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Table of Contents UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 Form 10 - K ( Mark One ) ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED January 31 , 2021 OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM Delaware ( State of Incorporation ) Dave & Buster's Entertainment , Inc. ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) 2481 Mañana Drive , Dallas , Texas , 75220 ( Address of principal executive offices ) ( Zip Code ) Title of each class Common Stock $ 0.01 par value Preferred Stock Purchase Rights Commission File No. 001-35664 ΤΟ X ( 214 ) 357-9588 ( Registrant's telephone number ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : 35-2382255 ( I.R.S. Employer ID ) Trading Symbol ( s ) PLAY PLAY Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Name of each exchange on which registered NASDAQ Global Select Market NASDAQ Global Select Market No 区 Indicate by checkmark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes > No Indicate by checkmark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Exchange Act . Yes Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes > No □ Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( § 232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes > No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company , " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company Emerging Growth Company If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . □ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Yes > No No " Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . Yes The aggregate market value of common stock held by non - affiliates , based on the closing price of the last day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter as reported on the NASDAQ Global Select Market was $ 580 million . The number of shares of Registrant's Common Stock outstanding as of March 28 , 2021 was 47,658,356 . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the definitive Proxy Statement for the registrant's 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders have been incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10 - K .