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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July&nbsp;12, 2005



<P align="right" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-</B><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>


<P align="center" style="font-size: 14pt"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 18pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>

UNDER</B></DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B></DIV>


<P align="center" style="font-size: 24pt"><B>DAVE &#038; BUSTER&#146;S, INC.</B>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Missouri</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>43-1532756</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">(State of incorporation)
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>2481 Manana Drive<BR>
Dallas, Texas 75220</B><BR>
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)<BR>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Dave &#038; Buster&#146;s, Inc. 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan</B><BR>
(Full title of the plan)<BR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">James W. Corley
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><B>Copy to:</B></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operations Officer
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Lance M. Hardenburg</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Dave &#038; Buster&#146;s Inc.
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Hallett &#038; Perrin, P.C.</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">2481 Manana Drive
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">2001 Bryan St., Suite&nbsp;3900</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Dallas, Texas 75220
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Dallas, Texas 75201</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">(214) 357-9588</DIV></TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Name, address and telephone number including area code of agent for service)



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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE


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    <TD nowrap align="left">Title of Securities</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2">Amount to be</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left">to be Registered</TD>
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                    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">common stock,
$0.01 par value</DIV></TD>
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    <TD colspan="3" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">600,000 shares(1)</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">10,884,000 </TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">1,282</TD>
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    <TD width="96%">Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement also covers shares of common stock of the
registrant issuable to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(2)</TD>
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    <TD width="96%">Estimated in accordance with Rule 457(c) and (h)&nbsp;under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, solely for purposes of calculating the
registration fee, based on the average of the high and low prices of the registrant&#146;s common stock on July&nbsp;8, 2005, as reported on the New
York Stock Exchange.</TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>PART I</B>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</B>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Information specified in Part&nbsp;I of Form S-8 (Item&nbsp;1 &#150; Plan Information and Item&nbsp;2 &#150; Registrant
Information and Employee Plan Annual Information) is omitted from this filing in accordance with
the provisions of Rule&nbsp;428 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;1933 Act&#148;), and the
introductory Note to Part&nbsp;I of Form S-8.


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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>PART II</B>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</B>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">The documents listed in (1)&nbsp;through (3)&nbsp;below are hereby incorporated by reference into this
Registration Statement. All documents subsequently filed by the registrant pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the &#147;1934 Act&#148;) prior to the
filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or
which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.



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    <TD>The registrant&#146;s latest annual report filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d)
of the 1934 Act or the latest prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the 1933
Act, which contains, either directly or by incorporation by reference, audited
financial statements for the registrant&#146;s latest fiscal year for which such statements
have been filed.</TD>
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    <TD>All other reports filed pursuant to Sections 13(a) and 15(d) of the 1934 Act
since the end of the fiscal year covered by the annual report or the prospectus
referred to in (1)&nbsp;above.</TD>
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    <TD>The description of the registrant&#146;s common stock, $0.01 par value (&#147;Common
Stock&#148;), which is contained in the registrant&#146;s latest registration statement filed
under the 1934 Act, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of
updating such description.</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Not Applicable.



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Not Applicable.



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Generally, under Missouri law, a corporation may indemnify a director or officer against
expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees) judgments, fines and settlement payments actually and
reasonably incurred in connection with an action, suit or proceeding (other than by or in the right
of the corporation) to which he is made a party by virtue of his service to the corporation,
provided that he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed
to the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, he
had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. With respect to an action or suit by
or in the right of a corporation, the corporation may generally indemnify a director or officer
against expenses and settlement payments actually and reasonably incurred if he acted in good faith
and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
corporation, except that indemnification is not permitted, unless a court otherwise determines it
proper, to the extent such person is found liable for negligence or misconduct. Missouri law
further states that a corporation shall indemnify a director or officer against expenses actually
and reasonably incurred in any of the above actions, suites or proceedings to the extent such
person is successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of the same.


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Missouri law generally grants a corporation the power to adopt board indemnification
provisions with respect to its directors and officers, but it places certain restrictions on a
corporation&#146;s ability to indemnify its officers and directors against conduct which is finally
adjudged to have been knowingly fraudulent or deliberately dishonest or to have involved willful
misconduct. Article&nbsp;Eleven of the registrant&#146;s Articles eliminates, to the full extent permissible under
the corporation laws of the State of Missouri, the liability of directors of the registrant and the
stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. Such provisions
further provide that indemnification of directors and officers shall be provided to the fullest
extent permitted under Missouri law. The registrant also maintains a directors&#146; and officers&#146;
liability insurance policy insuring directors and officers of the registrant for covered losses as
defined in the policy. The registrant has also entered into indemnity agreements with its
executive officers and directors which generally provide for indemnification for such individuals
to the fullest extent provided by law.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Not Applicable.



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents are filed as a part of this registration statement:


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    <TD>Opinion of Hallett &#038; Perrin, P.C. (1)</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">23.1</TD>
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    <TD>Consent of Hallett &#038; Perrin, P.C. (included in their opinion filed as Exhibit&nbsp;5.1 hereto). (1)</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">23.2</TD>
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    <TD>Consent of Ernst &#038; Young LLP. (1)</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">24.1</TD>
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    <TD>Power of Attorney (included with signature page of this
Registration Statement). (1)</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">99.1</TD>
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    <TD>Registrant&#146;s 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan (2)</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(1)</TD>
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    <TD>Filed herewith.</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;Filed as an exhibit to registrant&#146;s proxy statement filed with the Commission on May&nbsp;2,
2005, and incorporated herein by reference.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</B>



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    <TD>The registrant hereby undertakes:</TD>
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<P align="left" style="margin-left:3%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) to file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement to:



<P align="left" style="margin-left:6%; font-size: 10pt">(A)&nbsp;include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the 1933 Act;



<P align="left" style="margin-left:6%; font-size: 10pt">(B)&nbsp;reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date
of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof)
which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
information set forth in the registration statement; notwithstanding the
foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of
securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not
exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of
the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus
filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in
volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate
offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of the Registration Fee&#147; table in
the effective registration statement; and



<P align="left" style="margin-left:6%; font-size: 10pt">(C)&nbsp;include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such
information in the registration statement;



<P align="left" style="margin-left:6%; font-size: 10pt">Provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(A) and (a)(1)(B) do not apply if the
information


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<P align="left" style="margin-left:6%; font-size: 10pt">required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is
contained in periodic reports filed by the registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or
Section 15(d) of the 1934 Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration
statement;



<P align="left" style="margin-left:6%; font-size: 10pt">(2)&nbsp;that, for the purpose of determining any liability under the 1933 Act, each
such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at
that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof; and



<P align="left" style="margin-left:3%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) to remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.


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    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(b)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the 1933 Act, each filing of the registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to
Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the 1934 Act (and, where applicable, each filing of
an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the 1934 Act)
that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a
new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering
of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(c)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the 1933 Act may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to
the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the
opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in
the 1933 Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of
expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the
registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by
such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has
been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction
the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed
in the 1933 Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.</TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>SIGNATURES</B>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies
that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all the requirements for filing on Form S-8
and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Dallas, Texas, on July&nbsp;11, 2005.



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    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left"><B>DAVE &#038; BUSTERS</B>, <B>INC.</B><BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By: </TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ James W. Corley</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">James W. Corley&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each individual whose signature appears below hereby
constitutes and appoints James W. Corley and William C. Hammett, Jr., and each of them, his true
and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution for him
or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all
amendments to this registration statement, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto each of said attorney-in-fact
and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she
might or could do in person hereby ratifying and confirming that each of said attorney-in-fact and
agent or his substitute may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement
has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on July&nbsp;11, 2005:


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    <TD width="45%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ PETER A. EDISON<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Peter A. Edison
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chairman of the Board</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ JAMES W. CORLEY<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">James W. Corley
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer
and Director <I>(principal executive officer)</I></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ DAVID O. CORRIVEAU<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">David O. Corriveau
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">President and Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ WILLIAM C. HAMMETT, JR.<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">William C. Hammett, Jr.
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer<BR>
<I>(principal financial officer)</I></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ MICHAEL J. METZINGER<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Michael J. Metzinger
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Vice President and Controller<BR>
<I>(principal accounting officer)</I></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Allen J. Bernstein
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ WALTER J. HUMANN<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
</DIV></TD>


    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Walter J. Humann
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Mark A. Levy</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><HR size="1" noshade color="#000000"></DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>


<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Mark A. Levy
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Christopher C. Maguire</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Christopher C. Maguire
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">David B. Pittaway
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Patricia P. Priest</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Patricia P. Priest
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Exhibit</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Description of Exhibit</B></TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5.1*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Hallett &#038; Perrin, P.C.</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Hallett &#038; Perrin, P.C. (included in their opinion filed as Exhibit&nbsp;5.1 hereto).</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Ernst &#038; Young, LLP, independent registered public accounting firm.</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24.1*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Power of Attorney (included with signature page of this registration statement).</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">99.1**
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Registrant&#146;s 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">*</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="96%">Filed herewith.</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">**</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="96%">Filed as an exhibit to registrant's proxy statement filed with the Commission on May 2, 2005, and incorporated herein by reference.</TD>
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Table of Contents
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 12, 2005
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
DAVE & BUSTER'S, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Missouri
43-1532756
(State of incorporation)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
2481 Manana Drive
Dallas, Texas 75220
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Dave & Buster's, Inc. 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan)
James W. Corley
Copy to:
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operations Officer
Lance M. Hardenburg
Dave & Buster's Inc.
Hallett & Perrin, P.C.
2481 Manana Drive
2001 Bryan St., Suite 3900
Dallas, Texas 75220
Dallas, Texas 75201
(214) 357-9588
(Name, address and telephone number including area code of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Title of Securities
Amount to be
Offering
Aggregate
Amount of
to be Registered
Registered
Price Per Share
Offering Price
Registration Fee
common stock,
$0.01 par value
600,000 shares(1)
$
18.14
(2)
$
10,884,000
(2)
$
1,282
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement also covers shares of common stock of the
registrant issuable to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.
(2)
Estimated in accordance with Rule 457(c) and (h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, solely for purposes of calculating the
registration fee, based on the average of the high and low prices of the registrant's common stock on July 8, 2005, as reported on the New
York Stock Exchange.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I
PART II
SIGNATURES
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Opinion/Consent of Hallett & Perrin, P.C.
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
Table of Contents
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Information specified in Part I of Form S-8 (Item 1 – Plan Information and Item 2 – Registrant
Information and Employee Plan Annual Information) is omitted from this filing in accordance with
the provisions of Rule 428 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), and the
introductory Note to Part I of Form S-8.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The documents listed in (1) through (3) below are hereby incorporated by reference into this
Registration Statement. All documents subsequently filed by the registrant pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "1934 Act") prior to the
filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or
which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
(1)
The registrant's latest annual report filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d)
of the 1934 Act or the latest prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the 1933
Act, which contains, either directly or by incorporation by reference, audited
financial statements for the registrant's latest fiscal year for which such statements
have been filed.
(2)
All other reports filed pursuant to Sections 13(a) and 15(d) of the 1934 Act
since the end of the fiscal year covered by the annual report or the prospectus
referred to in (1) above.
(3)
The description of the registrant's common stock, $0.01 par value ("Common
Stock"), which is contained in the registrant's latest registration statement filed
under the 1934 Act, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of
updating such description.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not Applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not Applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Generally, under Missouri law, a corporation may indemnify a director or officer against
expenses (including attorneys' fees) judgments, fines and settlement payments actually and
reasonably incurred in connection with an action, suit or proceeding (other than by or in the right
of the corporation) to which he is made a party by virtue of his service to the corporation,
provided that he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed
to the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, he
had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. With respect to an action or suit by
or in the right of a corporation, the corporation may generally indemnify a director or officer
against expenses and settlement payments actually and reasonably incurred if he acted in good faith
and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
corporation, except that indemnification is not permitted, unless a court otherwise determines it
proper, to the extent such person is found liable for negligence or misconduct. Missouri law
further states that a corporation shall indemnify a director or officer against expenses actually
and reasonably incurred in any of the above actions, suites or proceedings to the extent such
person is successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of the same.
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Missouri law generally grants a corporation the power to adopt board indemnification
provisions with respect to its directors and officers, but it places certain restrictions on a
corporation's ability to indemnify its officers and directors against conduct which is finally
adjudged to have been knowingly fraudulent or deliberately dishonest or to have involved willful
misconduct. Article Eleven of the registrant's Articles eliminates, to the full extent permissible under
the corporation laws of the State of Missouri, the liability of directors of the registrant and the
stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. Such provisions
further provide that indemnification of directors and officers shall be provided to the fullest
extent permitted under Missouri law. The registrant also maintains a directors' and officers'
liability insurance policy insuring directors and officers of the registrant for covered losses as
defined in the policy. The registrant has also entered into indemnity agreements with its
executive officers and directors which generally provide for indemnification for such individuals
to the fullest extent provided by law.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not Applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits
The following documents are filed as a part of this registration statement:
5.1
Opinion of Hallett & Perrin, P.C. (1)
23.1
Consent of Hallett & Perrin, P.C. (included in their opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1 hereto). (1)
23.2
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP. (1)
24.1
Power of Attorney (included with signature page of this
Registration Statement). (1)
99.1
Registrant's 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan (2)
(1)
Filed herewith.
(2) Filed as an exhibit to registrant's proxy statement filed with the Commission on May 2,
2005, and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9. Undertakings.
(a)
The registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) to file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement to:
(A) include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the 1933 Act;
(B) reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date
of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof)
which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
information set forth in the registration statement; notwithstanding the
foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of
securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not
exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of
the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus
filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in
volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate
offering price set forth in the "Calculation of the Registration Fee" table in
the effective registration statement; and
(C) include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such
information in the registration statement;
Provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(A) and (a)(1)(B) do not apply if the
information
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required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is
contained in periodic reports filed by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or
Section 15(d) of the 1934 Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration
statement;
(2) that, for the purpose of determining any liability under the 1933 Act, each
such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at
that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof; and
(3) to remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b)
The registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the 1933 Act, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to
Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the 1934 Act (and, where applicable, each filing of
an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the 1934 Act)
that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a
new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering
of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof.
(c)
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the 1933 Act may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to
the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the
opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in
the 1933 Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of
expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the
registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by
such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has
been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction
the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed
in the 1933 Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies
that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all the requirements for filing on Form S-8
and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Dallas, Texas, on July 11, 2005.
DAVE & BUSTERS
,
INC.
By:
/s/ James W. Corley
James W. Corley
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each individual whose signature appears below hereby
constitutes and appoints James W. Corley and William C. Hammett, Jr., and each of them, his true
and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution for him
or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all
amendments to this registration statement, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto each of said attorney-in-fact
and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she
might or could do in person hereby ratifying and confirming that each of said attorney-in-fact and
agent or his substitute may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement
has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on July 11, 2005:
/s/ PETER A. EDISON
Peter A. Edison
Chairman of the Board
/s/ JAMES W. CORLEY
James W. Corley
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer
and Director
(principal executive officer)
/s/ DAVID O. CORRIVEAU
David O. Corriveau
President and Director
/s/ WILLIAM C. HAMMETT, JR.
William C. Hammett, Jr.
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(principal financial officer)
/s/ MICHAEL J. METZINGER
Michael J. Metzinger
Vice President and Controller
(principal accounting officer)
Allen J. Bernstein
Director
/s/ WALTER J. HUMANN
Walter J. Humann
Director
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/s/ Mark A. Levy
Mark A. Levy
Director
/s/ Christopher C. Maguire
Christopher C. Maguire
Director
David B. Pittaway
Director
/s/ Patricia P. Priest
Patricia P. Priest
Director
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Description of Exhibit
5.1*
Opinion of Hallett & Perrin, P.C.
23.1*
Consent of Hallett & Perrin, P.C. (included in their opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1 hereto).
23.2*
Consent of Ernst & Young, LLP, independent registered public accounting firm.
24.1*
Power of Attorney (included with signature page of this registration statement).
99.1**
Registrant's 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan
*
Filed herewith.
**
Filed as an exhibit to registrant's proxy statement filed with the Commission on May 2, 2005, and incorporated herein by reference.
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