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Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. 2025-2026 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.’s Form 8-K, filed June 25, 2026 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 18, 2026.

9Ballot items
200Asset managers
1,515Fund votes
June 18, 2026Meeting date

Results at a glance

Meeting of June 18, 2026: 9 items on Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.’s Form 8-K, filed June 25, 2026: 6 elected · 2 approved · 1 without a stated outcome.

Material dissent

Elect Director: Scott I. Ross 45.1% of votes cast Outcome not stated Director under 80%
3. Proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers 58% of votes cast Approved Say-on-pay under 70%

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

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Official 2025-2026 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 25, 2026 (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, 2026
Ballot item	For	Against	Abstain	Withheld	Broker non-votes	Support (of votes cast)	Reported outcome	Voting standard
Elect Director: James P. Chambers	16,488,189	2,747,924	97,230	--	4,226,753	86%	Elected	—
Elect Director: Tarun Lal	18,237,622	982,863	112,858	--	4,226,753	95%	Elected	—
Elect Director: Nathaniel J. Lipman	18,179,512	1,059,069	94,762	--	4,226,753	94%	Elected	—
Elect Director: Charles H. Protell	18,250,699	969,806	112,838	--	4,226,753	95%	Elected	—
Elect Director: Scott I. Ross	8,668,800	10,571,385	93,158	--	4,226,753	45.1%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: Kevin M. Sheehan	17,614,308	1,629,092	89,943	--	4,226,753	92%	Elected	—
Elect Director: Allen R. Weiss	17,190,620	2,048,425	94,298	--	4,226,753	89%	Elected	—
2. Proposal to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the 2026 fiscal year	23,403,645	54,000	102,451	--	--	99.7%	Approved	—
3. Proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers	11,162,874	8,077,556	92,913	--	4,226,753	58%	Approved	—

This meeting is also recorded here as June 25, 2026; both records come from the same filing, so the date should be checked against it.

Source: Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on June 25, 2026 — read the filing on EDGAR.

How asset managers voted at the Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. 2025-2026 meeting

Each item below shows how the 200 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 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

89% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 89%

FOR: 17,190,620AGAINST: 2,048,425

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 49 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”): 17,190,620 for, 2,048,425 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 25, 2026 (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 Based on the voting results set forth below, James P. Chambers, Tarun Lal, Nathaniel J. Lipman, Charles H. Protell, Kevin M. Sheehan and Allen R. Weiss were each elected to the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board") to serve until the Company's next annual meeting of shareholders and…”
Support: 89% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 49 asset managers below reported 3,977,962 for, 124,047 against, 1,123 abstained.

FOR

FOR: 3,977,962AGAINST: 124,047ABSTAIN: 1,123

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Allen R. Weiss” at Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	1,122,968	4	0	For
BlackRock	732,646	0	0	For
Advisor Managed Portfolios	700,000	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	675,870	0	0	For
TIFF INVESTMENT PROGRAM	115,475	0	0	For
Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund	73,537	7,855	787	Mixed
Dimensional	80,027	0	0	For
TIAA	0	67,670	0	Against
American Century	57,244	0	0	For
Fidelity	55,866	0	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	45,681	0	0	For
Equitable	39,424	0	0	For
Lincoln Financial	38,432	0	0	For
Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund II	31,395	3,353	336	Mixed
SEI	34,240	0	0	For
Russell Investments	0	26,610	0	Against
Invesco	21,513	0	0	For
Texas Capital Funds Trust	18,924	0	0	For
Northern Trust	18,496	0	0	For
State Street	14,960	0	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	13,947	0	0	For
T. Rowe Price	0	13,537	0	Against
Global X	11,941	0	0	For
Pacific Life	9,303	0	0	For
Jackson National	7,550	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 49 asset managers. See all 49 in the interactive database.

2. Elect Director: Charles H. Protell

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

95% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 95%

FOR: 18,250,699AGAINST: 969,806

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 49 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Charles H. Protell

Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Charles H. Protell”): 18,250,699 for, 969,806 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 25, 2026 (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 Based on the voting results set forth below, James P. Chambers, Tarun Lal, Nathaniel J. Lipman, Charles H. Protell, Kevin M. Sheehan and Allen R. Weiss were each elected to the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board") to serve until the Company's next annual meeting of shareholders and…”
Support: 95% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 49 asset managers below reported 4,096,164 for, 5,799 against, 1,169 abstained.

FOR

FOR: 4,096,164AGAINST: 5,799ABSTAIN: 1,169

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Charles H. Protell” at Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	1,122,970	2	0	For
BlackRock	732,646	0	0	For
Advisor Managed Portfolios	700,000	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	675,870	0	0	For
TIFF INVESTMENT PROGRAM	115,475	0	0	For
Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund	77,297	4,063	819	Mixed
Dimensional	80,027	0	0	For
TIAA	67,670	0	0	For
American Century	57,244	0	0	For
Fidelity	55,866	0	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	45,681	0	0	For
Equitable	39,424	0	0	For
Lincoln Financial	38,432	0	0	For
Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund II	33,000	1,735	350	Mixed
SEI	34,240	0	0	For
Russell Investments	26,610	0	0	For
Invesco	21,513	0	0	For
Texas Capital Funds Trust	18,924	0	0	For
Northern Trust	18,496	0	0	For
State Street	14,960	0	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	13,947	0	0	For
T. Rowe Price	13,537	0	0	For
Global X	11,941	0	0	For
Pacific Life	9,303	0	0	For
Jackson National	7,550	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 49 asset managers. See all 49 in the interactive database.

3. Elect Director: James P. Chambers

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

86% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 86%AGAINST

FOR: 16,488,189AGAINST: 2,747,924

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 49 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”): 16,488,189 for, 2,747,924 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 25, 2026 (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 Based on the voting results set forth below, James P. Chambers, Tarun Lal, Nathaniel J. Lipman, Charles H. Protell, Kevin M. Sheehan and Allen R. Weiss were each elected to the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board") to serve until the Company's next annual meeting of shareholders and…”
Support: 86% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 49 asset managers below reported 3,228,408 for, 873,566 against, 1,159 abstained.

FORAGAINST

FOR: 3,228,408AGAINST: 873,566ABSTAIN: 1,159

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: James P. Chambers” at Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	1,122,969	3	0	For
BlackRock	0	732,646	0	Against
Advisor Managed Portfolios	700,000	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	675,870	0	0	For
TIFF INVESTMENT PROGRAM	115,475	0	0	For
Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund	75,748	5,619	812	Mixed
Dimensional	80,027	0	0	For
TIAA	67,670	0	0	For
American Century	57,244	0	0	For
Fidelity	26,995	28,871	0	Mixed
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	0	45,681	0	Against
Equitable	410	39,014	0	Against
Lincoln Financial	38,432	0	0	For
Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund II	32,339	2,399	347	Mixed
SEI	34,240	0	0	For
Russell Investments	26,610	0	0	For
Invesco	21,513	0	0	For
Texas Capital Funds Trust	18,924	0	0	For
Northern Trust	18,496	0	0	For
State Street	14,960	0	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	13,947	0	0	For
T. Rowe Price	13,537	0	0	For
Global X	11,941	0	0	For
Pacific Life	0	9,303	0	Against
Jackson National	7,550	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 49 asset managers. See all 49 in the interactive database.

4. Elect Director: Kevin M. Sheehan

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

92% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 92%

FOR: 17,614,308AGAINST: 1,629,092

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 49 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”): 17,614,308 for, 1,629,092 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 25, 2026 (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 Based on the voting results set forth below, James P. Chambers, Tarun Lal, Nathaniel J. Lipman, Charles H. Protell, Kevin M. Sheehan and Allen R. Weiss were each elected to the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board") to serve until the Company's next annual meeting of shareholders and…”
Support: 92% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 49 asset managers below reported 4,092,879 for, 9,184 against, 1,069 abstained.

FOR

FOR: 4,092,879AGAINST: 9,184ABSTAIN: 1,069

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Kevin M. Sheehan” at Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	1,122,970	2	0	For
BlackRock	732,646	0	0	For
Advisor Managed Portfolios	700,000	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	675,870	0	0	For
TIFF INVESTMENT PROGRAM	115,475	0	0	For
Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund	76,689	4,741	749	Mixed
Dimensional	80,027	0	0	For
TIAA	67,670	0	0	For
American Century	57,244	0	0	For
Fidelity	55,866	0	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	45,681	0	0	For
Equitable	39,424	0	0	For
Lincoln Financial	38,432	0	0	For
Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund II	32,740	2,024	320	Mixed
SEI	34,240	0	0	For
Russell Investments	26,610	0	0	For
Invesco	21,513	0	0	For
Texas Capital Funds Trust	18,924	0	0	For
Northern Trust	18,496	0	0	For
State Street	14,960	0	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	13,947	0	0	For
T. Rowe Price	13,537	0	0	For
Global X	11,941	0	0	For
Pacific Life	9,303	0	0	For
Jackson National	7,550	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 49 asset managers. See all 49 in the interactive database.

5. Elect Director: Nathaniel J. Lipman

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

94% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 94%

FOR: 18,179,512AGAINST: 1,059,069

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 49 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”): 18,179,512 for, 1,059,069 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 25, 2026 (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 Based on the voting results set forth below, James P. Chambers, Tarun Lal, Nathaniel J. Lipman, Charles H. Protell, Kevin M. Sheehan and Allen R. Weiss were each elected to the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board") to serve until the Company's next annual meeting of shareholders and…”
Support: 94% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 49 asset managers below reported 4,095,215 for, 6,789 against, 1,129 abstained.

FOR

FOR: 4,095,215AGAINST: 6,789ABSTAIN: 1,129

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Nathaniel J. Lipman” at Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	1,122,970	3	0	For
BlackRock	732,646	0	0	For
Advisor Managed Portfolios	700,000	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	675,870	0	0	For
TIFF INVESTMENT PROGRAM	115,475	0	0	For
Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund	76,632	4,756	791	Mixed
Dimensional	80,027	0	0	For
TIAA	67,670	0	0	For
American Century	57,244	0	0	For
Fidelity	55,866	0	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	45,681	0	0	For
Equitable	39,424	0	0	For
Lincoln Financial	38,432	0	0	For
Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund II	32,716	2,030	338	Mixed
SEI	34,240	0	0	For
Russell Investments	26,610	0	0	For
Invesco	21,513	0	0	For
Texas Capital Funds Trust	18,924	0	0	For
Northern Trust	18,496	0	0	For
State Street	14,960	0	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	13,947	0	0	For
T. Rowe Price	13,537	0	0	For
Global X	11,941	0	0	For
Pacific Life	9,303	0	0	For
Jackson National	7,550	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 49 asset managers. See all 49 in the interactive database.

6. Elect Director: Scott I. Ross

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

45.1% Majority: no · of votes cast

FOR 45.1%AGAINST

FOR: 8,668,800AGAINST: 10,571,385

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 49 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”): 8,668,800 for, 10,571,385 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 25, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was not 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: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 45.1% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 49 asset managers below reported 1,017,341 for, 3,084,682 against, 1,109 abstained.

FORAGAINST

FOR: 1,017,341AGAINST: 3,084,682ABSTAIN: 1,109

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Scott I. Ross” at Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	272,513	850,460	0	Mixed
BlackRock	0	732,646	0	Against
Advisor Managed Portfolios	0	700,000	0	Against
Charles Schwab	675,870	0	0	For
TIFF INVESTMENT PROGRAM	0	115,475	0	Against
Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund	19,854	61,548	777	Mixed
Dimensional	0	80,027	0	Against
TIAA	0	67,670	0	Against
American Century	0	57,244	0	Against
Fidelity	0	55,866	0	Against
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	0	45,681	0	Against
Equitable	0	39,424	0	Against
Lincoln Financial	0	38,432	0	Against
Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund II	8,476	26,276	332	Mixed
SEI	0	34,240	0	Against
Russell Investments	0	26,610	0	Against
Invesco	21,513	0	0	For
Texas Capital Funds Trust	0	18,924	0	Against
Northern Trust	18,496	0	0	For
State Street	0	14,960	0	Against
AIG/SunAmerica	0	13,947	0	Against
T. Rowe Price	0	13,537	0	Against
Global X	0	11,941	0	Against
Pacific Life	0	9,303	0	Against
Jackson National	0	7,550	0	Against

Showing the 25 largest of 49 asset managers. See all 49 in the interactive database.

7. Elect Director: Tarun Lal

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

95% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 95%

FOR: 18,237,622AGAINST: 982,863

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 49 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Tarun Lal

Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Tarun Lal”): 18,237,622 for, 982,863 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 25, 2026 (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 Based on the voting results set forth below, James P. Chambers, Tarun Lal, Nathaniel J. Lipman, Charles H. Protell, Kevin M. Sheehan and Allen R. Weiss were each elected to the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board") to serve until the Company's next annual meeting of shareholders and…”
Support: 95% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 49 asset managers below reported 4,095,805 for, 6,158 against, 1,169 abstained.

FOR

FOR: 4,095,805AGAINST: 6,158ABSTAIN: 1,169

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Tarun Lal” at Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	1,122,970	2	0	For
BlackRock	732,646	0	0	For
Advisor Managed Portfolios	700,000	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	675,870	0	0	For
TIFF INVESTMENT PROGRAM	115,475	0	0	For
Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund	77,045	4,314	819	Mixed
Dimensional	80,027	0	0	For
TIAA	67,670	0	0	For
American Century	57,244	0	0	For
Fidelity	55,866	0	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	45,681	0	0	For
Equitable	39,424	0	0	For
Lincoln Financial	38,432	0	0	For
Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund II	32,892	1,842	350	Mixed
SEI	34,240	0	0	For
Russell Investments	26,610	0	0	For
Invesco	21,513	0	0	For
Texas Capital Funds Trust	18,924	0	0	For
Northern Trust	18,496	0	0	For
State Street	14,960	0	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	13,947	0	0	For
T. Rowe Price	13,537	0	0	For
Global X	11,941	0	0	For
Pacific Life	9,303	0	0	For
Jackson National	7,550	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 49 asset managers. See all 49 in the interactive database.

8. 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 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

58% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 58%AGAINST

FOR: 11,162,874AGAINST: 8,077,556

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 199 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Advisory Vote to Approve Executive 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”): 11,162,874 for, 8,077,556 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed June 25, 2026 (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: 58% 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: 49 asset managers voting on “Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation” at Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	1,120,288	2,686	0	For
BlackRock	0	732,646	0	Against
Advisor Managed Portfolios	700,000	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	0	675,870	0	Against
TIFF INVESTMENT PROGRAM	0	115,475	0	Against
Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund	36,361	45,046	772	Mixed
Dimensional	0	80,027	0	Against
TIAA	0	67,670	0	Against
American Century	0	57,244	0	Against
Fidelity	0	55,866	0	Against
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	0	45,681	0	Against
Equitable	0	39,424	0	Against
Lincoln Financial	18,800	19,632	0	Mixed
Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund II	15,523	19,231	330	Mixed
SEI	0	34,240	0	Against
Russell Investments	0	26,610	0	Against
Invesco	0	21,513	0	Against
Texas Capital Funds Trust	18,924	0	0	For
Northern Trust	18,496	0	0	For
State Street	14,960	0	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	0	13,947	0	Against
T. Rowe Price	0	13,537	0	Against
Global X	0	11,941	0	Against
Pacific Life	0	9,303	0	Against
Jackson National	0	7,550	0	Against

Fund voting reports, all 49 managers: 1,945,763 for, 2,156,268 against, 1,102 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports: 167 asset managers voting on “Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation” at Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Hill Path Capital LP	6,358,855	760,400	Mixed
Incline Global Management LLC	0	1,025,273	Against
Charles Schwab	0	675,870	Against
BlackRock	42,665	630,321	Mixed
State Street	602,324	10,276	For
PUBLIC SECTOR PENSION INVESTMENT BOARD	0	534,000	Against
STATE OF MICHIGAN RETIREMENT SYSTEM	0	398,785	Against
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	0	379,514	Against
Clearline Capital LP	358,579	0	For
Ancora Advisors LLC	0	270,687	Against
Northern Right Capital Management, L.P.	253,694	0	For
Vanguard	232,608	1,757	For
Holocene Advisors, LP	0	202,401	Against
Jain Global LLC	163,231	0	For
Nuveen	0	154,867	Against
Northern Trust	137,159	8,079	Mixed
AQR	0	136,053	Against
Russell Investments	0	126,255	Against
ROCKEFELLER FINANCIAL LLC	123,503	0	For
DE Shaw	0	118,897	Against
HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND	0	94,310	Against
MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp	0	91,436	Against
Dimensional	0	84,220	Against
BANK OF AMERICA NA	0	79,330	Against
T. Rowe Price	0	77,561	Against

Institutional-manager reports, all 167 managers: 8,436,849 for, 6,606,644 against, 41,380 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

9. 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 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.7% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 99.7%

FOR: 23,403,645AGAINST: 54,000

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 50 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 2026 fiscal year”): 23,403,645 for, 54,000 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed June 25, 2026 (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 2026 fiscal year was approved.”
Support: 99.7% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 50 asset managers below reported 4,101,685 for, 442 against, 11,089 abstained.

FOR

FOR: 4,101,685AGAINST: 442ABSTAIN: 11,089

Largest asset managers voting on “RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM” at Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	1,122,973	0	0	For
BlackRock	732,646	0	0	For
Advisor Managed Portfolios	700,000	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	675,870	0	0	For
TIFF INVESTMENT PROGRAM	115,475	0	0	For
Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund	81,164	310	705	For
Dimensional	80,027	0	0	For
TIAA	67,670	0	0	For
American Century	57,244	0	0	For
Fidelity	55,866	0	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	45,681	0	0	For
Equitable	39,424	0	0	For
Lincoln Financial	38,432	0	0	For
Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund II	34,651	132	301	For
SEI	34,240	0	0	For
Russell Investments	26,610	0	0	For
Invesco	21,513	0	0	For
Texas Capital Funds Trust	18,924	0	0	For
Northern Trust	18,496	0	0	For
State Street	14,960	0	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	13,947	0	0	For
T. Rowe Price	13,537	0	0	For
Global X	11,941	0	0	For
Edge Wealth Management LLC	0	0	10,083	Abstain
Pacific Life	9,303	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 50 asset managers. See all 50 in the interactive database.

Largest Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. shareholders voting in 2025-2026

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 34,788,694 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 Approve Executive Compensation”, 2025-2026
#	Asset manager	% of shares outstanding
1	Vanguard	3.23%
2	BlackRock	2.11%
3	Advisor Managed Portfolios	2.01%
4	Charles Schwab	1.94%
5	TIFF INVESTMENT PROGRAM	0.33%
6	Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund	0.24%
7	Dimensional	0.23%
8	TIAA	0.19%
9	American Century	0.16%
10	Fidelity	0.16%

Institutional-manager reports: top Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. shareholders by shares voted on “Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation”, 2025-2026
#	Asset manager	% of shares outstanding
1	Hill Path Capital LP	20.46%
2	Incline Global Management LLC	2.95%
3	Charles Schwab	1.94%
4	BlackRock	1.93%
5	State Street	1.76%
6	PUBLIC SECTOR PENSION INVESTMENT BOARD	1.53%
7	STATE OF MICHIGAN RETIREMENT SYSTEM	1.15%
8	ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	1.09%
9	Clearline Capital LP	1.03%
10	Ancora Advisors LLC	0.78%

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 2025-2026 proxy season
Holder	% outstanding	Disclosure
Hill Path Capital LP	20.46%	DEF14A
Eminence Capital, LP	8.35%	DEF14A
Vanguard Group	7.05%	13F
Patient Capital Management, LLC	6.33%	DEF14A
BlackRock	6.19%	13F
Goldman Sachs	5.47%	13F
Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership	5.18%	13G
Morgan Stanley	4.17%	13F
State Street	1.99%	13F
Geode Capital	1.95%	13F

Percentages above are of 34,788,694 shares outstanding, as reported by Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. on its Form 10-Q dated June 10, 2026 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2025-2026 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 June 10, 2026. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on October 18, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.

At Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.'s shareholder meeting held June 18, 2026, in the 2025-2026 proxy season, 200 asset managers reported how they voted on 9 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 1,515 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation — Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.'s filing reports the proposal as approved, with 58% 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 25, 2026.

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