SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED): March 4, 2003 DAVE & BUSTER'S INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) MISSOURI 0000943823 43-1532756 (State of (Commission File (IRS Employer incorporation) Number) Identification Number) 2481 MANANA DRIVE DALLAS TX 75220 (Address of principal executive offices) REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE: 214 357-9588 ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS. In a press release dated March 5, 2003, a copy of which is a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated into this Item 5 by reference, the Board of Directors of Dave & Buster's, Inc. (the "Company") announced (i) the formation of a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee to be headed by independent director Peter Edison, which has been charged with the assignment of recruiting new independent board members for the Company and (ii) the appointment of Mark Levy, another independent director, as Lead Director to head the executive sessions of the Board of Directors and serve as the primary liaison between management and the Board. ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. (c) Exhibits. The following are filed as Exhibits to this Report. 99.1 Dave & Buster's, Inc. Press Release dated March 5, 2003. 2 Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. DAVE & BUSTER'S, INC. Date: March 7, 2003 By: /s/ W. C. Hammett, Jr. ---------------------------------- W.C. Hammett, Jr., Chief Financial Officer 3 INDEX TO EXHIBITS <Table> <Caption> EXHIBIT NUMBER DESCRIPTION - ------- ----------- 99.1 Dave & Buster's, Inc. Press Release dated March 5, 2003. </Table>