Dave & Buster's (PLAY) CEO Darin Harper Withholds 820 Shares for Taxes

What Happened
Darin Harper, CEO of Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (PLAY), had 820 shares of common stock withheld by the company to satisfy tax withholding obligations tied to the vesting of restricted stock units. The withholding was recorded at $6.38 per share for a total value of $5,232. This was a tax-withholding event, not an open-market sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-09-30; Filing date: 2026-10-01 (Form 4). Filing appears timely.
• Shares withheld/disposed: 820 at $6.38 each; total value reported $5,232.
• Shares owned after the transaction: not specified in the filing.
• Footnote: F1 — shares were withheld by the company to satisfy tax withholding on RSU vesting; no shares were sold.
• Transaction code: F (payment of exercise price or tax liability — here used for tax withholding).

Context
This was a routine tax-withholding action related to vested restricted stock units, not a liquidation or open-market sale. Such withholdings are common and do not necessarily signal the insider's view on the stock. For investors, purchases generally convey clearer buying conviction than withholding events like this.