least 3% positive same store sales growth for four consecutive quarters through February 1, 2028, then time-vesting over two years. Another 11,013 “Multiple Goal PSUs” per executive are tied to 2027 Adjusted EBITDA between $600 million and $675 million and average same store sales growth of 3%–5%, with outcomes adjusted by relative TSR versus the S&P 1500 Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure Index.

Stock price-based options include 60,327 (Harper) and 41,794 (Wehner/Bautista) at the Grant Price, earned if the 60-day VWAP reaches 2x the CEO Strike Price before February 1, 2028, and 47,934 (Harper) and 28,271 (Wehner/Bautista) at 1.5× the Grant Price, earned if VWAP reaches 3x the CEO Strike Price; earned options vest during the first to second anniversary of each attainment date, subject to conditions.

Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) reported an insider transaction. A director acquired 7,690 shares of common stock on 10/20/2025 at a reported price of $0 per share, coded as an acquisition (A). Following this transaction, the director’s direct beneficial ownership stands at 89,645 shares.