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Filed by Dave & Buster's, Inc. pursuant to Rule 14a-6 under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 Subject Company: Dave & Buster's, Inc. Commission File No.:
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Set forth below is the text of a news release disseminated on May 15, 2003:
News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For more information please contact:
Investor Relations 214.904.2288
DAVE & BUSTER'S AND RENAISSANCE CAPITAL REACH AGREEMENT OVER
PROXY AND PERFORMANCE ISSUES
-- Dave & Buster's Agrees To Performance Targets --
-- Renaissance Withdraws Shareholder Proposal --
-- Renaissance Will Vote for Company's Director Nominees --
DALLAS, May 15, 2003 -- Dave & Buster's, Inc. (NYSE: DAB) announced today that
one of its major shareholders, Renaissance Capital Group, Inc., has agreed to
withdraw a shareholder proposal requesting that Dave & Buster's pursue a sale of
the Company with the assistance of an investment banking firm. The proposal,
described in Dave & Buster's recent proxy materials, will not be presented for
consideration at the Company's annual shareholders' meeting scheduled for June
10, 2003.
Renaissance also has agreed that it will vote its 619,700 shares of Dave &
Buster's common stock at the annual meeting in support of the Company's nominees
for re-election as directors:
Peter Edison, Chairman of the Board
James "Buster" Corley, Co-founder and CEO
Patricia Priest, Audit Committee Chair
The Company has agreed with Renaissance that, following the conclusion of the
annual shareholders' meeting and the re-election of the Company's nominees for
directors, the Company will consult with Renaissance regarding the hiring of an
outside investor relations firm and to retain an outside consultant to implement
additional cost savings in the Company's operations. The Company has further
advised Renaissance that its co-founders have agreed to further salary
reductions in the event that the Company fails to achieve pre-tax income of 9%
of its revenues in the fourth quarter of the current fiscal year.
"We have had a number of constructive conversations with Renaissance Capital in
recent weeks," said Peter A. Edison, Chairman of Dave and Buster's. "They have
shown insight
into the challenges and opportunities facing our Company, and have had a number
of constructive suggestions. They are a very responsible shareholder whose
involvement will help create value for all shareholders."
"I believe Dave and Buster's is a great concept with tremendous earnings
potential," said Russell Cleveland, CEO & President of Renaissance Capital
Group. "I am impressed with the steps management and the Board have committed to
take to accomplish these results, and therefore, we have agreed to withdraw our
shareholder proposal to sell the Company and have agreed to vote for the
Company's slate of directors."
"We are delighted to have the full support of Mr. Russell Cleveland, and we are
confident enough in our business plan to accept the challenge of improved
performance or face reduced personal base salaries." said Buster Corley, Chief
Executive Officer and COO.
ABOUT DAVE AND BUSTER'S
Celebrating over 20 years of operations, Dave & Buster's was founded in 1982 and
is one of the country's leading upscale, restaurant/entertainment concepts, with
32 Dave & Buster's locations throughout the United States. Additionally, Dave &
Buster's has international agreements for the Pacific Rim, Canada, the Middle
East and Mexico.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain information contained in this press release includes forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding our
expectations, beliefs, intentions, plans, projections, objectives, goals,
strategies, future events or performance and underlying assumptions and other
statements which are other than statements of historical facts. These statements
may be identified, without limitations, by the use of forward looking
terminology such as "may," "will," "anticipates," "expects," "projects,"
"believes," "intends," "should," or comparable terms or the negative thereof.
All forward-looking statements included in this press release are based on
information available to us on the date hereof. Such statements speak only as of
the date hereof. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could
cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the
statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the
following: our ability to open new high-volume restaurant/entertainment
complexes; our ability to raise and access sufficient capital in the future;
changes in consumer preferences, general economic conditions or consumer
discretionary spending; the outbreak or continuation of war or other hostilities
involving the United States; potential fluctuation in our quarterly operating
result due to seasonality and other factors; the continued service of key
management personnel; our ability to attract, motivate and retain qualified
personnel; the impact of federal, state or local government regulations relating
to our personnel or the sale of food or alcoholic beverages; the impact of
litigation; the effect of competition in our industry; additional costs
associated with compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and related regulations
and requirements; and other risk factors described from time to time in our
reports filed with the SEC.
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