secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (PLAY)
CIK:        0001525769
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2021-09-21T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-21-117892
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Dave & Buster's CEO Brian Jenkins retires; Chair Kevin Sheehan named interim CEO
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- Brian Jenkins steps down as CEO and director effective Sept 30, 2021; becomes Senior Advisor through Nov 30, 2021.
- Board appoints Chair Kevin Sheehan as interim CEO effective Oct 1, 2021; Heidrick & Struggles retained to find permanent successor.
- Sheehan interim CEO compensation: $780k base salary, $2M RSU grant, PSUs on 20k shares, target bonus 100% of salary.
- Jenkins’ separation qualifies as retirement; severance includes 24 months base salary plus target bonus, 12 months benefits.
- Board reduces size to seven members effective Oct 1, 2021, following Jenkins' departure.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1525769/000110465921117892/0001104659-21-117892-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1525769/000110465921117892/tm2128136d1_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-21-117892

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