Dave & Buster's, Inc. Announces Amended Credit Agreement.

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DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 31, 2003

Dave & Buster's, Inc. (NYSE:DAB), a leading operator of upscale restaurant/entertainment complexes, today announced that it has amended the terms of its credit agreement with a syndicate of banks led by Fleet National Bank. The agreement consists of a $45 million revolving credit facility and a $15 million amortizing Term A loan. The amended facility includes standard covenants, which are less restrictive than those in the previous facility. This senior bank facility is in addition to the $30 million private placement of 5.0% convertible subordinated notes issued by the Company in August.

"We are very pleased with this amended credit facility," stated Buster Corley, CEO of Dave & Buster's. "We can now begin to implement plans for modest new store growth as the economy improves."

W.C. Hammett, CFO of Dave & Buster's, added, "We received a favorable response from the bank group to this facility. We were able to improve our covenants in this agreement to give us more flexibility in the future to manage our capital needs."

Bank One, N.A, served as Documentation Agent. Other banks in the syndicate are Frost National Bank and Southwest Bank of Texas, N.A.

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 33 locations throughout the United States and Canada. Additionally, Dave & Buster's has international agreements for the Pacific Rim, the Middle East and Mexico.

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