SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
Current Report Pursuant to Section
13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On April 14, 2022, the Board of Directors (“Board”) of Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Gail Mandel, 53, to the Board and the Audit and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees of the Board, effective April 18, 2022. The Board determined Ms. Mandel to be an independent director and also designated her as an Audit Committee Financial Expert. With Ms. Mandel's appointment to the Board, the size of the Board will be eight directors. Following Ms. Mandel’s appointment to the Committees, the Audit Committee is comprised of Hamish A. Dodds, Michael Griffith, Gail Mandel, and Atish Shah (Chair), and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is comprised of Michael Griffith, Gail Mandel, Patricia Mueller (Chair), Atish Shah and Jennifer Storms.
Ms. Mandel has served as Managing Director of Focused Point Ventures, LLC, a business advisory and consulting services organization, since 2019. In addition, she currently serves as the Executive Chairman of the Board of PureStar, a provider of laundry services and linen management to the hospitality industry, and since 2020, as Board member of Sabre Corporation, a leading software and technology company that powers the global travel industry. From 2014 to 2018, she served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Wyndham Destination Network, an operating division of Wyndham Worldwide and a provider of professionally managed, unique vacation accommodations. Ms. Mandel served in executive management positions at Wyndham Worldwide including as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer (March 2014-November 2014) and Chief Financial Officer (January 2010-March 2014) of Wyndham Destination Network (formerly Wyndham Exchange & Rentals). She held previous roles in finance and accounting at Cendant Corporation and HFS Incorporated. Ms. Mandel received her BBA, Public Accounting with summa cum laude honors from Pace University and completed the Global Leaders Program at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Ms. Mandel brings skills in leadership, finance, strategy, hospitality, governance, operations and technology to the Board.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Ms. Mandel and any other person pursuant to which she was appointed. Ms. Mandel’s compensation for her service as non-employee director will be consistent with that of the Company’s other non-employee directors. Ms. Mandel is not a party to any transaction that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
On April 18, 2022, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Ms. Mandel to the Board. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
As previously disclosed, Ms. Mueller is completing her current term and not standing for re-election at the 2022 Annual Shareholder Meeting. Following the election of Board members at the 2022 Annual Shareholder Meeting, the size of the Board will be reduced to seven directors.
On April 11, 2022, the Compensation Committee of the Board approved a new program for fiscal 2022 under the Company’s Amended and Restated 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan composed of nonqualified stock options (“Options”), performance-based Restricted Stock Units (“PSUs”) and time-based Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) with updated terms from our prior Options, PSU and RSU agreements. The Company will be using the updated forms of Nonqualified Stock Option Award Agreement (the “Options Agreement”), Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement – Performance Based (the “PSU Award Agreement”) and Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement – Time Based (the “RSU Award Agreement”), each of which are filed herewith, for these awards. This summary is not intended to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the form of Options Agreement, PSU Award Agreement, and RSU Award Agreement which are attached as Exhibits 10.1, 10.2 and 10.3, respectively, to this Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| 10.1 | Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Award Agreement, by and between Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc. and various employees of the Company. | |
| 10.2 | Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement – Performance Based, by and between Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc. and various employees of the Company. | |
| 10.3 | Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement – Time Based, by and between Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc. and various employees of the Company. | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated April 18, 2022. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (the Cover Page Interactive Data File is embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| DAVE & BUSTER’S ENTERTAINMENT, INC. | ||
| Date: April 18, 2022 | By: | /s/ Robert W. Edmund |
| Robert W. Edmund | ||
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||
Exhibit 10.1
Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc.
2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan
NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AWARD AGREEMENT
(EMPLOYEE FORM)
THIS NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AWARD AGREEMENT (this “Award Agreement”) is made effective as of [●] (the “Date of Grant”), between Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) and [●] (the “Participant”).
R E C I T A L S:
WHEREAS, the Company has adopted the Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc. 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Plan”); and
WHEREAS, the Committee has determined that it would be in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders to grant the option provided for herein to the Participant pursuant to the Plan and the terms set forth herein.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants hereinafter set forth, the parties agree as follows:
1. Grant of the Option. The Company hereby grants to the Participant the right and option (the “Option”) to purchase, on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, all or any part of an aggregate of [●] Shares as of the Date of Grant. The Option is intended to be a Nonqualified Stock Option.
2. Option Price. The purchase price of the Shares subject to the Option is [●] per Share (the “Option Price”).
3. Option Term. The term of the Option shall be ten (10) years, commencing on the Date of Grant (the “Option Term”). The Option shall automatically terminate upon the expiration of the Option Term, or at such earlier time specified herein or in the Plan.
4. Vesting of the Option. Subject to the Participant’s continued Service with the Company through the applicable vesting date, Section 5 of this Award Agreement and the terms of the Plan, the Option shall vest in equal installments on each of the first three (3) anniversaries of the Date of Grant, such that one-third (1/3) of the Option vests on each such anniversary (each, a “Vesting Date”).
5. Termination of Service.
(a) Termination of Service for Cause. Upon a termination of the Participant’s Service by the Company for Cause the Option, including any vested portion, shall immediately terminate and be forfeited without consideration. For purposes of this Award Agreement, “Cause” means (i) “Cause” as defined in any employment agreement between the Participant and the Company or any of its Affiliates, or (ii) if there is no such employment agreement or if it does not define Cause: the willful and continued failure by the Participant to perform the duties assigned by the Company, failure to follow reasonable business-related directions from the Company, gross insubordination, theft from the Company or its Affiliates, habitual absenteeism or tardiness, conviction or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to a felony, misdemeanor involving fraud, theft or moral turpitude, or any other reckless or willful misconduct that is contrary to the best interests of the Company or materially and adversely affects the reputation of the Company.
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(b) Termination of Service due to death or Disability. Upon a termination of the Participant’s Service by reason of death or Disability, any unvested portion of the Option shall immediately become vested, and any vested portion shall remain exercisable until the earlier of (i) one (1) year following such termination of Service and (ii) the expiration of the Option Term. For purposes of this Award Agreement, “Disability” means (A) “Disability” as defined in any employment agreement between the Participant and the Company or any of its Affiliates, or (B) if there is no such employment agreement or if it does not define Disability: the Participant is disabled to the extent that he or she is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months, or is receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three (3) months under an accident and health plan covering employees of Dave & Buster’s Management Corporation, Inc. The determination of the Participant’s disability shall be made in good faith by a physician reasonably acceptable to the Company.
(c) Termination of Service due to Retirement. Upon a termination of the Participant’s Service by reason of Retirement, subject to the terms of the Plan, any unvested portion of the Option shall continue to vest on each remaining Vesting Date, and any vested portion shall remain exercisable until the expiration of the Option Term. For purposes of this Award Agreement, “Retirement” means (i) “Retirement” as defined in any employment agreement between the Participant and the Company or any of its Affiliates, or (ii) if there is no such employment agreement or if it does not define Retirement: termination of the Participant’s Service, other than for Cause, after attaining (A) age sixty (60) and completing ten (10) years of continued service (i.e., without any termination of Service) with the Company or its Affiliates or (B) age sixty-five (65).
(d) Termination without Cause or for Good Reason related to Change-of-Control. Upon (i) a termination of the Participant’s Service by the Company or one of its successors or Affiliates without Cause or due to the Participant’s resignation for Good Reason (excluding a termination by reason of death or Disability), in either case before the final Vesting Date (a “Specified Termination”), (ii) the Specified Termination occurs on or within ninety (90) days before or twelve (12) months following the occurrence of a Change of Control of the Company, any unvested portion of the Option shall remain eligible for continued vesting in accordance with the terms of this Award, and any vested portion shall remain exercisable until the expiration of the Option Term; provided, that the foregoing shall not apply in the event that all Options issued and outstanding under the Plan are terminated in connection with such Change of Control. For purposes of this Award Agreement, “Good Reason” means (i) “Good Reason” as defined in any employment agreement between the Participant and the Company or any of its Affiliates, or (ii) if there is no such employment agreement or if it does not define Good Reason: Without the Participant’s consent, (A) a material reduction in the Participant’s annual base salary or (B) a relocation of the Participant’s primary place of employment with the Company by more than fifty (50) miles from that in effect as of the Date of Grant; provided, however, that neither item (A) nor item (B) shall constitute Good Reason unless the Participant has provided written notice to the Company within thirty (30) days of the occurrence of such event and the Company shall have failed to cure such event within thirty (30) days of receipt of such written notice.
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(e) Termination without Cause or for Good Reason. Upon a termination of the Participant’s Service by the Company without Cause or due to the Participant’s resignation for Good Reason (excluding a termination by reason of death or Disability) other than as provided in Section 5(d): (i) any portion of the Option that is vested as of the date of such termination of employment shall remain exercisable until the earlier of (A) ninety (90) days following such termination of Service and (B) the expiration of the Option Term; provided, that if a Change of Control should occur on or before the earlier of (A) and (B), then any portion of the Option that is vested as of the date of such termination of employment shall remain exercisable until the expiration of the Option Term; and (ii) any portion of the Option that is unvested as of such termination of employment shall remain outstanding but unexercisable until the earliest of (A) the date that is ninety (90) days following such termination of Service, at which time the unvested portion shall terminate and be forfeited, (B) the expiration of the Option Term, at which time the unvested portion shall terminate and be forfeited, and (C) the consummation of a Change of Control of the Company, at which time the unvested portion shall remain eligible for continued vesting in accordance with the terms of this Award notwithstanding such termination of employment (and to the extent the unvested portion would have vested pursuant to Section 4 hereof prior to the Change of Control if the Participant’s Service had not terminated, the unvested portion shall be deemed to have vested in accordance with and to the extent applicable to that vesting schedule).
(f) Other Terminations of Service. Upon a termination of the Participant’s Service for any reason, other than pursuant to Sections 5(a), 5(b), 5(c), 5(d) and 5(e) above, any unvested portion of the Option shall immediately terminate and be forfeited without consideration, and any vested portion of the Option shall remain exercisable until the earlier of (i) ninety (90) days following such termination of Service and (ii) the expiration of the Option Term.
6. Exercise Procedures.
(a) Notice of Exercise. To the extent exercisable, the Participant or the Participant’s representative may exercise any vested portion of the Option or any part thereof prior to the expiration of the Option Term or as otherwise set forth in Section 5 hereof by giving written notice to the Company in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A or any other form acceptable to the Committee or the Committee’s designated administrative representative (the “Notice of Exercise”). The Notice of Exercise shall be signed by the person exercising such Option or shall evidence the intent of the person exercising such Option if delivered in electronic format or with an electronic signature. In the event that such Option is being exercised by the Participant’s representative, the Notice of Exercise shall be accompanied by proof (satisfactory to the Company) of such representative’s right to exercise such Option.
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(b) Method of Exercise. The Participant or the Participant’s representative shall deliver to the Company, at the time the Notice of Exercise is given, payment (i) in cash or its equivalent (e.g., by cashier’s check), (ii) in Shares (whether or not previously owned by the Participant) having a Fair Market Value equal to the aggregate Option Price for the Shares being purchased and satisfying such other requirements as may be imposed by the Committee, (iii) partly in cash and partly in Shares (as described in clause (ii) above), (iv) if there is a public market for the Shares at such time, subject to such administrative requirements as may be imposed by the Committee, through the delivery of irrevocable instructions to a broker to sell Shares obtained upon the exercise of the Option and to deliver promptly to the Company an amount out of the proceeds of such sale equal to the aggregate Option Price for the Shares being purchased or (v) to the extent permitted by the Committee, another form of payment permissible under Section 6.5 of the Plan for the full amount of the aggregate Option Price for the exercised Option.
(c) Issuance of Shares. Provided the Company receives a properly completed and executed Notice of Exercise and payment for the full amount of the aggregate Option Price and the Participant has made arrangements for appropriate withholding, the Company shall promptly cause the Shares underlying the exercised Option to be issued in the name of the Person exercising the applicable Option.
7. Non-Solicitation and Non-Hire. If the Participant has an employment agreement with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that contains non-solicitation and/or non-hire covenants, the covenants are incorporated herein by reference. To the extent the Participant does not have an employment agreement containing such covenants, the following restrictive covenants shall apply:
As a material incentive for the Company to enter into this Award Agreement, during the term of the Participant’s employment with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and for a period of twelve (12) months from the termination of the Participant’s employment for any reason (including, without limitation, resignation by the Participant) (the "Non-Solicitation and Non-Hire Period") the Participant shall not, directly or indirectly, on the Participant’s own behalf or on behalf of any other person, partnership, entity, association, or corporation, induce or attempt to influence, induce, or encourage anyone who is or, within the six (6) months prior to the date of termination was, an employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries at or above the managerial level (including, without limitation, General Managers, Assistant General Managers, store departmental managers, and all higher-ranking managers) (for purposes of this Section 7, an “Employee”), client, supplier, vendor, licensee, distributor, contractor or other business relation of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to cease doing business with, adversely alter or interfere with its business relationship with, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Further, during the Non-Solicitation and Non-Hire Period, the Participant shall not, on the Participant’s own behalf or on behalf of any other person, partnership, entity, association, or corporation, (i) solicit or seek to hire any Employee, or in any other manner attempt directly or indirectly to influence, induce, or encourage any Employee to leave their employ (provided, however, that nothing herein shall restrict the Participant from engaging in any general solicitation that is not specifically targeted at such persons), nor shall the Participant use or disclose to any person, partnership, entity, association, or corporation any information concerning the names, addresses or personal telephone numbers of any Employee, (ii) without the Company's prior written consent, hire, employ or engage as a consultant any Employee, or (iii) directly or indirectly solicit, induce, or attempt to influence, induce, or encourage any person, partnership, entity, association, or corporation that is a client or customer of the Company or its Subsidiaries and who or which the Participant helped to schedule or conduct a special event or corporate teambuilding while employed by the Company or its Subsidiaries to schedule or conduct a special event or corporate teambuilding through another person, partnership, entity, association, or corporation.
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This Section 7 shall survive exercise, termination or settlement of the Option and termination or satisfaction of the Award Agreement.
8. No Right to Continued Service. The granting of the Option evidenced hereby and this Award Agreement shall impose no obligation on the Company or any Affiliate to continue the Service of the Participant and shall not lessen or affect any right that the Company or any Affiliate may have to terminate the Service of such Participant.
9. Securities Laws/Legend on Certificates. The issuance and delivery of Shares shall comply with all applicable requirements of law, including (without limitation) the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, state securities laws and regulations, and the regulations of any stock exchange or other securities market on which the Company’s securities may then be traded. If the Company deems it necessary to ensure that the issuance of securities under the Plan is not required to be registered under any applicable securities laws, the Participant shall deliver to the Company an agreement or certificate containing such representations, warranties and covenants as the Company which satisfies such requirements. The certificates representing the Shares shall be subject to such stop transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee may deem reasonably advisable, and the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be put on any such certificates to make appropriate reference to such restrictions.
10. Transferability. Unless otherwise provided by the Committee, the Option may not be assigned, alienated, pledged, attached, sold or otherwise transferred or encumbered by the Participant other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and any such purported assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance shall be void and unenforceable against the Company or any Affiliate; provided that, the designation of a beneficiary shall not constitute an assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance. No such permitted transfer of the Option to heirs or legatees of the Participant shall be effective to bind the Company unless the Committee shall have been furnished with written notice thereof and a copy of such evidence as the Committee may deem necessary to establish the validity of the transfer and the acceptance by the transferee or transferees of the terms and conditions hereof. During the Participant’s lifetime, the Option is exercisable only by the Participant (or, if the Participant is disabled, the Participant’s representative).
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11. Withholding. The Participant may be required to pay to the Company or any Affiliate and the Company shall have the right and is hereby authorized to withhold any applicable withholding taxes in respect of the Option, its exercise or transfer and to take such other action as may be necessary in the opinion of the Committee to satisfy all obligations for the payment of such withholding taxes.
12. Notices. Any notification required by the terms of this Award Agreement shall be given in writing and shall be deemed effective upon personal delivery or within three (3) days of deposit with the United States Postal Service, by registered or certified mail, with postage and fees prepaid. A notice shall be addressed to the Company, Attention: General Counsel, at its principal executive office and to the Participant at the address that he or she most recently provided to the Company.
13. Entire Agreement. This Award Agreement and the Plan constitute the entire contract between the parties hereto with regard to the subject matter hereof and supersede any other agreements, representations or understandings (whether oral or written and whether express or implied) which relate to the subject matter hereof.
14. Waiver. No waiver of any breach or condition of this Award Agreement shall be deemed to be a waiver of any other or subsequent breach or condition whether of like or different nature.
15. Successors and Assigns. The provisions of this Award Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the Company and its successors and assigns and upon the Participant, the Participant’s assigns and the legal representatives, heirs and legatees of the Participant’s estate, whether or not any such person shall have become a party to this Award Agreement and have agreed in writing to be joined herein and be bound by the terms hereof.
16. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial.
(a) This Award Agreement and all claims, causes of action or proceedings (whether in contract, in tort, at law or otherwise) that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to this Award Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of Delaware, excluding any conflicts or choice-of-law rule or principle that might otherwise refer construction or interpretation of the Award Agreement to the substantive law of another jurisdiction. Each party to this Award Agreement agrees that it shall bring all claims, causes of action and proceedings (whether in contract, in tort, at law or otherwise) that may be based upon, arise out of or be related to the Award Agreement exclusively in the Delaware Court of Chancery or, in the event (but only in the event) that such court does not have subject-matter jurisdiction over such claim, cause of action or proceeding, exclusively in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware (the “Chosen Court”) and hereby (i) irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Chosen Court, (ii) waives any objection to laying venue in any such proceeding in the Chosen Court, (iii) waives any objection that the Chosen Court is an inconvenient forum or does not have jurisdiction over any party and (iv) agrees that service of process upon such party in any such claim or cause of action shall be effective if notice is given in accordance with this Award Agreement.
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(b) EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT, IN TORT, AT LAW OR OTHERWISE) INSTITUTED BY OR AGAINST SUCH PARTY IN RESPECT OF ITS, HIS OR HER OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER.
17. Option Subject to Plan. By entering into this Award Agreement the Participant agrees and acknowledges that the Participant has received and read a copy of the Plan. The Option is subject to the Plan. The terms and provisions of the Plan as it may be amended from time to time are hereby incorporated herein by reference. In the event of a conflict between any term or provision contained herein and a term or provision of the Plan, the applicable terms and provisions of the Plan will govern and prevail. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meanings as in the Plan.
18. No Guarantees Regarding Tax Treatment. The Participant shall be responsible for all taxes with respect to the Option. The Committee and the Company make no guarantees regarding the tax treatment of the Option.
19. Amendment. The Committee may amend or alter this Award Agreement and the Option granted hereunder at any time, subject to the terms of the Plan.
20. Signature in Counterparts. This Award Agreement may be signed in counterparts, manually or electronically, and each of which will be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures to each were upon the same instrument.
21. Electronic Signature and Delivery. This Award Agreement may be accepted by return signature or by electronic confirmation. Each party agrees that the electronic signatures, whether digital or encrypted, of the parties included in this Award Agreement are intended to authenticate this writing and to have the same force and effect as manual signatures. Delivery of a copy of this Agreement or any other document contemplated hereby bearing an original or electronic signature by facsimile transmission (whether directly from one facsimile device to another by means of a dial-up connection or whether mediated by the worldwide web), by electronic mail in “portable document format” (“.pdf”) form, or by any other electronic means intended to preserve the original graphic and pictorial appearance of a document, will have the same effect as physical delivery of the paper document bearing an original or electronic signature.
22. Severability. The provisions of this Award Agreement are severable and if any one or more provisions are determined to be illegal or otherwise unenforceable, in whole or in part, the remaining provisions shall nevertheless be binding and enforceable.
[signature page follows]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Participant have executed this Nonqualified Stock Option Award Agreement as of the date first set forth above.
| PARTICIPANT | |
| DAVE & BUSTER’S ENTERTAINMENT, INC. | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
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EXHIBIT A
Notice of Exercise
Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc.
1221 S. Belt Line Road #500
Coppell, Texas 75019
| Attn: General Counsel | Date of Exercise: |
________________
Ladies & Gentlemen:
1. Exercise of Option. This constitutes notice to Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc. (the “Company”) that pursuant to my Nonqualified Stock Option Award Agreement (the “Award Agreement”) under the Company’s 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) I elect to purchase the number of Shares of Company common stock set forth below and for the price set forth below. By signing and delivering this notice to the Company, I hereby acknowledge that I am the holder of the stock option (the “Option”) exercised by this notice and have full power and authority to exercise the same. Any capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Award Agreement or the Plan, as applicable.
| Date of Grant: | ||
| Number of Shares as to which the Option is exercised (“Optioned Shares”): |
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| Shares to be issued in name of: |
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| Total exercise price: | $ | |
| Cash payment or other method of payment permitted under Section 6(b) of the Award Agreement delivered herewith: |
$ | |
| Method: | ||
2. Form of Payment. The Option may be exercised by delivery to the Company of payment (i) in cash or its equivalent (e.g., by cashier’s check), (ii) in Shares (whether or not previously owned by the Person exercising the Option pursuant to this notice) having a Fair Market Value equal to the aggregate Option Price for the Shares being purchased and satisfying such other requirements as may be imposed by the Committee, (iii) partly in cash and partly in Shares (as described in clause (ii) above), (iv) if there is a public market for the Shares at such time, subject to such administrative requirements as may be imposed by the Committee, through the delivery of irrevocable instructions to a broker to sell Shares obtained upon the exercise of the Option and to deliver promptly to the Company an amount out of the proceeds of such sale equal to the aggregate Option Price for the Shares being purchased or (v) to the extent permitted by the Committee, another form of payment permissible under Section 6.5 of the Plan for the full amount of the aggregate Option Price for the exercised Option.
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3. Delivery of Payment. With this notice, I hereby deliver to the Company the full exercise price of the Optioned Shares and any and all withholding taxes due in connection with the exercise of my Option or have otherwise satisfied such requirements.
4. Rights as Stockholder. While the Company will endeavor to process this notice in a timely manner, I acknowledge that until the issuance of the shares underlying the Optioned Shares (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company), no right to vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a stockholder shall exist with respect to such shares, notwithstanding the exercise of my option(s). No adjustment shall be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date of issuance of the optioned stock.
5. Interpretation. Any dispute regarding the interpretation of this notice shall be submitted promptly by me or by the Company to the Committee. The resolution of such a dispute by the Committee shall be final and binding on all parties.
6. Governing Law; Severability. This notice is governed by the internal substantive laws but not the choice of law rules, of Delaware. In the event that any provision hereof becomes or is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, unenforceable or void, this notice will continue in full force and effect without said provision.
7. Entire Agreement. The Plan and the Award Agreement under which the Optioned Shares were granted are incorporated herein by reference, and together with this notice constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.
| Very truly yours, | |
| (social security number) |
D&B Employee
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Exhibit 10.2
Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc.
2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan
(Performance Based)
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT
THIS RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT (this “Award Agreement”) is made effective as of [●] (the “Date of Grant”), between Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) and [●] (the “Participant”).
R E C I T A L S:
WHEREAS, the Company has adopted the Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc. 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan (as amended from time to time, the “Plan”); and
WHEREAS, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Committee”) has determined that it would be in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders to grant the award (the “Award”) of performance-vesting restricted stock units (each, an “RSU”) provided for herein to the Participant pursuant to the Plan and the terms set forth herein.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants hereinafter set forth, the parties agree as follows:
1. Grant of Award. The Company hereby grants to the Participant RSUs on the following terms:
(a) Upon achievement of target-level performance set forth in this Agreement, [●] RSUs may be earned under this Award (the “Target Achievable RSUs”) in respect of the three-fiscal year performance period commencing on the first day of fiscal 2022 and ending on the last day of fiscal 2024 (the “Performance Period,” and the last day, the “Closing Date”).
(b) Each RSU represents one notional share of common stock, par value $.01 per share, of the Company (each, a “Share”). Two-thirds of the Target Achievable RSUs shall constitute “A-EBITDA-Based RSUs,” and one-third of the Target Achievable RSUs shall constitute “ROIC-Based RSUs,” in each case calculated in accordance with Section 2 below.
2. Terms and Conditions.
(a) Calculation of Earned Portion. The Award shall be one hundred percent (100%) unvested as of the Date of Grant. Pursuant to the terms of the Plan and this Award Agreement, including, without limitation, Sections 3 and 4 below, as soon as reasonably practicable following the Closing Date and completion of the Company’s audit in respect of its 2024 fiscal year, the Committee shall determine and certify the numbers of A-EBITDA-Based RSUs and ROIC-Based RSUs, if any, that shall be deemed earned and eligible for vesting and settlement (such RSUs, “Earned RSUs”) in accordance with subsections (b) and (c) below. Any and all RSUs that are not deemed to be Earned RSUs shall be forfeited and canceled immediately without consideration and shall not be eligible for settlement in accordance with Section 3 hereof.
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(b) Service Vesting. The Earned RSUs shall vest on ___________ __, 2024 (each, a “Vesting Date”), subject to the Participant’s continued employment with the Company through each applicable Vesting Date.
(c) A-EBITDA-Based Calculation. All or a portion of the A-EBITDA-Based RSUs shall be deemed earned as set forth in the table below based on the annual growth in the Company’s Adjusted EBITDA as defined and calculated in the Company's Form 10-K, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the fiscal year ended January 29, 2022; provided that in the reasonable discretion of the Committee, additions or reductions to the foregoing calculations may be made to address items not contemplated by the Company’s long range plan or for items that affect the Company’s results during the Performance Period but which directly relate to transactions or events that occurred outside of the Performance Period, including but not limited to the following nonrecurring items: Board-approved strategic investment(s) (such as but not limited to future growth vector(s), adjacent brand concept(s), rebranding initiative(s), or operating model alternative(s)), bank financing transactions, equity offerings in excess of the long-term plan, mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, legal settlements, severance payments, and restructurings (“A-EBITDA”). The annual growth in A-EBITDA (“ANNUAL GROWTH”) shall be determined by reference to and shall incorporate the relevant elements of the Company’s audited financial statements as prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis (“GAAP”). ANNUAL GROWTH will be determined for each fiscal year during the Performance Period by determining the growth in A-EBITDA for the completed fiscal year versus the prior fiscal year’s A-EBITDA, and then measured on the table below to determine the achieved percentage (the “ACHIEVED PERCENTAGE”) for such fiscal year. Following determination of each fiscal year’s ACHIEVED PERCENTAGE, the ACHIEVED PERCENTAGE for all three years will be totaled and divided by three; the resulting percentage will be multiplied by the A-EBITDA-Based RSUs to determine the final amount of earned A-EBITDA-Based RSUs. For example, if ANNUAL GROWTH for the three fiscal years is 10.5%, 4.5% and 10.5%, respectively, the ACHIEVED PERCENTAGE will be 66.7% (being the sum of 100%+0%+100% divided by 3), and if the target A-EBITDA-Based RSUs is 1200, the earned A-EBITDA-Based RSUs would be 800 (being 1200x0.667). If the ANNUAL GROWTH for any particular fiscal year falls between the minimum level and target level or between the target level and maximum level (each such level as set forth below), then the ACHIEVED PERCENTAGE for such fiscal year shall be determined using straight-line interpolation between the two applicable levels. The A-EBITDA-Based RSUs that are deemed earned in accordance with this Section 2(b) shall be payable as of (and not before) the Settlement Date (defined below) provided that the Participant continues to provide Service to the Company until the close of business on the Settlement Date (except as otherwise provided in Section 4).
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| ANNUAL GROWTH | Achieved Percentage |
| At least 16.0% (maximum level) | 200% |
| At least 10.5% and less than 16.0% (target level) | 100% |
| At least 5.0% and less than 10.5% (minimum level) | 50% |
| Less than 10.5% | 0% |
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the announced merger and acquisition of Main Event Entertainment closes during any fiscal year of the Performance Period, A-EBITDA will be measured solely on the Dave & Buster’s brand without giving effect to the merger and acquisition and assuming budgeted general and administrative expenses for that fiscal year. Thereafter, for subsequent fiscal years of the Performance Period, A-EBITDA will be measured on the combined enterprise.
(a) Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) Based Calculation. All or a portion of the ROIC-Based RSUs shall be deemed earned and eligible for settlement as set forth in the table below based on the Company’s ROIC (calculated as Net Operating Profit After Taxes ("NOPAT") divided by invested capital) during the Performance Period. Invested capital is the sum of book value of equity plus the book value of debt less cash and cash equivalents. ROIC will be computed as a simple three-year average for all fiscal years in the Performance Period. If ROIC falls between the minimum level and target level or between the target level and maximum level (each such level as set forth below), then the percentage of ROIC-Based RSUs shall be deemed earned shall be determined using straight-line interpolation between the two applicable levels. The ROIC-Based RSUs that are deemed earned in accordance with this Section 2(c) shall be payable as of (and not before) the Settlement Date provided that the Participant continues to provide Service to the Company until the close of business on the Settlement Date (except as otherwise provided in Section 4)
| ROIC | Earned Percentage of ROIC-Based RSUs |
| At least 27.3% (maximum level) | 200% |
| At least 23.8% (target level) | 100% |
| At least 20.3% (minimum level) | 50% |
| Less than 20.3% | 0% |
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the announced merger and acquisition of Main Event Entertainment closes during the Performance Period, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors may adjust the ROIC targets to account for the combined enterprise using the same or substantially similar methodology used to set the original targets, applied to the operations, results, and expected performance of the combined enterprise. Such revised targets shall be established and communicated to award recipients within 180 days of the closing of the transaction.
3. Settlement; Payment.
(a) Share Settlement. Pursuant to the terms of the Plan and this Award Agreement, including, without limitation, Sections 3(b) and 4 below, and to the extent that it would not cause a violation of Section 409A, each vested Earned RSU shall be settled by the issuance of a Share as soon as practicable following the applicable Vesting Date, and in all events no later than the June 30 next following such Vesting Date, as determined solely by the Company (the date of settlement, the “Settlement Date”). Vested and Earned RSUs settled via Share issuance shall be distributed to the Participant or the Participant’s legal representative; provided, that the Company may, at its election, either (a) on or after the Settlement Date, issue a certificate representing the Shares subject to this Award Agreement, or (b) not issue any certificate representing Shares subject to this Award Agreement and instead document the Participant’s or the Participant’s legal representative’s interest in the Shares by registering the Shares with the Company's transfer agent (or another custodian selected by the Company) in book-entry form.
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(b) Limitations. The maximum number of Shares issuable under this Award Agreement (the “Maximum Share Limit”) shall equal 200% of the Target Achievable RSUs.
(c) Forfeiture of Earned RSUs Due to Limitations. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Award Agreement, upon the first to occur of (i) the issuance pursuant to Section 3(a) above of the number of Shares equal to the Maximum Share Limit, and (ii) the payment in cash pursuant to Section 3(b) above of an amount equal to the Maximum Cash Limit (as reduced from time to time in accordance with Section 3(c) above), any remaining Earned RSUs shall be forfeited and canceled immediately without consideration, and no further Shares or cash shall be issuable or payable to the Participant hereunder.
(d) Award Subject to Clawback Policy. The Participant agrees and acknowledges that the Participant is bound by, and the Award is subject to, any clawback policy adopted by the Committee from time to time.
4. Termination of Service. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary:
(a) Termination of Service Due to Death or Disability. Upon a termination of the Participant’s Service by reason of death or Disability that occurs:
(i) at any time prior to the expiration of the Performance Period, then the Award shall be settled in accordance with Section 3 above in respect of 100% of the Target Achievable RSUs, notwithstanding the termination of the Participant’s Service, except that notwithstanding Section 2(b), such RSUs shall be immediately fully vested and thereafter settled within sixty (60) days following such termination of Service, subject to the applicable limitations set forth in Section 3 above; and
(ii) after the expiration of the Performance Period and prior to the final Settlement Date, then the Award shall be settled in accordance with Section 3 above, in respect of the number of then-outstanding Earned RSUs, except that notwithstanding Section 2(b), such RSUs shall be immediately fully vested and settled within thirty (30) days following such termination of Service, subject to the applicable limitations set forth in Section 3 above.
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For purposes of this Award Agreement, “Disability” means (i) “Disability” as defined in any employment agreement between the Participant and the Company or any of its Affiliates, or (ii) if there is no such employment agreement or if it does not define Disability: the Participant is disabled to the extent that he or she is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months, or is receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three (3) months under an accident and health plan covering employees of Dave & Buster’s Management Corporation, Inc. The determination of the Participant’s Disability shall be made in good faith by a physician reasonably acceptable to the Company.
(b) Termination of Service Due to Retirement. Upon a termination of the Participant’s Service by reason of Retirement that occurs:
(i) at any time prior to the expiration of the Performance Period, then the Award shall be settled in accordance with Section 3 above in respect of the number of RSUs that would have been earned pursuant to this Agreement based on actual performance during the full Performance Period, notwithstanding the termination of the Participant’s Service, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in the Performance Period through and including the date of termination of Service, and the denominator of which is 1,095, except that notwithstanding Section 2(b), such RSUs shall be fully vested and settled on the Settlement Date next following such termination of Service, subject to the applicable limitations set forth in Section 3 above; and
(ii) after the expiration of the Performance Period and prior to the final Settlement Date, then the Award shall be settled in accordance with Section 3 above, in respect of the number of then-outstanding Earned RSUs that would have vested on the Vesting Date coincident with or next following such termination of Service, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed after the immediately preceding Vesting Date through and including the date of termination of Service, and the denominator of which is 365, except that notwithstanding Section 2(b), such RSUs shall be immediately fully vested and settled within thirty (30) days following such termination of Service, subject to the applicable limitations set forth in Section 3 above.
For purposes of this Award Agreement, “Retirement” means (i) “Retirement” as defined in any employment agreement between the Participant and the Company or any of its Affiliates, or (ii) if there is no such employment agreement or if it does not define Retirement: termination of the Participant’s Service, other than for Cause, after attaining (A) age sixty (60) and completing ten (10) years of continued Service (i.e., without any termination of Service) with the Company or its Affiliates or (B) age sixty-five (65).
(c) Termination without Cause or for Good Reason related to a Change of Control. Upon (i) a termination of the Participant’s Service by the Company or one of its successors or Affiliates without Cause or due to the Participant’s resignation for Good Reason (excluding termination by reason of death or Disability) (a “Specified Termination”) and (ii) the Specified Termination occurs either within ninety (90) days before or within twelve (12) months following the occurrence of a Change of Control of the Company (the “Protected Period”), then:
(i) If the Change in Control occurs at any time prior to the expiration of the Performance Period, the Award shall be converted to restricted stock units (“RSUs”) in respect of the Target Achievable RSUs, notwithstanding the termination of the Participant’s Service, except that notwithstanding Section 2(b), such RSUs shall be immediately fully vested and be settled on the Settlement Date next following such termination of Service, subject to the applicable limitations set forth in Section 3 above; and
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(ii) If the Change in Control occurs after the expiration of the Performance Period and prior to the final Settlement Date, the Award shall be settled in accordance with Section 3 above, in respect of the number of then-outstanding Earned RSUs, except that notwithstanding Section 2(b), such RSUs shall be fully vested upon such termination (or, if later, such Change of Control) and settled within ten (10) days following such termination (or, if later, such Change of Control), subject to the applicable limitations set forth in Section 3 above;
provided, that if a Specified Termination should occur prior to a Change of Control of the Company, the Award shall remain outstanding for up to ninety (90) days following such Specified Termination in order to determine whether such Specified Termination shall have occurred during a Protected Period such that the Award shall be eligible for settlement pursuant to this Section 4(c).
(d) Termination of Service without Cause. Upon a termination of the Participant’s Service by the Company or one of its successors or Affiliates without Cause that occurs:
(i) at any time prior to the expiration of the Performance Period, then the Award shall be settled in accordance with Section 3 above in respect of the number of RSUs that would have been earned pursuant to this Agreement based on actual performance during the full Performance Period, notwithstanding the termination of the Participant’s Service, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in the Performance Period through and including the date of termination of Service, and the denominator of which is 1,095, except that notwithstanding Section 2(b), such RSUs shall be fully vested and settled on the Settlement Date next following such termination of Service, subject to the applicable limitations set forth in Section 3 above; and
(ii) after the expiration of the Performance Period and prior to the final Settlement Date, then the Award shall be settled in accordance with Section 3 above, in respect of the number of then-outstanding Earned RSUs that would have vested on the Vesting Date coincident with or next following such termination of Service, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed after the Date of Grant through and including the date of termination of Service, and the denominator of which is 365, except that notwithstanding Section 2(b), such RSUs shall be fully vested and settled within thirty (30) days following such termination of Service, subject to the applicable limitations set forth in Section 3 above.
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(e) For purposes of this Award Agreement, “Cause” means (x) “Cause” as defined in any employment agreement between the Participant and the Company or any of its Affiliates, or (y) if there is no such employment agreement or if it does not define Cause: the willful and continued failure by the Participant to perform the duties assigned by the Company, failure to follow reasonable business-related directions from the Company, gross insubordination, theft from the Company or its Affiliates, habitual absenteeism or tardiness, conviction or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to a felony, misdemeanor involving fraud, theft or moral turpitude, or any other reckless or willful misconduct that is contrary to the best interests of the Company or materially and adversely affects the reputation of the Company.
(f) For purposes of this Award Agreement, “Good Reason” means (i) “Good Reason” as defined in any employment agreement between the Participant and the Company or any of its Affiliates, or (ii) if there is no such employment agreement or if it does not define Good Reason: Without the Participant’s consent, (A) a material reduction in the Participant’s annual base salary or (B) a relocation of the Participant’s primary place of employment with the Company by more than fifty (50) miles from that in effect as of the Date of Grant; provided, however, that neither item (A) nor item (B) shall constitute Good Reason unless the Participant has provided written notice to the Company within thirty (30) days of the occurrence of such event and the Company shall have failed to cure such event within thirty (30) days of receipt of such written notice.
(g) Other Terminations of Service. Upon a termination of the Participant’s Service prior to the final Settlement Date for any reason other than pursuant to Sections 4(a), 4(b), 4(c) and 4(d) above, the Award, including any then-outstanding Earned RSUs, shall immediately terminate and be forfeited without consideration.
(h) Release. Upon a termination of the Participant’s Service prior to the final Settlement Date for termination without Cause pursuant to Section 4(d), settlement of any Award shall be conditioned first upon the Participant’s execution of a fully effective and non-revocable general release (“Release”) in favor of the Company, its Board of Directors, Affiliates, and employees, in such form as reasonably approved by the Company and the Participant within sixty (60) days of the Participant’s termination of Service, which Release shall be provided to the Participant within five (5) days of the Participant’s termination of Service.
5. No Right to Continued Service. The granting of the Award evidenced hereby and this Award Agreement shall impose no obligation on the Company or any Affiliate to continue the Service of the Participant and shall not lessen or affect any right that the Company or any Affiliate may have to terminate the Service of such Participant.
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6. Shareholder Rights. Neither the Participant nor the Participant’s representative shall have any rights as a shareholder of the Company with respect to the RSUs until such Person receives the Shares, if any, issued upon settlement.
7. Non-Solicitation and Non-Hire. If the Participant has an employment agreement with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that contains non-solicitation and/or non-hire covenants, the covenants are incorporated into this Award Agreement by reference. To the extent the Participant does not have an employment agreement containing such covenants, the following restrictive covenants shall apply:
As a material incentive for the Company to enter into this Award Agreement, during the term of the Participant’s employment with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and for a period of twelve (12) months from the termination of the Participant’s employment for any reason (including, without limitation, resignation by the Participant) (the "Non-Solicitation and Non-Hire Period") the Participant shall not, directly or indirectly, on the Participant’s own behalf or on behalf of any other person, partnership, entity, association, or corporation, induce or attempt to influence, induce, or encourage anyone who is or, within the six (6) months prior to the date of termination was, an employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries at or above the managerial level (including, without limitation, General Managers, Assistant General Managers, store departmental managers, and all higher-ranking managers) (for purposes of this Section 7, an “Employee”), client, supplier, vendor, licensee, distributor, contractor or other business relation of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to cease doing business with, adversely alter or interfere with its business relationship with, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Further, during the Non-Solicitation and Non-Hire Period, the Participant shall not, on the Participant’s own behalf or on behalf of any other person, partnership, entity, association, or corporation, (i) solicit or seek to hire any Employee, or in any other manner attempt directly or indirectly to influence, induce, or encourage any Employee to leave their employ (provided, however, that nothing herein shall restrict the Participant from engaging in any general solicitation that is not specifically targeted at such persons), nor shall the Participant use or disclose to any person, partnership, entity, association, or corporation any information concerning the names, addresses or personal telephone numbers of any Employee, (ii) without the Company's prior written consent, hire, employ or engage as a consultant any Employee, or (iii) directly or indirectly solicit, induce, or attempt to influence, induce, or encourage any person, partnership, entity, association, or corporation that is a client or customer of the Company or its Subsidiaries and who or which the Participant helped to schedule or conduct a special event or corporate teambuilding while employed by the Company or its Subsidiaries to schedule or conduct a special event or corporate teambuilding through another person, partnership, entity, association, or corporation.
This Section 7 shall survive termination or settlement of the Award and termination or satisfaction of the Award Agreement.
8. Securities Laws/Legend on Certificates. The issuance and delivery of Shares shall comply with all applicable requirements of law, including (without limitation) the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, state securities laws and regulations, and the regulations of any stock exchange or other securities market on which the Company’s securities may then be traded. If the Company deems it necessary to ensure that the issuance of securities under the Plan is not required to be registered under any applicable securities laws, the Participant shall deliver to the Company an agreement or certificate containing such representations, warranties and covenants as the Company which satisfies such requirements. The certificates representing the Shares shall be subject to such stop transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee may deem reasonably advisable, and the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be put on any such certificates to make appropriate reference to such restrictions.
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9. Transferability. Unless otherwise provided by the Committee, the Award may not be assigned, alienated, pledged, attached, sold or otherwise transferred or encumbered by the Participant other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and any such purported assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance shall be void and unenforceable against the Company or any Affiliate; provided that, the designation of a beneficiary shall not constitute an assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance. No such permitted transfer of the Award to heirs or legatees of the Participant shall be effective to bind the Company unless the Committee shall have been furnished with written notice thereof and a copy of such evidence as the Committee may deem necessary to establish the validity of the transfer and the acceptance by the transferee or transferees of the terms and conditions hereof.
10. Withholding. The Participant may be required to pay to the Company or any Affiliate and the Company shall have the right and is hereby authorized to withhold any applicable withholding taxes in respect of the Award, its exercise or transfer and to take such other action as may be necessary in the opinion of the Committee to satisfy all obligations for the payment of such withholding taxes.
11. Notices. Any notification required by the terms of this Award Agreement shall be given in writing and shall be deemed effective upon personal delivery or within three (3) days of deposit with the United States Postal Service, by registered or certified mail, with postage and fees prepaid. A notice shall be addressed to the Company, Attention: General Counsel, at its principal executive office and to the Participant at the address that he or she most recently provided to the Company.
12. Entire Agreement. This Award Agreement and the Plan constitute the entire contract between the parties hereto with regard to the subject matter hereof and supersede any other agreements, representations or understandings (whether oral or written and whether express or implied) which relate to the subject matter hereof.
13. Waiver. No waiver of any breach or condition of this Award Agreement shall be deemed to be a waiver of any other or subsequent breach or condition whether of like or different nature.
14. Successors and Assigns. The provisions of this Award Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the Company and its successors and assigns and upon the Participant, the Participant’s assigns and the legal representatives, heirs and legatees of the Participant’s estate, whether or not any such person shall have become a party to this Award Agreement and have agreed in writing to be joined herein and be bound by the terms hereof.
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15. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial.
(a) This Award Agreement and all claims, causes of action or proceedings (whether in contract, in tort, at law or otherwise) that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to this Award Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of Delaware, excluding any conflicts or choice-of-law rule or principle that might otherwise refer construction or interpretation of the Award Agreement to the substantive law of another jurisdiction. Each party to this Award Agreement agrees that it shall bring all claims, causes of action and proceedings (whether in contract, in tort, at law or otherwise) that may be based upon, arise out of or be related to the Award Agreement exclusively in the Delaware Court of Chancery or, in the event (but only in the event) that such court does not have subject-matter jurisdiction over such claim, cause of action or proceeding, exclusively in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware (the “Chosen Court”) and hereby (i) irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Chosen Court, (ii) waives any objection to laying venue in any such proceeding in the Chosen Court, (iii) waives any objection that the Chosen Court is an inconvenient forum or does not have jurisdiction over any party and (iv) agrees that service of process upon such party in any such claim or cause of action shall be effective if notice is given in accordance with this Award Agreement.
(b) EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT, IN TORT, AT LAW OR OTHERWISE) INSTITUTED BY OR AGAINST SUCH PARTY IN RESPECT OF ITS, HIS OR HER OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER.
16. Award Subject to Plan. By entering into this Award Agreement the Participant agrees and acknowledges that the Participant has received and read a copy of the Plan. The Award is subject to the Plan. The terms and provisions of the Plan as it may be amended from time to time are hereby incorporated herein by reference. In the event of a conflict between any term or provision contained herein and a term or provision of the Plan, the applicable terms and provisions of the Plan will govern and prevail. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meanings as in the Plan.
17. No Guarantees Regarding Tax Treatment. The Participant shall be responsible for all taxes with respect to the Award. The Committee and the Company make no guarantees regarding the tax treatment of the Award.
18. Amendment. The Committee may amend or alter this Award Agreement and the Award granted hereunder at any time, subject to the terms of the Plan.
19. Signature in Counterparts. This Award Agreement may be signed in counterparts, manually or electronically, and each of which will be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures to each were upon the same instrument.
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20. Electronic Signature and Delivery. This Award Agreement may be accepted by return signature or by electronic confirmation. Each party agrees that the electronic signatures, whether digital or encrypted, of the parties included in this Award Agreement are intended to authenticate this writing and to have the same force and effect as manual signatures. Delivery of a copy of this Agreement or any other document contemplated hereby bearing an original or electronic signature by facsimile transmission (whether directly from one facsimile device to another by means of a dial-up connection or whether mediated by the worldwide web), by electronic mail in “portable document format” (“.pdf”) form, or by any other electronic means intended to preserve the original graphic and pictorial appearance of a document, will have the same effect as physical delivery of the paper document bearing an original or electronic signature.
21. Severability. The provisions of this Award Agreement are severable and if any one or more provisions are determined to be illegal or otherwise unenforceable, in whole or in part, the remaining provisions shall nevertheless be binding and enforceable.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Participant have executed this Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement as of the date first set forth above.
| PARTICIPANT | |
| DAVE & BUSTER’S ENTERTAINMENT, INC. | ||
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| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
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Exhibit 10.3
Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc.
2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT
(Time-Based)
THIS RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT (this “Award Agreement”) is made effective as of April 18, 2022 (the “Date of Grant”), between Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) and [●] (the “Participant”).
R E C I T A L S:
WHEREAS, the Company has adopted the Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc. 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan (as amended from time to time, the “Plan”); and
WHEREAS, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Committee”) has determined that it would be in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders to grant the award (the “Award”) of restricted stock units (each, an “RSU”) provided for herein to the Participant pursuant to the Plan and the terms set forth herein.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants hereinafter set forth, the parties agree as follows:
1. Grant of Award. The Company hereby grants to the Participant [●] RSUs. The RSU Award will vest in three (3) installments as follows: [●] RSUs on the first anniversary of the Date of Grant, [●] RSUs on the second anniversary of the Date of Grant, and [●] RSUs on third anniversary of the Date of Grant. Each RSU represents one notional share of common stock, par value $.01 per share, of the Company (each, a “Share”), provided that the RSUs shall be settled in Shares in accordance with Section 2 below.
2. Settlement; Payment.
(a) RSUs. Subject to the terms of the Plan and this Award Agreement, including, without limitation, Section 4 hereof, and to the extent that it would not cause a violation of Section 409A, each RSU shall be settled by the issuance of a Share as soon as practicable following the applicable date of vesting, and in all events no later than sixty (60) days following the applicable date of vesting, as determined solely by the Company (the date of settlement, the “Settlement Date”). RSUs settled via Share issuance shall be distributed to the Participant or the Participant’s legal representative; provided, that the Company may, at its election, either (a) on or after the Settlement Date, issue a certificate representing the Shares subject to this Award Agreement, or (b) not issue any certificate representing Shares subject to this Award Agreement and instead document the Participant’s or the Participant’s legal representative’s interest in the Shares by registering the Shares with the Company's transfer agent (or another custodian selected by the Company) in book-entry form.
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(b) Award Subject to Clawback Policy. The Participant agrees and acknowledges that the Participant is bound by, and the Award is subject to, any clawback policy adopted by the Committee from time to time.
3. Termination of Service. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary:
(a) Termination of Service Due to Death or Disability. Upon a termination of the Participant’s Service by reason of death or Disability that occurs at any time prior to the final Settlement Date, then the Award shall be settled in accordance with Section 2 above in respect of the number of then-outstanding RSUs, except that notwithstanding Section 1, such RSUs shall be immediately fully vested and settled within sixty (60) days following such termination of Service, subject to the applicable limitations set forth in Section 2 above.
For purposes of this Award Agreement, “Disability” means (i) “Disability” as defined in any employment agreement between the Participant and the Company or any of its Affiliates, or (ii) if there is no such employment agreement or if it does not define Disability: the Participant is disabled to the extent that he or she is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months, or is receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three (3) months under an accident and health plan covering employees of Dave & Buster’s Management Corporation, Inc. The determination of the Participant’s Disability shall be made in good faith by a physician reasonably acceptable to the Company.
(b) Termination of Service Due to Retirement. Upon a termination of the Participant’s Service by reason of Retirement that occurs at any time prior to the final Settlement Date, then the Award shall continue to vest and be settled in accordance with Section 2 above, subject to the applicable limitations set forth in Section 2 above.
For purposes of this Award Agreement, “Retirement” means (i) “Retirement” as defined in any employment agreement between the Participant and the Company or any of its Affiliates, or (ii) if there is no such employment agreement or if it does not define Retirement: termination of the Participant’s Service, other than for Cause, after attaining (A) age sixty (60) and completing ten (10) years of continued Service (i.e., without any termination of Service) with the Company or its Affiliates or (B) age sixty-five (65).
(c) Termination without Cause or for Good Reason related to a Change of Control. Upon (i) a termination of the Participant’s Service by the Company or one of its successors or Affiliates without Cause or due to the Participant’s resignation for Good Reason (excluding termination by reason of death or Disability), in either case prior to the final Settlement Date (a “Specified Termination”) and (ii) the Specified Termination occurs either within ninety (90) days before or within twelve (12) months following the occurrence of a Change of Control of the Company (the “Protected Period”), that occurs at any time prior to the final Settlement Date, then the Award shall be settled in accordance with Section 2 above in respect of the number of then-outstanding RSUs, except that notwithstanding Section 1, such RSUs shall be immediately fully vested and thereafter settled on the Settlement Date next following such termination of Service, subject to the applicable limitations set forth in Section 2 above; provided, that if a Specified Termination should occur prior to a Change of Control of the Company, the Award shall remain outstanding for up to ninety (90) days following such Specified Termination in order to determine whether such Specified Termination shall have occurred during a Protected Period such that the Award shall be eligible for settlement pursuant to this Section 3(c).
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(d) Termination without Cause. Upon a termination of the Participant’s Service by the Company or one of its successors or Affiliates without Cause, that occurs at any time prior to the final Settlement Date, then the Award shall be settled in accordance with Section 2 above in respect of the number of then-outstanding RSUs that would have vested on the applicable date of vesting coincident with or next following such termination of Service, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed after the immediately preceding date of vesting through and including the date of termination of Service, and the denominator of which is [365], except that notwithstanding Section 1, such RSUs shall be fully vested and settled on the Settlement Date next following such termination of Service, subject to the applicable limitations set forth in Section 2 above.
(e) For purposes of this Award Agreement, “Cause” means (x) “Cause” as defined in any employment agreement between the Participant and the Company or any of its Affiliates, or (y) if there is no such employment agreement or if it does not define Cause: the willful and continued failure by the Participant to perform the duties assigned by the Company, failure to follow reasonable business-related directions from the Company, gross insubordination, theft from the Company or its Affiliates, habitual absenteeism or tardiness, conviction or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to a felony, misdemeanor involving fraud, theft or moral turpitude, or any other reckless or willful misconduct that is contrary to the best interests of the Company or materially and adversely affects the reputation of the Company.
(f) For purposes of this Award Agreement, “Good Reason” means (i) “Good Reason” as defined in any employment agreement between the Participant and the Company or any of its Affiliates, or (ii) if there is no such employment agreement or if it does not define Good Reason: Without the Participant’s consent, (A) a material reduction in the Participant’s annual base salary or (B) a relocation of the Participant’s primary place of employment with the Company by more than fifty (50) miles from that in effect as of the Date of Grant; provided, however, that neither item (A) nor item (B) shall constitute Good Reason unless the Participant has provided written notice to the Company within thirty (30) days of the occurrence of such event and the Company shall have failed to cure such event within thirty (30) days of receipt of such written notice.
(g) Other Terminations of Service. Upon a termination of the Participant’s Service prior to the final Settlement Date for any reason other than pursuant to Sections 3(a), 3(b), 3(c) and 3(d) above, the Award, including any then-outstanding RSUs, shall immediately terminate and be forfeited without consideration.
(h) Release. Upon a termination of the Participant’s Service prior to the final Settlement Date for termination without Cause pursuant to Section 3(d), settlement of any Award shall be conditioned first upon the Participant’s execution of a fully effective and non-revocable general release (“Release”) in favor of the Company, its Board of Directors, Affiliates, and employees, in such form as reasonably approved by the Company and the Participant within sixty (60) days of the Participant’s termination of Service, which Release shall be provided to the Participant within five (5) days of the Participant’s termination of Service.
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4. No Right to Continued Service. The granting of the Award evidenced hereby and this Award Agreement shall impose no obligation on the Company or any Affiliate to continue the Service of the Participant and shall not lessen or affect any right that the Company or any Affiliate may have to terminate the Service of such Participant.
5. Shareholder Rights. Neither the Participant nor the Participant’s representative shall have any rights as a shareholder of the Company with respect to the RSUs until such Person receives the Shares, if any, issued upon settlement.
6. Non-Solicitation and Non-Hire. If the Participant has an employment agreement with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that contains non-solicitation and/or non-hire covenants, the covenants are incorporated into this Award Agreement by reference. To the extent the Participant does not have an employment agreement containing such covenants, the following restrictive covenants shall apply:
As a material incentive for the Company to enter into this Award Agreement, during the term of the Participant’s employment with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and for a period of twelve (12) months from the termination of the Participant’s employment for any reason (including, without limitation, resignation by the Participant) (the "Non-Solicitation and Non-Hire Period") the Participant shall not, directly or indirectly, on the Participant’s own behalf or on behalf of any other person, partnership, entity, association, or corporation, induce or attempt to influence, induce, or encourage anyone who is or, within the six (6) months prior to the date of termination was, an employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries at or above the managerial level (including, without limitation, General Managers, Assistant General Managers, store departmental managers, and all higher-ranking managers) (for purposes of this Section 6, an “Employee”), client, supplier, vendor, licensee, distributor, contractor or other business relation of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to cease doing business with, adversely alter or interfere with its business relationship with, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Further, during the Non-Solicitation and Non-Hire Period, the Participant shall not, on the Participant’s own behalf or on behalf of any other person, partnership, entity, association, or corporation, (i) solicit or seek to hire any Employee, or in any other manner attempt directly or indirectly to influence, induce, or encourage any Employee to leave their employ (provided, however, that nothing herein shall restrict the Participant from engaging in any general solicitation that is not specifically targeted at such persons), nor shall the Participant use or disclose to any person, partnership, entity, association, or corporation any information concerning the names, addresses or personal telephone numbers of any Employee, (ii) without the Company's prior written consent, hire, employ or engage as a consultant any Employee, or (iii) directly or indirectly solicit, induce, or attempt to influence, induce, or encourage any person, partnership, entity, association, or corporation that is a client or customer of the Company or its Subsidiaries and who or which the Participant helped to schedule or conduct a special event or corporate teambuilding while employed by the Company or its Subsidiaries to schedule or conduct a special event or corporate teambuilding through another person, partnership, entity, association, or corporation.
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This Section 6 shall survive termination or settlement of the Award and termination or satisfaction of the Award Agreement.
7. Securities Laws/Legend on Certificates. The issuance and delivery of Shares shall comply with all applicable requirements of law, including (without limitation) the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, state securities laws and regulations, and the regulations of any stock exchange or other securities market on which the Company’s securities may then be traded. If the Company deems it necessary to ensure that the issuance of securities under the Plan is not required to be registered under any applicable securities laws, the Participant shall deliver to the Company an agreement or certificate containing such representations, warranties and covenants as the Company which satisfies such requirements. The certificates representing the Shares shall be subject to such stop transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee may deem reasonably advisable, and the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be put on any such certificates to make appropriate reference to such restrictions.
8. Transferability. Unless otherwise provided by the Committee, the Award may not be assigned, alienated, pledged, attached, sold or otherwise transferred or encumbered by the Participant other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and any such purported assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance shall be void and unenforceable against the Company or any Affiliate; provided that, the designation of a beneficiary shall not constitute an assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance. No such permitted transfer of the Award to heirs or legatees of the Participant shall be effective to bind the Company unless the Committee shall have been furnished with written notice thereof and a copy of such evidence as the Committee may deem necessary to establish the validity of the transfer and the acceptance by the transferee or transferees of the terms and conditions hereof.
9. Withholding. The Participant may be required to pay to the Company or any Affiliate and the Company shall have the right and is hereby authorized to withhold any applicable withholding taxes in respect of the Award, its exercise or transfer and to take such other action as may be necessary in the opinion of the Committee to satisfy all obligations for the payment of such withholding taxes.
10. Notices. Any notification required by the terms of this Award Agreement shall be given in writing and shall be deemed effective upon personal delivery or within three (3) days of deposit with the United States Postal Service, by registered or certified mail, with postage and fees prepaid. A notice shall be addressed to the Company, Attention: General Counsel, at its principal executive office and to the Participant at the address that he or she most recently provided to the Company.
11. Entire Agreement. This Award Agreement and the Plan constitute the entire contract between the parties hereto with regard to the subject matter hereof and supersede any other agreements, representations or understandings (whether oral or written and whether express or implied) which relate to the subject matter hereof.
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12. Waiver. No waiver of any breach or condition of this Award Agreement shall be deemed to be a waiver of any other or subsequent breach or condition whether of like or different nature.
13. Successors and Assigns. The provisions of this Award Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the Company and its successors and assigns and upon the Participant, the Participant’s assigns and the legal representatives, heirs and legatees of the Participant’s estate, whether or not any such person shall have become a party to this Award Agreement and have agreed in writing to be joined herein and be bound by the terms hereof.
14. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial.
(a) This Award Agreement and all claims, causes of action or proceedings (whether in contract, in tort, at law or otherwise) that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to this Award Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of Delaware, excluding any conflicts or choice-of-law rule or principle that might otherwise refer construction or interpretation of the Award Agreement to the substantive law of another jurisdiction. Each party to this Award Agreement agrees that it shall bring all claims, causes of action and proceedings (whether in contract, in tort, at law or otherwise) that may be based upon, arise out of or be related to the Award Agreement exclusively in the Delaware Court of Chancery or, in the event (but only in the event) that such court does not have subject-matter jurisdiction over such claim, cause of action or proceeding, exclusively in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware (the “Chosen Court”) and hereby (i) irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Chosen Court, (ii) waives any objection to laying venue in any such proceeding in the Chosen Court, (iii) waives any objection that the Chosen Court is an inconvenient forum or does not have jurisdiction over any party and (iv) agrees that service of process upon such party in any such claim or cause of action shall be effective if notice is given in accordance with this Award Agreement.
(b) EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT, IN TORT, AT LAW OR OTHERWISE) INSTITUTED BY OR AGAINST SUCH PARTY IN RESPECT OF ITS, HIS OR HER OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER.
15. Award Subject to Plan. By entering into this Award Agreement the Participant agrees and acknowledges that the Participant has received and read a copy of the Plan. The Award is subject to the Plan. The terms and provisions of the Plan as it may be amended from time to time are hereby incorporated herein by reference. In the event of a conflict between any term or provision contained herein and a term or provision of the Plan, the applicable terms and provisions of the Plan will govern and prevail. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meanings as in the Plan.
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16. No Guarantees Regarding Tax Treatment. The Participant shall be responsible for all taxes with respect to the Award. The Committee and the Company make no guarantees regarding the tax treatment of the Award.
17. Amendment. The Committee may amend or alter this Award Agreement and the Award granted hereunder at any time, subject to the terms of the Plan.
18. Signature in Counterparts. This Award Agreement may be signed in counterparts, manually or electronically, and each of which will be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures to each were upon the same instrument.
19. Electronic Signature and Delivery. This Award Agreement may be accepted by return signature or by electronic confirmation. Each party agrees that the electronic signatures, whether digital or encrypted, of the parties included in this Award Agreement are intended to authenticate this writing and to have the same force and effect as manual signatures. Delivery of a copy of this Agreement or any other document contemplated hereby bearing an original or electronic signature by facsimile transmission (whether directly from one facsimile device to another by means of a dial-up connection or whether mediated by the worldwide web), by electronic mail in “portable document format” (“.pdf”) form, or by any other electronic means intended to preserve the original graphic and pictorial appearance of a document, will have the same effect as physical delivery of the paper document bearing an original or electronic signature.
20. Severability. The provisions of this Award Agreement are severable and if any one or more provisions are determined to be illegal or otherwise unenforceable, in whole or in part, the remaining provisions shall nevertheless be binding and enforceable.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Participant have executed this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement as of the date first set forth above.
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Exhibit 99.1
Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc. Announces the Appointment of Gail Mandel
to its Board of Directors and the Retirement of Board Member Patricia Mueller
DALLAS, April 18, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLAY) (the “Company”), an owner and operator of entertainment and dining venues, today announced the appointment of Gail Mandel to the Company’s Board of Directors, effective April 18, 2022. The Company previously announced the retirement of Patricia (“Trish”) Mueller, who has served on the Board since 2015, effective as of the Company’s Annual Meeting in June.
“We want to thank Trish for her seven years of invaluable service on our Board,” said Kevin Sheehan, Board Chair and Interim Chief Executive Officer. “Her expertise and steadfast leadership have been instrumental in guiding Dave & Buster’s into its next phase of transformative growth. We are grateful for the impact she’s had on the Company and wish her all the best.”
Sheehan continued, “We are thrilled to have Gail join our Board. We have been impressed with Gail’s deep financial expertise and experience in catalyzing growth, and we look forward to gaining her insight as we work together to create lasting value for shareholders.”
Ms. Mandel commented, “I am delighted to join the Dave & Buster’s Board of Directors at such an exciting time for the Company. This is an iconic brand that offers one-of-a-kind experiences for its guests, and it has tremendous opportunity for growth. I look forward to sharing my experience and collaborating with the rest of the Board, the management team and the entire Dave & Buster’s family as we work together to help the Company realize its incredible potential.”
About Gail Mandel
Ms. Mandel is the Founder and, since 2019, has served as Managing Director of Focused Point Ventures, LLC, a business advisory and consulting services organization. Additionally, Ms. Mandel currently serves as the Executive Chairman of the Board of PureStar, a provider of laundry services and linen management to the hospitality industry, and as a Board Member of Sabre Corporation, a leading software and technology company that powers the global travel industry. From 2014 to 2018, she served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Wyndham Destination Network, an operating division of Wyndham Worldwide and a provider of professionally managed, unique vacation accommodations. Ms. Mandel served as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Wyndham Exchange & Rentals (later known as Wyndham Destination Network), from March 2014 to November 2014 and Chief Financial Officer, Wyndham Destination Network, from January 2010 to March 2014. Prior to 2010, Ms. Mandel held a variety of financial leadership positions at Wyndham Worldwide, Cendant Corporation and HFS Incorporated.
About Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc.
Founded in 1982 and headquartered in Coppell, Texas, Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc., is the owner and operator of 145 venues in North America that combine entertainment and dining and offer customers the opportunity to “Eat Drink Play and Watch,” all in one location. Dave & Buster’s offers a full menu of entrées and appetizers, a complete selection of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, and an extensive assortment of entertainment attractions centered around playing games and watching live sports and other televised events. Dave & Buster’s currently has stores in 40 states, Puerto Rico, and Canada.
Forward-Looking Statements
The Company cautions that this release contains forward-looking statements under applicable securities laws and that such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including the uncertain and unprecedented impact of the coronavirus on our business and operations and the related impact on our liquidity needs; our ability to satisfy covenant requirements under our revolving credit facility; our overall level of indebtedness; general business and economic conditions; the impact of competition; the seasonality of the Company's business; weather; commodity prices; changes in demographic trends; changes in governmental regulations; unfavorable publicity, our ability to open new stores, and acts of God. Actual results may differ materially from expectations. The Company therefore cautions you against relying on such forward-looking statements and does not undertake to update or revise them as more appropriate information becomes available, except as required by law.
For Investor Relations Inquiries:
Michael Quartieri, SVP & Chief Financial Officer
Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc.
(972) 813-1151
michael.quartieri@daveandbusters.com