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Dave & Buster's director Scott I. Ross fails majority vote; board retains him
At annual meeting on June 18, 2026, director Scott I. Ross received 8.67M for vs 10.57M against, failing majority.
Dave & Buster's Q1 revenue down 1.5%; diluted EPS plummets to $0.16 from $0.62
Revenue $559.2M (-1.5% YoY); comparable store sales fell 5.4%.
Dave & Buster's appoints Charles Protell to board; Atish Shah to depart at June annual meeting
Charles Protell, President/CFO of Golden Entertainment, appointed to Board and Audit Committee effective April 27, 2026.
Dave & Buster's Q4 net loss $39.8M; revenue down 0.9% to $529.6M
Q4 net loss of $39.8M ($1.15 diluted EPS) vs net income of $9.3M ($0.24 EPS) a year ago; adjusted net loss of $0.35/share.
Dave & Buster’s Q3 revenue $448.2M (-1.1%); net loss per share $1.22 vs $0.84 YoY
Comparable store sales declined 4.0% vs prior year; restaurant-level momentum improved sequentially during quarter.
Dave & Buster's grants one-time equity awards to three named officers
Darin Harper receives 22,026 RSUs and 22,026 time-based stock options at $22.70 exercise price.
Dave & Buster's Q2 net income falls 72% to $11.4M; comp store sales -3.0%
Revenue $557.4M, essentially flat (+0.05% YoY); comp store sales declined 3.0% vs 2024.
Dave & Buster's appoints Tarun Lal as CEO; interim CEO Sheehan remains Chairman
Tarun Lal (ex-KFC U.S. President) appointed CEO and board member effective July 14, 2025.
Dave & Buster's shareholders approve 2025 Omnibus Incentive Plan; all directors elected
Shareholders approved 2025 Omnibus Incentive Plan with 22,490,128 for, 2,346,430 against.
Dave & Buster's CDO John Mulleady to retire Oct 2025; Les Lehner promoted to succeed
John Mulleady retires as Chief Development Officer effective Oct 23, 2025; will serve as Senior Advisor from June 30, 2025.
Dave & Buster's Q1 revenue down 3.5%, comps -8.3%; EPS drops to $0.62
Revenue $567.7M (-3.5% YoY); comparable store sales -8.3% vs fiscal 2024.
Dave & Buster’s announces three director exits, two new nominees; interim CEO gets equity incentives
Directors Michael Griffith, Gail Mandel, Jennifer Storms not standing for reelection at June 20 annual meeting.
Dave & Buster's Q4 revenue $534.5M (-10.8%), EPS $0.24 vs $0.88; $111M sale-leaseback
Q4 revenue $534.5M (-10.8%), comparable store sales -9.4%; net income $9.3M ($0.24 diluted) vs $36.2M ($0.88).
Dave & Buster's appoints Scott Ross (Hill Path Capital) to Board; enters voting agreement
Scott Ross, Managing Partner of Hill Path Capital, appointed to Board effective Jan 30, 2025.
Dave & Buster's board authorizes $100M additional share repurchase
Board authorized $100M increase to existing repurchase program on Dec 16, 2024.
Dave & Buster's CEO resigns, Q3 net loss $32.7M, comparable sales down 7.7%
CEO Chris Morris resigned effective Dec 10; Chair Kevin Sheehan appointed interim CEO.
Dave & Buster's closes $1.35B debt refinancing; redeems 2025 notes, extends maturities to 2031
New $700M term loans (2024 Incremental Term B) at SOFR+3.25%, maturing Nov 1, 2031.
Dave & Buster's Q2 revenue up 2.8% but comp sales down 6.3%; adjusted EBITDA up 8.1%
Revenue $557.1M (+2.8% YoY); comparable store sales -6.3%; net income $40.3M vs $25.9M YoY.
All eight director nominees elected: James Chambers, Hamish Dodds, Michael Griffith, Gail Mandel, Chris Morris, Atish Shah, Kevin Sheehan, Jennifer Storms.
Dave & Buster's Q1: revenue $588M (-1.5%), comps -5.6%, EPS $0.99 vs $1.45
Net income $41.4M ($0.99 diluted) vs $70.1M ($1.45) in Q1 2023; adjusted net income $46.4M ($1.12).
Dave & Buster's appoints Darin Harper as CFO, effective June 17, 2024
Darin Harper named CFO; base salary $475,000, target bonus 80% of base.
Dave & Buster's Q4 rev $599M, comps -7%, adj EBITDA $152M, buyback upped $100M
Q4 revenue $599.1M (+6.3% vs Q4 2022); pro forma combined comps -7.0% vs 2022, +8.0% vs 2019.
Dave & Buster's amends credit agreement to add additional borrowers
Third Amendment to Credit Agreement dated Jan 31, 2024 adds six new borrowers to existing credit facility.
Dave & Buster's reprices term and revolving loans, expects >$5M annual interest savings
Term loan margin cut 60 bps to SOFR + 325 bps (was SOFR + 375); revolving margin also reduced 60 bps.
Dave & Buster's CFO Michael Quartieri to retire by April 30, 2024; search for successor underway
Michael Quartieri to retire as CFO effective April 30, 2024; will continue until successor appointed.
Dave & Buster's Q3 revenue $466.9M (-3% YoY), net loss $5.2M; repurchases $100M in shares
Revenue $466.9M, down 3.0% YoY; net loss $5.2M vs net income $1.9M in Q3 2022.
Dave & Buster's Q2 revenue record $542M (+15.7% YoY); comps down 6.3%; buyback boosted to $200M
Net income $25.9M ($0.60 diluted EPS) vs $29.1M ($0.59) in Q2 2022; adjusted EPS $0.94.
Dave & Buster's amends credit agreement: upsizes Term Loan B to $900M, reduces spread by 1.25%
New $900M Term B facility issued at 99% OID; $843.6M refinances existing term loans, $56.4M added for general corporate purposes.
All 8 director nominees elected with majority support; James P. Chambers received 35.4M for, 680K against.
Dave & Buster's Q1 revenue record $597.3M, net income $70.1M, repurchased $200M in shares
Record revenue of $597.3M, up 32.4% YoY; pro forma combined comparable store sales -4.1% vs 2022 but +10.3% vs 2019.
Dave & Buster's board authorizes $200M additional share repurchase through fiscal 2023
$200M added to existing share repurchase program; authorized through end of fiscal 2023.
Dave & Buster's Q4 revenue $563.8M (+64% YoY), EPS $0.80; $100M buyback authorized
Q4 revenue $563.8M (+64.3% YoY); pro forma combined comp store sales +19% vs 2021
Dave & Buster's (PLAY) Q3 revenue $481.2M record; Adj. EBITDA $90.0M
Revenue $481.2M (+51.3% YoY, +60.7% vs 2019); record third quarter.
Dave & Buster's approves one-time equity grants to executives with stock purchase condition
Compensation Committee approved one-time grants of performance-based RSUs, time-based RSUs, and stock options to named executive officers on Oct 7, 2022.
Dave & Buster's Q2 revenue record $468.4M; completes Main Event acquisition, raises synergy target
Record Q2 revenue $468.4M, up 35.9% vs Q2 2019 and 24.0% vs Q2 2021; Adjusted EBITDA record $119.6M.
Total acquisition consideration ~$872M; goodwill preliminarily allocated $456M, tradenames $111M.
Rob Edmund, SVP, Chief People and Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, resigned effective August 31, 2022.
Dave & Buster's SVP and Corporate Secretary Rob Edmund resigns, effective Aug 31, 2021
Rob Edmund, SVP and Chief People and Legal Officer, tendered resignation on Aug 1, 2021.
Dave & Buster's reports combined historical results after Main Event acquisition; details limited
Company held investor update call on July 12, 2022, presenting combined historical results following Main Event acquisition.
Dave & Buster's appoints Tony Wehner as COO, Margo Manning transitions out
Tony Wehner named SVP and Chief Operating Officer effective August 1, 2022; previously COO of Main Event.
Hill Path may acquire up to 20% of outstanding shares (including derivatives) while James Chambers serves on board.
Dave & Buster's completes $686M acquisition of Main Event; Chris Morris named CEO
Acquired Main Event for $686M cash net of adjustments; funded by new $500M revolver and $850M Term Loan B.
Dave & Buster's shareholders elect directors, ratify KPMG, approve say-on-pay at annual meeting
All seven nominees elected: Chambers, Dodds, Griffith, Mandel, Shah, Sheehan, Storms; each received over 35M for votes.
Revenue $451.1M, up 24.1% vs Q1 2019 ($363.6M); net income $67.0M vs $19.6M in Q1 2021.
Dave & Buster's extends interim CEO Sheehan's term, raises salary to $850k, grants $2M RSUs
Sheehan's interim CEO term indefinitely extended until permanent CEO appointed or agreement terminated.
Dave & Buster's corrects prior Form 8-K with correct performance-based RSU agreement
Filed Form 8-K/A to replace incorrect version of Performance-Based RSU Agreement.
Dave & Buster's Appoints Gail Mandel to Board; Trish Mueller to Retire at Annual Meeting
Gail Mandel, former Wyndham executive, appointed to Board effective April 18, 2022; joins Audit and Nominating/Governance Committees.
Dave & Buster's acquires Main Event for $835M; Chris Morris to become CEO
All-cash deal valued at $835M enterprise value; represents ~9x Main Event's TTM Adjusted EBITDA as of Dec 31, 2021.
Dave & Buster's Q4 revenue $343.1M (down 1.2% vs 2019); adj. EBITDA record $87.7M; Q1 comps +5.4%
Q4 net income $25.7M ($0.52 diluted EPS) vs net loss of $56.8M in Q4 2020.
Director Patricia Mueller not standing for re-election at Dave & Buster's 2022 annual meeting
Patricia H. Mueller notified the board she will not stand for re-election due to personal time constraints.
On April 30, 2026, Atish Shah notified the Company of his decision to not stand for reelection to the Board at the Company's 2026 annual meeting of shareholders, to be held on June 18, 2026 (the "Annual Meeting").
On April 27, 2026, the Board of Directors ("Board") of Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (the "Company") appointed Charles H. Protell, 51, to the Board and to the Audit Committee of the Board, in each case effective April 27, 2026.
On June 13, 2025, Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc. (the “Company”) announced the retirement of John Mulleady, Chief Development Officer and a named executive officer.
On April 28, 2025, the following directors notified Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc. (the “Company”) of their decision to not stand for reelection to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) at the Company’s 2025 annual meeting of shareholders, to be held on June 20, 2025 (the “Annual Meeting”): (i) Michael J. Griffith, Lead Independent Director and member of the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, (ii) Gail Mandel, member of the Audit Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, and (iii) Jennifer Storms, chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and member of the Compensation Committee.
On April 28, 2025, the following directors notified Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc. (the “Company”) of their decision to not stand for reelection to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) at the Company’s 2025 annual meeting of shareholders, to be held on June 20, 2025 (the “Annual Meeting”): (i) Michael J. Griffith, Lead Independent Director and member of the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, (ii) Gail Mandel, member of the Audit Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, and (iii) Jennifer Storms, chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and member of the Compensation Committee.
On April 28, 2025, the following directors notified Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc. (the “Company”) of their decision to not stand for reelection to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) at the Company’s 2025 annual meeting of shareholders, to be held on June 20, 2025 (the “Annual Meeting”): (i) Michael J. Griffith, Lead Independent Director and member of the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, (ii) Gail Mandel, member of the Audit Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, and (iii) Jennifer Storms, chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and member of the Compensation Committee.
On January 30, 2025, the Board appointed Scott I. Ross, 44, to the Board and to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and Finance Committee of the Board, in each case effective January 30, 2025
Darin E. Harper,49, was appointed as Chief Financial Officer of the Company effective June 17, 2024.
The Company's existing Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Michael Quartieri, will continue to serve as Chief Financial Officer until June 16, 2024 to ensure a smooth transition to Mr. Harper and extending his previously announced retirement date to June 16, 2024.
On December 20, 2023, Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the retirement of Michael A. Quartieri, Chief Financial Officer and a named executive officer.
On August 1, 2022, Rob Edmund, the Company's Corporate Secretary and Senior Vice President and Chief People and Legal Officer, tendered his resignation effective August 31, 2022 to pursue another opportunity out of state. Mr. Edmund's departure is not as a result of any dispute with the Company.
On August 1, 2021, Rob Edmund, the Company’s Corporate Secretary and Senior Vice President and Chief People and Legal Officer, tendered his resignation effective August 31, 2021 to pursue another opportunity out of state.
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