8-K

 

UNITED STATES
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): February 9, 2005

Dave & Buster's, Inc.
__________________________________________
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Missouri	0000943823	43-1532756
_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction	_____________ (Commission	______________ (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)
2481 Manana Drive, Dallas, Texas		75220
_________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices)		___________ (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 214-904-2301

Not Applicable
______________________________________________
Former name or former address, if changed since last report

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On February 9, 2005, the registrant issued a press release regarding the significant impact of severe winter storms on fourth-quarter revenue. The press release, filed as Exhibit 99.1 is incorporated herein by reference.

SIGNATURES

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.
February 10, 2005	By:	/s/ W.C. Hammett, Jr.
		Name: W.C. Hammett, Jr.
		Title: CFO, Senior Vice President

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description
99	Press Release

EX-99

News Release

For more information contact:
Jeff Elliott or Geralyn DeBusk
Halliburton Investor Relations
972-458-8000

OVER 40 PERCENT OF DAVE & BUSTER’S STORES IMPACTED BY SEVERE WINTER STORMS

DALLAS—February 10, 2005—Dave & Buster’s, Inc. (NYSE: DAB), a leading operator of upscale restaurant/entertainment complexes, today announced that the severe winter storms in January had a significant impact on its revenues for the fourth quarter. Management estimates that the severe weather in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Midwest reduced revenue by almost $2 million as over 40 percent of the company’s stores were affected during their high volume weekend operations. The timing of the storms increased their impact, because weekend revenue mix is typically skewed more toward the higher margin amusement portion of the business.

Celebrating over 22 years of operations, Dave & Buster’s was founded in 1982 and is one of the country’s leading upscale, restaurant/entertainment concepts with 43 locations throughout the United States and in Canada. More information on the company, including the latest investor presentation is available on the company’s website, www.daveandbusters.com.

“Safe Harbor” Statements Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
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.