Harper Darin 4
4 · Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. · Filed Apr 28, 2026
Research Summary
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Dave & Buster's (PLAY) CFO Darin Harper Receives RSU and Option Awards
What Happened
- Darin Harper, Chief Financial Officer of Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (PLAY), received equity awards on 2026-04-24: 10,718 restricted stock units (RSUs) granted (code A) and a grant of stock options/option-linked shares covering 15,489 shares (recorded as a derivative award, code A).
- To satisfy tax withholding on the RSU vesting, 245 shares were withheld/disposed (code F) at $12.33 per share, producing $3,021. These awards are grants — not open-market purchases — and the option-related award is not an exercise or sale.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-04-24; Form 4 filed 2026-04-28. No late-filing flag was provided in the materials you supplied.
- Awards: 10,718 RSUs (grant, $0.00 per share reported) and 15,489 option-related shares (derivative award, $0.00 reported).
- Tax withholding: 245 shares withheld at $12.33/share for $3,021 (not an open-market sale).
- Vesting notes (from footnotes): RSUs vest in three equal annual installments on April 24 of 2027, 2028 and 2029. The stock options underlying the 15,489-share award also vest in three equal annual installments on April 24 of 2027, 2028 and 2029.
- Shares owned after the transaction: not reported in the provided filing details.
Context
- These transactions are awards/grants from the company’s 2025 Omnibus Incentive Plan; they are compensatory grants to an executive and do not represent a cash purchase or market sale.
- The 245-share disposition was a tax-withholding action to cover tax obligations on RSU vesting (code F), not a market sale indicating insider profit-taking.
- For options/derivative awards: no exercise or immediate sale was reported — the option shares are scheduled to vest in future installments.
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
Harper Darin
Chief Financial Officer
Transactions
- Award
Common Stock
[F1]2026-04-24+10,718→ 113,216 total - Tax Payment
Common Stock
[F2]2026-04-24$12.33/sh−245$3,021→ 112,971 total - Award
Stock Option (Right to Buy)
[F3]2026-04-24+15,489→ 15,489 totalExercise: $12.33Exp: 2036-04-24→ Common Stock (15,489 underlying)
Footnotes (3)
- [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 in three equal annual installements on each of April 24, 2027, 2028 and 2029.
- [F2]Represents shares of common stock withheld by Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of restricted stock units. No shares were sold in this transaction.
- [F3]Represents stock options granted to the reporting person under the Plan. The shares underlying these stock options will vest and become exercisable in three equal annual installments on each of April 24, 2027, 2028 and 2029.
Signature
Sherri M. Smith, Attorney-in-Fact|2026-04-28