Darin Harper compensation by year
Dave & Buster's Entertainment Summary Compensation Table · all 2 fiscal years held| Component | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Salary | $305,096 | $475,000 |
| Bonus | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $2,158,424 | $1,732,359 |
| Option awards | $520,290 | $1,238,331 |
| Non-equity incentive | $200,000 | $0 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | — |
| All other | $0 | $0 |
| Total | $3,183,810 | $3,445,690 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. DEF 14A filed May 6, 2026, accession 0001525769-26-000018, and prior-year filings.
How this page was built: the Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. filed document, accession 0001525769-26-000018. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed May 6, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSU | 22,026 | $427,965 | — |
| RSU | 17,335 | $336,819 | — |
| RSU | 16,591 | $322,363 | — |
| PSU | 11,013 | $213,983 | — |
| RSU | 3,014 | $58,562 | — |
| PSU | 3,014 | $58,562 | — |
| RSU | 1,096 | $21,295 | — |
| Option | 3,014 | — | $30.45 |
| Option | 1,690 | — | $35.58 |
| Option | 60,327 | — | $22.70 |
| Option | 22,026 | — | $22.70 |
| Option | 9,623 | — | $48.88 |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.'s FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it. The 12 largest of 15 award rows shown.
Insider transactions since the last proxy
6 Form 4 lines since the FY2025 proxy (filed May 6, 2026)current to 2026-11-10 · updated nightly
| Date | Transaction | Plan | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-10 | Grant or award derivative | — | 228,426 | $9.85 | 228,426 |
| 2026-08-10 | Grant or award derivative | — | 228,426 | $0.00 | 228,426 |
| 2026-08-10 | Grant or award | — | 203,046 | $0.00 | 309,952 |
| 2026-06-30 | Tax withholding | — | 4,920 | $11.40 | 106,906 |
| 2026-06-24 | Tax withholding | — | 1,011 | $11.27 | 111,960 |
| 2026-06-24 | Tax withholding | — | 134 | $11.27 | 111,826 |
The 6 most recent of 6 lines, each as reported on the Form 4. "10b5-1" marks a trade the filing reports under a pre-arranged trading plan. View every Form 4 filing on EDGAR →
Change-in-control & termination
estimated payments Dave & Buster's Entertainment discloses, by trigger · FY2026| Trigger | Cash severance | Accelerated equity | Benefits continuation | Total as disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Involuntary termination without cause | $475,000 | $454,788 | $28,560 | $958,348 |
| Resignation for good reason, no change in control | $475,000 | $454,788 | $28,560 | $958,348 |
| Death | $475,000 | $1,541,265 | $28,500 | $2,044,765 |
| Disability | $475,000 | $1,541,265 | $28,500 | $2,044,765 |
| Change in control, no termination | — | $1,541,265 | — | $1,541,265 |
Per the Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control table in Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.'s FY2026 proxy. Estimates as the company printed them; a dash means it printed no figure.
Dave & Buster's Entertainment’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Tarun Lal | Chief Executive Officer | $14,502,745 |
| Kevin Sheehan | Former Interim Chief Executive Officer; Chairman of the Board | $7,773,967 |
| Darin Harper · this page | Chief Financial Officer | $3,445,690 |
| Steve Klohn | Chief Information Officer | $2,932,590 |
| Tony Wehner | President, Main Event | $2,790,399 |
| Antonio Bautista | President, International | $2,468,453 |
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