Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (PLAY) Form 8-K — Sep 21, 2026
Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. filed an 8-K reporting that on August 11, 2026 its Board appointed Amanda Busby as Chief Operations Officer and Derek Sample as Chief Accounting Officer, with Sample designated principal accounting officer on August 25, 2026. Busby's employment agreement provides a $450,000 annual base salary with a 70% target bonus, plus one-time grants of 72,464 RSUs, options on 74,294 shares at an $8.97 exercise price, and up to 55,741 performance stock units tied to same store sales targets. Sample receives a $315,000 base salary with a 50% target bonus, plus grants of 39,019 RSUs, options on 52,006 shares at $8.97, and up to 39,019 PSUs.
Key figures
- Severance terms
- 12 months salary continuation plus unpaid and pro-rata bonus and 12 months medical premiums for both executives
- Main event stores
- 66
- Dave busters stores
- 184
- Busby max psu shares
- 55741
- Busby base salary usd
- 450000
- Sample max psu shares
- 39019
- Busby rsu grant shares
- 72464
- Busby target bonus pct
- 70% of base salary
- Sample base salary usd
- 315000
- Sample rsu grant shares
- 39019
- Sample target bonus pct
- 50% of base salary (prorated for fiscal 2026)
- Busby stock option shares
- 74294
- Sample stock option shares
- 52006
- Total north america stores
- 250
- Franchise stores international
- 6
- Busby option exercise price usd
- 8.97
- Sample option exercise price usd
- 8.97
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