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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 16, 2022

 

DAVE & BUSTER’S ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   001-35664   35-2382255

(State of

incorporation)

 

(Commission File
Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification Number)

 

1221 S. Belt Line Rd., Suite 500

Coppell, TX 75019

(Address of principal executive offices)

  

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (214) 357-9588

 

Check the appropriate box if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the reporting obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act

¨

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 of the Exchange Act

¨

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) Exchange Act

¨

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) Exchange Act

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock $0.01 par value   PLAY   NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

 

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company ¨

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

 

 

 

 

 

  

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

At the Annual Meeting on June 16, 2022, the following matters were submitted to the vote of the shareholders, with the results of voting on each such matter as set forth below (vote totals are rounded to the nearest full share).

 

Proposal 1

 

Each of the Registrant’s nominees was elected a director to hold office until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until his or her successor is elected and qualified.

 

    Number of Shares Voted  
Name   For     Against     Abstain     Broker Non-Vote  
James P. Chambers     36,006,216       89,215       1,422,156       4,862,406  
Hamish A. Dodds     35,977,814       117,798       1,421,975       4,862,406  
Michael J. Griffith     35,024,435       1,071,343       1,421,809       4,862,406  
Gail Mandel     35,902,216       193,631       1,421,740       4,862,406  
Atish Shah     35,072,829       1,022,938       1,421,820       4,862,406  
Kevin M. Sheehan     35,337,354       677,818       1,502,415       4,862,406  
Jennifer Storms     35,118,817       976,981       1,421,789       4,862,406  

 

Proposal 2

 

The proposal to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the fiscal year ending January 29, 2023, was approved. The results were as follows:

 

For   Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Vote 
 40,867,561    91,640    1,420,792    0 

 

Proposal 3

 

The proposal on the Registrant’s executive compensation was approved. The results were as follows:

 

For   Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Vote 
 34,439,313    1,649,882    1,428,392    4,862,406 

 

Proposal 4

 

The proposal on the frequency of future advisory votes on Registrant’s executive compensation was approved on a one-year basis. The results were as follows:

 

One-Year   Two-Years   Three-Years   Abstain   Broker Non-Vote 
 34,912,566    104,788    1,072,400    1,427,833    4,862,406 

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d)Exhibits.

 

104Cover 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: June 16, 2022 By: /s/ Robert W. Edmund
    Robert W. Edmund
    General Counsel, Secretary and
    Senior Vice President of Human Resources