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DAVE & BUSTER'S ENTERTAINMENT INC. 2024-2025 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and DAVE & BUSTER'S ENTERTAINMENT INC.’s Form 8-K, filed June 20, 2025 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 14, 2026.

10Ballot items
224Asset managers
2,204Fund votes
June 18, 2025Meeting date

Results at a glance

Meeting of June 18, 2025: 10 items on DAVE & BUSTER'S ENTERTAINMENT INC.’s Form 8-K, filed June 20, 2025: 7 elected · 3 approved.

Material dissent

Elect Director: Atish Shah 76% of votes cast Elected Director under 80%

Material dissent: a director nominee under 80% of the votes cast, say-on-pay under 70%, any other item the board put forward under 80%, or a shareholder proposal with more than 50%, on the company’s own Form 8-K tally. How this is decided

Proxy season: 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026

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Official 2024-2025 meeting results reported by DAVE & BUSTER'S ENTERTAINMENT INC.

These tallies are DAVE & BUSTER'S ENTERTAINMENT INC.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed June 20, 2025 (Item 5.07, “Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders”). They cover every share voted at the meeting, not just the funds that file Form N-PX.

DAVE & BUSTER'S ENTERTAINMENT INC. — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held June 18, 2025
Ballot item	For	Against	Abstain	Withheld	Broker non-votes	Support (of votes cast)	Reported outcome	Voting standard
Elect Director: James P. Chambers	24,351,036	477,424	17,502	--	3,453,196	98%	Elected	—
Elect Director: Hamish A. Dodds	21,387,437	3,449,197	9,328	--	3,453,196	86%	Elected	—
Elect Director: Nathaniel J. Lipman	24,723,564	109,045	13,353	--	3,453,196	99.5%	Elected	—
Elect Director: Scott I. Ross	24,068,070	768,086	9,806	--	3,453,196	97%	Elected	—
Elect Director: Atish Shah	18,908,164	5,920,442	17,356	--	3,453,196	76%	Elected	—
Elect Director: Kevin M. Sheehan	24,243,303	594,456	8,203	--	3,453,196	98%	Elected	—
Elect Director: Allen R. Weiss	24,720,842	115,059	10,061	--	3,453,196	99.5%	Elected	—
2. Proposal to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the 2025 fiscal year	28,198,782	91,488	8,887	--	--	99.6%	Approved	—
3. Proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers	24,371,475	455,103	19,383	--	3,453,196	98%	Approved	—
4. Proposal to approve the 2025 Omnibus Incentive Plan	22,490,128	2,346,430	9,403	--	3,453,196	91%	Approved	—

Source: DAVE & BUSTER'S ENTERTAINMENT INC., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on June 20, 2025 — read the filing on EDGAR.

How asset managers voted at the DAVE & BUSTER'S ENTERTAINMENT INC. 2024-2025 meeting

Each item below shows how the 224 asset managers that disclosed a DAVE & BUSTER'S ENTERTAINMENT INC. vote in their SEC Form N-PX filings actually voted. Share totals are the shares those managers' funds voted, summed across every fund they report.

1. Elect Director: Allen R. Weiss

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.5% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.5%

FOR: 24,720,842AGAINST: 115,059

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 63 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Allen R. Weiss

DAVE & BUSTER'S ENTERTAINMENT INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Allen R. Weiss”): 24,720,842 for, 115,059 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 20, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 Each of the Company's nominees was elected to the Company's Board of Directors, to serve as a director until the Company's next annual meeting of shareholders and until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified.”
Support: 99.5% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 63 asset managers below reported 8,479,917 for, 17,856 against, 18 withheld, 0 abstained.

FOR

FOR: 8,479,917AGAINST: 17,856ABSTAIN: 0WITHHOLD: 18

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Allen R. Weiss” at DAVE & BUSTER'S ENTERTAINMENT INC., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Against	Withheld	Vote
Vanguard	2,984,545	0	0	For
BlackRock	2,087,560	0	0	For
Advisor Managed Portfolios	1,600,000	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	488,054	0	0	For
TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS	181,165	0	0	For
RBB FUND, INC.	100,273	0	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	92,940	0	0	For
Russell Investments	86,285	0	0	For
SEI	75,500	0	0	For
HENNESSY FUNDS TRUST	59,300	0	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	54,239	0	0	For
Principal	49,417	0	0	For
Equitable	48,547	0	0	For
American Century	43,427	0	0	For
Fidelity	41,771	0	0	For
HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/	31,600	0	0	For
TIAA	28,864	0	0	For
Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund	28,439	142	12	For
Jackson National	28,333	0	0	For
Lincoln Financial	27,812	0	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	26,279	0	0	For
WisdomTree	25,711	0	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	23,287	0	0	For
Northern Trust	22,468	0	0	For
BNY Mellon	22,359	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 63 asset managers. See all 63 in the interactive database.

2. Elect Director: Atish Shah

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

76% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 76%AGAINST

FOR: 18,908,164AGAINST: 5,920,442

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 63 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Atish Shah

DAVE & BUSTER'S ENTERTAINMENT INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Atish Shah”): 18,908,164 for, 5,920,442 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 20, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 Each of the Company's nominees was elected to the Company's Board of Directors, to serve as a director until the Company's next annual meeting of shareholders and until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified.”
Support: 76% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 63 asset managers below reported 5,370,531 for, 3,127,227 against, 32 withheld, 0 abstained.

FORAGAINST

FOR: 5,370,531AGAINST: 3,127,227ABSTAIN: 0WITHHOLD: 32

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Atish Shah” at DAVE & BUSTER'S ENTERTAINMENT INC., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Against	Withheld	Vote
Vanguard	2,982,941	1,604	0	For
BlackRock	0	2,087,560	0	Against
Advisor Managed Portfolios	1,600,000	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	0	488,054	0	Against
TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS	181,165	0	0	For
RBB FUND, INC.	100,273	0	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	0	92,940	0	Against
Russell Investments	0	86,285	0	Against
SEI	0	75,500	0	Against
HENNESSY FUNDS TRUST	59,300	0	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	0	54,239	0	Against
Principal	49,417	0	0	For
Equitable	34,650	13,897	0	Mixed
American Century	43,427	0	0	For
Fidelity	12,614	29,157	0	Mixed
HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/	31,600	0	0	For
TIAA	0	28,864	0	Against
Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund	21,294	7,277	21	Mixed
Jackson National	28,333	0	0	For
Lincoln Financial	4,812	23,000	0	Mixed
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	26,279	0	0	For
WisdomTree	25,711	0	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	8,950	14,337	0	Mixed
Northern Trust	22,468	0	0	For
BNY Mellon	22,359	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 63 asset managers. See all 63 in the interactive database.

3. Elect Director: Hamish A. Dodds

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

86% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 86%

FOR: 21,387,437AGAINST: 3,449,197

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 63 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Hamish A. Dodds

DAVE & BUSTER'S ENTERTAINMENT INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Hamish A. Dodds”): 21,387,437 for, 3,449,197 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 20, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 Each of the Company's nominees was elected to the Company's Board of Directors, to serve as a director until the Company's next annual meeting of shareholders and until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified.”
Support: 86% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 63 asset managers below reported 6,259,348 for, 2,238,425 against, 17 withheld, 0 abstained.

FORAGAINST

FOR: 6,259,348AGAINST: 2,238,425ABSTAIN: 0WITHHOLD: 17

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Hamish A. Dodds” at DAVE & BUSTER'S ENTERTAINMENT INC., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Against	Withheld	Vote
Vanguard	2,984,538	7	0	For
BlackRock	0	2,087,560	0	Against
Advisor Managed Portfolios	1,600,000	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	488,054	0	0	For
TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS	181,165	0	0	For
RBB FUND, INC.	100,273	0	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	92,940	0	0	For
Russell Investments	86,285	0	0	For
SEI	75,500	0	0	For
HENNESSY FUNDS TRUST	59,300	0	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	0	54,239	0	Against
Principal	49,417	0	0	For
Equitable	34,650	13,897	0	Mixed
American Century	43,427	0	0	For
Fidelity	12,614	29,157	0	Mixed
HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/	31,600	0	0	For
TIAA	28,864	0	0	For
Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund	24,277	4,304	11	Mixed
Jackson National	28,333	0	0	For
Lincoln Financial	27,812	0	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	26,279	0	0	For
WisdomTree	25,711	0	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	23,287	0	0	For
Northern Trust	22,468	0	0	For
BNY Mellon	22,359	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 63 asset managers. See all 63 in the interactive database.

4. Elect Director: James P. Chambers

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

98% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 98%

FOR: 24,351,036AGAINST: 477,424

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 63 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: James P. Chambers

DAVE & BUSTER'S ENTERTAINMENT INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: James P. Chambers”): 24,351,036 for, 477,424 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 20, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 Each of the Company's nominees was elected to the Company's Board of Directors, to serve as a director until the Company's next annual meeting of shareholders and until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified.”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 63 asset managers below reported 8,474,952 for, 22,807 against, 33 withheld, 0 abstained.

FOR

FOR: 8,474,952AGAINST: 22,807ABSTAIN: 0WITHHOLD: 33

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: James P. Chambers” at DAVE & BUSTER'S ENTERTAINMENT INC., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Against	Withheld	Vote
Vanguard	2,984,544	1	0	For
BlackRock	2,087,560	0	0	For
Advisor Managed Portfolios	1,600,000	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	488,054	0	0	For
TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS	181,165	0	0	For
RBB FUND, INC.	100,273	0	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	92,940	0	0	For
Russell Investments	86,285	0	0	For
SEI	75,500	0	0	For
HENNESSY FUNDS TRUST	59,300	0	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	54,239	0	0	For
Principal	49,417	0	0	For
Equitable	48,547	0	0	For
American Century	43,427	0	0	For
Fidelity	41,771	0	0	For
HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/	31,600	0	0	For
TIAA	28,864	0	0	For
Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund	27,981	591	22	For
Jackson National	28,333	0	0	For
Lincoln Financial	27,812	0	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	26,279	0	0	For
WisdomTree	25,711	0	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	19,138	4,149	0	Mixed
Northern Trust	22,468	0	0	For
BNY Mellon	22,359	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 63 asset managers. See all 63 in the interactive database.

5. Elect Director: Kevin M. Sheehan

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

98% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 98%

FOR: 24,243,303AGAINST: 594,456

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 63 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Kevin M. Sheehan

DAVE & BUSTER'S ENTERTAINMENT INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Kevin M. Sheehan”): 24,243,303 for, 594,456 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 20, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 Each of the Company's nominees was elected to the Company's Board of Directors, to serve as a director until the Company's next annual meeting of shareholders and until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified.”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 63 asset managers below reported 8,471,377 for, 26,399 against, 15 withheld, 0 abstained.

FOR

FOR: 8,471,377AGAINST: 26,399ABSTAIN: 0WITHHOLD: 15

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Kevin M. Sheehan” at DAVE & BUSTER'S ENTERTAINMENT INC., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Against	Withheld	Vote
Vanguard	2,984,544	1	0	For
BlackRock	2,087,560	0	0	For
Advisor Managed Portfolios	1,600,000	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	488,054	0	0	For
TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS	181,165	0	0	For
RBB FUND, INC.	100,273	0	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	92,940	0	0	For
Russell Investments	86,285	0	0	For
SEI	75,500	0	0	For
HENNESSY FUNDS TRUST	59,300	0	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	54,239	0	0	For
Principal	49,417	0	0	For
Equitable	48,547	0	0	For
American Century	43,427	0	0	For
Fidelity	41,771	0	0	For
HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/	31,600	0	0	For
TIAA	28,864	0	0	For
Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund	27,851	732	10	For
Jackson National	28,333	0	0	For
Lincoln Financial	27,812	0	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	26,279	0	0	For
WisdomTree	25,711	0	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	19,138	4,149	0	Mixed
Northern Trust	22,468	0	0	For
BNY Mellon	22,359	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 63 asset managers. See all 63 in the interactive database.

6. Elect Director: Nathaniel J. Lipman

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.5% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.5%

FOR: 24,723,564AGAINST: 109,045

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 63 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Nathaniel J. Lipman

DAVE & BUSTER'S ENTERTAINMENT INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Nathaniel J. Lipman”): 24,723,564 for, 109,045 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 20, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

The 63 asset managers below reported 8,479,925 for, 17,841 against, 25 withheld, 0 abstained.

FOR

FOR: 8,479,925AGAINST: 17,841ABSTAIN: 0WITHHOLD: 25

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Nathaniel J. Lipman” at DAVE & BUSTER'S ENTERTAINMENT INC., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Against	Withheld	Vote
Vanguard	2,984,545	0	0	For
BlackRock	2,087,560	0	0	For
Advisor Managed Portfolios	1,600,000	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	488,054	0	0	For
TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS	181,165	0	0	For
RBB FUND, INC.	100,273	0	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	92,940	0	0	For
Russell Investments	86,285	0	0	For
SEI	75,500	0	0	For
HENNESSY FUNDS TRUST	59,300	0	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	54,239	0	0	For
Principal	49,417	0	0	For
Equitable	48,547	0	0	For
American Century	43,427	0	0	For
Fidelity	41,771	0	0	For
HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/	31,600	0	0	For
TIAA	28,864	0	0	For
Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund	28,444	132	17	For
Jackson National	28,333	0	0	For
Lincoln Financial	27,812	0	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	26,279	0	0	For
WisdomTree	25,711	0	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	23,287	0	0	For
Northern Trust	22,468	0	0	For
BNY Mellon	22,359	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 63 asset managers. See all 63 in the interactive database.

7. Elect Director: Scott I. Ross

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

97% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 97%

FOR: 24,068,070AGAINST: 768,086

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 63 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Scott I. Ross

DAVE & BUSTER'S ENTERTAINMENT INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Scott I. Ross”): 24,068,070 for, 768,086 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 20, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 Each of the Company's nominees was elected to the Company's Board of Directors, to serve as a director until the Company's next annual meeting of shareholders and until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified.”
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 63 asset managers below reported 8,388,255 for, 109,517 against, 18 withheld, 0 abstained.

FOR

FOR: 8,388,255AGAINST: 109,517ABSTAIN: 0WITHHOLD: 18

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Scott I. Ross” at DAVE & BUSTER'S ENTERTAINMENT INC., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Against	Withheld	Vote
Vanguard	2,984,543	1	0	For
BlackRock	2,087,560	0	0	For
Advisor Managed Portfolios	1,600,000	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	488,054	0	0	For
TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS	181,165	0	0	For
RBB FUND, INC.	100,273	0	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	92,940	0	0	For
Russell Investments	0	86,285	0	Against
SEI	75,500	0	0	For
HENNESSY FUNDS TRUST	59,300	0	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	54,239	0	0	For
Principal	49,417	0	0	For
Equitable	48,547	0	0	For
American Century	43,427	0	0	For
Fidelity	41,771	0	0	For
HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/	31,600	0	0	For
TIAA	28,864	0	0	For
Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund	27,624	957	12	For
Jackson National	28,333	0	0	For
Lincoln Financial	27,812	0	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	26,279	0	0	For
WisdomTree	25,711	0	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	19,138	4,149	0	Mixed
Northern Trust	22,468	0	0	For
BNY Mellon	22,359	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 63 asset managers. See all 63 in the interactive database.

8. 4. Proposal to approve the 2025 Omnibus Incentive Plan

Official resultCOMPENSATIONReported outcome: Approved

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

91% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 91%

FOR: 22,490,128AGAINST: 2,346,430

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 64 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Approval of 2025 Omnibus Incentive Plan

DAVE & BUSTER'S ENTERTAINMENT INC.’s own tally for this item (“4. Proposal to approve the 2025 Omnibus Incentive Plan”): 22,490,128 for, 2,346,430 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed June 20, 2025 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 4 The proposal to approve the 2025 Omnibus Incentive Plan was approved.”
Support: 91% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 64 asset managers below reported 7,853,674 for, 645,018 against, 17 withheld, 0 abstained.

FOR

FOR: 7,853,674AGAINST: 645,018ABSTAIN: 0WITHHOLD: 17

Largest asset managers voting on “Approval of 2025 Omnibus Incentive Plan” at DAVE & BUSTER'S ENTERTAINMENT INC., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Against	Withheld	Vote
Vanguard	2,984,541	4	0	For
BlackRock	2,087,560	0	0	For
Advisor Managed Portfolios	1,600,000	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	488,054	0	0	For
TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS	0	181,165	0	Against
RBB FUND, INC.	640	99,633	0	Against
Columbia Threadneedle	92,940	0	0	For
Russell Investments	86,285	0	0	For
SEI	75,500	0	0	For
HENNESSY FUNDS TRUST	59,300	0	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	54,239	0	0	For
Principal	0	49,417	0	Against
Equitable	48,547	0	0	For
American Century	0	43,427	0	Against
Fidelity	41,771	0	0	For
HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/	0	31,600	0	Against
TIAA	0	28,864	0	Against
Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund	25,884	2,698	11	Mixed
Jackson National	0	28,333	0	Against
Lincoln Financial	23,000	4,812	0	Mixed
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	26,279	0	0	For
WisdomTree	0	25,711	0	Against
Prudential/PGIM	0	23,287	0	Against
Northern Trust	22,468	0	0	For
BNY Mellon	0	22,359	0	Against

Showing the 25 largest of 64 asset managers. See all 64 in the interactive database.

9. 3. Proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers

Official result Fund totals may overlapSECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTESReported outcome: Approved

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

98% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 98%

FOR: 24,371,475AGAINST: 455,103

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 224 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation

DAVE & BUSTER'S ENTERTAINMENT INC.’s own tally for this item (“3. Proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers”): 24,371,475 for, 455,103 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed June 20, 2025 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 3 The proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers was approved.”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).

Fund voting reports: 63 asset managers voting on “Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation” at DAVE & BUSTER'S ENTERTAINMENT INC., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Against	Withheld	Vote
Vanguard	2,982,952	1,593	0	For
BlackRock	2,087,560	0	0	For
Advisor Managed Portfolios	1,600,000	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	488,054	0	0	For
TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS	181,165	0	0	For
RBB FUND, INC.	100,273	0	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	92,940	0	0	For
Russell Investments	86,285	0	0	For
SEI	75,500	0	0	For
HENNESSY FUNDS TRUST	59,300	0	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	54,239	0	0	For
Principal	49,417	0	0	For
Equitable	48,547	0	0	For
American Century	0	43,427	0	Against
Fidelity	41,771	0	0	For
HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/	31,600	0	0	For
TIAA	0	28,864	0	Against
Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund	28,171	398	24	For
Jackson National	28,333	0	0	For
Lincoln Financial	27,812	0	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	26,279	0	0	For
WisdomTree	25,711	0	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	23,287	0	0	For
Northern Trust	22,468	0	0	For
BNY Mellon	22,359	0	0	For

Fund voting reports, all 63 managers: 8,429,153 for, 90,550 against, 36 withheld, 0 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports: 178 asset managers voting on “Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation” at DAVE & BUSTER'S ENTERTAINMENT INC., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Hill Path Capital LP	7,119,255	0	0	For
Clearline Capital LP	1,360,519	0	0	For
EMINENCE CAPITAL, LP	1,238,339	0	0	For
BlackRock	939,904	10,077	0	For
BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC	681,433	0	0	For
NewEdge Wealth, LLC	599,533	0	0	For
Boston Partners	553,763	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	525,590	0	0	For
State Street	366,345	11	0	For
STATE OF MICHIGAN RETIREMENT SYSTEM	247,636	0	0	For
Patient Capital Management, LLC	240,068	0	0	For
Northern Trust	205,351	0	0	For
Russell Investments	172,219	0	0	For
DE Shaw	158,310	0	0	For
PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS	154,489	0	0	For
Bienville Capital Management, LLC	134,623	0	0	For
Saba Capital Management, L.P.	132,515	599	36	For
SEI	108,505	0	0	For
Sapience Investments, LLC	106,924	0	0	For
LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT	105,556	0	0	For
MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp	102,121	0	0	For
Vanguard	97,650	0	0	For
Eaton Vance	90,271	0	0	For
HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	85,843	0	0	For
RBC Capital Markets, LLC	72,573	0	0	For

Institutional-manager reports, all 178 managers: 16,761,366 for, 277,278 against, 36 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

10. 2. Proposal to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for…

Official resultAUDIT-RELATEDReported outcome: Approved

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.6% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 99.6%

FOR: 28,198,782AGAINST: 91,488

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 64 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

DAVE & BUSTER'S ENTERTAINMENT INC.’s own tally for this item (“2. Proposal to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the 2025 fiscal year”): 28,198,782 for, 91,488 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed June 20, 2025 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 2 The proposal to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the 2025 fiscal year was approved.”
Support: 99.6% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 64 asset managers below reported 8,519,493 for, 240 against, 6 withheld, 0 abstained.

FOR

FOR: 8,519,493AGAINST: 240ABSTAIN: 0WITHHOLD: 6

Largest asset managers voting on “Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” at DAVE & BUSTER'S ENTERTAINMENT INC., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Against	Withheld	Vote
Vanguard	2,984,545	0	0	For
BlackRock	2,087,560	0	0	For
Advisor Managed Portfolios	1,600,000	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	488,054	0	0	For
TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS	181,165	0	0	For
RBB FUND, INC.	100,273	0	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	92,940	0	0	For
Russell Investments	86,285	0	0	For
SEI	75,500	0	0	For
HENNESSY FUNDS TRUST	59,300	0	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	54,239	0	0	For
Principal	49,417	0	0	For
Equitable	48,547	0	0	For
American Century	43,427	0	0	For
Fidelity	41,771	0	0	For
HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/	31,600	0	0	For
TIAA	28,864	0	0	For
Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund	28,515	74	4	For
Jackson National	28,333	0	0	For
Lincoln Financial	27,812	0	0	For
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS	26,279	0	0	For
WisdomTree	25,711	0	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	23,287	0	0	For
Northern Trust	22,468	0	0	For
BNY Mellon	22,359	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 64 asset managers. See all 64 in the interactive database.

Not shown here: this season’s fund filings also report 1 item from the meeting of June 20, 2024, which belongs to the 2023-2024 season. A meeting outside this season’s July 1 to June 30 window is not counted in this page’s items or in its totals of asset managers and fund votes.

Largest DAVE & BUSTER'S ENTERTAINMENT INC. shareholders voting in 2024-2025

Ranked separately for each type of Form N-PX report. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two tables can list the same shares and are never added together. Each is ranked by the shares voted on the item that the most managers of that type reported, shown as a share of the 34,550,000 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Fund voting reports: top DAVE & BUSTER'S ENTERTAINMENT INC. shareholders by shares voted on “Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation”, 2024-2025
#	Asset manager	% of shares outstanding
1	Vanguard	8.64%
2	BlackRock	6.04%
3	Advisor Managed Portfolios	4.63%
4	Charles Schwab	1.41%
5	TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS	0.52%
6	RBB FUND, INC.	0.29%
7	Columbia Threadneedle	0.27%
8	Russell Investments	0.25%
9	SEI	0.22%
10	HENNESSY FUNDS TRUST	0.17%

Institutional-manager reports: top DAVE & BUSTER'S ENTERTAINMENT INC. shareholders by shares voted on “Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation”, 2024-2025
#	Asset manager	% of shares outstanding
1	Hill Path Capital LP	20.61%
2	Clearline Capital LP	3.94%
3	EMINENCE CAPITAL, LP	3.58%
4	BlackRock	2.75%
5	BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC	1.97%
6	NewEdge Wealth, LLC	1.74%
7	Boston Partners	1.60%
8	Charles Schwab	1.52%
9	State Street	1.06%
10	STATE OF MICHIGAN RETIREMENT SYSTEM	0.72%

Reported DAVE & BUSTER'S ENTERTAINMENT INC. holdings and ownership

As disclosed to the SEC in Form 13F (quarter-end holdings of 30 large managers), Schedules 13D and 13G (beneficial ownership above 5%) and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A). Each row names its form.

DAVE & BUSTER'S ENTERTAINMENT INC. holdings and ownership disclosed for the 2024-2025 proxy season
Holder	% outstanding	Disclosure
Hill Path Capital LP	20.61%	13D
BlackRock	13.69%	13F
Vanguard Group	10.20%	13F
Eminence Capital, LP	8.41%	13G
Morgan Stanley	4.36%	13F
Goldman Sachs	3.77%	13F
State Street	3.51%	13F
Dimensional Fund Advisors	2.31%	13F
Geode Capital	2.16%	13F
Citadel Advisors	1.94%	13F

Percentages above are of 34,550,000 shares outstanding, as reported by DAVE & BUSTER'S ENTERTAINMENT INC. on its Form 10-Q dated May 6, 2025 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2024-2025 meeting, not today’s. Each holding is as of its own filing, which may be dated before or after the meeting.

About this page

Every figure above is derived from filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-PX, in which registered funds disclose how they voted every proxy and institutional managers disclose their votes on executive pay (say-on-pay, say-on-frequency and golden parachutes), and Form 8-K Item 5.07, in which the company reports its own meeting results. Shares outstanding are taken from DAVE & BUSTER'S ENTERTAINMENT INC.’s 10-Q dated May 6, 2025. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on October 14, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.

At DAVE & BUSTER'S ENTERTAINMENT INC.'s shareholder meeting held June 18, 2025, in the 2024-2025 proxy season, 224 asset managers reported how they voted on 10 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 2,204 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation — DAVE & BUSTER'S ENTERTAINMENT INC.'s filing reports the proposal as approved, with 98% support of the votes cast (FOR divided by FOR plus AGAINST, the conventional basis for proxy support; abstentions, broker non-votes and unvoted shares are excluded because none of them took a side). Source: DAVE & BUSTER'S ENTERTAINMENT INC.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on June 20, 2025.

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