Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.·4

Mar 12, 5:24 PM ET

SHEEHAN KEVIN M 4

4 · Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. · Filed Mar 12, 2026

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Dave & Buster's (PLAY) Director Kevin Sheehan Receives Awards & Gift

What Happened
Kevin M. Sheehan, a director of Dave & Buster's Entertainment, received a total of 40,919 shares of common stock through equity awards and a trust distribution. The filing reports two restricted stock unit (RSU) grants of 712 shares each (total 1,424 RSUs) granted on 2026-01-27 and 2026-02-05 (priced at $0.00) and a distribution/gift of 39,495 shares on 2026-03-10 (priced at $0.00). These were not purchases or sales — the RSUs are awards that vest in 2027 and the larger transfer was a distribution from a grantor retained annuity trust (GRAT).

Key Details

  • Transactions reported:
    • 2026-01-27: Grant (RSU) — 712 shares @ $0.00 (F1). Vesting: January 27, 2027.
    • 2026-02-05: Grant (RSU) — 712 shares @ $0.00 (F3). Vesting: February 5, 2027.
    • 2026-03-10: Gift/distribution — 39,495 shares @ $0.00 (F4) from a GRAT to the reporting person (the grantor).
  • Total shares received: 40,919 shares (no cash exchanged for these transactions).
  • Filing timing: Form 4 was filed 2026-03-12 and covers transactions back to 2026-01-27; the filing notes an administrative omission (F2) that included indirect holdings previously left off earlier Form 4s. This suggests the report is a corrective/aggregate filing rather than three separate, timely Form 4 filings.
  • Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the information provided on the filing.

Context

  • RSU grants are awards that vest on the dates noted (Jan 27, 2027 and Feb 5, 2027); vesting, not immediate cash sale, determines when shares become transferable.
  • The 39,495-share transfer was a GRAT distribution to the grantor (a tax/estate planning vehicle), which is a non-market transfer and not an indicator of buying or selling intent.
  • Administrative corrections (F2) are common reasons filings appear after the typical two-business-day window; they rectify prior omissions but don’t necessarily imply trading intent.

Insider Transaction Report

Form 4
Period: 2026-01-27
Transactions
  • Award

    Common Stock

    [F1]
    2026-01-27+71240,357 total
  • Award

    Common Stock

    [F3]
    2026-02-05+71241,069 total
  • Gift

    Common Stock

    [F4]
    2026-03-10+39,49580,564 total
Holdings
  • Common Stock

    [F2]
    (indirect: By LLC)
    69,025
Footnotes (4)
  • [F1]Represents restricted stock units granted to the reporting person under the Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. 2025 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). The restricted stock units will vest on January 27, 2027.
  • [F2]This Form 4 includes the indirect holdings of a family owned limited liability company that were inadvertently omitted from the Form 4s filed by the reporting person on October 22, 2025 and January 21, 2026 due to an administrative error.
  • [F3]Represents restricted stock units granted to the reporting person under the Plan. The restricted stock units will vest on February 5, 2027.
  • [F4]Represents the distribution of shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc., from a grantor retained annuity trust (the "GRAT") to the reporting person, who is the grantor of the GRAT.
Signature
Sherri M. Smith, Attorney-in-Fact|2026-03-12

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