secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (PLAY)
CIK:        0001525769
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-09-21T18:16:17+00:00
Accession:  0001525769-26-000041
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Dave & Buster's appoints new COO and CAO; multiple C-suite promotions
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- Amanda Busby named COO; $450k salary, 70% bonus target, 72,464 RSUs, 74,294 options at $8.97, PSUs.
- Derek Sample named CAO; $315k salary, 50% bonus target, 39,019 RSUs, 52,006 options at $8.97, PSUs.
- Promotions: Rachel Morgan (Chief Legal & Admin Officer/Secretary), Aldo Rosales (Chief Strategy & Rev Mgmt), Jeremy Tucker (CMO), Kevin Fish (CTO).
- CEO Darin Harper cites 'Back-to-Basics' strategy; Board Chair James Chambers expresses confidence in leadership team.
- Equity grants vest over 3 years; options tied to stock price targets by Aug 2029; PSUs tied to same-store sales.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1525769/000152576926000041/0001525769-26-000041-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1525769/000152576926000041/play-20260811.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001525769-26-000041

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