Dave & Buster's (PLAY) Interim CFO Cory Hatton Receives 101,522 Awards

What Happened
Cory Hatton, Interim Chief Financial Officer of Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (PLAY), received equity awards on 2026-08-10 consisting of 50,761 restricted stock units (RSUs) (no purchase price) and 50,761 derivative awards recorded at $10.39 each (total reported value $527,407). The filing on 2026-08-13 is an amended Form 4 covering the 2026-08-10 grant. These are grant-type awards (A) — not open-market purchases or sales.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-08-10; Amended Form 4 filed 2026-08-13 (Accession 0001193125-26-349687).
• Grants: 50,761 RSUs @ $0.00; 50,761 derivative awards @ $10.39 (reported value $527,407).
• Total units granted: 101,522 (50% RSUs, 50% derivative).
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing excerpt.
• Footnote F1: RSUs vest in two equal installments — 50% on the first anniversary of the grant date (or sooner if a permanent CFO is hired) and 50% on the second anniversary.
• Footnote F2: The derivative award ("2X Earned Options") vests 50% on the first anniversary of the Achievement Date (or when a permanent CFO is hired) and the remaining 50% vests ratably over the following two years.

Context
These awards are compensation grants, not open-market buys or insider sales, so they reflect executive compensation/retention rather than an immediate bullish or bearish trading signal. The derivative portion appears to be options (exercise price $10.39) with multi-year vesting; until vested/exercised and sold, they do not represent immediate proceeds. The amended filing simply updates the original Form 4 disclosure.