Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) POS AMProspectus update (post-effective amendment)

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 12, 2022

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 2

to

FORM S-1
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

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BOWLERO CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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7313 Bell Creek Road
Mechanicsville
Virginia, 23111
(804) 417-2000

(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)

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Thomas F. Shannon
Chief Executive Officer
7313 Bell Creek Road
Mechanicsville
Virginia, 23111
(804) 417-2000

(Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)

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Copies to:

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Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after the effective date of this registration statement.

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The registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-262179) (the “Registration Statement”) of Bowlero Corp. (“Bowlero” or the “Company”), as originally declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on January 31, 2022, is being filed to (i) include the information contained in Bowlero’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended July 3, 2022, that was filed with the SEC on September 15, 2022, (ii) include updated information regarding the selling securityholders named in this prospectus and the securities covered hereby, including removal of the warrants previously included herein, and (iii) update certain other information in the Registration Statement to reflect current business operations.

The information included in this filing amends this Registration Statement and the prospectus contained therein. No additional securities are being registered under this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2. All applicable registration fees were paid at the time of the original filing of the Registration Statement. On April 14, 2022, we announced the redemption of the warrants. As a result of the ensuing exercises of the warrants and the redemption of the remaining warrants, the Company has no warrants outstanding.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus. No one has been authorized to provide you with information that is different from that contained in this prospectus. This prospectus is dated as of the date set forth on the cover hereof. You should not assume that the information contained in this prospectus is accurate as of any date other than that date.

ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

This prospectus is part of a registration statement on Form S-1 that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) using a “shelf” registration process. Under this shelf registration process, the Selling Securityholders may, from time to time, offer and sell, as applicable, any combination of the securities described in this prospectus in one or more offerings. The Selling Securityholders may use the shelf registration statement to sell up to an aggregate of 207,020,826 shares of Class A Common Stock from time to time through any means described in the section entitled “Plan of Distribution.” More specific terms of any securities that the Selling Securityholders offer and sell may be provided in a prospectus supplement that describes, among other things, the specific amounts and prices of the Class A Common Stock being offered and the terms of the offering.

A prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information included in this prospectus. Any statement contained in this prospectus will be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement contained in such prospectus supplement modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified will be deemed to constitute a part of this prospectus only as so modified, and any statement so superseded will be deemed not to constitute a part of this prospectus. You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement or any related free writing prospectus. See “Where You Can Find More Information.”

Neither we nor the Selling Securityholders have authorized anyone to provide any information or to make any representations other than those contained in this prospectus, any accompanying prospectus supplement or any free writing prospectus we have prepared. We and the Selling Securityholders take no responsibility for, and can provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any other information that others may give you. This prospectus is an offer to sell only the securities offered hereby and only under circumstances and in jurisdictions where it is lawful to do so. No dealer, salesperson or other person is authorized to give any information or to represent anything not contained in this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement or any related free writing prospectus. This prospectus is not an offer to sell securities, and it is not soliciting an offer to buy securities, in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement is accurate only as of the date on the front of those documents only, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or any applicable prospectus supplement, or any sale of a security. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates.

This prospectus contains summaries of certain provisions contained in some of the documents described herein, but reference is made to the actual documents for complete information. All of the summaries are qualified in their entirety by the actual documents. Copies of some of the documents referred to herein have been filed, will be filed or will be incorporated by reference as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, and you may obtain copies of those documents as described below under “Where You Can Find More Information.”

This prospectus contains references to trademarks and service marks belonging to other entities. Solely for convenience, trademarks and trade names referred to in this prospectus may appear without the ® or TM symbols, but such references are not intended to indicate, in any way, that the applicable licensor will not assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, its rights to these trademarks and trade names. We do not intend our use or display of other companies’ trade names, trademarks or service marks to imply a relationship with, or endorsement or sponsorship of it by, any other companies.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This prospectus contains forward-looking statements regarding, among other things, the plans, strategies and prospects, both business and financial of Bowlero Corp. (the “Company” or “Bowlero”). These statements are based on the beliefs and assumptions of our management. Although we believe that our plans, intentions and expectations reflected in or suggested by these forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot assure you that it will achieve or realize these plans, intentions or expectations. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Generally, statements that are not historical facts, including statements concerning possible or assumed future actions, business strategies, events or results of operations, are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipates,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intends,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predicts,” “project,” “should,” “would” and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements in this prospectus include, but are not limited to, statements about our business strategy, financial projections, anticipated growth and market opportunities.

These forward-looking statements are based on information available as of the date of this prospectus, and current expectations, forecasts and assumptions, and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any subsequent date, and we do not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they were made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.

In addition, statements that we “believe,” and similar statements reflect only our beliefs and opinions on the relevant subject. These statements are based upon information available to us as of the date of this prospectus, and while we believe such information forms a reasonable basis for such statements, such information may be limited or incomplete, and these statements should not be read to indicate that we have conducted an exhaustive inquiry into, or review of, all potentially available relevant information. These statements are inherently uncertain and investors are cautioned not to unduly rely upon these statements.

As a result of a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties, our actual results or performance may be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Some factors that could cause our actual results to differ include:

•        the possibility that we may be adversely impacted by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors;

•        the risk that the market for our entertainment offerings may not develop on the timeframe or in the manner that we currently anticipate;

•        general economic conditions and uncertainties affecting markets in which we operate and economic volatility that could adversely impact our business;

•        our ability to attract new customers and retain existing customers;

•        changes in consumer preferences and buying patterns;

•        inability to compete successfully against current and future competitors in the highly competitive out-of-home and home-based entertainment markets;

•        inability to operate venues, or obtain and maintain licenses and permits necessary for such operation, in compliance with laws, regulations and other requirements;

•        damage to brand or reputation;

•        our ability to successfully defend litigation brought against us;

•        our ability to adequately obtain, maintain, protect and enforce our intellectual property and proprietary rights and claims of intellectual property and proprietary right infringement, misappropriation or other violation by competitors and third parties;

•        failure to hire and retain qualified employees and personnel;

•        fluctuations in our operating results;

•        security breaches, cyber-attacks and other interruptions to our and our third-party service providers’ technological and physical infrastructures;

•        catastrophic events, including war, terrorism and other international conflicts, adverse weather conditions, public health issues or natural catastrophes and accidents;

•        risk of increased regulation of our operations;

•        our ability to maintain the listing of Class A Common Stock on NYSE;

•        our future capital needs;

•        the significant uncertainty created by the COVID-19 pandemic and the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business; and

•        other risks and uncertainties indicated in this prospectus, including those under “Risk Factors” herein, and other filings that have been made or will be made by us with the SEC.

RISK FACTORS

In addition to the other information contained in this prospectus, including the matters addressed under the heading “Forward-Looking Statements,” you should carefully consider the following risk factors in this prospectus before investing in our securities. The risk factors described below disclose material risks and are not intended to be exhaustive and are not the only risks facing us. Additional risks not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows in future periods or are not identified because they are generally common to businesses.

Risks Related to Our Business and Industry

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted and is expected to continue to disrupt our business to some extent, which has had a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations and financial condition and could continue for an extended period of time. Future outbreaks of contagious diseases or other adverse public health developments in the United States or worldwide could have similar impacts on our business.

The outbreak of COVID-19 has had a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, liquidity and financial condition and the same could continue for an extended period of time. Beginning in 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted the economy in general, as well as our business directly, and continues to negatively affect our business. These effects include, but are not limited to:

•        the government-mandated and voluntary shutdowns, and operating restrictions on our business;

•        the level of customer demand following re-opening;

•        the ability to maintain a functioning workforce;

•        the ability to maintain adequate supplies and resources;

•        our ability to access funding sources in the future;

•        the economic impact of COVID-19 and related disruptions on the communities we serve; and

•        management’s ability to estimate future performance of our business and impact on our business.

Prior to the closure of our centers due to COVID-19, the Company consistently grew revenues; however, the closure of our centers due to COVID-19 prohibited the Company from generating sales and cash flows. Consequently, the Company incurred significant losses and consumed cash, and in order to increase liquidity, the Company incurred additional debt. Net losses in fiscal years 2022 and 2021 were $29.9 million and $126.4 million, respectively, which were driven by costs associated with the Business Combination in fiscal year 2022 and the closure of our centers in fiscal year 2021. Net proceeds from financing activities from long-term debt and revolver directly utilized to support our liquidity were $34.8 million in 2021.

If we are unable to successfully design and execute our business strategy plan, including growing comparable center sales, our revenues and profitability may be adversely affected.

Our ability to increase revenues and profitability is dependent on executing effective business strategies. If we are delayed or unsuccessful in executing our strategies or if our strategies do not yield desired results, our business, financial condition and results of operations may suffer. Our ability to meet our business strategy plan is dependent upon, among other things, our ability to:

•        increase gross sales and operating profits at existing centers with bowling, food, beverage, game and entertainment options desired by our guests;

•        evolve our marketing and branding strategies to continue to appeal to our guests;

•        innovate and implement new initiatives to provide a unique guest experience;

•        identify adequate sources of capital to fund and finance strategic initiatives;

•        grow and expand operations;

•        identify new opportunities to improve customer reach;

•        maintain a talented workforce responsive to customer needs and operational demands; and

•        identify, implement and maintain cost-reducing strategies to scale operations.

Changes in consumer preferences and buying patterns could negatively affect our results of operations.

Visiting our centers is a discretionary purchase for consumers; therefore, our business is susceptible to economic slowdowns and recessions. We are dependent in particular upon discretionary spending by consumers living in the communities in which our centers are located. A significant weakening in the local economies of these geographic areas, or any of the areas in which our centers are located, may cause consumers to curtail discretionary spending, which in turn could reduce our centers’ sales and have an adverse effect on our business and our results of operations. Our centers are sometimes located near high density retail areas such as regional malls, lifestyle centers, big box shopping centers and entertainment centers. We depend on a high volume of visitors at these locations to attract guests to our centers. As demographic and economic patterns change, current centers may or may not continue to be attractive or profitable.

E-commerce or online shopping continues to increase and negatively impact consumer traffic at traditional “brick and mortar” retail sites located in regional malls, lifestyle centers, big box shopping centers and entertainment centers, and a decline in development or closures of businesses in these settings or a decline in visitors to retail areas near our centers could negatively affect our sales.

Additionally, consumers continually change their dietary preferences. As a result, we are challenged to evolve our food and beverage menu offerings to appeal to these changing customer preferences, while maintaining our brand character and retaining popular menu items. New information or changes in dietary, nutritional, allergen or health guidelines or environmental or sustainability concerns, whether issued by governmental agencies, academic studies, advocacy organizations or similar groups, may cause some groups of consumers to select foods other than those that are offered by our centers. It is also unclear currently if the COVID-19 pandemic may have a lasting impact on consumer demand. If we fail to anticipate changing trends or other consumer preferences, our business, financial condition and results of operations would be adversely affected.

Advances in technologies or certain changes in consumer behavior driven by such technologies could have a negative effect on our business. Technology and consumer offerings continue to develop, and we expect new or enhanced technologies and consumer offerings will be available in the future. As part of our marketing efforts, we use a variety of digital platforms including search engines, mobile, online videos and social media platforms such as Facebook®, Twitter® and Instagram® to attract and retain guests. We also test new technology platforms to improve our level of digital engagement with our guests and employees to help strengthen our marketing and related consumer analytics capabilities. These initiatives may not prove to be successful and may result in expenses incurred without the benefit of higher revenues or increased engagement.

We may not be able to compete favorably in the highly competitive out-of-home and home-based entertainment markets, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.

The out-of-home entertainment market is highly competitive. We compete for customers’ discretionary entertainment dollars with providers of out-of-home entertainment, including localized attraction facilities such as other bowling centers, movie theaters, sporting events, sports activity centers, arcades and entertainment centers, nightclubs, and restaurants as well as theme parks. Some of the entities operating these businesses are larger and have significantly greater financial resources, a greater number of locations, have been in business longer, have greater name recognition and are better established in the markets where our centers are located or are planned to be located. As a result, they may be able to invest greater resources than we can in attracting customers and succeed in attracting customers who would otherwise come to our centers. We also face competition from local, regional, and national establishments that offer similar entertainment experiences to ours that are highly competitive with respect to price, quality of service, location, ambience and type and quality of food. In addition, we also face competition from increasingly sophisticated home-based forms of entertainment, such as internet and video gaming and home movie streaming and delivery. Our failure to compete favorably in the competitive out-of-home and home-based entertainment markets could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

Unfavorable publicity or a failure to respond effectively to adverse publicity, could harm our business.

Our brand and our reputation are among our most important assets. Our ability to attract and retain customers depends, in part, upon the external perception of Bowlero, the quality of our facilities and our integrity. Multi-location businesses, such as ours, can be adversely affected by unfavorable publicity resulting from food safety concerns, flu or other virus outbreaks and other public health concerns stemming from one or a limited number of our centers. Additionally, we rely on our network of suppliers to properly handle, store, and transport our ingredients for delivery to our centers.

Failure by our suppliers, or their suppliers, could cause our ingredients to be contaminated, which could be difficult to detect and put the safety of our food in jeopardy.

Negative publicity may also result from crime incidents, data privacy breaches, scandals involving our employees or operational problems at our centers. Regardless of whether the allegations or complaints are valid, unfavorable publicity related to one or more of our centers could affect public perception of the entire brand. Even incidents at similar businesses could result in negative publicity that could indirectly harm our brand. If one or more of our centers were the subject of unfavorable publicity and we are unable to quickly and effectively respond to such reports, our overall brand could be adversely affected, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

There has been a significant increase in the use of social media and similar platforms, including weblogs (blogs), social media websites and other forms of Internet-based communications that allow individuals access to a broad audience of consumers and other interested persons. Consumers value readily available information concerning goods and services that they have or plan to purchase and may act on such information without further investigation or authentication. Many social media platforms immediately publish the content their subscribers and participants post, often without filters or checks on accuracy of the content posted. The opportunity exists for dissemination of information, including inaccurate information, to spread quickly. Inaccurate or adverse information concerning Bowlero may be posted on such platforms at any time. The harm may be immediate without affording us an opportunity for redress or correction. Such platforms also may be used for dissemination of trade secret information, compromising valuable company assets. In summary, the dissemination of information via social media and similar platforms may harm our business, prospects, financial condition, and results of operations, regardless of the information’s accuracy. The inappropriate use of social media vehicles by our guests or employees could increase our costs, lead to litigation or result in negative publicity that could damage our reputation.

Further, if we are not effective in addressing social and environmental responsibility matters or achieving relevant sustainability goals, consumer trust in our brand may suffer. Consumer demand for our products and our brand value could diminish significantly if any such incidents or other matters erode consumer confidence in us or our products, which could likely result in lower revenues.

We are subject to risks associated with leasing space subject to long-term, non-cancelable leases.

Payments under our non-cancelable, long-term operating leases account for a significant portion of our operating expenses and we expect many of the new centers we open in the future will also be leased. We often cannot cancel these leases without substantial economic penalty. If an existing or future center is not profitable, and we decide to close it, we may nonetheless be committed to perform our obligations under the applicable lease, including, among other things, paying the rent for the remainder of the lease term. We depend on cash flow from operations to pay our lease obligations. If our business does not generate adequate cash flow from operating activities and sufficient funds are not otherwise available to us from borrowings under our existing credit facility, we may not be able to service our operating lease obligations, grow our business, respond to competitive challenges or fund other liquidity and capital needs, all of which could have a material adverse effect on us.

In addition, as each of our leases expires, we may choose not to renew, or may not be able to renew, such existing leases if the renewal rent is too high and/or the capital investment required to maintain the centers at the leased locations is not justified by the return required on the investment. If we are not able to renew the leases at rents that allow such centers to remain profitable as their terms expire, the number of such centers may decrease, resulting in lower revenue from operations, or we may relocate a center, which could subject us to construction and other costs and risks, and in either case, could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

Our financial performance and the ability to implement successfully our strategic direction could be adversely affected if we fail to retain, or effectively respond, to a loss of key management.

Our future success is substantially supported by the contributions and abilities of senior management, including key executives and other leadership personnel. Changes in senior management could expose us to significant changes in strategic direction and initiatives. A failure to maintain appropriate organizational capacity and capability to support leadership excellence or a loss of key skill sets could jeopardize our ability to meet our business performance expectations and growth targets. Although we have employment agreements with many members of senior management, we cannot prevent members of senior management from terminating their employment with us. Losing the services of members of senior management could materially harm our business until a suitable replacement is found, and such replacement may not have equal experience and capabilities.

We face risks related to our substantial indebtedness and limitations on future sources of liquidity.

Our substantial indebtedness as of July 3, 2022 and our forecasted current debt service of $53.2 million in minimum debt payments and estimated interest payments in fiscal year 2023 could have important consequences to us, including:

•        making it more difficult for us to satisfy our obligations with respect to our debt, and any failure to comply with the obligations under our debt instruments, including restrictive covenants, could result in an event of default under the agreements governing our indebtedness increasing our vulnerability to general economic and industry conditions, including as a result of disruption caused by the global COVID-19 pandemic;

•        requiring a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to be dedicated to the payment of obligations with respect to our debt, thereby reducing our ability to use our cash flow to fund our operations, lease payments, capital expenditures, selling and marketing efforts, product development, future business opportunities and other purposes;

•        exposing us to the risk of continued increased interest rates as some of our borrowings are at variable rates;

•        limiting our ability to obtain additional financing for working capital, capital expenditures, product development, debt service requirements, strategic acquisitions and general corporate or other purposes; and

•        limiting our ability to plan for, or adjust to, changing market conditions and placing us at a competitive disadvantage compared to our competitors who may be less highly leveraged.

Covenants in our debt agreements restrict our business and could limit our ability to implement our business plan.

Our credit facility contains covenants that may restrict our ability to implement our business plan, finance future operations, respond to changing business and economic conditions, secure additional financing, and engage in opportunistic transactions, such as strategic acquisitions. In addition, if we fail to satisfy the covenants contained in the credit facility, our ability to borrow under the revolving credit loans portion of the credit facility may be restricted. The credit facility includes covenants restricting, among other things, our ability to do the following under certain circumstances:

•        incur or guarantee additional indebtedness or issue certain disqualified or preferred stock;

•        pay dividends or make other distributions on, or redeem or purchase any equity interests or make other restricted payments;

•        make certain acquisitions or investments;

•        create or incur liens;

•        transfer or sell assets;

•        incur restrictions on the payment of dividends or other distributions from our restricted subsidiaries;

•        alter the business that we conduct;

•        enter into transactions with affiliates; and

•        consummate a merger or consolidation or sell, assign, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all our assets.

In addition, failure to meet a leverage-based test that is applicable when our revolving credit facility, along with certain letters of credit, is at least 35% drawn, is a default under the agreement governing our credit facilities. The leverage-based test is calculated on the basis of our Adjusted EBITDA, as defined in the agreement governing our credit facilities.

Events beyond our control, including the impact of COVID-19, may affect our ability to comply with our covenants, even after the cessation of the second amendment suspension period. Additionally, our master lease agreements include cross-default provisions with the agreement governing our credit facilities. If we default under the credit facility because of a covenant breach or otherwise, all outstanding amounts thereunder could become immediately due and payable. We cannot assure you that we will be able to comply with our covenants under the credit facility or that any covenant violations will be waived in the future. Any violation that is not waived could result in an event of default, permitting our lenders to declare outstanding indebtedness and interest thereon due and payable, and permitting the lenders under the revolving credit loans provided under the credit facility to suspend commitments to make any advance, or require any outstanding letters of credit to be collateralized by an interest bearing cash account, any or all of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, if we fail to comply with our financial or other covenants under the credit facility, we may need additional financing to service or extinguish our indebtedness. We may not be able to obtain financing or refinancing on commercially reasonable terms, or at all. We cannot assure you that we would have sufficient funds to repay outstanding amounts under the credit facility and any acceleration of amounts due would have a material adverse effect on our liquidity and financial condition.

The success of our longer-term growth strategy depends in part on our ability to open and operate new centers profitably.

Our ability to timely and efficiently open new centers on a new-construction or acquisition basis and to operate these centers profitably is dependent on numerous factors including quality locations, acceptable lease or purchase agreements, zoning, use and other regulations, our liquidity, staffing needs and training, permitting, customer acceptance, impact on existing centers and financial performance targets. The timing of new location openings may result in significant fluctuations in our quarterly performance. We typically incur significant costs prior to opening for pre-opening and construction and increased labor and operating costs for a newly opened center.

Our failure to maintain or renew key agreements could adversely affect our ability to distribute our media content and/or other of our goods and services, which could adversely affect our operating results.

A portion of our profits is derived from our media content, which is distributed by cable, satellite and broadcast television networks and digital platforms around the globe. As detailed below, we have depended on and will continue to depend on, third parties for many aspects of the operation and distribution of PBA events. Any failure to maintain (such as due to a breach or alleged breach by either party) or renew arrangements with distributors and platforms, the failure of distributors or platforms to continue to provide services to us or the failure to enter into new distribution opportunities on terms favorable to us could adversely affect our financial outlook, liquidity, business and operating results. We have relationships with Fox Sports, CBS Sports and Flo Bowling, which carry PBA events through their cable networks and streaming channels.

Many of our other goods and services, such as our merchandise and arcade games are manufactured and sold by other parties under licenses of our intellectual property or distribution agreements. Our inability for any reason to enter into, maintain and/or renew or replace, as the case may be, these agreements on terms favorable to us could adversely affect our financial outlook, liquidity, business and/or operating results.

We produce content, build infrastructure and market PBA events. If, for any number of reasons, we are unable to continue to develop and monetize this content successfully, it could have an adverse effect on our operating results.

Need to Attract, Retain and Replace Fans. We believe that the PBA has a passionate fan base. However, the markets for entertainment video are intensely competitive and include many subscription, transactional and ad-supported models and vast amounts of pirated materials, all of which capture segments of the entertainment video market. These markets have and are expected to continue to be subject to rapid changes, and new technologies and evolving business models are developing at a fast pace. We expect this competition to continue to grow and the markets to continue to transform. Many players that have entered this space have vastly greater financial and marketing resources than we, as well as longer operating histories, large customer bases and strong brand recognition. These competitors may aggressively price their offerings and devote more technology and marketing resources. Certain of these competitors have begun to bundle digital networks. Other competitors for viewers of media content include broadcast, cable and satellite television, many of which have so-called “TV everywhere,” stand-alone streaming and/or “on demand” content, online movie and television content providers (both legal and illegal (pirated)), and ad-supported services such as YouTube. In non-pandemic times, viewers also commit viewing dollars to theatrical films, live events or other leisure activities. Our ability to attract and retain fans for PBA will depend in part on our ability to provide consistent high-quality content and a high level of service that is perceived as a good value for the consumer’s entertainment dollars in the face of this intense competition. Our failure to do so could adversely affect our business and operating results.

The adoption or modification of laws and regulations relating to our business could limit or otherwise adversely affect the manner in which we conduct our business.

The growth and development of the market for online commerce has led to more stringent consumer protection laws, including privacy laws such as the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), imposing additional burdens on us. We may be required to comply with new regulations or legislation or new interpretations of existing regulations or legislation. This compliance could cause us to incur significant additional expense or alter our business model or could result in substantial fines, civil liability and/or harm to reputation for noncompliance. In addition, the delivery of PBA content in international markets exposes us to multiple regulatory frameworks and societal norms, the complexity of which may result in unintentional noncompliance which could adversely affect our business and operating results.

Our failure to continue to build and maintain our brand of entertainment could adversely affect our operating results.

We must continue to build and maintain our strong brand identity to attract and retain fans who have a number of entertainment choices. The creation, marketing and distribution of live events, programming and films that our fans value and enjoy are at the core of our business. The production of compelling live, televised, streamed and film content is critical to our ability to generate revenues across our media platforms and product outlets. Our ability to produce compelling content depends on our ability to attract professional bowlers to our tournaments. Professional bowlers are independent agents and make their own decisions on whether or not to participate in a tournament. In addition, we are dependent on advertising, sponsorship and marketing revenue from third parties in order to be able to host tournaments. If such third parties decide to sponsor or advertise at other types of sporting events, our costs for hosting tournaments will increase, and we may host fewer tournaments, resulting in a decrease in the amount of content that we can produce. We are also dependent on the U.S. Bowling Congress who own rights to certain tournaments, such as the US Open and the USBC Masters. PBA partners with the U.S. Bowling Congress to deliver televised events for tournaments owned by the U.S. Bowling Congress. Our current agreements with the U.S. Bowling Congress provide for the delivery of televised content for such tournaments until 2023, and we may be unable to secure such rights after 2023 at attractive terms or at all. Also important are effective consumer communications, such as marketing, customer service and public relations. The role of social media by fans and by us is an important factor in our brand perception. If our efforts to create compelling services and goods and/or otherwise promote and maintain our brand, services and merchandise are not successful, our ability to attract and retain fans may be adversely affected. Such a result would likely lead to a decline in our television ratings, attendance at our live events post-pandemic, and/or otherwise impact our sales of goods and services, which would adversely affect our operating results.

Our failure to compete effectively in a rapidly evolving media landscape could adversely affect our operating results.

The manner in which audio/media content is distributed and viewed is constantly changing, and consumers have increasing options to access entertainment video. Changes in technology require our resources including personnel, capital and operating expenses. Conversely, technology changes have also decreased the cost of video production and distribution for certain programmers (such as through social media), which lowers the barriers to entry and increases the competition for viewership and revenues. While we attempt to distribute our programming across all platforms, our failure to continue to do so effectively (including, for example, our emphasizing a distribution platform that may in time lessen in importance or become obsolete or our loss of, or other inability to procure, carriage on an important platform) could adversely affect our operating results. If other providers of video programming address the changes in consumer viewing habits in a manner that is better able to meet content distributor and consumer needs and expectations, our business could be adversely affected. The number of subscribers and ratings of television networks and advertising revenues in general have been reported as being impacted by viewers moving to alternative media content providers, a process known as “cord cutting” and “cord shaving.” Many well-funded digital companies have been competing with the traditional television business model and, while it has been widely reported that they are paying significant amounts for media content, it is not clear that these digital distributors will replace the importance (in terms of money paid for content, viewer penetration and other factors) of television distribution to media content owners. Our media partners’ businesses are affected by their sale of advertising and subscriptions for their services. If they are unable to sell advertising and/or subscriptions either with regard to PBA programming specifically (such as, by way of example and without limitation, due to a decline in the popularity of our programming and/or brand) or all of their programming generally, it could adversely affect our operating results.

Changes in the regulatory atmosphere and related private sector initiatives could adversely affect our businesses.

Production of video programming by independent producers is generally not directly regulated by the federal or state governments in the United States. PBA events are on broadcast television on the Fox and CBS Networks, and we are responsible, directly or indirectly, for compliance with certain additional FCC regulations and statutory requirements applicable to programming distributed over television broadcast stations. Any failure to remain in compliance with these requirements could expose us to substantial costs and adverse publicity which could impact our operating results. Changes in FCC regulations, and the ongoing reallocation of satellite spectrum for “5G” next generation wireless broadband use, could impact the availability of satellite transmission spectrum for video programming distribution, which could increase the transmission costs of certain of our programming and/or affect transmission quality and reliability. The markets for programming in the United States and internationally may be substantially affected by government regulations applicable to, as well as social and political influences on, television stations and networks. We voluntarily designate the suitability of each of our television and PBA programs using standard industry ratings. Domestic and foreign governmental and private-sector initiatives relating to the production and distribution of video programming are announced from time to time. Compliance by our licensees of these initiatives and/or their noncompliance of governmental policies could restrict our program distribution and adversely affect our levels of viewership, result in adverse publicity and/or otherwise impact our operating results.

Risks Related to Information Technology and Cybersecurity

Information technology system failures or interruptions may impact our ability to effectively operate our business.

We rely heavily on various information technology systems, including point-of-sale, kiosk and amusement operations systems in our centers, data centers that process transactions, communication systems and various other software applications used throughout our operations. Some of these systems have been internally developed or we rely on third-party providers and platforms for some of these information technology systems and support. Although we have operational safeguards in place, those technology systems and solutions could become vulnerable to damage, disability, or failures due to theft, fire, power outages, telecommunications failure or other catastrophic events. Any failure of these systems could significantly impact our operations and could make our content unavailable or degraded. These service disruptions could be prolonged. We rely on third-party service providers for certain key elements of our operations including credit card processing, telecommunications, utilities and delivery of video programming. Our reliance on systems operated by third parties also present the risk faced by the third party’s

business, including the operational, cybersecurity, and credit risks of those parties. If those systems were to fail or otherwise be unavailable, and we were unable to timely recover, we could experience an interruption in our operations. Our business interruption insurance may not cover us in the event these types of business interruptions occur.

Cybersecurity breaches or other privacy or data security incidents that expose confidential customer, personal employee or other material, confidential information that is stored in our information systems or by third parties on our behalf may impact our business.

Many of our information technology systems (and those of our third-party business partners, whether cloud-based or hosted in proprietary servers), including those used for point-of-sale, web and mobile platforms, mobile payment systems and administrative functions, contain personal, financial or other information that is entrusted to us by our guests and associates. Many of our information technology systems also contain proprietary and other confidential information related to our business, such as business plans and initiatives. A cyber incident (generally any intentional or unintentional attack that results in unauthorized access resulting in disruption of systems, corruption of data, theft or exposure of confidential information or intellectual property) that compromises the information of our customers or employees could result in widespread negative publicity, damage to our reputation, a loss of customers, and disruption of our business.

The regulatory environment surrounding information security and privacy is increasingly demanding, with the frequent imposition of new and constantly changing requirements. Compliance with these requirements can be costly and time-consuming and the costs could adversely impact our results of operations due to necessary system changes and the development of new administrative processes. The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, provides a private right of action for data breaches and requires companies that process information about California residents to make new disclosures to consumers about their data collection, use and sharing practices and allow consumers to opt out of certain data sharing with third parties. Security breaches could also result in a violation of applicable privacy and other laws, and subject us to private consumer, business partner or securities litigation and governmental investigations and proceedings, any of which could result in our exposure to material civil or criminal liability. We are required to maintain the highest level of Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (“PCI”) compliance at our corporate office and centers. If we do not maintain the required level of PCI compliance, we could be subject to costly fines or additional fees from the card brands that we accept or lose our ability to accept those payment cards. Additionally, an increasing number of government and industry groups have established laws and standards for the protection of personal and health information.

Our existing cybersecurity policy includes cybersecurity techniques, tactics, and procedures, including continuous monitoring and detection programs, network protections, annual employee training and awareness and incident response preparedness. In addition, we periodically scan our environment for any vulnerabilities, perform penetration testing and engage third parties to assess effectiveness of our security measures. We utilize a voluntary tool to help manage privacy risk by independently benchmarking our cybersecurity program to the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, using an independent third party, and we share the results of our annual audit with our audit committee. Although we employ security technologies and practices and have taken other steps to try to prevent a breach, there are no assurances that such measures will prevent or detect cybersecurity breaches, and we may nevertheless not have the resources or technical sophistication to prevent rapidly evolving types of cyberattacks. We maintain a separate insurance policy covering cybersecurity risks and such insurance coverage may, subject to policy terms and conditions, cover certain aspects of cyber risks, but this policy is subject to a retention amount and may not be applicable to a particular incident or otherwise may be insufficient to cover all our losses beyond any retention. Based on recent court rulings, there is uncertainty as to whether traditional commercial general liability policies will be construed to cover the expenses related to cyberattacks and breaches if credit and debit card information is stolen.

We have been and likely will continue to be, the target of cyber and other security threats. If in the future, we experience a security breach, we could become subject to claims, lawsuits or other proceedings for purportedly fraudulent transactions arising out of the theft of credit or debit card information, compromised security and information systems, failure of our employees to comply with applicable laws, the unauthorized acquisition or use of such information by third parties, or other similar claims.

Our reliance on computer systems and software could expose us to material financial and reputational harm if any of those computer systems or software were subject to any material disruption or corruption.

Our servers and those of third parties used in our business may be vulnerable to cybersecurity attacks, computer viruses (including worms, malware, ransomware and other destructive or disruptive software or denial of service attacks), physical or electronic break-ins and similar disruptions and could experience directed attacks intended to lead to interruptions and delays in our service and operations as well as loss, misuse, theft or release of proprietary, confidential, sensitive or otherwise valuable company or subscriber data or information. Such a cybersecurity attack, virus, break-in, disruption or attack could remain undetected for an extended period, could harm our business, financial condition or results of operations, be expensive to remedy, expose us to litigation and/or damage our reputation. Our insurance may not cover expenses related to such disruptions or unauthorized access fully or at all.

Because the techniques used to obtain unauthorized access to, or disable, degrade or sabotage, these systems and servers change frequently and often are not recognized until launched against a target, we and the third parties used in distribution of our content may be unable to anticipate these techniques, implement adequate preventative measures or remediate any intrusion on a timely or effective basis. Moreover, the development and maintenance of these preventative and detective measures is costly and requires ongoing monitoring and updating as technologies change and efforts to overcome security measures become more sophisticated. Despite the efforts of us and/or third parties, the possibility of these events occurring cannot be eliminated.

Risks Related to the Location-Based Entertainment Industry

Our success depends upon our ability to recruit and retain qualified center management and operating personnel while also controlling our labor costs.

We must continue to attract, retain, and motivate qualified management and operating personnel to maintain consistency in our service, hospitality, quality, and atmosphere of our centers, and to also support future growth. Adequate staffing of qualified personnel is a critical factor impacting our guests’ experience in our centers. Qualified management and operating personnel are typically in high demand. Current unemployment subsidies and difficult pandemic-related operating demands are resulting in aggressive competition for talent, wage inflation and pressure to improve benefits and workplace conditions to remain competitive. If we are unable to attract and retain a satisfactory number of qualified management and operating personnel, labor shortages could delay the planned openings of new centers or adversely impact our existing centers. Any such delays, material increases in employee turnover rates in existing centers or widespread employee dissatisfaction could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations. Competition for qualified employees could require us to pay higher wages, which could result in higher labor costs and could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.

Our revenues and operating results may fluctuate significantly due to various risks and unforeseen circumstances, including increases in costs, seasonality, weather, acts of violence or terrorism and other factors outside our control.

Certain regions in which our centers are located have been, and may in the future be, subject to natural disasters, such as earthquakes, floods, and hurricanes. Depending upon its magnitude, a natural disaster could severely damage a cohort of our centers, which could adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition. Our corporate headquarters and our data center are located in Richmond, Virginia and our backup data facility is located in Dallas, Texas. A natural or man-made disaster could significantly impact our ability to provide services and systems to our centers and negatively impact our operations.

Any act of violence at or threatened against our centers or the retail complexes in which they are located, including active shooter situations and terrorist activities, may result in restricted access to our centers and/or closures in the short-term and, in the long term, may cause our guests and associates to avoid visiting our centers. Any such situation could adversely impact cash flows and make it more difficult to fully staff our centers, which could materially adversely affect our business.

Our operating results fluctuate significantly due to seasonal factors. We typically generate our highest sales volumes during the third quarter of each fiscal year due to the timing of leagues, holidays and changing weather conditions. School operating schedules, holidays and weather conditions may also affect our sales volumes in some operating regions differently than others. In addition, unfavorable weather conditions during the winter and spring seasons could have a significant impact on our results.

Our operations are susceptible to the changes in cost and availability of commodities and other products, which could negatively affect our operating results.

Our profitability depends in part on our ability to anticipate and react to changes in commodity and other product costs. Various factors beyond our control, including adverse weather conditions, governmental regulation and monetary policy, product availability, recalls of food products, disruption of our supplier manufacturing and distribution processes due to public health crises or pandemics, and seasonality, may affect our commodity costs or cause a disruption in our supply chain. In an effort to mitigate some of this risk, we have multiple short-term supply contracts with a limited number of suppliers. If any of these suppliers do not perform adequately or otherwise fail to distribute products or supplies to our centers, we may be unable to replace the suppliers in a short period of time on acceptable terms, which could increase our costs, cause shortages of food and other items at our centers and cause us to remove certain items from our menu. Changes in the price or availability of commodities for which we do not have short-term supply contracts could have a material adverse effect on our profitability. Expiring contracts with our food suppliers could also result in unfavorable renewal terms and therefore increase costs associated with these suppliers or may necessitate negotiations with other suppliers. Other than short-term supply contracts for certain food items and certain utilities contracts, we currently do not engage in futures contracts or other financial risk management strategies with respect to potential price fluctuations in the cost of food and other supplies. Also, the unplanned loss of a major distributor could adversely affect our business by disrupting our operations as we seek out and negotiate a new distribution contract. If we have to pay higher prices for food or other product costs, our operating costs may increase, and, if we are unable to adjust our purchasing practices or pass any cost increases on to our guests, our operating results could be adversely affected.

Our procurement of new games and amusement and entertainment offerings is contingent upon availability, and in some instances, our ability to obtain licensing rights.

Our ability to continue to procure new games, amusement and entertainment offerings, and other entertainment-related equipment is important to our business strategy. The number of suppliers from which we can purchase games, amusement offerings and other entertainment-related equipment is limited. To the extent the number of suppliers declines, we could be subject to the risk of distribution delays, pricing pressure, lack of innovation and other associated risks. We may not be able to anticipate and react to changing amusement offerings cost by adjusting purchasing practices or game prices, and a failure to do so could have a material adverse effect on our operating results. In addition, any decrease in availability of new amusement offerings that appeal to guests could lead to decreases in revenues as guests negatively react to lack of new game options.

Our ability to develop future offerings is dependent on, among other things, obtaining rights to compelling game content and developing new amusement offerings that are accepted by our guests. There is no guarantee that additional licensing rights will be obtained by us or that our guests will accept the future offerings that we develop. The result could be increased expenses without increased revenues putting downward pressure on our results of operations and financial performance.

We may not be able to operate our centers or obtain/maintain licenses and permits necessary for such operation, in compliance with laws, regulations and other requirements, which could adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition.

We are subject to licensing and regulation by state and local authorities relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages, health, sanitation, safety, building and fire codes. Each center is required to obtain a license to sell alcoholic beverages on the premises from a state authority and, in certain locations, county and municipal authorities. Typically, licenses must be renewed annually and may be revoked or suspended for cause at any time. In some states, the loss of a license for cause with respect to one center may lead to the loss of licenses at all centers in that state and could make it more difficult to obtain additional licenses in that state. Alcoholic beverage control regulations relate to numerous aspects of the daily operations of each center, including minimum age of patrons and employees, hours of operation, advertising, wholesale purchasing, inventory control and handling and storage

and dispensing of alcoholic beverages. We generally have not encountered any material difficulties or failures in obtaining and maintaining the required licenses, permits and approvals that could impact the continuing operations of an existing center, or delay or prevent the opening of a new center. Although we do not anticipate any material difficulties occurring in the future, the failure to receive or retain a liquor license, or any other required permit or license, in a particular location, or to continue to qualify for, or renew licenses, could have a material adverse effect on operations and our ability to obtain such a license or permit in other locations.

We are subject to extensive laws and regulations and failure to comply with existing or new laws and regulations could adversely affect our operational efficiencies, cost structure and talent availability.

Restrictions put in place by federal, state and local governments in response to the COVID-19 pandemic have caused operations and business at our centers to be impaired. While many states have rescinded such restrictions, it is not certain when all restrictions will be lifted in the remaining states where such restrictions are still in place.

We are also subject to various federal, state, and local laws and regulations that govern numerous aspects of our business, including the following:

•        the Fair Labor Standards Act and other federal, state and local laws and regulations that govern employment practices and working conditions, including minimum wage rates, wage and hour practices, gratuities, overtime, labor practices, various family leave mandates, discrimination and harassment, immigration, workplace safety and other areas;

•        the Americans with Disabilities Act and similar state laws that give civil rights protections to individuals with disabilities in the context of employment, public accommodations and other areas;

•        the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act as amended by the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (“PPACA”) and uncertainties surrounding future changes to or replacement of our health insurance system;

•        preparation, sale and labeling of food, including the federal regulations of the Food and Drug Administration, which oversees the safety of the entire food system, including inspection and mandatory food recalls, menu labeling and nutritional content, and additional requirements in certain states and local jurisdictions;

•        environmental laws and regulations governing, among other things, discharges of pollutants into the air and water as well as the presence, handling, release and disposal of and exposure to hazardous substances;

•        liquor laws and regulations governing the service and sale of alcohol; and

•        other environmental matters, such as climate change, the reduction of greenhouse gases, water consumption and animal health and welfare.

Compliance with these laws and regulations and future new laws or changes in laws or regulations that impose additional requirements can be costly. Any failure or perceived failure to comply with these laws or regulations could result in, among other things, revocation of required license, administrative enforcement actions, fines, civil and criminal liability, and/or closure of centers. We could also be strictly liable, without regard to fault, for certain environmental conditions at properties we formerly owned or operated as well as at our current properties. Further, more stringent and varied requirements of local and state governmental bodies with respect to zoning, land use and environmental factors could delay or prevent development of new centers in certain locations.

We believe it is becoming increasingly likely that the United States federal government will significantly increase the federal minimum wage and tip credit wage (or eliminate the tip credit wage) and require significantly more mandated benefits than what is currently required under federal law. Should this happen, other jurisdictions that have historically mandated higher wages and greater benefits than what is required under federal law may seek to further increase wages and mandated benefits. In addition to increasing the overall wages paid to our minimum wage and tip credit wage earners, these increases create pressure to increase wages and other benefits paid to other associates who, in recognition of their tenure, performance, job responsibilities and other similar considerations, historically received a rate of pay exceeding the applicable minimum wage or minimum tip credit wage. Because

we employ a large workforce, any wage increase and/or expansion of benefits mandates could have a particularly significant impact on our labor costs. Our vendors, contractors and business partners are similarly impacted by wage and benefit cost inflation, and many have or will increase their price for goods, construction, and services in order to offset their increasing labor costs. We may not be able to partially or fully offset cost increases resulting from changes in minimum wage rates by increasing bowling, menu or game prices, improving productivity, or through other adjustments, and our business, results of operations and financial condition could be adversely affected. Moreover, although only a few of our employees have been or are now represented by any unions, labor organizations may seek to represent an increasing number of our employees in the future, and if they are successful, our payroll expenses and other labor costs may be increased in the course of collective bargaining, and/or there may be strikes or other work disruptions that may adversely affect our business.

We face potential liability with our gift cards under the property laws of some states.

Our gift cards, which may be used to purchase bowling, food, beverages, merchandise and game play credits in our centers, may be considered stored value cards. Certain states include gift cards under their abandoned and unclaimed property laws and require companies to remit to the state cash in an amount equal to all or a designated portion of the unredeemed balance on the gift cards based on certain card attributes and the length of time that the cards are inactive. To date we have not remitted any amounts relating to unredeemed gift cards to states based upon our assessment of applicable laws.

The analysis of the potential application of the abandoned and unclaimed property laws to our gift cards is complex, involving an analysis of constitutional, statutory provisions and factual issues. In the event that one or more states change their existing abandoned and unclaimed property laws or successfully challenge our position on the application of its abandoned and unclaimed property laws to our gift cards, our liabilities with respect to unredeemed gift cards may be materially higher than the amounts shown in our financial statements. If we are required to materially increase the estimated liability recorded in our financial statements with respect to unredeemed gift cards, our net income could be materially and adversely affected.

Litigation, including allegations of illegal, unfair or inconsistent employment practices, may adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition.

Our business may be adversely affected by the risk of legal proceedings brought by or on behalf of our customers, employees, suppliers, shareholders, government agencies or others through private actions, class actions, administrative proceedings, regulatory actions or other litigation. In recent years, a number of companies have been subject to lawsuits, including class action lawsuits, alleging violations of federal and state law regarding workplace and employment matters, discrimination and similar matters, and a number of these lawsuits have resulted in the payment of substantial damages by the defendants. We have had from time to time and now have such lawsuits pending against us. In addition, from time to time, customers file complaints or lawsuits against us alleging that we are responsible for some illness or injury they suffered at or after a visit to a center. We are also subject to a variety of other claims in the ordinary course of business, including personal injury, lease, and contract claims.

We are also subject to “dram shop” statutes in certain states in which our centers are located. These statutes generally provide a person injured by an intoxicated person the right to recover damages from an establishment that wrongfully served alcoholic beverages to the intoxicated individual. Recent litigation against restaurant chains has resulted in significant judgments and settlements under dram shop statutes. Because these cases often seek punitive damages, which may not be covered by insurance, such litigation could have an adverse impact on our business, results of operations or financial condition. Regardless of whether any claims against us are valid or whether we are liable, claims may be expensive to defend and may divert time and money away from operations and hurt our financial performance. A judgment significantly in excess of our insurance coverage or not covered by insurance could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition. Also, adverse publicity resulting from these allegations may materially affect our centers and us.

Failure to adequately protect our intellectual property could harm our business.

We regard our intellectual property as having significant value and being important to our marketing efforts. We use a combination of intellectual property rights, such as trademarks and trade secrets, to protect our brand and certain other proprietary processes and information material to our business. The success of our business

strategy depends, in part, on our continued ability to use our intellectual property rights to increase brand awareness and further develop our branded products in both existing and new markets. If we fail to protect our intellectual property rights adequately, we may lose an important advantage in the markets in which we compete. If third parties misappropriate or infringe on our intellectual property, the value of our image, brand and the goodwill associated therewith may be diminished, our brand may fail to achieve and maintain market recognition, and our competitive position may be harmed, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, including our revenues. Policing unauthorized use of our intellectual property is difficult, and we cannot be certain that the steps we have taken will prevent the violation or misappropriation of such intellectual property rights by others. To protect our intellectual property, we may become involved in litigation, which could result in substantial expenses, divert the attention of management and adversely affect our revenue, financial condition and results of operations.

We cannot be certain that our products and services do not and will not infringe on the intellectual property rights of others. Any such claims, regardless of merit, could be time-consuming and expensive to litigate or settle, divert the attention of management, cause significant delays, materially disrupt the conduct of our business and have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations. As a consequence of such claims, we could be required to pay a substantial damage award, take a royalty-bearing license, discontinue the use of third-party products used within our operations and/or rebrand our products and services.

We conduct business internationally, which exposes us to additional risks.

Our ability to successfully conduct operations in international markets is affected by many of the same risks we face in our U.S. operations, as well as unique costs and difficulties of managing international operations. Our international operations, which accounted for approximately $8.8 million in revenues for the fiscal year 2022, expose us to certain additional risks, including:

•        difficulty in staffing international operations;

•        different political, economic and regulatory conditions;

•        local laws and customs;

•        violations of anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws, such as the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act;

•        violations of economic sanctions laws, such as the regulations enforced by the U.S. Department of The Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control;

•        currency fluctuations;

•        limitations on our ability to enforce legal rights and remedies with third parties or partners outside the United States;

•        adverse tax consequences; and

•        dependence on other economies.

Fluctuations in other factors relating to international operations, such as tariffs, transportation costs and inflation are additional risks for our international operations.

General Risk Factors

Changes in tax laws and resulting regulations could result in changes to our tax provisions and subject us to additional tax liabilities that could materially adversely affect our financial performance.

We are subject to income, sales, use and other taxes in the United States and certain non-U.S. jurisdictions including Mexico and Canada. Changes in applicable U.S. federal, state, local or non-U.S. tax laws and regulations, including the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Act”) and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”), or their interpretation and application, including the possibility of retroactive effect and changes

to state tax laws that may occur in response to the Tax Act or the CARES Act, could affect our effective income tax rate. Further, tax proposals issued recently in the United States under the Biden administration have contained important amendments that could have a material impact on the overall tax position of U.S. taxpayers.

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (the “OECD”), has been working on a Base Erosion and Profit Shifting Project (“BEPS”), and issued a report in 2015, an interim report in 2018, and has issued additional guidelines and proposals that may change various aspects of the existing framework under which our tax obligations are determined in the countries in which we do business. While this project is in an advanced stage, we cannot predict what its outcome will be or what potential impact it may have on our tax obligations and operations. In July and October of 2021, the OECD/G-20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS released statements outlining a political agreement on the general rules to be adopted for taxing the digital economy, specifically with respect to nexus and profit allocation (Pillar One) and rules for a global minimum tax (Pillar Two). Further details regarding implementation of these rules are expected to be finalized in the near future. These rules, should they be implemented via domestic legislation of countries or via international treaties, could have a material impact on our effective tax rate or result in higher cash tax liabilities. There can be no assurance that our tax payments, tax credits, or incentives will not be adversely affected by these or other initiatives.

Moreover, the final determination of any tax audits or related litigation could be materially different from our historical tax provisions and accruals. Changes in our tax expense or an increase in our tax liabilities, whether due to changes in applicable laws and regulation, the interpretation or application thereof, or a final determination of tax audits or litigation, could materially adversely affect our financial performance.

Our ability to use net operating loss carryforwards and other tax attributes may be limited in connection with the Business Combination or other ownership changes.

Old Bowlero had incurred losses during its history. To the extent that we continue to generate taxable losses, unused losses will carry forward to offset future taxable income, if any, until such unused losses expire, if at all. As of July 3, 2022, Old Bowlero had U.S. federal net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $460.6 million. Under the Tax Act, as modified by the CARES Act, U.S. federal net operating loss carryforwards generated in taxable periods beginning after December 31, 2017, may be carried forward indefinitely, but the deductibility of such net operating loss carryforwards in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2020, is limited to 80% of taxable income. It is uncertain if and to what extent various states will conform to the Tax Act or the CARES Act.

In addition, Old Bowlero’s net operating loss carryforwards are subject to review and possible adjustment by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”), and state tax authorities. Under Sections 382 and 383 of the Code, Bowlero’s federal net operating loss carryforwards and other tax attributes may become subject to an annual limitation in the event of certain cumulative changes in the ownership of Bowlero’s stock. An “ownership change” pursuant to Section 382 of the Code generally occurs if one or more stockholders or groups of stockholders who own at least 5% of a company’s stock increase their ownership by more than 50 percentage points over their lowest ownership percentage within a rolling three-year period. Our ability to utilize certain net operating loss carryforwards and other tax attributes to offset future taxable income or tax liabilities may be limited as a result of ownership changes, including potential changes in connection with the Business Combination or other transactions. Similar rules may apply under state tax laws. It is currently estimated that approximately $276.1 million of the Company’s net operating losses are subject to limitation due to the changes in ownership that occurred in 2004 and 2017 and that approximately $195. 9 million of this amount may expire unused even if there is sufficient taxable income to absorb such net operating losses. The Company has not experienced an ownership change, as defined under Section 382 and 383, since July 2017.

We have recorded a valuation allowance related to Old Bowlero’s net operating loss carryforwards and other deferred tax assets due to the uncertainty of the ultimate realization of the future benefits of those assets.

Failure of our internal control over financial reporting could harm our business and financial results.

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting. Internal control over financial reporting is a process to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting is not intended to provide absolute assurance that we would prevent or detect a misstatement of our financial statements or fraud. Any failure to maintain an effective system of internal control over financial reporting, including such a failure or

inability to provide timely reporting about the effectiveness of their controls of our third-party service providers on whose controls we rely, could limit our ability to report our financial results accurately and timely or to detect and prevent fraud. Historically, Bowlero has had several material weaknesses and significant accounting deficiencies, which may occur again. A significant financial reporting failure or material weakness in internal control over financial reporting could result in substantial cost to remediate and could cause a loss of investor confidence and decline in the market price of our stock. See “Additional Risks Related to Ownership of Our Class A Common Stock — The obligations associated with being a public company will involve significant expenses and will require significant resources and management attention, which may divert from our business operations.”

We identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting. If we fail to remediate these material weaknesses, identify additional material weaknesses, or if we otherwise fail to establish and maintain effective internal control over financial reporting, our ability to accurately and timely report our financial results could be adversely affected.

A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim consolidated financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

We did not design and maintain effective controls over certain financial reporting processes, including acquisition accounting, accounting for fixed assets, and certain financial reporting disclosures. Additionally, we did not design and maintain effective controls over system access controls to establish segregation of duties for those with roles and responsibilities for the general ledger. We continue to develop and implement a plan to remediate the material weaknesses described above, which will include additional training of existing staff, hiring additional staff with technical accounting skills and engaging third-party experts to assist in accounting for acquisitions and technical areas, as well as the development of more formal internal control processes and improving information technology controls over system access.

As a public company, we will be required to comply with the SEC’s rules implementing Sections 302 and 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which will require management to certify financial and other information in our quarterly and annual reports and provide an annual management report on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. Though we will be required to disclose changes made in our internal control over financial reporting on a quarterly basis, we will not be required to make our first annual assessment of our internal control over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404 until the year following our first annual report required to be filed with the SEC.

Additional Risks Related to Ownership of Our Class A Common Stock

Our only significant assets are our ownership interests in our operating subsidiaries and such ownership may not be sufficient to pay dividends or make distributions or loans to enable us to pay any dividends on our common stock or satisfy our other financial obligations.

We have no direct operations and no significant assets other than our ownership of our operating subsidiaries. We depend on our operating subsidiaries for distributions, loans and other payments to generate the funds necessary to meet our financial obligations, including our expenses as a publicly traded company and to pay any dividends with respect to our common stock. The financial condition and operating requirements of our operating subsidiaries may limit our ability to obtain cash from such subsidiaries. The earnings from, or other available assets of, Bowlero may not be sufficient to pay dividends or make distributions or loans to enable us to pay any dividends on our common stock or satisfy our other financial obligations.

This lack of diversification may subject us to numerous economic, competitive and regulatory risks, any or all of which may have a substantial adverse impact upon us.

The price of our Class A Common Stock may be volatile.

The price of our Class A Common Stock may fluctuate due to a variety of factors, including:

•        developments involving our competitors;

•        changes in laws and regulations affecting our business;

•        variations in our operating performance and the performance of our competitors in general;

•        actual or anticipated fluctuations in our quarterly or annual operating results;

•        publication of research reports by securities analysts about us or our competitors or our industry;

•        the public’s reaction to our press releases, our other public announcements and our filings with the SEC;

•        actions by stockholders, including the sale by them of any of their securities;

•        additions and departures of key personnel;

•        commencement of, or involvement in, litigation involving the Company;

•        changes in our capital structure, such as future issuances of securities or the incurrence of additional debt;

•        the volume of shares of our Class A Common Stock available for public sale; and

•        general economic and political conditions, such as the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, supply chain issues, inflation, recessions, interest rates, local and national elections, fuel prices, international currency fluctuations, corruption, political instability and acts of war or terrorism.

These market and industry factors may materially reduce the market price of our Class A Common Stock regardless of our operating performance.

We do not intend to pay cash dividends for the foreseeable future.

We currently intend to retain our future earnings, if any, to finance the further development and expansion of our business and do not intend to pay cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Any future determination to pay dividends is at the discretion of our board of directors and will depend on our financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements, restrictions contained in future agreements and financing instruments, business prospects and such other factors as our board of directors deems relevant.

If analysts do not publish research about our business or if they publish inaccurate or unfavorable research, our stock price and trading volume could decline.

The trading market for our Class A Common Stock will depend in part on the research and reports that analysts publish about our business. We do not have any control over these analysts. If one or more of the analysts who cover us downgrade our common stock or publish inaccurate or unfavorable research about our business, the price of our Class A Common Stock could decline. If few analysts cover us, the demand for our Class A Common Stock could decrease and its price and trading volume may decline. Similar results may occur if one or more of these analysts stop covering us in the future or fail to publish reports on us regularly.

We may be subject to securities litigation, which is expensive and could divert management attention.

The market price of our Class A Common Stock may be volatile and, in the past, companies that have experienced volatility in the market price of their stock have been subject to securities class action litigation. We may be the target of this type of litigation in the future. Securities litigation against us could result in substantial costs and divert management’s attention from other business concerns, which could seriously harm our business.

Future resales of our Class A Common Stock may cause the market price of our securities to drop significantly, even if our business is performing well

As of October 2, 2022, the Sponsor, LionTree, Atairos and Cobalt Recreation LLC, which is indirectly owned by Mr. Shannon (“TS”), collectively beneficially own approximately 79% of the outstanding shares of Bowlero’s common stock (which includes both Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock). Although the Sponsor and LionTree are subject to a contractual lock-up with respect to the shares held by them that will expire on December 15, 2022, neither Atairos nor TS are subject to any lock-ups and are not restricted from selling shares of Bowlero’s common stock held by them, other than by applicable securities laws. We have also registered shares

held by the Sponsor, LionTree, Atairos and TS for sale under various registration statements and such registration statements remain available for use. As such, sales of a substantial number of shares of Bowlero’s common stock in the public market could occur at any time. These sales, or the perception in the market that the holders of a large number of shares intend to sell shares, could reduce the market price of Class A Common Stock.

Compliance obligations under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires substantial financial and management resources.

The standards required for a public company under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act are significantly more stringent than those that were required of Old Bowlero as a privately held company and our compliance obligations will require substantial financial and management resources. Management may not be able to effectively and timely implement controls and procedures that adequately respond to the increased regulatory compliance and reporting requirements that are applicable to us. If we are not able to implement the requirements of Section 404, including any additional requirements once we are no longer an emerging growth company, in a timely manner or with adequate compliance, we may not be able to assess whether our internal controls over financial reporting are effective, which may subject us to adverse regulatory consequences and could harm investor confidence and the market price of our Class A Common Stock. Additionally, once we are no longer an emerging growth company, we will be required to comply with the independent registered public accounting firm attestation requirement on our internal control over financial reporting.

The obligations associated with being a public company involve significant expenses and require significant resources and management attention, which may be diverted from our business operations.

As a public company, we are subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The Exchange Act requires the filing of annual, quarterly and current reports with respect to a public company’s business and financial condition. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires, among other things, that a public company establish and maintain effective internal control over financial reporting. As a result, we have and will continue to incur significant legal, accounting and other expenses that we did not previously incur due to implementation of internal controls over financial reporting as a public company and to remediate significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in internal controls over financial reporting. Our management team and many of our other employees have devoted and will continue to need to devote substantial time to compliance, and may not effectively or efficiently manage our transition into a public company.

These rules and regulations have resulted and will continue to result in our incurring substantial legal and financial compliance costs and will make some activities more time-consuming and costly. For example, these rules and regulations will likely continue to make it more difficult and more expensive for us to obtain or maintain director and officer liability insurance, and we may be required to accept reduced policy limits and coverage or incur substantially higher costs to obtain the same or similar coverage. As a result, it may be difficult for us to attract and retain qualified people to serve on our board of directors, our board committees or as executive officers.

We are currently an emerging growth company within the meaning of the Securities Act, and to the extent we have taken advantage of certain exemptions from disclosure requirements available to emerging growth companies, this could make our securities less attractive to investors and may make it more difficult to compare our performance with other public companies.

We are currently an “emerging growth company” within the meaning of the Securities Act, as modified by the JOBS Act and we may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. As a result, our shareholders may not have access to certain information they may deem important. We cannot predict whether investors will find our securities less attractive because we will rely on these exemptions. If some investors find our securities less attractive as a result of our reliance on these exemptions, the trading prices of our securities may be lower than they otherwise would be, there may be a less active trading market for our securities and the trading prices of our securities may be more volatile.

Further, Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such election to opt out is irrevocable. We have elected not to opt out of such extended transition period, which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, we, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard. This may make comparison of our financial statements with another public company which is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company which has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accountant standards used.

If we cease to be an emerging growth company, we will no longer be able to take advantage of certain exemptions from reporting, and, absent other exemptions or relief available from the SEC, we will also be required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. We will incur additional expenses in connection with such compliance and our management will need to devote additional time and effort to implement and comply with such requirements.

Delaware law and our organization documents contain certain provisions, including anti-takeover provisions that limit the ability of stockholders to take certain actions and could delay or discourage takeover attempts that stockholders may consider favorable.

Our organizational documents and the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”) contain provisions that could have the effect of rendering more difficult, delaying, or preventing an acquisition that stockholders may consider favorable, including transactions in which stockholders might otherwise receive a premium for their shares. These provisions could also limit the price that investors might be willing to pay in the future for shares of our Class A Common Stock, and therefore depress the trading price of the Class A Common Stock. These provisions could also make it difficult for stockholders to take certain actions, including electing directors who are not nominated by the current members of our board of directors or taking other corporate actions, including effecting changes in our management.

Any issuance by us of preferred stock could delay or prevent a change in control of us. Our board of directors has the authority to cause us to issue, without any further vote or action by the stockholders, shares of preferred stock in one or more series, to designate the number of shares constituting any series, and to fix the rights, preferences, privileges, and restrictions thereof, including dividend rights, voting rights, rights and terms of redemption, redemption price or prices, and liquidation preferences of such series. The issuance of shares of our preferred stock may have the effect of delaying, deferring, or preventing a change in control without further action by the stockholders, even where stockholders are offered a premium for their shares.

In addition, as long as Atairos and Mr. Shannon beneficially own at least a majority of the voting power of our outstanding common stock, Atairos and Mr. Shannon will be able to control all matters requiring stockholder approval, including the election of directors, amendment of our certificate of incorporation and certain corporate transactions. Together, these certificate of incorporation, bylaw and statutory provisions could make the removal of management more difficult and may discourage transactions that otherwise could involve payment of a premium over prevailing market prices for our common stock. Furthermore, the existence of the foregoing provisions, as well as the significant common stock beneficially owned by Atairos and Mr. Shannon could limit the price that investors might be willing to pay in the future for shares of our common stock. They could also deter potential acquirers, thereby reducing the likelihood that our stockholders could receive a premium for their common stock in an acquisition.

Our certificate of incorporation contains a provision renouncing our interest and expectancy in certain corporate opportunities.

Under our certificate of incorporation, none of Atairos or any affiliates of Atairos, or any of their respective officers, directors, agents, stockholders, members or partners, has any duty to refrain from engaging, directly or indirectly, in the same business activities, similar business activities, or lines of business in which we operate.

In addition, our certificate of incorporation provides that, to the fullest extent permitted by law, no officer or director of ours who is also an officer, director, employee, managing director or other affiliate of Atairos will be liable to us or our stockholders for breach of any fiduciary duty by reason of the fact that any such individual directs a corporate opportunity to Atairos, instead of us, or does not communicate information regarding a corporate opportunity to us that the officer, director, employee, managing director, or other affiliate has directed to Atairos. These potential conflicts of interest could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, or prospects if attractive corporate opportunities are allocated by Atairos to itself or its affiliates instead of to us.

Our certificate of incorporation provides that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware will be the sole and exclusive forum for substantially all disputes between us and our stockholders, which could limit our stockholders’ ability to obtain a favorable judicial forum for disputes with us or our directors, officers or employees.

Our certificate of incorporation provides that, unless Bowlero otherwise consents in writing, the Court of Chancery (the “Chancery Court”) of the State of Delaware (or, in the event that the Chancery Court does not have jurisdiction, another court of the State of Delaware or, if no court of the State of Delaware has jurisdiction, then the United States District Court for the District of Delaware) will be the sole and exclusive forum for resolution of (a) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of Bowlero, (b) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any current or former director, officer, employee, agent or stockholder of Bowlero to Bowlero or any of the Bowlero’s stockholders, (c) any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL, the certificate of incorporation or the bylaws or (d) any action asserting a claim governed by the “internal affairs doctrine.” Notwithstanding the foregoing, the federal district courts of the United States will be the exclusive forum for the resolution of any claims arising under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or any other claim for which the federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction.

We recognize that the forum selection clause in our certificate of incorporation may impose additional litigation costs on stockholders in pursuing any such claims, particularly if the stockholders do not reside in or near the State of Delaware. Additionally, the forum selection clause in our certificate of incorporation may limit our stockholders’ ability to bring a claim in a forum that they find favorable for disputes with us or our directors, officers or employees, which may discourage such lawsuits against us and our directors, officers and employees even though an action, if successful, might benefit our stockholders. The Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware may also reach different judgments or results than would other courts, including courts where a stockholder considering an action may be located or would otherwise choose to bring the action, and such judgments may be more or less favorable to us than our stockholders.

Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in shares of our capital stock will be deemed to have notice of and, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to have consented to the provisions of our certificate of incorporation described above. The choice of forum provision may limit a stockholder’s ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that it finds favorable for disputes with us or our directors, officers or other employees, which may discourage such lawsuits against us and our directors, officers and other employees. However, the enforceability of similar forum provisions (including exclusive federal forum provisions for actions, suits or proceedings asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act) in other companies’ organizational documents has been challenged in legal proceedings and there is uncertainty as to whether courts would enforce the exclusive forum provisions in our certificate of incorporation. If a court were to find the choice of forum provision contained in our certificate of incorporation to be inapplicable or unenforceable in an action, we may incur additional costs associated with resolving such action in other jurisdictions, which could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We cannot predict the impact that our dual class structure may have on the stock price of our Class A Common Stock.

We cannot predict whether our dual class structure will result in a lower or more volatile market price of our Class A Common Stock or in adverse publicity or other adverse consequences. For example, certain index providers have announced restrictions on including companies with multiple-class share structures in certain of their indexes. In July 2017, FTSE Russell and S&P Dow Jones announced that they would cease to allow most newly public companies utilizing dual or multi-class capital structures to be included in their indices. Affected indices include the Russell 2000 and the S&P 500, S&P MidCap 400 and S&P SmallCap 600, which together make up the S&P

Composite 1500. Beginning in 2017, MSCI, a leading stock index provider, opened public consultations on its treatment of no-vote and multi-class structures and temporarily barred new multi-class listings from certain of its indices; however, in October 2018, MSCI announced its decision to include equity securities “with unequal voting structures” in its indices and to launch a new index that specifically includes voting rights in its eligibility criteria. Under the announced policies, our dual class capital structure would make us ineligible for inclusion in certain indices, and as a result, mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and other investment vehicles that attempt to passively track those indices will not be investing in our stock. These policies are still fairly new and it is as of yet unclear what effect, if any, they will have on the valuations of publicly traded companies excluded from the indices, but it is possible that they may depress these valuations compared to those of other similar companies that are included. Because of our dual class structure, we will likely be excluded from certain of these indexes and we cannot assure you that other stock indexes will not take similar actions. Given the sustained flow of investment funds into passive strategies that seek to track certain indexes, exclusion from stock indexes would likely preclude investment by many of these funds and could make shares of our Class A Common Stock less attractive to other investors. As a result, the market price of shares of our Class A Common Stock could be adversely affected.

The dual class structure of our common stock, as well as board designation rights of Mr. Shannon and Atairos and consent rights of Atairos have the effect of concentrating voting power with Mr. Shannon and Atairos, which limit an investor’s ability to influence the outcome of important transactions, including a change in control.

Shares of Class B Common Stock have 10 votes per share, while shares of Class A Common Stock have one vote per share. Mr. Shannon holds all of the issued and outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock. Accordingly, Mr. Shannon, directly or indirectly, holds approximately 83.5% of the voting power of our capital stock and is able to control matters submitted to our stockholders for approval, including the election of directors, amendments of our organizational documents and any merger, consolidation, sale of all or substantially all of our assets or other major corporate transactions. So long as at least 18.1% of the outstanding of shares of our Class B Common Stock remain outstanding, the holders of Class B Common Stock will be able to control the outcome of matters submitted to a stockholder vote requiring a majority vote.

In addition, pursuant to the Stockholders Agreement (as defined below), Mr. Shannon and Atairos have board designation rights and Atairos also has certain consent rights as described below.

Mr. Shannon and Atairos may have interests that differ from our stockholders and may vote in a way with which our stockholders disagree and which may be adverse to our stockholders’ interests. This concentrated control may have the effect of delaying, preventing or deterring a change in control of Bowlero, could deprive our stockholders of an opportunity to receive a premium for their capital stock as part of a sale of Bowlero, and might ultimately affect the market price of shares of our Class A Common Stock.

Bowlero’s founder and Chief Executive Officer controls a significant percentage of our voting power and is able to exert significant control over the direction of our business.

Thomas F. Shannon, our Chairman, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, holds shares of Class B Common Stock that entitle him to 10 votes per share of Class B Common Stock, which provides him with approximately 83.5% of the voting power of Bowlero’s common stock, despite holding only 33.67% of the total shares of Bowlero’s common stock. Accordingly, for so long as Mr. Shannon continues to control a significant percentage of the voting power of Bowlero, he will be able to significantly influence the composition of our board of directors and management and the approval of actions requiring stockholder approval. The concentration of ownership could also deprive our stockholders of an opportunity to receive a premium for their shares of Class A Common Stock as part of a sale and ultimately might affect the market price of Class A Common Stock.

Bowlero’s founder and Chief Executive Officer and Atairos have certain board nomination rights that enable them to exercise substantial control over all corporate actions, which could limit your ability to influence the outcome of matters submitted to stockholders for a vote.

We have entered into a stockholders agreement with Atairos and TS (the “Stockholders Agreement”), which Mr. Shannon controls, pursuant to which each of Atairos and TS has the right to designate nominees for election to our board of directors at any meeting of our stockholders. The number of nominees that each of Atairos and TS are entitled to nominate is dependent on their respective beneficial ownership of the Class A Common Stock and the

USE OF PROCEEDS

All shares of our Class A Common Stock offered by the Selling Securityholders pursuant to this prospectus will be sold by the Selling Securityholders for their respective accounts. We will not receive any of the proceeds from these sales.

The Selling Securityholders will pay all incremental selling expenses relating to the sale of their shares of Class A Common Stock including underwriters’ or agents’ commissions and discounts, brokerage fees, underwriter marketing costs and all reasonable fees and expenses of any legal counsel representing the Selling Securityholders. We will bear all other costs, fees and expenses incurred in effecting the registration of the securities covered by this prospectus, including, without limitation, all registration and filing fees, printing and delivery fees, NYSE listing fees and fees and expenses of our counsel and our accountants.

MARKET INFORMATION FOR COMMON STOCK AND DIVIDEND POLICY

Market Information

Our Class A Common Stock is currently listed on the NYSE under the symbol “BOWL.” Prior to the consummation of the Business Combination, shares of Isos’s Class A ordinary shares were listed on NYSE under the symbol “ISOS.” As of September 28, 2022, there were 119 holders of record of our Class A Common Stock. Such amounts do not include Depository Trust Company participants or beneficial owners holding shares through nominee names.

Dividend Policy

We have not paid any cash dividends on the Class A Common Stock to date. As a holding company, our ability to pay dividends depends on our receipt of cash dividends from our operating subsidiaries. We may retain future earnings, if any, in order to pursue our business plan, cover operating costs and otherwise remain competitive, and have no current plans to pay cash dividends on the Class A Common Stock in the foreseeable future. Any decision to declare and pay dividends in the future will be made at the discretion of the board of directors and will depend on, among other things, our results of operations, financial condition, cash requirements, contractual restrictions and other factors that the board of directors may deem relevant. In addition, under Delaware law, our board of directors may declare dividends only to the extent of our surplus (which is defined as total assets at fair market value minus total liabilities, minus statutory capital) or, if there is no surplus, out of our net profits for the then-current and/or immediately preceding fiscal year. In addition, our ability to pay dividends may be limited by covenants of any existing and future outstanding indebtedness we or our subsidiaries incur. We do not anticipate declaring any cash dividends to holders of the common stock in the foreseeable future.

For our Series A Preferred Stock, dividends accumulate on a cumulative basis on a 360-day year commencing from the issue date. The dividend rate is fixed at 5.5% per annum on a liquidation preference of $1,000 per share. Payment dates are June 30 and December 31 of each year with a record date of June 15 for the June 30 payment date and December 15 for the December 31 payment date. Declared dividends will be paid in cash if the Company declares the dividend to be paid in cash. If the Company does not pay all or any portion of the dividends that have accumulated as of any payment date, then the dollar amount of the dividends not paid in cash will be added to the liquidation preference and deemed to be declared and paid in-kind.

BUSINESS COMBINATION

This subsection describes the material provisions of certain agreements entered into in connection with the Business Combination, but does not purport to describe all of the terms of such agreements. The following summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of such agreements, copies of which are included as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.

The Business Combination

On December 15, 2021, we consummated the Business Combination with Isos pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement dated July 1, 2021, as amended on November 1, 2021, by and among Isos and Old Bowlero. As contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, Isos changed its jurisdiction of incorporation from the Cayman Islands to the State of Delaware. Following this domestication, Old Bowlero merged with and into Isos, with Isos surviving the merger, and Isos changed its name to “Bowlero Corp.”

Related Agreements

Common and Preferred PIPE Offerings

In connection with the Business Combination, Isos entered into subscription agreements with the of Common PIPE Investors, pursuant to which, at the time of the closing of the Business Combination, the Common PIPE Investors purchased an aggregate of 15.00 million shares of Class A Common Stock for an aggregate purchase price of $150.0 million. Upon closing, LionTree also purchased an additional 60,406 shares of Class A Common Stock for a purchase price of $10.00 per share and an aggregate purchase price of approximately $0.6 million.

In addition, Isos entered into subscription agreements with the Preferred PIPE Investors, pursuant to which, at the time of the closing of the Business Combination, the Preferred PIPE Investors purchased an aggregate of 95,000 shares of Preferred Stock for an aggregate purchase price of $95.0 million.

Holders of Preferred Stock are entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the board of directors of Bowlero out of funds legally available for such dividends, cumulative cash dividends at an annual rate of 5.5% on the stated amount per share plus the amount of any accrued and unpaid dividends on such share, accumulating on a daily basis and payable semi-annually on June 30 and December 31, respectively, in each year. Holders of the Preferred Stock are also entitled to dividends paid to holders of Bowlero common stock on an as converted basis. Holders of the Preferred Stock are entitled to vote together as a single class with the holders of Bowlero common stock on an as converted basis and have consent rights over certain corporate actions of the Company. See “Description of Securities — Preferred Stock” in this prospectus for further details.

Pursuant to the subscription agreements, we agreed that, within 30 calendar days after the closing of the Business Combination, we would file with the SEC a registration statement registering the resale of the Class A Common Stock purchased in the Common PIPE Offering and Class A Common Stock underlying the Preferred PIPE Shares, and we would use our reasonable best efforts to have such registration statement declared effective as soon as practicable after the filing thereof, but no later than the earlier of (i) the 60th calendar day (or 90th calendar day if the SEC notified us that it would “review” the registration statement) following the closing of the Business Combination and (ii) the second business day after the date we were notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the SEC that the registration statement would not be “reviewed” or would not be subject to further review.

Forward Purchase Contract

In connection with the Business Combination, pursuant to the Forward Purchase Contract, the Forward Purchase Investors purchased 10 million shares of Class A Common Stock and warrants to purchase 3,333,333 shares of Class A Common Stock at closing of the Business Combination.

Lock-Up Agreements

In connection with the Business Combination, Isos and Bowlero entered into lock-up agreements with Bowlero Lock-up Parties, pursuant to which the securities of Bowlero held by such stockholders will be locked-up and subject to transfer restrictions until the earlier of: (i) the 180 day anniversary of the closing of the Business

Combination, (ii) the date on which the closing price of Class A Common Stock equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like), for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period following the closing of the Business Combination; provided that if such condition is satisfied prior to the 90 day anniversary of the closing of the Business Combination, such condition shall only be deemed to be satisfied on the 90 day anniversary of the closing of the Business Combination, and (iii) the date on which Bowlero consummates a liquidation, merger, share exchange, reorganization, tender offer or other similar transaction after the closing of the Business Combination which results in all of Bowlero’s stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of common stock of Bowlero for cash, securities or other property. These lock-up agreements have expired.

Registration Rights Agreement

In connection with the Business Combination, Isos entered into an amended and restated registration rights agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) with certain security holders of Old Bowlero and certain of its stockholders (the “Registration Rights Holders”) that became effective upon the closing of the Business Combination.

Following the closing of the Business Combination, subject to several exceptions, including Bowlero’s right to defer a demand registration, shelf registration or underwritten offering under certain circumstances, the Registration Rights Holders may require that Bowlero register for public resale under the Securities Act all shares of Class A Common Stock that they request to be registered at any time, subject to the restrictions in the lock-up agreements, so long as the securities being registered in each registration statement or sold in any underwritten offering are reasonably expected to produce aggregate proceeds of at least $50.0 million.

If Bowlero becomes eligible to register the sale of its securities on Form S-3 under the Securities Act, the Registration Rights Holders have the right to require Bowlero to register the sale of the Bowlero common stock held by them on Form S-3, subject to offering size and other restrictions. The Registration Rights Holders also have the right to request marketed and non-marketed underwritten offerings using a shelf registration statement.

If Bowlero proposes to file certain types of registration statements under the Securities Act with respect to an offering of equity securities (including for sale by Bowlero or at the request of the Registration Rights Holders), Bowlero will be required to use its reasonable best efforts to offer the parties to the Registration Rights Agreement the opportunity to register the sale of all or part of their shares on the terms and conditions set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement (customarily known as “piggyback rights”).

All expenses of registration under the Registration Rights Agreement, including the legal fees of counsel chosen by stockholders participating in a registration, will be paid by Bowlero.

The registration rights granted in the Registration Rights Agreement are subject to customary restrictions including blackout periods and, if a registration is underwritten, any limitations on the number of shares to be included in the underwritten offering as reasonably advised by the managing underwriter or underwriters. The Registration Rights Agreement also contains customary indemnification and contribution provisions.

The Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) are being registered on the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.

Stockholders Agreement

In connection with the Business Combination, Isos entered into a stockholders agreement (the “Stockholders Agreement”) with Atairos and TS and their related parties. Pursuant to the terms of the Stockholders Agreement, each of Atairos and TS have the right to designate nominees for election to our board of directors following the Business Combination at any meeting of our stockholders. The number of nominees that each of Atairos and TS will be entitled to nominate pursuant to the Stockholders Agreement is dependent on their respective beneficial ownership of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock. For so long as Atairos and its affiliates own (i) 15% or more of the combined Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, Atairos will be entitled to designate three directors to our board of directors and (ii) less than 15% but at least 5%, Atairos will be entitled to designate one director to our board of directors. For so long as TS and its affiliates own (i) 15% or more of the

combined Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, TS will be entitled to designate three directors to our board of directors and (ii) less than 15% but at least 5%, TS will be entitled to designate one director to our board of directors.

In addition, the Stockholders Agreement grants to Atairos special governance rights for so long as Atairos and its affiliates collectively maintain beneficial ownership of at least 15% of the combined Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, including, but not limited to, rights of approval over certain strategic transactions such as mergers or other similar transactions in significance that is above 15% of the total enterprise value of Bowlero, joint ventures involving investment or contribution in excess of 15% of the total enterprise value of Bowlero, incurring indebtedness above a certain threshold, increasing the size of the board of directors, and issuing capital stock representing more than 15% of the outstanding common stock or creating a capital stock that is senior to the common stock.

BUSINESS

Overview

We are the world’s largest operator of bowling entertainment centers. Since the acquisition of the original Bowlmor Lanes location in 1997 in Greenwich Village, New York City, our journey has continued to revolutionize bowling entertainment. We operate traditional bowling centers and more upscale entertainment concepts with lounge seating, arcades, enhanced food and beverage offerings, and more robust customer service for individuals and group events, as well as hosting and overseeing professional and non-professional bowling tournaments and related broadcasting. Our bowling business is our only reporting segment.

Competitive Strengths

We believe our key competitive strengths include our highly loyal customers, strong branding, diverse product offerings, excellent and well-diversified geographic locations, proven business model and experienced management team, all of which contribute to our solid track record of sustainable growth and generating positive earnings.

Loyal Customers:    With the over 26-million customers (pre-pandemic) we serve each year, we are well-positioned in highly attractive markets across North America to capitalize on the very large addressable markets for bowling and out-of-home entertainment. With our strong market position, we are able to leverage our competitive strengths to grow our business by, among other things, differentiating our bowling, dining and amusement video game entertainment offerings for our retail, league and group event customers. Retail consists of our walk-in customers and is by far our largest and most diverse audience. Leagues are a large and stable source of recurring revenue and group events, such as birthday parties and corporate events, are a consistent revenue stream with significant growth potential.

Strong Branding:    Our centers operate under different brand names and our strong branding plays an integral role in the success of our business. The Bowlero branded centers offer a more upscale entertainment concept with lounge seating, enhanced food and beverage offerings, and a more robust customer service for individual and group events. The AMF centers are traditional bowling centers in an updated format.

Diverse Product Offerings:    We attribute our success to our many competitive strengths and our ongoing efforts to grow and revitalize all aspects of the bowling industry. We are well positioned in the marketplace with our well-located centers, combined with our strong branding and highly loyal customer base. We have made significant investments over the years in upgrading and converting our centers and training our staff to provide our guests with world-class customer experiences. Our gaming operations pioneer in-center gaming, apps and new technology to bring gaming into our centers and beyond our bowling centers. Our food and beverage offerings are a key element to the overall experience at our centers for which we are well positioned for the price, quality and value. Our iconic branding extends to media, as we own, operate and produce all of the content for the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA Tour). As the leader in bowling entertainment, the PBA is a strategic part of our operations, as the PBA has thousands of members and millions of fans across the globe. The PBA is the major sanctioning body for the sport of professional ten-pin bowling in the United States, a membership organization for professional bowlers, and oversees professional bowling tournaments and related broadcasting.

Proven Business Model:    Bowlero has a lengthy history since our founding in 1997. For the five-year period from March 29, 2015 to March 29, 2020, which was the last five-year fiscal period which was not affected by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, our revenue increased from $544.2 million to $657.1 million. However, when including COVID-19 pandemic-impacted periods, for the five-year period beginning July 1, 2018 and ended July 3, 2022, our revenue increased from $619.1 million to $911.7 million. We remain focused on creating long-term shareholder value by driving organic growth through conversions and upgrading of centers to more upscale entertainment concepts offering a broader range of offerings, as well as through the opening of new centers. Additionally, we have implemented several initiatives, including self-service kiosks, robotic process automation, online reservations and event sales, as well as other technologies to optimize our resources so as to operate with a leaner staffing model, further improving margins and operating cash flows.

A key part of our growth strategy is center acquisitions, as we continually evaluate potential acquisitions that strategically fit within our overall growth strategy. We also have an established blueprint for in-market acquisitions, including entering markets through direct purchases or through leasing arrangements. To that end, we entered

into an agreement on May 27, 2021 to acquire Bowl America Incorporated (NYSE American: BWL-A) which operated 17 bowling centers in Florida, Virginia and Maryland. We completed this acquisition on August 16, 2021, as well as a number of other acquisitions in various markets throughout the year as detailed in Note 3 — Business Combinations and Acquisitions to our consolidated financial statements included in this prospectus.

Proven Management Team:    Our executive management team is well proven and highly experienced with a long track record of driving positive results for increased shareholder value and world-class experiences for our guests. Our founder continues to drive the entrepreneurial culture which underpins our ongoing success. Our management team is committed to constantly improving our world-class company. We also have a team of skilled, loyal and committed managers and other associates at each of our centers. We have developed and maintain as a key initiative the training of our center managers and associates to attract and retain talent, create high-performance center leadership teams and maintain a culture to build upon our inspiring purpose, vision and values.

Our Industry

We operate in the leisure industry, which includes entertainment, restaurants and amusements. The leisure industry is comprised of a large number of venues ranging from small to large, heavily themed destinations. We are the world’s largest owner and operator of bowling centers and we are approximately six times larger than the next largest operator of U.S. based bowling centers. The out-of-home entertainment market includes concepts that are broad family entertainment centers, such as amusement parks, movie theaters, sporting events, sports activity centers and arcades. The addressable market in the United States is estimated to be $4 billion (pre-COVID-19 pandemic) for bowling and over $100 billion for the out-of-home entertainment. We believe we are well-positioned with our competitive advantages to grow our revenues and profitability, especially in light of the secular shift in consumer spending from products to experiential spending.

COVID-19

We believe our bowling centers provide ideal venues for entertainment, even with the COVID-19 pandemic and its variants, when considering social distancing and other such measures. Our centers are large open buildings with the structural separation of lanes and ventilation systems, which became apparent with the strong rebound in our business as we were allowed to return to operation after the COVID-19 mandated closures.

E-commerce or online shopping continues to increase and negatively impact consumer traffic at traditional “brick and mortar” retail sites located in regional malls, lifestyle centers, big box shopping centers and entertainment centers. Vacancies have also increased due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A decline in development or closures of businesses in these settings or a decline in visitors to retail areas near our centers could negatively affect our sales. However, those vacancies can also create opportunities for us to construct new centers on favorable terms. The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business are discussed in further detail throughout this Business section, “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of this prospectus.

Foreign Operations

We currently operate five centers in Mexico and two in Canada. Our Mexican and Canadian centers, combined, represented approximately $8.8 million and $1.2 million in revenues for the fiscal years 2022 and 2021, respectively, and have combined net assets of $23 million and $24.4 million as of July 3, 2022 and June 27, 2021, respectively. Our foreign operations are subject to various risks of conducting businesses in foreign countries, including changes in foreign currencies, laws, regulations, and economic and political stability. See “Risk Factors” for more information regarding the risks.

Competition

The out-of-home entertainment industries are highly competitive, with a number of major national and regional chains operating in each of these spaces. In this regard, we compete for customers on the basis of (a) our name recognition; (b) the price, quality, variety and perceived value of our food and entertainment offerings; (c) the quality of our customer service; and (d) the convenience and attractiveness of our facilities. Although there are other concepts that presently utilize the combined family dining and entertainment format, these competitors primarily operate on a regional or market-by-market basis. To a lesser extent, we also compete directly and/or indirectly with

other dining and entertainment formats, including full-service and quick-service restaurants appealing to families with young children, the quick service pizza segment, movie theaters, themed amusement attractions and other entertainment facilities.

We believe that our principal competitive strengths consist of the quality, variety and unique nature of our entertainment offerings, our established and well recognized brand, the quality and value of the food and service we provide, the location and attractiveness of our centers and their cleanliness, and the whole family fun we offer our guests.

Intellectual Property

We own various trademarks, used in connection with our business, which have been registered with the appropriate patent and trademark offices. The duration of such trademarks is unlimited, subject to continued use and renewal. To further protect our brand, we have registered internet domain names, including www.bowlero.com. We believe that we hold the necessary rights for protection of the trademarks considered essential to conduct our business. We believe our trade name and our ownership of trademarks are an important competitive advantage, and we actively seek to protect our interests in such property.

Seasonality

Our operating results fluctuate seasonally. We typically generate our highest sales volumes during the third quarter of each fiscal year due to the timing of leagues, holidays and changing weather conditions. School operating schedules, holidays and weather conditions may also affect our sales volumes in some operating regions differently than others. Because of the seasonality of our business, results for any quarter are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be achieved for our full fiscal year.

Government Regulation

We are subject to various federal, state and local laws and regulations affecting the development and operation of our centers. For a discussion of government regulation risks to our business, see “Risk Factors.”

Human Capital Resources

Environmental, Social, Governance (“ESG”) Oversight

We are committed to advancing a purpose-led vision and fostering a culture that encourages our employees to enhance our business and the communities in which we operate. We endeavor to integrate ESG practices that create sustainable economic value to our employees, stockholders, communities, and other stakeholders. Our dedicated environmental and community stewardship is an integral component of our delivering excellence, driving strategic innovation, and growing long-term stockholder value. We believe that our impact on the environment, how we manage our relationships with employees, suppliers, guests and the communities where we operate, and the accountability of our leadership to our stockholders are all critically important to our business. We have undertaken a number of initiatives to further these goals.

From an environmental perspective, we have implemented and plan to continue to implement policies and practices with the goal of supporting the continued reduction of energy consumption (thereby reducing greenhouse gas emissions), water, and waste production across the portfolio. Initiatives we have taken include the installation of solar panels on the roofs of our bowling centers, electric vehicle charging stations in the parking lots of our bowling centers and LED lighting. Additionally, we are continuing to research solar and alternative energy options to further reduce our consumption and carbon footprint. We are committed to maintaining sustainable operations and believe that our long-term sustainability goals will provide positive financial and environmental outcomes for shareholders, associates and the communities in which we invest.

Oversight of Human Capital Management

As of July 3, 2022, we employed approximately 9,390 employees, including approximately 8,938 in the operation of our centers and approximately 452 at the corporate level. We had 2,965 full-time employees and 6,422 part-time employees, of whom 55 were based in Canada and 127 in Mexico. We had 71 employees who are

members of a union. We believe that our employee relations are satisfactory, and we have not experienced any work stoppages at any of our centers. Each center typically employs a center General Manager, two operation managers, a facilities manager who oversees the maintenance of the facility and bowling equipment, and approximately 20 to 30 associates to handle food and beverage preparation, customer service and maintenance. Our staffing requirements are seasonal, and the number of people we employ at our stores will fluctuate throughout the year.

Our reputation for exceptional quality relies on having exceptional people who support our guest-focused mission in our bowling centers, so we ensure that our team is rewarded, engaged and developed to build fulfilling careers. We provide competitive associate wages that are appropriate to employee positions, skill levels, experience, knowledge and geographic location. In the United States, we offer our associates a wide array of health, and welfare benefits, which we believe are competitive relative to others in our industry. We benchmark our benefits plan annually to ensure our associate value proposition remains competitive and attractive to new talent. In our operations in Canada and Mexico, we offer benefits that may vary from those offered to our U.S. associates due to customary local practices and statutory requirements. In all locations, we provide time off benefits, company-paid holidays, recognition programs and career development opportunities.

Workforce

Diversity, equality, inclusion and belonging are fundamental principles in our culture. We strive to create a workplace where all our associates can thrive and to employ a workforce that represents the communities where we operate and the customers we serve. We are committed to fostering, cultivating, celebrating and preserving a culture of diversity, equality, inclusion and belonging among our associates, customers and suppliers. We embrace our associates’ differences in age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, caste, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our associates unique. Bowlero’s diversity initiatives include, but are not limited to, our practices and policies on recruitment and selection; compensation and benefits; professional development and training; promotions; transfers; social and recreational programs; terminations; and the ongoing development of a work environment that encourages and enforces respectful communication, teamwork, work/life balance and engaging in community efforts that promote a greater understanding and respect for the principles of diversity.

Our workforce diversity is summarized in the table below:

Legal Proceedings

From time to time, we are involved in various inquiries, investigations, claims, lawsuits and other legal proceedings that are incidental to the conduct of our business. These matters typically involve claims from customers, employees or other third parties involved in operational issues common to the retail, restaurant and entertainment industries. Such matters typically represent actions with respect to contracts, intellectual property, taxation, employment, employee benefits, personal injuries and other matters. A number of such claims may exist at any given time and there are currently a number of claims and legal proceedings pending against us.

There is currently a group of approximately 76 pending claims, filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (the “EEOC”), between 2016 and 2019, generally relating to claims of age discrimination. Of the pending charges, 69 allege age discrimination only, two allege retaliation only, and five allege age discrimination and retaliation. To date, the EEOC issued determinations of probable cause as to thirteen of the charges, which the Company contests and intends to defend vigorously. The Company now awaits conciliation proposals from the EEOC with respect to such individual charges. The remaining charges remain pending before the EEOC in various stages of investigation. In addition, the EEOC has conducted its own administrative investigation of an alleged pattern or practice of age discrimination (the “Pattern and Practice Charge”), which resulted in a determination of probable cause dated March 7, 2022, in which the Commission alleged that evidence purportedly exists of such a pattern or practice dating back to 2013. The Company contests such determination and intends to defend vigorously. Following that determination, the EEOC asked for additional information and, on August 22, 2022, sent a proposal to the Company to participate in conciliation for the Pattern and Practice Charge. The EEOC’s proposal includes a demand for monetary and non-monetary remedies. In the opinion of our management, after consultation with legal counsel, the amount of liability with respect to claims or proceedings currently pending against us is not expected to have a material effect on our consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. In particular, our management, after consultation with legal counsel, believes that the EEOC claims alleging age discrimination, and the facts alleged therein, do not pose any material risk to the business or operations of the Company because, among other things, management believes such claims to be in the ordinary course and without substantive merit. In addition, management, after consultation with legal counsel, believes that approximately 65 of such EEOC claims would be time barred due to expiry of the statute of limitations if the individuals were to bring the claims themselves, but not so barred if the EEOC were to bring the claims. Nevertheless, even if such claims were not time barred, they would not pose a material risk to the Company’s business or operations and may be barred by the equitable doctrine of laches.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

This discussion should be read in conjunction with Bowlero Corp.’s audited consolidated financial statements and notes included herein. This discussion contains forward-looking statements and involves numerous risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, those described under the heading “Risk Factors.” Actual results may differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. All period references are to our fiscal periods unless otherwise indicated. Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” to “we,” “us,” “our,” the “Company,” and “Bowlero” are intended to mean the business and operations of Bowlero Corp. and its consolidated subsidiaries. Unless otherwise indicated, all financial information in this section is presented in thousands.

Overview

Bowlero Corp. is the world’s largest operator of bowling entertainment centers. The Company operates traditional bowling centers and more upscale entertainment concepts with lounge seating, arcades, enhanced food and beverage offerings, and more robust customer service for individuals and group events, as well as hosting and overseeing professional and non-professional bowling tournaments and related broadcasting.

The Company remains focused on creating long-term shareholder value through continued organic growth, the conversion and upgrading of centers to more upscale entertainment concepts offering a broader range of offerings, the opening of new centers and acquisitions. A core tenet of our long-term strategy to increase profitability is to grow the size and scale of the Company in order to improve our leverage of Selling, General and Administrative expenses (“SG&A”). Due in part to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company’s revenue for fiscal 2021 as compared to fiscal 2020 decreased by 26.7% on a same-store basis. However, during fiscal year 2021, the Company saw positive trends for revenue growth as we re-opened our centers, as well as positive growth from acquisitions and new centers. Our current fiscal year ended July 3, 2022 was fifty-three weeks, while fiscal year 2021 and pre-pandemic were fifty-two weeks. The additional week in fiscal 2022 added approximately $14,921 in sales. The following amounts are reported fiscal year amounts and are not adjusted for the additional week in fiscal 2022. For fiscal 2022 as compared to fiscal 2021 (which was adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic) and pre-pandemic periods (the first and second quarters of fiscal 2020 combined with the third and fourth quarter of fiscal 2019), the Company’s total revenue (inclusive of acquisitions and new centers) increased by 131% and 31%, respectively. For fiscal 2022 as compared to fiscal 2021 (which was adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic) and pre-pandemic periods (the first and second quarters of fiscal 2020 combined with the third and fourth quarter of fiscal 2019), the Company’s total revenue on a same-store basis increased by 120% and 19%, respectively.

Same-store revenues includes centers that are open in periods presented (open in both the current period and the prior period being reported) and excludes centers that are not open in periods presented, such as acquired new centers or centers closed for upgrades, renovations or other such reasons, as well as media revenues. We continue to see positive momentum for future demand and we have recovered to better than pre-pandemic performance. This growth came despite the emergence of the COVID-19 Omicron and other variants, which had a significant impact on our results. In particular, the corporate event business (which typically peaks in the second fiscal quarter) was significantly reduced in connection with delayed/reversed returns to the office. This was particularly impactful in New York City area and Silicon Valley, CA area. While we generated a strong financial performance prior to the COVID-19 pandemic and during the previous four quarters, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, various COVID-19 virus variants, the governmental actions imposed in response to the pandemic, and the resulting consequences on our consumer’s risk tolerance toward health and safety matters remains uncertain.

Business Combination

On December 15, 2021, we completed the Business Combination contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2021, as amended on November 1, 2021, by and among Isos and Bowlero Corp. (“Old Bowlero”). Pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, Old Bowlero was merged with and into Isos, with Isos surviving the merger, and Isos was renamed “Bowlero Corp.”

Recent Developments

Bowlero’s results for the current fiscal year ended 2022 exhibited a strong rebound in our operations after the COVID-19 pandemic, the strength of our business model, the increase in confidence of our customers and the resilience in the bowling market. Additionally, the further improvements in our quarterly results demonstrate our continued ability to execute our growth strategy and business model. To highlight the Company’s recent activity during the fiscal year ended July 3, 2022:

•        We made ten acquisitions (inclusive of those acquisitions of businesses that are accounted for as asset acquisitions) that we believe will aid the Company in several key geographic markets and aid in leveraging our fixed costs by adding 27 net new centers. We had signed two agreements to acquire three additional centers as of July 3, 2022, which are expected to close in fiscal year 2023.

•        During fiscal year 2022, we completed two new builds, which opened in the beginning of our second fiscal quarter. We also signed three new agreements for build-outs in prime markets.

We continue to address the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the governmental actions imposed in response to it. The rise of other variants of COVID-19 and public health officials’ response to potential resurgences in the virus could impact our future operations. Although we believe our recent results, actions and goals exhibit our strength in the bowling market and our position for the future growth, we may incur future expenses related to training, hiring and retaining associates, and navigating the disruption in the food and beverage supply chains. For more, see “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Business and Industry.”

Impact of COVID-19

The Company continues to monitor health authority requirements when evaluating the protocols we have in place. While the future impact of the COVID-19 situation is not known, as centers remain open and operating, we continue to see favorable trends with increasing sales and positive center-level cash flows due, in part, to a revamped operating model that is being executed at lower cost. We continue to monitor the situation closely and it is possible that we will implement further measures.

Trends

There are a number of trends that we expect to materially affect our future profitability, including changing economic conditions with the resulting impact on our sales, profitability, and capital spending, changes in our debt levels and applicable interest rates, and increasing prices of labor, raw materials and other food and beverage costs. Additionally, sales and results of operations could be impacted by acquisitions and restructuring projects. Restructuring can include various projects, including closure of centers not performing well, cost reductions through staffing reductions, and optimizing and allocating resources to improve profitability.

The following graph and table detail the Company’s quarterly revenues and net income (loss) over the previous eight quarters:

Presentation of Results of Operations

The Company reports on a fiscal year with each quarter generally comprised of one 5-week period and two 4-week periods. Our current fiscal year ended July 3, 2022 (“fiscal 2022”) was fifty-three weeks, which consisted of an extra week in the last period of quarter four as compared to our fifty-two week fiscal years. Fiscal year 2021 was fifty-two weeks and ended on June 27, 2021 (“fiscal 2021”).

All amounts are presented in thousands, unless otherwise noted, except share and per share amounts.

Results of Operations

Fiscal Year Ended July 3, 2022 Compared To the Fiscal Year Ended June 27, 2021

Analysis of Consolidated Statement of Operations.    The following table displays certain items from our consolidated statements of operations for the fiscal year ends presented below:

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Note: Fiscal 2022 consisted of 53 weeks compared to fiscal 2021, which consisted of 52 weeks.

Note: (1) Percent calculated as a percentage of revenues and may not total due to rounding.

Revenues:    For fiscal 2022, revenues totaled $911,705 and represented an increase of $516,471, or 131%, over the prior fiscal year. The Company’s revenue for fiscal 2022 as compared to fiscal 2021 increased by 120% on a same-store basis. The overall increase in revenues is due to the continued organic growth, improvement in market conditions, with less COVID-related restrictions put in place by federal, state and local government policies, the impact of 29 centers added through acquisitions and new construction and the additional week in fiscal 2022 as compared to fiscal 2021. The additional week in fiscal 2022 added approximately $14,921 in sales as compared to fiscal 2021. The following table summarizes the increase in the Company’s revenue on a same-store-basis for fiscal 2022 (including the additional week) compared to fiscal 2021:

Same-store revenues includes centers that are open in periods presented (open in both the current period and the prior period being reported) and excludes centers that are not open in periods presented such as acquired new centers or centers closed for upgrades, renovations or other such reasons, as well as media revenues. The increase in same-store revenues during fiscal 2022 reflects a significantly lower level of center closures and restrictions on our operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as compared to fiscal 2021, as well as an overall improvement in demand for our products and services.

Cost of Revenues:    The Company’s cost of revenues includes costs that are not variable or less variable with changes in revenues, such as depreciation, amortization, rent, property taxes, supplies and insurance, as well as more fully variable costs that include labor, food and beverage costs, prize funds, production expenses and amusement costs. The increase in cost of revenues of $235,716, or 63%, is mainly due to the increase in revenues and operating activities in comparison to the prior fiscal year, as well as the higher costs due to inflation. In fiscal 2021, our operations were greatly impacted by the closure of our centers in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic, and we responded by cutting costs. Partially offsetting the increase in costs of revenue is a reduction in rent expense of approximately $5,603 related to rent relief obtained by the Company. As detailed in Note 6 — Leases to the consolidated financial statements included in this prospectus, this rent abatement is part of the Company’s efforts to secure rent relief from landlords due to the COVID-19 pandemic closures. Cost of revenues as a percent of revenues decreased from 95% during fiscal 2021 to 67% during fiscal 2022, mainly due to the increase in revenues and the resulting operating leverage expansion, since a large portion of our cost of revenues do not generally grow with increased sales. As we increase our revenues, we expect our cost of revenues as a percent of revenue to continue to decrease.

Selling, general and administrative expenses (“SG&A”):    SG&A expenses include employee related costs with payroll and benefits as well as depreciation and amortization (excluding those related to our center operations), media and promotional expenses. SG&A expenses increased $102,367 or 131% to $180,702, mainly due to approximately $68,405 in transactional costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Business Combination, including share-based compensation of $42,212 incurred in connection with the Business Combination. Also contributing to the overall increase in SG&A is the increase in revenues and operating activities as compared to the same period last fiscal year, including an increase of $8,275 in compensation, an increase of $4,860 in share-based compensation not directly related to the close of the Business Combination, a $3,783 increase in professional fees and the overall impact of higher costs due to inflation. The increase in compensation costs mainly reflects increases in pay rates and higher staffing to support the increase in business. The increase in share-based compensation costs reflects new equity awards as a public-company to key members of management as an incentive to motivate and retain associates. Partially offsetting the increase in SG&A costs is a reduction in rent expense of approximately $1,867 related to COVID-19 rent relief obtained by the Company. As detailed in Note 6 — Leases to the consolidated financial statements included in this prospectus, this rent abatement is part of the Company’s efforts to secure rent relief from landlords in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic closures. Total SG&A expenses as a percent of net sales for fiscal 2022 was approximately 20%, which was materially unchanged when compared to fiscal 2021. SG&A expenses as a percentage of revenue would have decreased as compared to the prior year except for the higher costs associated with the Business Combination. The Company is able to achieve improved operating leverage with the impact of higher revenues, since a large proportion of our SG&A costs are highly leverageable and not variable with changes in revenue. Excluding the $68,405 in Business Combination-related transactional costs and expenses, SG&A costs as a percentage of revenues were approximately 12%.

Other operating expense:    Other operating expenses include various cost, including professional fees related to transactions, such as acquisitions of centers. The increase in other operating expenses is mainly due to an increase in transactions as compared to the prior year.

Business interruption insurance proceeds:    During fiscal 2021, the Company collected and recognized as income $20,188 in business interruption insurance proceeds due to the closure of our centers starting in mid-March 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. There were no business interruption insurance proceeds received during the current fiscal year.

Interest expense, net:    Interest expense primarily relates to interest on debt and capital leases. Interest expense increased $5,603, or 6%, to $94,460. The higher interest expense is primarily the result of our increased capital lease obligation and expense during fiscal 2022. Total average outstanding debt was approximately $881,046 during fiscal 2022 as compared to $866,993 during fiscal 2021. The Company’s weighted average interest rate on debt was approximately 5.39% for fiscal 2022, as compared to 5.48% for fiscal 2021.

Change in fair value of earnouts and warrants:    As a result of Business Combination, the Company recorded liabilities for earnouts and warrants. The Company redeemed all outstanding public and private warrants as of May 16, 2022. Changes in the fair value of the earnout and warrant liabilities are recognized in the statement of operations. Decreases in the liability will have a favorable impact on the statement of operations and increases in the liability will have an unfavorable impact. The estimated fair value of the liabilities is determined using a Monte-Carlo simulation model. Inputs that have a significant effect on the valuation include the expected volatility, stock price, expected term, risk-free interest rate and performance hurdles. The unfavorable impact on the statement of operations during fiscal 2022 is due to the increase in the fair value of the earnouts and warrants, which mainly reflects the increase in the Company’s stock price.

Income Taxes:    Income tax (benefit) expense and deferred tax assets and liabilities reflect management’s assessment of the Company’s tax position.

The income tax benefit for fiscal 2022 is due to the release of a portion of the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets resulting from recording of deferred tax liabilities associated with accounting for the acquisition of Bowl America, which was partially offset by increases in income tax expense due to higher taxable income with improved operating results and income from the sale of certain Bowl America non-operating assets. The prior year income tax benefit was mainly driven by losses before tax offset in part by valuation allowance increases.

No provisions for United States income taxes have been made with respect to earnings that are planned to be reinvested indefinitely outside the United States.

The amount of income taxes the Company pays is subject to audits by federal, state and foreign tax authorities, which often result in proposed assessments. Management performs a comprehensive review of our tax positions and accrues estimated amounts for applicable tax positions. Based on these reviews, the results of discussions and resolutions of matters with certain tax authorities and the closure of tax years subject to tax audit, liabilities for applicable tax positions are adjusted as necessary.

Non-GAAP measure

Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure that is not in accordance with, or an alternative to, measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. The Company believes certain financial measures which meet the definition of non-GAAP financial measures provide important supplemental information. The Company considers Adjusted EBITDA as an important financial measure because it provides a financial measure of the quality of the Company’s earnings. Other companies may calculate Adjusted EBITDA differently than we do, which might limit its usefulness as a comparative measure. Adjusted EBITDA is used by management in addition to and in conjunction with the results presented in accordance with GAAP. We have presented Adjusted EBITDA solely as a supplemental disclosure because we believe it allows for a more complete analysis of results of operations and assists investors and analysts in comparing our operating performance across reporting periods on a consistent basis by excluding items that we do not believe are indicative of our core operating performance, such as Interest, Income Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization, Share-based Compensation, EBITDA from Closed Centers, Foreign Currency Exchange Loss (Gain), Asset Disposition Loss (Gain), Transactional and other advisory costs, Charges attributed to new initiatives, Extraordinary unusual non-recurring gains or losses and Changes in the value of earnouts and warrants. Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider it in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Some of these limitations are that Adjusted EBITDA and trailing twelve month Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect:

•        every expenditure, future requirements for capital expenditures or contractual commitments;

•        changes in our working capital needs;

•        the interest expense, or the amounts necessary to service interest or principal payments, on our outstanding debt;

•        income tax (benefit) expense, and because the payment of taxes is part of our operations, tax expense is a necessary element of our costs and ability to operate;

•        non-cash equity compensation, which will remain a key element of our overall equity based compensation package; and

•        the impact of earnings or charges resulting from matters we consider not to be indicative of our ongoing operations.

Refer to notes below for additional details concerning the respective items for Adjusted EBITDA.

The following table provides a reconciliation from net loss to Adjusted EBITDA for the fiscal years ended July 3, 2022 and June 27, 2021:

Adjusted EBITDA represents Net income (loss) before Interest, Income Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization, Share-based Compensation, EBITDA from Closed Centers, Foreign Currency Exchange Loss (Gain), Asset Disposition Loss (Gain), Transactional and other advisory costs, Charges attributed to new initiatives, Extraordinary unusual non-recurring gains or losses and Changes in the value of earnouts and warrants. Refer to notes below for additional details concerning the respective items for Adjusted EBITDA.

Notes to Adjusted EBITDA:

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(1)      The closed center adjustment is to remove EBITDA for closed centers. Closed centers are those centers that are closed for a variety of reasons, including permanent closure, newly acquired or built centers prior to opening, centers closed for renovation or rebranding and conversion. Closed centers do not include centers closed in compliance with local, state and federal government restrictions due to COVID-19. If a center is not open on the last day of the reporting period, it will be considered closed for that reporting period. If the center is closed on the first day of the reporting period for permanent closure, the center will be considered closed for that reporting period.

(2)      The adjustment for transaction costs and other advisory costs is to remove charges incurred in connection with any transaction, including mergers, acquisitions, refinancing, amendment or modification to indebtedness, dispositions and costs in connection with an initial public offering, in each case, regardless of whether consummated.

(3)      The adjustment for charges attributed to new initiatives is to remove actual charges attributed to new initiatives, including charges with the undertaking and/or implementation of new initiatives, business optimization activities, cost savings initiatives, cost rationalization programs, operating expense reductions and/or synergies and/or similar initiatives and/or programs including any restructuring charge (including any charges relating to any tax restructuring), any charge relating to the closure or consolidation of any office or facility, any systems implementation charge, any severance charge, any one time compensation charge, any charge relating to entry into a new market, any charge relating to any strategic initiative or contract and any lease run-off charge.

(4)      The adjustment for extraordinary unusual non-recurring gains or losses is to remove extraordinary gains and losses, which include any gain or charge from any extraordinary item as determined in good faith by the Company and/or any non-recurring or unusual item as determined in good faith by the Company and/or any charge associated with and/or payment of any legal settlement, fine, judgment or order.

(5)      The adjustment for changes in the value of earnouts and warrants is to remove of the impact of the revaluation of the earnouts and warrants. As a result of the Business Combination, the Company recorded liabilities for earnouts and warrants. Changes in the fair value of the earnout and warrant liabilities are recognized in the statement of operations. Decreases in the liability will have a favorable impact on the statement of operations and increases in the liability will have an unfavorable impact. The adjustment also includes realized costs associated with the settlement of warrants during the fiscal year.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

We manage our liquidity through assessing available cash-on-hand, our ability to generate cash and our ability to borrow or otherwise raise capital to fund operating, investing and financing activities. The Company remains in a positive financial position with available cash balances. We also obtained rent deferrals or abatements on a substantial number of our leases due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

A core tenet of our long-term strategy is to grow the size and scale of the Company in order to improve our operating profit margins through leveraging our fixed costs. As such, one of the Company’s known cash requirements is for capital expenditures related to the construction of new centers and upgrading and converting existing centers. We believe our financial position, generation of cash, available cash on hand, existing credit facility, and access to potentially obtain additional financing from sale-lease-back transactions or other sources will provide sufficient capital resources to fund our operational requirements, capital expenditures, and material short and long-term commitments for the foreseeable future. However, there are a number of factors that may hinder our ability to access these capital resources, including but not limited to the ongoing impacts of COVID-19 on our business, our degree of leverage, and potential borrowing restrictions imposed by our lenders. See “Risk Factors” for further information.

On December 15, 2021, we entered into an amendment to our First Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of July 3, 2017, by and among Bowlero, Kingpin Intermediate Holdings LLC, as borrower, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the lenders from time to time party thereto (as amended, the “First Lien Credit Agreement”), pursuant to which we refinanced our then-existing revolving credit facility with a $140,000 senior secured revolving credit facility that has a maturity date of the earlier of December 15, 2026 or the date that is 90 days prior to the scheduled maturity date of term loans outstanding under the First Lien Credit Agreement in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $175,000. Interest on borrowings under the new revolving credit facility is initially based on either the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate or the Alternate Base Rate (each as defined in the First Lien Credit Agreement). In addition, on December 17, 2021, we entered into a further amendment to the First Lien Credit Agreement pursuant to which the total revolving commitments under the new revolving credit facility were increased by $25,000 to an aggregate amount of $165,000.

On December 15, 2021, the principal, accrued and unpaid interest, fees, premium, if any, and other amounts (other than obligations not then due and payable or that by their terms survive the termination thereof) outstanding under the Incremental Liquidity Facility was repaid in full and all commitments to extend credit thereunder were terminated.

At July 3, 2022, we had approximately $132,236 of available cash and cash equivalents.

Fiscal Year Ended July 3, 2022 Compared To the Fiscal Year Ended June 27, 2021

The following compares the primary categories of the consolidated statements of cash flows for the years ended July 3, 2022 and June 27, 2021:

During fiscal 2022, net cash provided from operations totaled $177,670, as compared to $58,232 during the prior fiscal year. The increase in cash provided by operating activities reflects the strong recovery with higher revenues and operating leverage. We benefited during fiscal year 2022 from the rebound in consumer demand and revenues from recently acquired centers and opening newly built centers.

Investing activities utilized $220,345, reflecting our acquisitions of businesses, including $44,621 related to the asset acquisition of Bowl America, and capital expenditures, as well as center conversions and related capital expenditures. We expect to continue to invest in accretive acquisitions in future periods as well as center upgrades and conversions.

Financing activities utilized $12,136 in fiscal 2022 reflecting $31,463 for the repurchase of treasury stock, $5,375 for the settlement of warrants and scheduled long-term debt payments, partially offset by net funds received from the Business Combination. In the comparable period in the prior fiscal year, we obtained additional funds under our Incremental Liquidity Facility, which was entered into on September 25, 2020, as part of the Company’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic to increase liquidity.

Our contractual obligations primarily include, but are not limited to, debt service, self-insurance liabilities, and leasing arrangements. The Consolidated Financial Statements included in this prospectus provide additional information on the timing and amounts of those contractual obligations. We believe our sources of liquidity, namely available cash on hand, positive operating cash flows, and access to capital markets will continue to be adequate to meet our contractual obligations, as well as fund working capital, planned capital expenditures, center acquisitions, and execute purchases under our share repurchase program.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of July 3, 2022, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of Regulation S-K.

Critical Accounting Estimates

Our results of operations and financial condition as reflected in the consolidated financial statements included in this prospectus have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates, judgements, and assumptions affecting the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and the disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. We base these estimates and judgments on historical experience and assumptions believed to be reasonable under current facts and circumstances. Actual results, however, may differ from the estimated amounts we have recorded. We regularly evaluate these estimates, judgements and assumptions.

The following discussion provides information on our critical accounting estimates that require management’s most difficult, subjective or complex judgments, and which may result in materially different results under different assumptions and conditions. Additionally, we expect that the COVID-19 outbreak may impact future assumptions and estimates made related to the critical accounting estimates listed below, though the extent of those impacts is uncertain at this time.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

Long-lived assets other than goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets (such as Bowlero and Professional Bowlers Association trade names and liquor licenses), including property and equipment and other definite-lived intangibles such as trade names and customer relationships are reviewed for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable. The COVID-19 pandemic did not result in an impairment of long-lived assets since the COVID-19 situation was considered temporary and the Company’s overall business was expected to recover.

For long-lived assets, an impairment is indicated when the estimated total undiscounted cash flows associated with the asset or group of assets is less than carrying value. If impairment exists, an adjustment is made to write the asset down to its fair value, and a loss is recorded as the difference between the carrying value and fair value. The Company recognized impairment charges of $1,548 and $386 in fiscal years 2022 and 2021, respectively. The impairments primarily relate to long-lived assets for an open center, closed centers and liquor licenses. We estimated the fair value of these assets utilizing the business enterprise valuation based on discounted cash flows for the open center, and for the closed centers and liquor licenses, the market approach using orderly liquidation values or broker quotes for sale of similar properties. We then compared these fair values to the related carrying value of the long-lived assets.

Impairment of Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets

Management assesses impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets, including goodwill, brokered liquor licenses on a quota system and our Bowlero and Professional Bowlers Association trade names, on an annual basis during the fourth quarter or more frequently under certain circumstances.

We assessed macroeconomic conditions, industry and market considerations, cost factors that could have a negative impact, overall financial performance including actual results and trends, and other relevant entity-specific events. For fiscal 2022, we performed a qualitative assessment of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets other than goodwill and brokered liquor licenses. For fiscal 2021, the Company performed a quantitative assessment of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets other than goodwill and brokered liquor licenses due to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic with the temporary closure of our centers. There were no impairment charges for goodwill or indefinite-lived intangible assets other than brokered liquor licenses recorded in fiscal 2022 or 2021.

Valuation of Earnouts and Warrants

The estimated fair value of the earnout liabilities is determined by using a Monte-Carlo simulation model and the estimated fair value of previous warrant liabilities was determined by using a Monte-Carlo simulation model. Inputs that have a significant effect on the valuation include the expected volatility, stock price, expected term, risk-free interest rate and performance hurdles.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

Recently Issued Accounting Standards:    In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (“Topic 842”). Following ASU 2016-02, the FASB issued subsequent guidance and amendments including ASU 2017-13, 2018-01, 2018-11, 2018-20, 2019-01, and 2020-05 (collectively, including ASU 2016-02, “Topic 842”). Topic 842 will replace the guidance in Topic 840. The main objectives are to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing right-of-use assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. The right-of-use asset reflects the lessee’s right to direct the use of and obtain substantially all the economic benefits from that asset over the lease term, and it will be based on the lease liability at commencement, subject to certain adjustments such as accrued rent, lease incentives, lease intangibles, initial direct costs and prepaid rent. The lease liability reflects the obligation to make payments for the right to use that asset, which is the present value of future payments. Operating leases will remain being expensed on the straight-line basis of the lease, and finance leases will retain their front-loaded expense pattern, similar to current capital leases.

As a result of ASU 2020-05, Topic 842 will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021 and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022. The Company has not adopted Topic 842, which be effective for the Company for its fiscal year ending 2023. We are currently evaluating our lease population, current processes, internal controls, and timeline required for adoption. Additionally, we are still evaluating the practical expedients and the methods of adoption that we will use when adopting the new standard. Although management continues to evaluate the effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and disclosures, management currently estimates total operating lease assets and liabilities will increase approximately $430,000 to $530,000, respectively, upon adoption based on the lease population as of July 3, 2022. The Company estimates that this standard will result in a material impact to our balance sheet from the recognition of right of use assets and liabilities. We do not believe the adoption of this standard will have a material impact on our statement of operations or cash flows.

Emerging Growth Company Accounting Election

The Company is an emerging growth company, as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act, as modified by the Jumpstart our Business Startups Act of 2012, and it may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in its periodic reports and proxy statements.

MANAGEMENT

Management and board of directors

The directors and executive officers of Bowlero include the following.

Thomas F. Shannon is the founder, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Bowlero. Mr. Shannon became a director of Bowlero upon consummation of the Business Combination. Mr. Shannon founded Old Bowlero with the acquisition of Bowlmor Lanes in 1997 and has grown Old Bowlero into the world’s largest operator of bowling entertainment centers. Mr. Shannon is a graduate of the American University and has an MBA from the Darden School at the University of Virginia.

Brett I. Parker has been the Chief Financial Officer of Old Bowlero since 2001, and currently serves as Vice Chairman, President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer of Bowlero. Mr. Parker was a director of Old Bowlero and became a director of Bowlero upon consummation of the Business Combination. Prior to joining Old Bowlero, Mr. Parker worked for RehabManager.com as a business development analyst. Mr. Parker is a graduate of Cornell University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Economics and Business Management with a concentration in Business Management and Marketing.

Michael J. Angelakis has been a director of Old Bowlero since 2017 and became a director of Bowlero upon consummation of the Business Combination. He is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Atairos. He also serves as a Senior Advisor to the Executive Management Committee of Comcast Corporation. Prior to founding Atairos, he served as Comcast’s Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer. In those roles, Michael was responsible for many strategic, financial, administrative and other areas within Comcast. During his tenure at Comcast, Michael was recognized by Institutional Investor magazine as one of “America’s Best Chief Financial Officers” six out of eight years. Prior to joining Comcast, Michael served as a Managing Director and a member of the Management and Investment Committees of Providence Equity Partners, one of the leading private equity firms investing in technology, media and communications companies around the world. Before joining Providence, Michael was Chief Executive Officer of State Cable TV Corporation and Aurora Telecommunications. He also served as Vice President at Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company in New York, where he oversaw one of the bank’s media and communications portfolios. Additionally, Michael spent several years in London developing Manufacturers Hanover’s acquisition finance and merchant banking activities throughout Western Europe. He is a member of the board of directors of the following public companies: Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM), TriNet Group (NYSE: TNET) and Clarivate PLC (NYSE: CLVT), as well as the following private companies: Arcis Golf, Learfield IMG College and The Orogen Group. Previously, Michael was the Chairman of the Board for the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, a member of the board of directors of Duke Energy, Groupon Corporation (NASDAQ: GRPN), and Hewlett Packard Enterprises (NYSE: HPE), and a trustee of Babson College. Michael is a graduate of Babson College and the Owner/President Management Program at the Harvard Business School.

George Barrios became a director of Bowlero upon consummation of the Business Combination. He has been the Co-Chief Executive Officer of Isos since inception. Mr. Barrios most recently served as Co-President of the WWE from February 2018 to January 30, 2020. Prior to his current position, he was the Chief Strategy & Financial Officer of the WWE from November 2013 to February 2018, and Chief Financial Officer from March 2008 to November 2013. Before that, he was Vice President and Treasurer of The New York Times Company from January 2007 to March 2008. Mr. Barrios joined The New York Times Company in April 2002 as Chief Financial

Officer of a subsidiary, which published, among other things, The Boston Globe. Prior to that, he was President and Chief Operating Officer of Netsilicon, Inc. from September 2000 to September 2001, a publicly held software development company, where he helped to stabilize the business prior to its merger with Digi International Inc. in 2001. From 1994 to 2000, Mr. Barrios served in several senior capacities for Praxair, Inc., a large supplier of industrial gasses. Earlier in his career, he held various leadership roles in strategy and operations at Time Warner/HBO, Inc. Mr. Barrios holds a B.A. degree and an M.B.A. from the University of Connecticut.

Robert J. Bass became a director of Bowlero upon the closing of the Business Combination. Mr. Bass served as a vice chairman of Deloitte & Touche LLP from 2006 through June 2012, and was a partner at Deloitte from 1982 through June 2012, where he specialized in e-commerce, mergers and acquisitions, SEC filings and related issues. At Deloitte, Mr. Bass was responsible for all services provided to Forstmann Little and its portfolio companies and was the advisory partner for Blackstone, DIRECTV, 24 Hour Fitness, McKesson, IMG and CSC. In addition, he has been an advisory partner for RR Donnelley, Automatic Data Processing, Community Health Systems and Avis Budget. Mr. Bass has served on the board of directors of Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) since June 2012, and is both a member of the compensation committee and chairman of the audit committee. He serves as a member of the board of directors of Apex Tool Group, LLC, including as chairman of the audit committee, and the board of directors and as chairman of the audit committee of Redfin Corporation (NASDAQ: RDFN). Mr. Bass has also served on the board of trustees of Blackstone Secured Lending Fund since July 2018 and is chairman of the audit committee and a member of the nominating/governance committee and the compensation committee. He serves on the board of trustees of Blackstone Private Credit Fund and is chairman of the audit committee and a member of the nominating/governance committee and the compensation committee. Previously, Mr. Bass served on the board of directors of Sims Metal Management (ASX: SGM.AX) from September 2013 to December 2018 and was a member of the risk and audit committee from September 2013, including serving as chairman of the risk and audit committee from November 2014, and he also served on the board of directors and as chairman of the audit committee of New Page Corporation from January 2013 (emergence from chapter XI) to January 2015 (sale of the company). Mr. Bass is a certified public accountant licensed in New York and Connecticut. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Connecticut State Society of Certified Public Accountants.

Sandeep Mathrani became a director of Bowlero upon consummation of the Business Combination. Mr. Mathrani currently serves as the WeWork (NYSE: WEWK) CEO and a member of its board since February 2020. Prior to WeWork, he served as CEO of Brookfield Properties Retail Group and as Vice Chairman, Brookfield Properties from August 2018 to February 2020. Prior to that, he served as CEO of GGP Inc. for eight years, during which he oversaw the company’s strategic rebranding in 2017 to a retail real estate company, as well as the successful $9.25 billion acquisition of GGP by Brookfield Property Partners in 2018. Before joining GGP in 2010, Mr. Mathrani was President of Retail for Vornado Realty Trust, where he oversaw the firm’s U.S. retail real estate division. Before that, he spent nearly a decade as Executive Vice President at Forest City Ratner. Mr. Mathrani currently serves as a member of the board of directors of Dick’s Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS) and Tanger Factory Outlet Center, Inc. (NYSE: SKT). Mr. Mathrani served on the executive board and the board of trustees for the International Council of Shopping Centers, the executive board and 2019 chair of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, as well as on the board of directors for Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (Nasdaq: HST). He holds a Master of Engineering, Master of Management Science and Bachelor of Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology.

Rachael A. Wagner has been a director of Old Bowlero since 2017 and became a director of Bowlero upon consummation of the Business Combination. She is a Partner at Atairos. Ms. Wagner joined Atairos from Lindsay Goldberg, where she participated in all major investment functions, including origination, transaction execution and portfolio company development. Ms. Wagner was a Managing Director at Lindsay Goldberg and served as a Director on several portfolio company boards across a wide range of industries, including food & beverage manufacturing, specialty distribution, government services and downstream energy. Prior to joining Lindsay Goldberg, Ms. Wagner worked at Lion Capital and in the Private Equity group at Blackstone. She previously served as a member of the board of directors of Oxford University’s Saïd Business School and as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Ms. Wagner is a member of the board of directors of Arcis Golf. She received her Master of Business Administration degree and an MSc in Comparative Social Policy from Oxford University, where she was a Rhodes Scholar, and her Bachelor’s degree from Harvard University.

Michelle Wilson became a director of Bowlero upon consummation of the Business Combination. Michelle Wilson has been the Co-Chief Executive Officer of Isos since inception. Prior to her position with Isos, Ms. Wilson served as Co-President and Board member at WWE from February 2018 to January 2020. She served as Chief Revenue & Marketing Officer from November 2013 to February 2018, and Chief Marketing Officer from February 2009 to February 2018. From August 2001 to February 2009, she was Chief Marketing Officer of the United States Tennis Association where she was instrumental in making the U.S. Open the highest attended annual sporting event in the world with more than 700,000 fans in attendance every year. She was pivotal in the implementation of several innovations for the sport, including in-stadium video screens, blue courts, instant replay and the 2004 launch of the U.S. Open Series. From April 2000 to July 2001, she was Vice President of Marketing for the XFL. Earlier in her career, Ms. Wilson held positions at the National Basketball Association in its domestic and international consumer products groups as well as roles at Nabisco and Johnson & Johnson. Ms. Wilson has served on the board of directors of Turtle Beach Corporation (NASDAQ: HEAR) since May 2022. Ms. Wilson holds a B.S.E. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania and an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School.

John A. Young has been a director of Old Bowlero and its predecessor entities since 2013 and became a director of Bowlero upon consummation of the Business Combination. He is the retired President, CEO and Director of Colfax Corporation (NYSE:CFX). He was one of the co-founders of Colfax and served as its Chief Financial Officer from 1995 to 2000 and Chief Executive Officer from 2000 until 2010. After leaving Colfax, he served as a Senior Advisor to Oaktree Capital Management from 2011 until 2016 and has been a director of multiple privately owned businesses in the industrial, recreational products and healthcare industries. Prior to employment with Colfax, Mr. Young was Director of Corporate Development at AMF Industries and was an M&A Associate at Chase Manhattan Bank. Mr. Young is a graduate of the University of Virginia with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance from the McIntire School and an MBA from the Darden School, where he was a Shermet Scholar.

Role of Board in Risk Oversight

The board of directors has extensive involvement in the oversight of risk management related to us and our business and accomplishes this oversight through the regular reporting to the board of directors by the audit committee. The audit committee represents the board of directors by periodically reviewing our accounting, reporting and financial practices, including the integrity of our financial statements, the surveillance of administrative and financial controls and our compliance with legal and regulatory requirements. Through its regular meetings with management, including the finance, legal, internal audit and information technology functions, the audit committee reviews and discusses all significant areas of our business and summarizes for the board of directors all areas of risk and the appropriate mitigating factors. In addition, our board of directors receives periodic detailed operating performance reviews from management.

Controlled Company

Mr. Shannon, directly or indirectly, controls more than 50% of our combined voting power. As a result, Bowlero is a “controlled company” for the purposes of NYSE’s rules and corporate governance standards. As a “controlled company,” we are permitted not to comply with certain corporate governance requirements, including (1) those that would otherwise require our board of directors to have a majority of independent directors, (2) those that would require that we establish a compensation committee composed entirely of independent directors and with a written charter addressing the committee’s purpose and responsibilities and (3) those that would require we have a nominating and corporate governance committee comprised entirely of independent directors with a written charter addressing the committee’s purpose and responsibilities, or otherwise ensure that the nominees for directors are determined or recommended to our board of directors by the independent members of our board of directors. Although we do not currently avail ourselves of any of the exemptions available to controlled companies, we may choose to do so in the future at our discretion. Accordingly, you will not have the same protections afforded to stockholders of companies that are subject to all of these corporate governance requirements. In the event that we cease to be a “controlled company” and our shares of common stock continue to be listed on NYSE, we will be required to comply with these provisions within the applicable transition periods if we had chosen to utilize any of these exemptions.

Director Independence

Our independent directors, as such term is defined by the NYSE rules, are Robert J. Bass, Sandeep Mathrani, John A. Young, Michael J. Angelakis and Rachael A. Wagner.

Board Composition

Our board of directors consists of nine members. The authorized number of directors may be increased or decreased by our board of directors in accordance with our certificate of incorporation. At any meeting of the board of directors, except as otherwise required by law, a majority of the total number of directors then in office will constitute a quorum for all purposes.

The Stockholders Agreement grants each of Atairos and TS, which is controlled by Mr. Shannon, the right to designate nominees for election to our board of directors. The number of nominees that each of Atairos and TS will be entitled to nominate pursuant to the Stockholders Agreement is dependent on their respective beneficial ownership of the Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock. For so long as Atairos and its affiliates own (i) 15% or more of the combined Class A Common Stock and the Class B Common Stock, Atairos will be entitled to designate three directors to our board of directors and (ii) less than 15% but at least 5%, Atairos will be entitled to designate one director to our board of directors. For so long as TS and its affiliates own (i) 15% or more of the combined Class A Common Stock and the Class B Common Stock, TS will be entitled to designate three directors to our board of directors and (ii) less than 15% but at least 5%, TS will be entitled to designate one director to our board of directors.

Atairos designees to our board of directors are Michael J. Angelakis, Rachael A. Wagner and Robert J. Bass. TS designees to our board of directors are Thomas F. Shannon, Brett I. Parker and Sandeep Mathrani.

Board Committees

The board committees include an audit committee, a compensation committee and a nominating and corporate governance committee.

Audit Committee

Our audit committee consists of Robert J. Bass (chair), John A. Young and Sandeep Mathrani. Our board of directors has determined that Robert J. Bass qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” as such term is defined in Item 407(d)(5) of Regulation S-K and that Robert J. Bass, John A. Young and Sandeep Mathrani are independent as defined in Rule 10A-3 of the Exchange Act and under NYSE listing standards. The principal duties and responsibilities of our audit committee are as follows:

•        to prepare the annual audit committee report to be included in our annual proxy statement;

•        to oversee and monitor our financial reporting process;

•        to oversee and monitor the integrity of our financial statements and internal control system;

•        to oversee and monitor the independence, retention, performance and compensation of our independent registered public accounting firm;

•        to oversee and monitor the performance, appointment and retention of our internal audit function;

•        to discuss, oversee and monitor policies with respect to risk assessment and risk management;

•        to oversee and monitor our compliance with legal and regulatory matters; and

•        to provide regular reports to the board.

The audit committee also has the authority to retain counsel and advisors to fulfill its responsibilities and duties and to form and delegate authority to subcommittees.

Compensation Committee

Our compensation committee consists of John A. Young (chair), Rachael A. Wagner and Sandeep Mathrani. The principal duties and responsibilities of the compensation committee are as follows:

•        to review and make recommendations to the full board of directors regarding our compensation policies and programs;

•        to review and approve the compensation of our chief executive officer and other officers, including all material benefits, option or stock award grants and perquisites and all material employment agreements;

•        to review and approve our incentive compensation plans, pension plans and equity-based compensation plans;

•        to administer incentive compensation, pension plans and equity-based compensation plans;

•        to review and approve financial and other performance targets that must be met;

•        to review and make recommendations to the full board of directors regarding compensation of non-executive directors; and

•        to prepare an annual compensation committee report and take such other actions as are necessary and consistent with the governing law and our organizational documents.

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

Our nominating and corporate governance committee consists of Michael J. Angelakis (chair), John A. Young and Robert J. Bass. The principal duties and responsibilities of the nominating and corporate governance committee are as follows:

•        to identify candidates qualified to become directors of the Company, consistent with criteria approved by our board of directors;

•        to review and recommend to the board of directors a succession plan for the chief executive officer and other executive officers;

•        to recommend to our board of directors nominees for election as directors at the next annual meeting of stockholders or a special meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected, as well as to recommend directors to serve on the committees of the board;

•        to recommend to our board of directors candidates to fill vacancies and newly created directorships on the board of directors;

•        to develop, review and assess annually the adequacy of the Company’s corporate governance principles and guidelines and recommend to our board of directors any changes deemed appropriate; and

•        to oversee the evaluation of our board of directors.

Code of Business Conduct and Ethics

Our board of directors has adopted a code of business conduct and ethics that applies to all of our directors, officers and employees and is intended to comply with the relevant listing requirements for a code of conduct, as well as qualify as a “code of ethics” as defined by the rules and regulations of the SEC and NYSE. The code of business conduct and ethics contains general guidelines for conducting our business consistent with the highest standards of business ethics. We intend to disclose future amendments to certain provisions of our code of business conduct and ethics, or waivers of such provisions applicable to any principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer and controller or persons performing similar functions, and our directors, on our website at https://www.bowlero.com. The code of business conduct and ethics is available on our website.

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

No member of the compensation committee was at any time during fiscal year 2022, or at any other time, one of our officers or employees. We are parties to certain transactions with Atairos and TS described in “Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions.” None of our executive officers has served as a director or member of a compensation committee (or other committee serving an equivalent function) of any entity, one of whose executive officers served as a director of our board of directors or member of our compensation committee.

Limitation on Liability and Indemnification Matters

Our articles of incorporation contain provisions that limit the liability of the Company’s directors for damages to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law. Consequently, our directors will not be personally liable to the Company or its stockholders for damages as a result of an act or failure to act in his or her capacity as a director, unless:

•        the presumption that directors are acting in good faith, on an informed basis and with a view to the interests of the Company has been rebutted; and

•        it is proven that the directors’ act or failure to act constituted a breach of his or her fiduciary duties as a director and such breach involved intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of law.

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Introduction

This section provides an overview of our executive compensation program, including a narrative description of the material factors necessary to understand the information disclosed below in the “Summary Compensation Table.” For the fiscal year ended July 3, 2022, our named executive officers are:

•        Thomas F. Shannon, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer;

•        Brett I. Parker, Vice Chairman, President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer; and

•        Nicole Weinberger, Former Chief Customer Officer and CEO, Professional Bowlers Association.

Ms. Weinberger resigned from her positions with the Company effective January 21, 2022.

Employment Agreements

Effective as of the closing of the Business Combination, Bowlero entered into an employment agreement, dated as of December 15, 2021, with each of Mr. Shannon, as Chief Executive Officer, and Mr. Parker, as President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer. Each agreement superseded the executive’s prior employment agreement with Old Bowlero.

Under the terms of the new employment agreements, each executive will serve as a member of our board of directors, and Mr. Shannon will also serve as its Chairman. The initial term of each executive’s employment is scheduled to expire on the third anniversary of the effective date (which is December 15, 2024), subject to automatic renewal for successive one-year periods unless either party provides at least 90 days’ notice of non-renewal.

The agreements provide for an initial annual base salary of $1,274,000 for Mr. Shannon and $991,000 for Mr. Parker (subject to annual review by our compensation committee for possible increase) and for target and maximum annual bonuses equal to 100% and 200% of base salary. The actual amount of any bonus that each executive earns will be determined by our compensation committee in accordance with the terms of the Company’s annual incentive plan, with overall corporate performance goals the same as for other senior executives.

Under the terms of the employment agreements, each executive is entitled to participate in all employee benefit plans made available to executive officers generally, reimbursement of reasonable business expenses, and four weeks of vacation per year (or such greater vacation benefits as may be provided to other senior executives).

Each agreement provides for severance benefits on termination of employment by the Company without “cause” or by the executive for “good reason” (as such terms are defined in the agreement), consisting of the following:

•        an amount equal to the sum of the executive’s base salary plus target bonus, payable in equal monthly installments over 12 months;

•        the annual bonus for the fiscal year of termination, determined based on actual performance, as prorated based on the number of days employed in the year; and

•        payment or reimbursement of premiums for continued health plan coverage for up to 18 months.

However, if the termination occurs during the “change in control period” (as defined in the agreement), the severance benefits consist of the following:

•        an amount equal to two times the sum of the executive’s base salary plus target bonus, payable in a lump sum;

•        the annual bonus for the fiscal year of termination, determined based on actual performance (but not less than the target bonus), as prorated based on the number of days employed in the year;

•        fully accelerated vesting of all equity awards; and

•        payment or reimbursement of premiums for continued health plan coverage for up to 18 months.

These severance benefits are subject to the executive’s execution and non-revocation of a mutual release of claims in the form attached to the agreement, and his not materially breaching the restrictive covenants in the agreement (including confidentiality, non-competition, invention assignment and non-solicitation of customers, employees and consultants).

Stock Options

In accordance with their employment agreements, on December 15, 2021, each of Mr. Shannon and Mr. Parker received two nonqualified options, each of which was granted pursuant to the Company’s 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Incentive Plan”) and an option award agreement. For each executive, these include an initial option (the “Initial Option”) and an option (the “Reallocated Option”) determined by reference to certain options that were forfeited before the closing date under the 2017 Bowlmor AMF Corp. Stock Incentive Plan. Each option relates to shares of Class A Common Stock, except the Reallocated Option for Mr. Shannon, which relates to shares of Class B Common Stock. The number of shares subject to the Initial Option is 6,781,520 for Mr. Shannon and 1,968,750 for Mr. Parker. The number of shares subject to the Reallocated Option is 482,784 for Mr. Shannon and 183,128 for Mr. Parker. Each option expires on December 15, 2031 or, if earlier, 90 days after termination of employment (or the first anniversary of termination due to death or disability).

Each executive’s employment agreement provides that the executive is not eligible for additional compensatory grants pursuant to the Company’s long-term equity incentive program until December 15, 2026.

Each Initial Option consists of five tranches, with an equal number of shares subject to each tranche. The per share exercise price and the vesting schedule for each tranche are as follows:

•        Tranche 1:    $10 exercise price, vesting in one-third installments on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of the grant date.

•        Tranche 2:    $12 exercise price, vesting in one-third installments on each of the second, third and fourth anniversaries of the grant date.

•        Tranche 3:    $14 exercise price, vesting in one-third installments on each of the third, fourth and fifth anniversaries of the grant date.

•        Tranche 4:    $16 exercise price, vesting in one-third installments on each of the fourth, fifth and sixth anniversaries of the grant date.

•        Tranche 5:    $18 exercise price, vesting in one-third installments on each of the fifth, sixth and seventh anniversaries of the grant date.

If, during the change in control period, the executive’s employment is terminated by the Company without cause or by the executive for good reason, the Initial Option will fully vest. On all other terminations of employment, any unvested portion of the Initial Option will be forfeited (and if the termination is for cause, the vested portion of the Initial Option will also be forfeited).

Each Reallocated Option has a per share exercise price of $10 and is fully vested and exercisable from the grant date.

Transaction Bonuses

Pursuant to a letter agreement, dated July 1, 2021, entered into between Old Bowlero and each of Mr. Shannon and Mr. Parker, each executive received a transaction bonus on the closing of the Business Combination. The amount of Mr. Shannon’s bonus was $28,456,250, and was paid 50% in cash and 50% in the form of fully vested shares of Class B Common Stock. The amount of Mr. Parker’s bonus was $10,793,750, and was paid in cash.

Summary Compensation Table

The following table sets forth information regarding the compensation of our named executive officers for the fiscal years ended July 3, 2022 and June 27, 2021.

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(1)      The amount reported for fiscal 2022 for each of Mr. Shannon and Mr. Parker reflects the base salary that he received under his employment agreement with Old Bowlero for the portion of the fiscal year ending December 14, 2021 and his increased base salary that he received for the remainder of the fiscal year under his employment agreement with Bowlero, which superseded his prior employment agreement effective as of the closing of the Business Combination (see above under “Employment Agreements”). The amount reported for each of Mr. Shannon and Mr. Parker for fiscal 2022 exceeds his annualized base salary because there was an extra week in fiscal 2022.

(2)      The amount reported for (a) Mr. Shannon reflects the 50% portion of his transaction bonus that was paid to him in cash and (b) Mr. Parker reflects his transaction bonus, which was paid to him entirely in cash (see above under “Transaction Bonuses”).

(3)      The amount reported for Mr. Shannon reflects the 50% portion of his transaction bonus that was paid to him in shares of Class B Common Stock (see above under “Transaction Bonuses”). As of the date of this prospectus, (a) Mr. Shannon (indirectly through TS) held non-compensatory restricted stock units with respect to 9,816,268 shares of Class B Common Stock (the managing member of TS is The Cobalt Group, LLC, and Mr. Shannon is the managing member of The Cobalt Group, LLC) and (b) Mr. Parker held 994,215 non-compensatory restricted shares of Class A Common Stock. These restricted stock units (see below under “Selling Securityholders”) and restricted shares (see below under “Selling Securityholders” and “Beneficial Ownership of Securities”) were granted on or after December 15, 2021 and will vest if specified share price vesting conditions are met by December 15, 2026.

(4)      The amounts reported reflect the aggregate grant date value of the stock options granted to each of Mr. Shannon and Mr. Parker under the Incentive Plan, as calculated in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718, Compensation — Stock Compensation. Assumptions used in calculating these amounts are described in Note 16 of our audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended July 3, 2022, included in our fiscal 2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K (see also above under “Equity Incentive Awards — Stock Options”).

(5)      The amounts reported for fiscal 2022 for each of Mr. Shannon and Mr. Parker reflect the annual bonus that he earned under the Company’s annual incentive plan based on the level of achievement of specified EBITDA performance goals. Under the plan, each executive was eligible to earn a bonus equal to (i) 100% of his target bonus (of 100% of annualized base salary) for achieving target level performance and (ii) 200% of his target bonus for achieving maximum performance at 125% of the target level (with straight-line interpolation for achieving performance between the target and maximum levels). The actual level of achievement of the EBITDA goals for fiscal 2022 was 118%, resulting in each executive earning a bonus equal to 172% of his target bonus.

(6)      The amounts reported for fiscal 2022 for each executive reflect payments for short- and long-term disability benefits and life insurance premiums. For Mr. Shannon and Mr. Parker, the amounts also reflect (a) a monthly car allowance of $3,000 for Mr. Shannon and $1,500 for Mr. Parker payable under each executive’s employment agreement with Old Bowlero (their new employments with Bowlero do not provide for car allowances) and (b) reimbursement or payment of $315,948 for Mr. Shannon and $84,029 for Mr. Parker for reasonable expenses incurred by the executive relating to negotiating and preparing their new employment agreements, the Business Combination Agreement and related arrangements. For Ms. Weinberger, the amount also reflects the severance payment of $50,000 that she received in connection with her resignation and in consideration of her signing a release of claims in favor of the Company and its affiliates.

Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End

The following table provides information about the outstanding equity awards held by our named executive officers as of July 3, 2022.

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(1)      These options were granted under the Bowlmor AMF Corp. 2017 Stock Incentive Plan on January 7, 2020. Pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, the options became fully vested on the closing date of the Business Combination.

(2)      These Reallocated Options were granted under the Incentive Plan on December 15, 2021 and were fully vested at grant (see above under “Equity Incentive Awards”).

(3)      These Initial Options were granted under the Incentive Plan on December 15, 2021 and are scheduled to vest in one-third installments on the first, second and third anniversaries of the grant date grant (see above under “Equity Incentive Awards”).

(4)      These Initial Options were granted under the Incentive Plan on December 15, 2021 and are scheduled to vest in one-third installments on the second, third and fourth anniversaries of the grant date (see above under “Equity Incentive Awards”).

(5)      These Initial Options were granted under the Incentive Plan on December 15, 2021 and are scheduled to vest in one-third installments on the third, fourth and fifth anniversaries of the grant date (see above under “Equity Incentive Awards”).

(6)      These Initial Options were granted under the Incentive Plan on December 15, 2021 and are scheduled to vest in one-third installments on the fourth, fifth and sixth anniversaries of the grant date (see above under “Equity Incentive Awards”).

(7)      These Initial Options were granted under the Incentive Plan on December 15, 2021 and are scheduled to vest in one-third installments on the fifth, sixth and seventh anniversaries of the grant date (see above under “Equity Incentive Awards”).

(8)      As of July 3, 2022, Mr. Shannon (indirectly through TS) also held non-compensatory restricted stock units with respect to shares of Class B Common Stock, and Mr. Parker also held non-compensatory restricted shares of Class A Common Stock (see footnote 3 of the “Summary Compensation Table” above).

Compensation of Directors

Prior to the closing of the Business Combination, independent directors of Old Bowlero were paid $72,000 annually in advance in quarterly installments. Mr. John Young was the only independent director of Old Bowlero.

On December 15, 2021, the Board approved the Company’s Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy, which provides each non-employee director with compensation for service on the Board in the form of annual cash retainers and equity awards. The annual cash retainers are as follows:

The retainers are payable quarterly in arrears, unless the director elects to defer receipt of the retainers to the earlier of separation from service or a change in control of the Company. Directors may also elect to receive their retainers in shares of Class A Common Stock, with the shares delivered either currently or on a deferred basis.

Equity awards are granted to directors pursuant to the Incentive Plan in the form of restricted stock units (“RSUs”) that are settled in shares of Class A Common Stock. Each director receives an initial grant of RSUs on commencement of service on the Board with a grant date total value of $210,000, and an annual grant of RSUs at each regular annual meeting of stockholders of the Company with a grant date total value of $105,000. The number of shares underlying each grant is equal to the grant date total value divided by the Fair Market Value (as defined in the Incentive Plan) per share of Class A Common Stock on the grant date, provided that the number of shares underlying the initial grant made to each director on March 1, 2022 was 21,000 shares (which was calculated by dividing the grant date total value of $210,000 by the $10 per share value under the Business Combination Agreement). The RSUs vest on the first anniversary of the grant date or, if earlier, the next annual meeting of stockholders following the grant date. Vesting of the awards accelerates on a change in control of the Company or on the director’s death or disability. The shares are delivered to the director on vesting, unless the director elects to defer receipt of the shares to the earlier of separation from service or a change in control of the Company.

Director Compensation Table

The following table sets forth information regarding the compensation for the members of our Board for their service on the Board for the fiscal year ended July 3, 2022. Mr. Shannon and Mr. Parker do not receive additional compensation for their Board service.

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(1)      Mr. Angelakis and Ms. Wagner have each (a) directed Bowlero to pay their cash compensation for their Board service to Atairos Management, L.P. and (b) entered into an agreement with Bowlero and Atairos Management, L.P that provides that each grant of RSUs that the director receives for Board service is automatically transferred and assigned to Atairos Management, L.P immediately after grant.

BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

The following table sets forth information regarding the beneficial ownership of shares of Bowlero common stock as of October 2, 2022, by:

•        each person who is the beneficial owner of more than 5% of Class A Common Stock;

•        each person who is executive officer or director of Bowlero; and

•        all executive officers and directors of Bowlero.

Beneficial ownership is determined according to the rules of the SEC, which generally provide that a person has beneficial ownership of a security if he, she or it possesses sole or shared voting or investment power over that security, including options and warrants that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days.

As of October 2, 2022, there were 109,977,844 issued and outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock and 55,911,203 issued and outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock.

Except as described in the footnotes below and subject to applicable community property laws and similar laws, the Company believes that each person or entity listed below has sole voting and investment power with respect to such shares of the Bowlero Common Stock. Unless otherwise noted, the address of each beneficial owner is c/o Bowlero Corp., 7313 Bell Creek Road, Mechanicsville, Virginia 23111.

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*        Less than 1%.

(1)      Percentage of combined voting power represents voting power with respect to all shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, voting together as a single class. Each holder of Class A Common Stock is entitled to one vote per share of Class A Common Stock and each holder of Class B Common Stock is entitled to 10 votes per share of Class B Common Stock.

(2)      Reflects 71,745,115 shares of Class A Common Stock held by A-B Parent LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, including 63,425,788 shares of Class A Common Stock and 8,319,327 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the 105,000 shares of Preferred Stock held by Atairos, which is based on initial conversion rate of

76.9231 shares of Class A Common Stock per share of Series A Preferred Stock, subject to adjustment as provided in the Certificate of Designations. Also reflects 42,000 restricted stock units held by Atairos Management, L.P., an affiliate of Atairos, which will vest on the date of Bowlero’s next regular annual meeting, which will be on December 14, 2022. Atairos Group, Inc., a Cayman Islands exempted company (“Atairos Inc.”) is the sole member of Atairos. Atairos Partners, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership (“AP”) is the sole voting shareholder of Atairos Inc. Atairos Partners GP, Inc., a Cayman Islands exempted company (“APGP”), is the general partner of AP. Michael J. Angelakis is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Atairos Inc. The board of directors of Atairos Inc. and APGP consists of Michael J. Angelakis, Melissa Bethell, David L. Caplan, Alexander D. Evans, and Clare McGrory, each of whom is also an executive officer of Atairos Inc. and APGP. Michael J. Angelakis directly or indirectly controls a majority of the voting power of APGP. The business address of each of Atairos, Atairos Inc., AP, APGP and Michael J. Angelakis is: c/o Atairos Management, L.P., 40 Morris Road, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010.

(3)      Reflects 52,471,210 shares of Class B Common Stock held by Cobalt Recreation LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“TS”). The managing member of TS is The Cobalt Group, LLC. The managing member of The Cobalt Group LLC is Thomas F. Shannon.

(4)      Reflects 372,068 shares of Class A Common Stock held by Apollo SPAC Fund I, L.P. (“SPAC Fund I”), 700,522 shares of Class A Common Stock held by Apollo Atlas Master Fund, LLC (“Atlas”), 479,907 shares of Class A Common Stock held by Apollo PPF Credit Strategies, LLC (“PPF Credit Strategies”), and 3,707,370 shares of Class A Common Stock held by Apollo Credit Strategies Master Fund Ltd. (“Credit Strategies”). Apollo Atlas Management, LLC (“Atlas Management”) serves as the investment manager of Atlas. Apollo PPF Credit Strategies Management, LLC (“PPF Management”) serves as the investment manager of PPF Credit Strategies. Apollo ST Fund Management LLC (“ST Management”) serves as the investment manager for Credit Strategies. Apollo ST Operating LP (“ST Operating”) is the sole member of ST Management. The general partner of ST Operating is Apollo ST Capital LLC (“ST Capital”). ST Management Holdings, LLC (“ST Management Holdings”) is the sole member of ST Capital. Apollo SPAC Management I, L.P. (“SPAC Management I”) serves as the investment manager for SPAC Fund I. The general partner of SPAC Management I is Apollo SPAC Management I GP, LLC (“SPAC Management I GP”). Apollo Capital Management, L.P. (“Capital Management”) serves as the sole member of Atlas Management, PPF Management, SPAC Management I GP, and as the sole member and manager of ST Management Holdings. Apollo Capital Management GP, LLC (“Capital Management GP”) serves as the general partner of Capital Management. Apollo Management Holdings, L.P. (“Management Holdings”) serves as the sole member and manager of Capital Management GP, and Apollo Management Holdings GP, LLC (“Management Holdings GP”) serves as the general partner of Management Holdings. The principal office of each of Atlas, PPF Credit Strategies, SPAC Management I, SPAC Management I GP and SPAC Fund I is One Manhattanville Road, Suite 201, Purchase, New York 10577. The principal office of Credit Strategies is c/o Walkers Corporate Limited, Cayman Corporate Centre, 190 Elgin Avenue, George Town, Grand Cayman, KY1-9008, Cayman Islands. The principal office of each of Atlas Management, PPF Management, ST Management, ST Operating, ST Capital, ST Management Holdings, Capital Management, Capital Management GP, Management Holdings, and Management Holdings GP is 9 W. 57th Street, 43rd Floor, New York, New York 10019.

(5)      Reflects 52,471,210 shares of Class B Common Stock held by TS, 3,439,993 shares of Class B Common Stock held by Thomas F. Shannon, stock options currently exercisable for 16,283,854 shares of Class B Common Stock, and 2,400,000 shares of Class A Common Stock held by Mr. Shannon.

(6)      Reflects 1,185,953 shares of Class A Common Stock, 994,215 shares of restricted Class A Common Stock, which are subject to vesting, and stock options currently exercisable for 4,262,248 shares of Class A Common Stock. If the conditions are not met and the shares of restricted Class A Common Stock have not vested as of December 15, 2026, the right to these shares will be forfeited.

(7)      Includes 28,500 shares of Class A Common Stock directly held by John Young and 21,000 restricted stock units which represent a contingent right to receive one share of Class A Common Stock. The restricted stock units will vest on the date of Bowlero’s next regular annual meeting, which will be on December 14, 2022.

(8)      The Sponsor is the record holder of 4,061,419 of shares of Class A Common Stock (of which 1,793,492 shares are subject to vesting). The Sponsor is governed by two managers, George Barrios and Michelle Wilson. Accordingly, George Barrios and Michelle Wilson have voting and investment discretion with respect to the shares held of record by the Sponsor and may be deemed to have shared beneficial ownership of such shares directly held by the Sponsor. Each such person disclaims any beneficial ownership of the reported shares other than to the extent of any pecuniary interest they may have therein, directly or indirectly. Each of George Barrios and Michelle Wilson directly owns 50,000 shares of Class A Common Stock acquired in the PIPE Offerings and 21,000 restricted stock units which represent a contingent right to receive one share of Class A Common Stock. The restricted stock units will vest on the date of Bowlero’s next regular annual meeting, which will be on December 14, 2022.

(9)      Includes 100 shares of Class A Common Stock directly held by Michelle Wilson purchased on March 3, 2021.

(10)    Reflects restricted stock units, which represent a contingent right to receive one share of Class A Common Stock. The restricted stock units will vest on the date of Bowlero’s next regular annual meeting, which will be on December 14, 2022.

(11)    Nicole Weinberger resigned from her positions with the Company effective January 21, 2022.

SELLING SECURITYHOLDERS

This prospectus relates to the resale from time to time of up to an aggregate of 207,020,826 shares of our Class A Common Stock, (including shares that be issued upon conversion of shares of Class B Common Stock, shares that may be issued upon conversion of Preferred Stock, shares that may be issued upon exercise of stock options and shares that may be issued upon settlement of restricted stock units). The Selling Securityholders may offer, sell or distribute all or a portion of the shares of Class A Common Stock registered hereby publicly or through private transactions at prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices. When we refer to the “Selling Securityholders” in this prospectus, we mean the persons listed in the table below, and their permitted pledgees, donees, transferees, or other successors in interest who later come to hold any of the shares of our Class A Common Stock covered by this prospectus.

The following table is prepared based on information provided to us by the Selling Securityholders and sets forth, as of the date of this prospectus, the names of the Selling Securityholders, the aggregate number of shares of Class A Common Stock held by the Selling Securityholders immediately prior to the sale of any shares under this prospectus, the number of shares of our Class A Common Stock that may be sold by each Selling Securityholder under this prospectus and the number of shares of our Class A Common Stock that each Selling Securityholder will beneficially own after this offering. The ownership percentages are based on a total of 109,977,844 shares of our Class A Common Stock outstanding as of October 2, 2022. For purposes of the table below, we have assumed that (i) after termination of this offering none of the shares of Class A Common Stock covered by this prospectus will be beneficially owned by the Selling Securityholders, (ii) the Selling Securityholders will not acquire beneficial ownership of any additional securities during the offering and (iii) the Selling Securityholders have not sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of, our securities in transactions exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. In calculating percentages of shares of Class A Common Stock owned by a particular Selling Securityholder, we treated as outstanding the number of shares of our Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise of that particular Selling Securityholder’s stock options, restricted stock units, shares of Preferred Stock and Class B Common Stock if any, and did not assume the exercise of any other Selling Securityholders’ securities.

We cannot advise you as to whether the Selling Securityholders will in fact sell any or all of such shares of our Class A Common Stock covered by this prospectus. In addition, the Selling Securityholders may sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of, at any time and from time to time, the shares of Class A Common Stock covered by this prospectus in transactions exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act after the date of this prospectus. See the section entitled “Plan of Distribution.”

We have determined beneficial ownership in accordance with the rules of the SEC and the information is not necessarily indicative of beneficial ownership for any other purpose. In addition, the beneficial ownership information below includes shares that are subject to vesting and forfeiture and shares that may be issued pursuant to restricted stock units that are subject to vesting and forfeiture. Except as described in the footnotes below and subject to applicable community property laws and similar laws, the Company believes that each person or entity listed below has sole voting and investment power with respect to such shares of the Bowlero Common Stock. Unless otherwise noted, the address of each beneficial owner is c/o Bowlero Corp., 7313 Bell Creek Road, Mechanicsville, Virginia 23111.

The Selling Securityholders named below and their permitted pledgees, donees, transferees or other successors may from time to time offer the shares of our Class A Common Stock covered by this prospectus:

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*        Indicates less than 1%.

(1)      Reflects 82,325,432 shares of Class A Common Stock held by A-B Parent LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, including 63,425,788 shares of Class A Common Stock, 9,816,268 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon vesting of 9,816,268 restricted stock units, 58,656 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon vesting of 58,656 restricted stock units that may be issued to Atairos upon forfeiture of certain shares of Class A Common Stock in accordance with the Business Combination Agreement and 9,024,720 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the 105,000 shares of Preferred Stock held by Atairos. Also reflects 42,000 restricted stock units held by Atairos Management, L.P., an affiliate of Atairos, which will vest on the date of Bowlero’s next regular annual meeting, which will be on December 14, 2022. Atairos Inc. is the sole member of Atairos. AP is the sole voting shareholder of Atairos Inc. APGP is the general partner of AP. Michael J. Angelakis is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Atairos Inc. The board of directors of Atairos Inc. and APGP consists of Michael J. Angelakis, Melissa Bethell, David L. Caplan, Alexander D. Evans, and Clare McGrory, each of whom is also an executive officer of Atairos Inc. and APGP. Michael J. Angelakis directly or indirectly controls a majority of the voting power of APGP. The business address of each of Atairos, Atairos Inc., AP, APGP and Michael J. Angelakis is: c/o Atairos Management, L.P., 40 Morris Road, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010.

(2)      Reflects 429,749 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the 5,000 shares of Preferred Stock held by Antara Capital Total Return SPAC Master Fund LP. Antara Capital LP, a Delaware limited partnership serves as the investment manager (the “Investment Manager”) to certain funds it manages and designees and may be deemed to have voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares held by the Antara Funds (defined below). Antara Capital Total Return SPAC Fund GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, serves as the general partner of Antara Capital Total Return SPAC Onshore Fund LP (the “Onshore Fund”) and Antara Capital Total Return SPAC Master Fund LP (the “Master Fund”). Antara Capital Total Return SPAC Offshore Fund Ltd (the “Offshore Fund” and together with the Fund and the Master Fund, the “Antara Funds”) is an exempted company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands. Himanshu Gulati is the Managing Member of Investment Manager and, accordingly, may be deemed to have voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares held by the Antara Funds. Mr. Gulati disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by the Antara Funds except to the extent of any pecuniary interest. The business address of the foregoing persons is 55 Hudson Yards, 47th Floor, Suite C, New York, New York 10001.

(3)      SPAC Fund I, Atlas, PPF Credit Strategies and Credit Strategies each holds securities of the Company. Atlas Management serves as the investment manager of Atlas. PPF Management serves as the investment manager of PPF Credit Strategies. ST Management serves as the investment manager for Credit Strategies. ST Operating is the sole member of ST Management. The general partner of ST Operating is ST Capital. ST Management Holdings is the sole member of ST Capital. SPAC Management I serves as the investment manager for SPAC Fund I. The general partner of SPAC Management I is SPAC Management I. Capital Management serves as the sole member of Atlas Management, PPF Management, SPAC Management I GP, and as the sole member and manager of ST Management Holdings. Capital Management GP serves as the general partner of Capital Management. Management Holdings serves as the sole member and manager of Capital Management GP, and Management Holdings GP serves as the general partner of Management

Holdings. The principal office of each of Atlas, PPF Credit Strategies, SPAC Management I, SPAC Management I GP and SPAC Fund I is One Manhattanville Road, Suite 201, Purchase, New York 10577. The principal office of Credit Strategies is c/o Walkers Corporate Limited, Cayman Corporate Centre, 190 Elgin Avenue, George Town, Grand Cayman, KY1-9008, Cayman Islands. The principal office of each of Atlas Management, PPF Management, ST Management, ST Operating, ST Capital, ST Management Holdings, Capital Management, Capital Management GP, Management Holdings, and Management Holdings GP is 9 W. 57th Street, 43rd Floor, New York, New York 10019.

(4)      Reflects 700,522 shares of Class A Common Stock held by Apollo Atlas Master Fund, LLC.

(5)      Reflects 3,707,370 shares of Class A Common Stock held by Apollo Credit Strategies Master Fund Ltd.

(6)      Reflects 479,907 shares of Class A Common Stock held by Apollo PPF Credit Strategies, LLC.

(7)      Reflects 372,068 shares of Class A Common Stock held by Apollo SPAC Fund I, L.P.

(8)      Reflects 50,000 shares of Class A Common Stock acquired in the PIPE Offerings and 21,000 restricted stock units, held by George Barrios as of October 2, 2022, which represent a contingent right to receive one share of Class A Common Stock. The restricted stock units will vest on the date of Bowlero’s next regular annual meeting, which will be on December 14, 2022. The business address of Mr. Barrios is 55 Post Road W, Suite 200, Westport, CT 06880.

(9)      The Brigade Funds (as defined herein) are comprised of the following entities: Big River Group Fund SPC LLC, Brigade Cavalry Fund Ltd, Brigade Collective Investment Trust — Brigade Diversified Credit CIT, Brigade Credit Fund II Ltd., Brigade High Yield Fund Ltd., Brigade Leveraged Capital Structures Fund Ltd., Brigade Tactical Opportunities Fund LP, Brigade-SierraBravo Fund LP, Centrica Combined Common Investment Fund, City of Phoenix Employees’ Retirement Plan, Delta Master Trust, FCA Canada Inc. Elected Master Trust, FedEx Corporation Employees’ Pension Trust, Future Directors Credit Opportunities Fund, JPMorgan Chase Retirement Plan Brigade, Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association, Mediolanum Best Brands, Northrop Grumman Pension Master Trust, Panther BCM LLC, SAS Trustee Corporation, SC Credit Opportunities Mandate, LLC, SEI Global Master Fund Plc the SEI High Yield Fixed Income Fund, SEI Institutional Investments Trust-High Yield Fixed Income Fund, SEI Institutional Managed Trust — Multi-strategy Alternative Fund, SEI Institutional Managed Trust-High Yield Bond Fund, TCorpIM High Yield Fund, The Coca-Cola Company Master Retirement Trust and U.S. High Yield Bond Fund (collectively, the “Brigade Funds”). Brigade Capital Management, LP is the investment manager to the Brigade Funds, and as such has voting and dispositive power over the shares held by the Brigade Funds. Donald E. Morgan, III is the managing member of Brigade Capital Management GP, LLC, the general partner of Brigade Capital Management, LP, and as such may be deemed to have voting and dispositive power over the shares held by the Brigade Funds. Donald E. Morgan, III disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares. The address for the Brigade Funds, Brigade Capital Management, LP and Donald E. Morgan, III is 399 Park Avenue, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10022.

(10)    Reflects 39,537 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the 460 shares of Preferred Stock held by Big River Group Fund SPC LLC.

(11)    Reflects 33,972 shares of Class A Common Stock and 101,420 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the 1,180 shares of Preferred Stock held by Brigade Cavalry Fund Ltd.

(12)    Reflects 42,974 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the 500 shares of Preferred Stock held by Brigade Collective Investment Trust — Brigade Diversified Credit CIT.

(13)    Reflects 218,777 shares of Class A Common Stock and 1,101,016 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the 12,810 shares of Preferred Stock held by Brigade Credit Fund II Ltd.

(14)    Reflects 60,178 shares of Class A Common Stock and 179,635 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the 2,090 shares of Preferred Stock held by Brigade High Yield Fund Ltd.

(15)    Reflects 167,626 shares of Class A Common Stock and 500,228 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the 5,820 shares of Preferred Stock held by Brigade Leveraged Capital Structures Fund Ltd.

(16)    Reflects 533,748 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the 6,210 shares of Preferred Stock held by Brigade Tactical Opportunities Fund LP.

(17)    Reflects 49,282 shares of Class A Common Stock and 146,975 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the 1,710 shares of Preferred Stock held by Brigade-SierraBravo Fund Ltd.

(18)    Reflects 142,676 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the 1,660 shares of Preferred Stock held by Centrica Combined Common Investment Fund.

(19)    Reflects 22,348 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the 260 shares of Preferred Stock held by City of Phoenix Employees’ Retirement Plan.

(20)    Cobalt Recreation LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, holds 52,471,210 shares of Class B Common Stock and 9,816,268 restricted stock units upon the settlement of which 9,816,268 shares of Class B Common Stock are issuable. The managing member of TS is The Cobalt Group, LLC. The managing member of The Cobalt Group LLC is Thomas F. Shannon. Thomas F. Shannon holds 3,439,993 shares of Class B Common Stock, 16,283,853 stock options currently exercisable for 16,283,853 shares of Class B Common Stock, 6,781,250 stock options that may become exercisable for 6,781,250 shares of Class A Common Stock and 2,400,000 shares of Class A Common Stock. The table also reflects 58,656 shares of Class B Common Stock issuable upon vesting of 58,656 restricted stock units that may be issued to Thomas F. Shannon upon forfeiture of certain shares of Class A Common Stock in accordance with the Business Combination Agreement. Each share of Class B Common Stock is convertible into one share of Class A Common Stock.

(21)    Reflects 214,874 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the 2,500 shares of Preferred Stock held by CVI Investments, Inc (“CVI”). Heights Capital Management, Inc., the authorized agent of CVI, has discretionary authority to vote and dispose of the shares held by CVI and may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of these shares. Martin Kobinger, in his capacity as Investment Manager of Heights Capital Management, Inc., may also be deemed to have investment discretion and voting power over the shares held by CVI. Mr. Kobinger disclaims any such beneficial ownership of the shares. The principal business address of CVI is c/o Heights Capital Management, Inc., 101 California Street, Suite 3250, San Francisco, California 94111.

(22)    Reflects 69,618 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the 810 shares of Preferred Stock held by Delta Master Trust.

(23)    Reflects 12,894 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the 150 shares of Preferred Stock held by FCA Canada Inc. Elected Master Trust.

(24)    Reflects 183,073 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the 2,130 shares of Preferred Stock held by FedEx Corporation Employees’ Pension Trust.

(25)    Reflects 103,999 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the 1,210 shares of Preferred Stock held by Future Directions Credit Opportunities Fund.

(26)    Reflects 4,061,419 of shares of Class A Common Stock (of which 1,793,492 shares are subject to vesting) held by the Sponsor. The Sponsor is governed by two managers, George Barrios and Michelle Wilson. Accordingly, George Barrios and Michelle Wilson have voting and investment discretion with respect to the shares held of record by the Sponsor and may be deemed to have shared beneficial ownership of such shares directly held by the Sponsor. Each such person disclaims any beneficial ownership of the reported shares other than to the extent of any pecuniary interest they may have therein, directly or indirectly. Each of George Barrios and Michelle Wilson directly owns 50,000 shares of Class A Common Stock acquired in the PIPE Offerings and 21,000 restricted stock units which represent a contingent right to receive one share of Class A Common Stock. The restricted stock units will vest on the date of Bowlero’s next regular annual meeting, which will be on December 14, 2022. Ms. Wilson also owns an additional 100 shares of Class A Common Stock acquired in an open market purchase on March 3, 2021.

(27)    Reflects 24,065 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the 280 shares of Preferred Stock held by JPMorgan Chase Retirement Plan Brigade.

(28)    Reflects 421,131 shares of Class A Common Stock registered in this offering and 333,774 shares of Class A Common Stock held by LionTree Partners LLC as of October 3, 2022. Aryeh B Bourkoff and Ehren Stenzler control LionTree GP LLC, the general partner of LionTree Holdings LP. LionTree Holdings LP is the parent company of LionTree LLC which in turn is the direct parent company of LionTree Partners LLC. The shares beneficially owned by LionTree Partners LLC may also be deemed to be beneficially owned by Mr. Bourkoff, Mr. Stenzler and the intermediate holding companies as noted. The business address of LionTree Partners LLC is 745 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10151.

(29)    Reflects 188,229 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the 2,190 shares of Preferred Stock held by Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association.

(30)    Reflect 207,139 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the 2,410 shares of Preferred Stock held by Mediolanum Best Brands.

(31)    Reflects 28,364 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the 330 shares of Preferred Stock held by Northrop Grumman Pension Master Trust.

(32)    Reflects 1,955,800 shares of Class A Common Stock registered in this offering and 729,473 held by Palindrome Master Fund LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Palindrome”) as of October 3, 2022. The shares listed herein are held for the account of Palindrome. Soros Fund Management LLC (“SFM LLC”) serves as principal investment manager to Palindrome. As such, SFM LLC has been granted investment discretion over portfolio investments, including the shares, held for the account of Palindrome. George Soros serves as Chairman of SFM LLC and has sole discretion to replace FPR Manager LLC, the manager of SFM LLC. The address for Palindrome is c/o Soros Fund Management LLC, 250 West 55th Street, New York, NY 10019.

(33)    Reflects 141,364 shares of Class A Common Stock and 422,013 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the 4,910 shares of Preferred Stock held by Panther BCM LLC.

(34)    Reflects 1,185,953 shares of Class A Common Stock, 994,215 shares of restricted Class A Common Stock, which are subject to vesting, 5,937 shares of restricted Class A Common Stock, which are subject to vesting, that may be issued to Brett Parker upon forfeiture of certain shares of Class A Common Stock in accordance with the Business Combination Agreement and stock options currently exercisable for 4,262,248 shares of Class A Common Stock. If the conditions are not met and the shares of restricted Class A Common Stock have not vested as of December 15, 2026, the right to these shares will be forfeited.

(35)    Reflects 4,544,200 shares of Class A Common Stock registered in this offering and 1,570,527 shares of Class A Common Stock held by Quantum Partners LP, a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership (“Quantum Partners”), as of October 3, 2022.The shares listed herein are held for the account of Quantum Partners. Soros Fund Management LLC (“SFM LLC”) serves as principal investment manager to Quantum Partners. As such, SFM LLC has been granted investment discretion over portfolio investments, including the shares, held for the account of Quantum Partners. George Soros serves as Chairman of SFM LLC and has sole discretion to replace FPR Manager LLC, the manager of SFM LLC. The address for Quantum Partners is c/o Soros Fund Management LLC, 250 West 55th Street, New York, NY 10019.

(36)    Reflects 142,676 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the 1,660 shares of Preferred Stock held by SAS Trustee Corporation.

(37)    Reflects 96,264 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the 1,120 shares of Preferred Stock held by SC Credit Opportunities Mandate, LLC.

(38)    Reflects 68,759 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the 800 shares of Preferred Stock held by SEI Global Master Fund Plc the SEI High Yield Fixed Income Fund.

(39)    Reflects 166,742 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the 1,940 shares of Preferred Stock held by SEI Institutional Investments Trust-High Yield Bond Fund.

(40)    Reflects 24,925 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the 290 shares of Preferred Stock held by SEI Institutional Managed Trust — Multi-Strategy Alternative Fund.

(41)    Reflects 95,404 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the 1,110 shares of Preferred Stock held by SEI Institutional Managed Trust-High Yield Bond Fund.

(42)    Reflects 2,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock and 2,363,617 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the 27,500 shares of Preferred Stock held by Senator Global Opportunity Master Fund L.P. (“Senator Global”). Senator Investment Group LP (“Senator”) is investment manager of Senator Global and may be deemed to have voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares. The general partner of Senator is Senator Management LLC (the “Senator GP”). Douglas Silverman controls Senator GP, and, accordingly, may be deemed to have voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares held by Senator Global. Mr. Silverman disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by Senator Global.

(43)   Reflects 299,965 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the 3,490 shares of Preferred Stock held by TCorpIM High Yield Fund.

(44)   Reflects 181,355 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the 2,110 shares of Preferred Stock held by The Coca-Cola Company Master Retirement Trust.

(45)    Reflects 30,942 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the 360 shares of Preferred Stock held by U.S. High Yield Bond Fund.

(46)    Reflects 50,000 shares of Class A Common Stock acquired in the PIPE Offerings, 100 shares of Class A Common Stock acquired in an open market purchase on March 3, 2021, and 21,000 restricted stock units, held by Michelle Wilson as of October 2, 2022, which represent a contingent right to receive one share of Class A Common Stock. The restricted stock units will vest on the date of Bowlero’s next regular annual meeting, which will be on December 14, 2022. The business address of Ms. Wilson is 55 Post Road W, Suite 200, Westport, CT 06880.

(47)    The share numbers in the table above do not reflect additional shares of Class A Common Stock registered hereunder that may be issuable upon conversion of shares of our Preferred Stock as a result of paid-in-kind dividends received after December 31, 2023.

CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS

Other than compensation arrangements for our executive officers and directors (see “Executive Compensation” for a discussion of compensation arrangements for our named executive officers and directors), the following includes a summary of transactions since March 2, 2021 and any currently proposed transactions to which we have been or are to be a party in which:

•        the amounts involved exceeded or will exceed $120,000; and

•        any of our directors, executive officers or holders of more than 5% of our capital stock or any member of the immediate family of the foregoing persons, had or will have a direct or indirect material interest.

Business Combination

On December 15, 2021, Isos Acquisition Corporation, a Cayman Islands exempted Company, consummated its previously announced acquisition of Bowlero Corp., a Delaware corporation, pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement between Old Bowlero and Isos. In connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, Isos was redomiciled as a Delaware corporation and Old Bowlero was merged with and into Isos, with Isos surviving the merger. In connection with the consummation of the Business Combination, “Isos Acquisition Corporation” was renamed “Bowlero Corp.”

Founder Shares and Lock-Up

The Sponsor and LionTree paid a nominal amount for their 6,370,925 founder shares. The founder shares automatically converted into shares of Class A Common Stock at the time of the consummation of the Business Combination and are subject to a lock-up period of twelve months following the closing of the Business Combination, which lock up will end on December 15, 2022.

Private Placement

Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, the Sponsor and LionTree purchased an aggregate of 5,000,000 private placement warrants for an aggregate purchase price of $7,500,000. The Company redeemed all outstanding private placement warrants as of May 16, 2022.

Underwriting Agreement

Pursuant to an underwriting agreement dated March 2, 2021 between Isos and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Isos paid LionTree a total of $2.0 million for its services as an underwriter in the IPO, and Isos paid LionTree an additional $3.6 million in deferred underwriting compensation upon closing of the Business Combination.

PIPE Subscription Agreements

Contemporaneously with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, Isos entered into the Common PIPE Subscription Agreements with LionTree and each of Isos’s co-founders, George Barrios and Michelle Wilson, pursuant to which they agreed to purchase an aggregate of 500,000 shares of Class A Common Stock in the Common PIPE Offering at a price of $10.00 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of $5.0 million.

On December 15, 2021, LionTree, Bowlero and Isos entered into a subscription agreement (the “Liontree Subscription Agreement”), pursuant to which LionTree purchased an additional 60,406 shares of Class A Common Stock for a purchase price of $10.00 per share and an aggregate purchase price of approximately $0.6 million.

Sponsor Support Agreement

In connection with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, Isos entered into the Sponsor Support Agreement with Bowlero, the Sponsor and LionTree. Pursuant to The Sponsor Support Agreement, the Sponsor and LionTree each agreed: (i) to vote any shares of Isos in favor of the Business Combination, (ii) not to redeem any shares of Isos in connection with the stockholder redemption, (iii) to waive its anti-dilution rights with respect to its Isos Class B ordinary shares under Isos’s memorandum and articles of association, (iv) to comply with its obligations under the Insider Letter dated as of March 2, 2021, (v) to be subject to a lock-up period of

twelve months following the closing of the Business Combination, and (vi) to forgive certain indebtedness owing by Isos to the Sponsor or LionTree at the closing of the Business Combination in excess of $1.5 million, in the aggregate.

In addition, pursuant to the Sponsor Support Agreement, the Sponsor agreed to forfeit for cancellation 722,196 Isos Class B ordinary shares plus, depending on the percentage of redemptions by holders of Isos Public Shares, up to an additional 1,203,659 Isos Class B ordinary shares, and LionTree agreed to forfeit for cancellation 83,443 Isos Class B ordinary shares plus, depending on the percentage of redemptions by holders of Isos Public Shares, up to an additional 139,072 Isos Class B ordinary shares. In addition, upon closing of the Business Combination, 1,444,391 of the Sponsor’s Isos Class B ordinary shares and 1,189,037 of the Sponsor’s private placement warrants and 166,887 of LionTree’s Isos Class B ordinary shares and 430,311 of LionTree’s private placement warrants were agreed to become unvested. 50% of the unvested Isos Class B ordinary shares and 50% of the private placement warrants of each of the Sponsor and LionTree that unvested at closing of the Business Combination will revest only to the extent the closing price of Class A Common Stock exceeds $15.00 per share and $17.50 per share, respectively, and as further provided in the Sponsor Support Agreement prior to the fifth anniversary of the closing of the Business Combination (with any shares and/or warrants unvested as of such date being forfeited and cancelled).

On closing of the Business Combination, the Sponsor forfeited for cancellation 1,925,855 Isos Class B ordinary shares and LionTree forfeited for cancellation 222,515 Isos Class B ordinary shares. On closing of the Business Combination, 1,444,391 Isos Class B ordinary shares of the Sponsor and 166,887 Isos Class B ordinary shares of LionTree were unvested. The Sponsor received 1,444,391 shares of restricted Class A Common Stock and LionTree received 166,887 shares of restricted Class A Common Stock at closing of the Business Combination.

Engagement Letters

Pursuant to an engagement letter, dated May 11, 2021, as amended on June 30, 2021, Isos engaged LionTree to act as co-placement agent for the PIPE Offerings for a placement fee equal to approximately $1.8 million in aggregate, payable upon closing of the PIPE Offerings.

Pursuant to an engagement letter dated June 28, 2021, Isos engaged LionTree to act as exclusive financial advisor in connection with the proposed Business Combination for a transaction fee of $8.6 million, payable upon closing of the Business Combination.

Stockholders Agreement

In connection with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, Isos entered into the Stockholders Agreement that provides for certain rights, including director appointment rights, for Atairos and TS. The Stockholders Agreement became effective upon closing of the Business Combination. See “Business Combination — Related Agreements — Stockholders Agreement,” which disclosure is incorporated herein by reference.

Registration Rights Agreements

Contemporaneously with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, Isos entered into an amended and restated registration rights agreement with certain securityholders of Bowlero, including the Supporting Stockholders, and certain of its stockholders that became effective upon closing of the Business Combination. See “Business Combination — Related Agreements — Registration Rights Agreement,” which disclosure is incorporated herein by reference.

Indemnification Agreements

We entered into separate indemnification agreements with our directors and executive officers, in addition to the indemnification provided for in the certificate of incorporation and the bylaws. These agreements, among other things, require Bowlero to indemnify our directors and executive officers for certain expenses, including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines and settlement amounts incurred by a director or executive officer in any action or proceeding arising out of their services as one of Bowlero’s directors or executive officers or as a director or executive officer

of any other company or enterprise to which the person provides services at Bowlero’s request. Bowlero believes that these charter provisions and indemnification agreements are necessary to attract and retain qualified persons as directors and officers.

The limitation of liability and indemnification provisions in the certificate of incorporation and the bylaws may discourage stockholders from bringing a lawsuit against directors for breach of their fiduciary duties. They may also reduce the likelihood of derivative litigation against directors and officers, even though an action, if successful, might benefit Bowlero and its stockholders. A stockholder’s investment may decline in value to the extent we pay the costs of settlement and damage awards against directors and officers pursuant to these indemnification provisions.

Preferred Stock

Certain shares of Old Bowlero common stock held by Atairos converted into 105,000 shares of Preferred Stock having an aggregate initial liquidation preference of $105.0 million upon closing of the Business Combination.

Executive Compensation and Director Compensation

See “Executive Compensation” for information on compensation arrangements with our executive officers and directors, which include, among other things, stock awards, agreements with executive officers and certain other benefits.

Policies and Procedures for Related Party Transactions

Upon the consummation of the Business Combination, we adopted a written Related Person Transaction Policy (the “policy”), which sets forth our policy with respect to the review, approval, ratification and disclosure of all material related person transactions by our audit committee. In accordance with the policy, our audit committee will have overall responsibility for implementation of and compliance with the policy.

For purposes of the policy, a “related person transaction” is a transaction, arrangement or relationship (or any series of similar transactions, arrangements or relationships) in which we were, are or will be a participant and the amount involved exceeded, exceeds or will exceed $120,000 and in which any related person (as defined in the policy) had, has or will have a direct or indirect material interest. A “related person transaction” does not include any employment relationship or transaction involving an executive officer and any related compensation resulting solely from that employment relationship that has been reviewed and approved by our board of directors or compensation committee and any transaction where our general counsel has determined that the rates or charges involved are determined by competitive bids.

The policy requires that notice of a proposed related person transaction be provided to our general counsel prior to entry into such transaction. If our general counsel determines that such transaction is a related person transaction, the proposed transaction will be submitted to our audit committee for consideration. Under the policy, our audit committee may approve only those related person transactions that are in, or not inconsistent with, our best interests and the best interests of our stockholders. In the event that we become aware of a related person transaction that has not been previously reviewed, approved or ratified under the policy and that is ongoing or is completed, the transaction will be submitted to the audit committee so that it may determine whether to ratify, rescind or terminate the related person transaction.

The policy also provides that the audit committee review certain previously approved or ratified related person transactions that are ongoing to determine whether the related person transaction remains in our best interests and the best interests of our stockholders. Additionally, we will make periodic inquiries of directors and executive officers with respect to any potential related person transaction of which they may be a party or of which they may be aware.

DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES

The following summary of the material terms of our securities is not intended to be a complete summary of the rights and preferences of such securities. The descriptions below are qualified by reference to the actual text of our certificate of incorporation. We urge you to read our certificate of incorporation in its entirety for a complete description of the rights and preferences of our securities.

Authorized and Outstanding Capital Stock

Our certificate of incorporation authorizes the issuance of 2,400,000,000 shares of all classes of Bowlero’s capital stock, consisting of:

•        2,000,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share;

•        200,000,000 shares of Class B Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share; and

•        200,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share.

As of October 2, 2022, there were 109,977,844 issued and outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock, 55,911,203 issued and outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock and 200,000 issued and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock.

Common Stock

We have two classes of authorized common stock: Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock. Generally, Class B Common Stock can only be issued to, transferred to, and held by Thomas F. Shannon and TS, or trusts or legal entities through which the right to vote the shares of Class B Common Stock held thereby is exercised exclusively by Thomas F. Shannon or TS (Thomas F. Shannon, TS and any trust or legal entity, an “Eligible Holder”). Each outstanding share of Class B Common Stock will automatically convert into one share of Class A Common Stock upon the earliest to occur of: (i) Mr. Shannon ceasing to beneficially own at least 10% of Bowlero common stock, (ii) death or disability of Mr. Shannon, (iii) Mr. Shannon being terminated for cause as the Chief Executive Officer and (iv) the 15th anniversary of the issuance of Class B Common Stock.

Voting Rights

Class A Common Stock

Holders of Class A Common Stock are entitled to one (1) vote for each share of Class A Common Stock held of record by such holder on all matters voted upon by stockholders.

Class B Common Stock

Holders of Class B Common Stock are entitled to ten (10) votes for each share of Class B Common Stock held of record by such holder on all matters voted upon by stockholders.

Stockholder Votes

Holders of Bowlero common stock generally vote together as a single class on all matters submitted to a vote of Bowlero’s stockholders (including the election and removal of directors), unless otherwise provided in Bowlero’s certificate of incorporation or required by applicable law. Any action or matter submitted to a vote of Bowlero’s stockholders will be approved if the number of votes cast in favor of the action or matter exceeds the number of votes cast in opposition to the action or matter, except that Bowlero’s directors will be elected by a plurality of the votes cast. Holders of Class A Common Stock are not be entitled to cumulate their votes in the election of Bowlero’s directors.

Delaware law could require holders of a class of Bowlero’s capital stock to vote separately as a class on any proposed amendment of Bowlero’s certificate of corporation if the amendment would increase or decrease the par value of the shares of that class or would alter or change the powers, preferences or special rights of the shares of that class in a manner that affects them adversely.

Stockholder Action by Written Consent

The certificate of incorporation prohibits stockholders to act by written consent if Class B Common Stock represents less than 50% of the voting power of Bowlero’s outstanding capital stock entitled to vote in the election of directors at an annual meeting of stockholders. In such circumstances, any action required or permitted to be taken by Bowlero’s stockholders must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting of stockholders and may not be taken or effected by written consent.

Special Meetings of Stockholders

The certificate of incorporation provides that, except as otherwise required by applicable law, special meetings of Bowlero’s stockholders may be called only by our board of directors, the Chairperson of our board of directors, Bowlero’s Chief Executive Officer or President, or, at any time that Class B Common Stock represents at least 50% of the voting power of Bowlero’s outstanding capital stock entitled to vote in the election of directors at an annual meeting of stockholders, the holders of shares representing a majority of the voting power of all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of Bowlero.

Economic Rights

Except as otherwise expressly provided in Bowlero’s certificate of incorporation or required by applicable law, shares of each class of Bowlero common stock has the same rights, powers and preferences and rank equally, share ratably and be identical in all respects as to all matters, including the following:

Dividends and Distributions; Rights upon Liquidation

Subject to the rights of holders of any outstanding series of Preferred Stock, the holders of shares of each class of Bowlero common stock are entitled to receive ratably, on a per share basis, any dividend or distribution (including upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of Bowlero) paid by Bowlero, except that, if a dividend or distribution is paid in the form of shares (or options, warrants or other rights to acquire shares) of Bowlero common stock, then holders of Class A Common Stock will receive shares (or options, warrants or other rights to acquire shares) of Class A Common Stock and holders of Class B Common Stock will receive shares (or options, warrants or other rights to acquire shares) of Class B Common Stock.

Subdivisions, Combinations and Reclassifications

If Bowlero subdivides or combines any class of Bowlero common stock with any other class of Bowlero common stock, subject to the rights of holders of any outstanding series of Preferred Stock, then each class of Bowlero common stock must be subdivided or combined in the same proportion and manner.

Conversion

Optional Conversion

Holders of Class B Common Stock will have the right to convert shares of their Class B Common Stock into fully paid and non-assessable shares of Class A Common Stock, on a one-to-one basis, at the option of the holder at any time.

Automatic Conversion

Generally, shares of Class B Common Stock will convert automatically into Class A Common Stock upon (i) Thomas F. Shannon ceasing to beneficially own, at least 10% of the number of shares of Bowlero common stock outstanding at such time; (ii) the death or disability of Thomas F. Shannon; (iii) the employment of Thomas F. Shannon as the Chief Executive of Bowlero being terminated for cause; and (iv) the 15th anniversary of the effective time of the Business Combination.

Conversion Policies and Procedures

Bowlero may establish from time to time certain restrictions, policies and procedures relating to the general administration of its multi-class structure and the conversion of Class B Common Stock to Class A Common Stock.

Registration Rights

Certain stockholders are party to the Registration Rights Agreement with Bowlero that grants such stockholders the right to require, subject to certain conditions and limitations, that Bowlero register for resale securities held by such stockholders and certain “piggyback” registration rights with respect to registrations initiated by Bowlero. PIPE Investors also hold registration rights pursuant to the PIPE Subscription Agreements. The registration of shares of Class A Common Stock pursuant to the exercise of the registration rights would enable the applicable Bowlero stockholders to resell such shares without restriction under the Securities Act when the applicable registration statement is declared effective. Bowlero will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any registration statements pursuant to the registration rights agreement.

Other Rights

Bowlero’s certificate of incorporation and the bylaws do not provide for any preemptive or subscription rights with respect to Bowlero common stock, and there are no redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable to Bowlero common stock. All the shares of Bowlero Common Stock outstanding immediately after the completion of the Business Combination have been validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

Preferred Stock

Bowlero’s certificate of incorporation authorizes our board of directors, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, to issue up to an aggregate of 200,000,000 shares of preferred stock in one or more series from time to time by resolution, without further action by Bowlero’s stockholders, and to fix the powers (which may include full, limited or no voting power), designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, if any, of the shares of each such series (which rights may be greater than the rights of any or all of the classes of Bowlero common stock) and any qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereto. The issuance of additional shares of Preferred Stock could adversely affect the voting power of holders of our Class A Common Stock and the likelihood that such holders will receive dividend payments or payments upon liquidation. In addition, the issuance of Preferred Stock could have the effect of delaying, deterring or preventing a change of control or other corporate action.

Bowlero issued Preferred PIPE Shares in the Preferred PIPE Offering and 105,000 shares of Preferred Stock to Atairos in exchange for certain shares of Old Bowlero Common Stock in connection with the closing of the Business Combination.

Dividends

Holders of the Preferred Stock are entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by our board of directors, out of funds legally available for such dividends, cumulative cash dividends at an annual rate of 5.5% on the stated amount per share plus the amount of any accrued and unpaid dividends on such share, accumulating on a daily basis and payable semi-annually on June 30 and December 31, respectively, in each year. Such a dividend will accumulate, whether or not declared. Any dividends not paid in cash will be added to the liquidation value of the Preferred Stock.

Holders of the Preferred Stock are also entitled to such dividends paid to holders of Bowlero common stock to the same extent as if such holders of Preferred Stock had converted their shares of Preferred Stock into Bowlero common stock (without regard to any limitations on conversions) and had held such shares of Bowlero common stock on the record date for such dividends and distributions. Such payments will be made concurrently with the dividend or distribution to the holders of the Bowlero common stock.

Holders of the Preferred Stock are entitled to vote together as a single class with the holders of Bowlero common stock, with each such holder entitled to cast the number of votes equal to the number of votes such holder

would have been entitled to cast if such holder were the holder of a number of shares of Bowlero common stock equal to the whole number of shares of Bowlero common stock that would be issuable upon conversion of such holder’s shares of Preferred Stock.

So long as any shares of Preferred Stock are outstanding, a vote or the consent of at least two holders not affiliated with each other, representing a majority of the Preferred Stock will be required for (i) effecting or validating any amendment, modification or alteration to the certificate of incorporation that would authorize or create, or increase the authorized amount of, any shares of any class or series or any securities convertible into shares of any class or series of capital stock that would rank senior or pari passu to the Preferred Stock with respect to dividend payments or upon the occurrence of a liquidation, (ii) effecting or validating any amendment, alteration or repeal or change to the rights, preferences, or privileges of the Preferred Stock, (iii) effecting or validating any amendment, alteration or repeal of any provision of the certificate of incorporation or the bylaws that would have an adverse effect on the rights, preferences, privileges or voting power of Preferred Stock or the holders thereof in any material respect, or (iv) any action or inaction that would constitute a Fundamental Change (as defined in the Certificate of Designations), with certain exceptions.

Liquidation

Upon liquidation, Preferred Stock will rank senior to the Bowlero common stock, and will have the right to be paid, out of the assets of the Company legally available for distribution to its stockholders, an amount equal to the Liquidation Preference (as defined in the Certificate of Designations) per share of Preferred Stock.

Other Rights

Bowlero will have a right to effect a mandatory conversion of Preferred Stock after the second anniversary of the issuance date if the last reported price per share of the Bowlero common stock exceeds 130% of the conversion price on each of at least 20 trading days during a 30-day consecutive trading days period.

Election, Appointment and Removal of Directors

All directors of Bowlero will be elected by the holders of all classes of Bowlero common stock, voting together as a single class, by: prior to the time when the Bowlero Class B Common Stock issued and outstanding represents less than 50% of the voting power of Bowlero’s outstanding capital stock entitled to vote in the election of directors at an annual meeting of stockholders (the “Voting Threshold Time”), the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of all of the then-outstanding shares of capital stock of the Bowlero entitled to vote generally in an election of directors or (b) from and after the Voting Threshold Time, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds (66 and 2/3%) of the voting power of all of the then-outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company entitled to vote generally in an election of directors (the “Required Vote”).

The certificate of incorporation provides that subject to the Stockholders Agreement, and the special rights of the holders of one or more outstanding series of Preferred Stock to elect directors, the board of directors or any individual director may be removed from office at any time, with or without cause, but only by the Required Vote.

The certificate of incorporation provides that vacant directorships, including vacancies resulting from any increase in the total number of directors constituting the board of directors, may be filled only by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors comprising the board of directors then in office.

Committees of the Board of Directors

The board of directors has established and will maintain an audit committee, a nominating and corporate governance committee and a compensation committee, and may establish such other committees as it determines from time to time.

Anti-Takeover Effects of the Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws

The certificate of incorporation and bylaws contain certain provisions that may delay, discourage or impede efforts by another person or entity to acquire control of Bowlero. We believe that these provisions, which are summarized below, will discourage coercive takeover practices or inadequate takeover bids. These provisions are also designed to encourage persons or entities seeking to acquire control of us to first negotiate with the board of directors, which we believe may result in improvement of the terms of any such acquisition in favor of Bowlero’s stockholders. However, these provisions also give the board of directors the power to discourage acquisitions that some stockholders may favor.

Authorized but Unissued Capital Stock

The authorized but unissued shares of our common stock and our preferred stock will be available for future issuance without stockholder approval, subject to any limitations imposed by the listing standards of the securities exchange on which Bowlero’s equity securities are then listed for trading. These additional shares of capital stock may be used for a variety of corporate purposes, including growth acquisitions, corporate finance transactions, and issuances under our Incentive Plan and ESPP. The existence of authorized but unissued and unreserved capital stock could discourage or impede an attempt to obtain control of Bowlero by means of a proxy contest, tender offer, merger, or otherwise.

Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws

The DGCL generally provides that the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote on amendments to a corporation’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws is required to approve such amendment, unless a corporation’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws, as applicable, imposes a higher voting standard.

The certificate of incorporation provides that certain provisions thereof may be adopted, amended, altered or repealed only upon the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the voting power of all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of Bowlero. Such provisions include those relating to (i) the multi-class structure of Bowlero’s common stock, (ii) the board of directors (including their election, appointment and removal), (iii) meetings of stockholders, (iv) indemnification of directors and liability of directors, (v) Bowlero’s waiver of the corporate opportunity doctrine, (vi) forum selection, (vii) election not to be governed by Section 203 of the DGCL and (viii) amendment provision.

The bylaws provide that Bowlero’s bylaws may be adopted, amended, altered or repealed by the board of directors or by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the voting power of all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of Bowlero.

These provisions may have the effect of deterring hostile takeovers or delaying or preventing changes of control of Bowlero or its management such as a merger, reorganization or tender offer. These provisions are intended to enhance the likelihood of continued stability in the composition of the board of directors and its policies and to discourage certain types of transactions that may involve an actual or threatened acquisition of Bowlero and to reduce Bowlero’s vulnerability to an unsolicited acquisition proposal. These provisions are also intended to discourage certain tactics that may be used in proxy fights. However, such provisions could have the effect of discouraging others from making tender offers for Bowlero’s shares and, as a consequence, may inhibit fluctuations in the market price of Bowlero’s shares that could result from actual or rumored takeover attempts. Such provisions may also have the effect of preventing changes in management.

Multi-Class Structure

As described above, the certificate of incorporation provides for a multi-class stock structure, which will give Bowlero’s founder and Chief Executive Officer and certain of his affiliated entities and trusts, for so long as they continue to collectively beneficially own shares representing a majority of the voting power of all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of Bowlero, significant influence over all matters requiring stockholder approval, including the election of Bowlero’s directors and significant corporate transactions, such as a merger or other sale of Bowlero or all or substantially all of its assets.

No Cumulative Voting for Directors

The DGCL provides that stockholders are not entitled to cumulate votes in the election of directors unless a corporation’s certificate of incorporation provides otherwise. The certificate of incorporation does not provide for cumulative voting. As a result, the holders of shares of Bowlero common stock representing a majority of the voting power of all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of Bowlero will be able to elect all of the directors then standing for election.

Vacancies on the board of directors

The certificate of incorporation authorizes only the board of directors to fill vacant directorships, including vacancies resulting from any increase in the total number of directors of the board of directors. These provisions could prevent a stockholder from increasing the total number of Bowlero’s directors and then gaining control of the board of directors.

Special Meetings of Stockholders, Action by Written Consent, and Advance Notice Requirements for Stockholder Proposals

Special Meetings of Stockholders

The certificate of incorporation permits special meetings of Bowlero’s stockholders to be called only by the board of directors, the Chairperson of the board of directors, Bowlero’s Chief Executive officer or President, or, at any time that Bowlero’s Class B Common Stock represents at least 50% of the voting power of Bowlero’s outstanding capital stock entitled to vote in the election of directors at an annual meeting of stockholders, the holders of shares representing a majority of the voting power of all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of Bowlero. These provisions might delay the ability of Bowlero’s stockholders to force consideration of a proposal or to take any action, including with respect to the removal of any of Bowlero’s directors from office.

Stockholder Action by Written Consent

The certificate of incorporation provides that Bowlero’s stockholders may act by written consent only if the Class B Common Stock represents more than 50% of the voting power of Bowlero’s outstanding capital stock entitled to vote in the election of directors at an annual meeting of stockholders. As a result, if the Class B Common Stock represents less than 50% of the voting power of Bowlero’s outstanding capital stock entitled to vote in the election of directors at an annual meeting of stockholders, Bowlero’s stockholders would not be able to take action by written consent on any matter and would only be able to take action at an annual or special meeting of stockholders.

Advance Notice Requirement for Stockholder Proposals and Director Nominations

The bylaws establish an advance notice procedure for stockholder proposals to be brought before an annual meeting of stockholders, including proposed nominations of candidates for election to the board of directors. In order for any matter to be “properly brought” before a meeting (and thereby considered or acted upon at such meeting), a stockholder will have to comply with certain advance notice requirements and provide Bowlero with certain information. Stockholders at an annual meeting will only be permitted to consider proposals or nominations specified in the notice of meeting or brought before the meeting by or at the direction of the board of directors or by a stockholder of record on the record date for the meeting who is entitled to vote at the meeting and has delivered a timely notice, in the form and manner specified in the bylaws, of such stockholder’s intention to bring such business before the meeting. These provisions might preclude Bowlero’s stockholders from bringing matters before our annual meeting of stockholders or from nominating candidates for election to the board of directors, or might discourage or impede an attempt by a potential acquirer of Bowlero to conduct a solicitation of proxies to elect the acquirer’s own slate of directors or otherwise obtain control of Bowlero.

Business Combinations

Bowlero has elected not to be subject to Section 203 of the DGCL. Under Section 203 of the DGCL, a corporation will not be permitted to engage in a business combination with any interested stockholder for a period of three years following the time that such interested stockholder became an interested stockholder, unless:

•        prior to such time, the board of directors of the corporation approved either the business combination or the transaction which resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder,

•        upon consummation of the transaction which resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, the interested stockholder owned at least 85% of the voting stock of the corporation outstanding at the time the transaction commenced, excluding for purposes of determining the voting stock outstanding (but not the outstanding voting stock owned by the interested stockholder) those shares owned (i) by persons who are directors and also officers and (ii) employee stock plans in which employee participants do not have the right to determine confidentially whether shares held subject to the plan will be tendered in a tender or exchange offer, or

•        at or subsequent to such time the business combination is approved by the board of directors and authorized at an annual or special meeting of stockholders, and not by written consent, by the affirmative vote of at least 66⅔% of the outstanding voting stock which is not owned by the interested stockholder.

Generally, a “business combination” includes a merger, asset or stock sale or other transaction resulting in a financial benefit to the interested stockholder. Subject to certain exceptions, an “interested stockholder” is a person who, together with that person’s affiliates and associates, owns, or within the previous three years owned, 15% or more of Bowlero’s outstanding voting stock. For purposes of this section only, “voting stock” has the meaning given to it in Section 203 of the DGCL.

Because Bowlero has opted out of Section 203 of the DGCL in the certificate of incorporation, Section 203 of the DGCL will not apply to Bowlero. However, the certificate of incorporation includes a provision containing substantially similar restrictions as Section 203 of the DGCL, except that (i) TS and Atairos, (ii) each of their respective affiliates and successors and (iii) any “group,” and any member of any such group, to which any such persons described in clauses (i) or (ii) are a party under Rule 13d-5 of the Exchange Act will not be “interested stockholders.”

Exclusive Forum

The certificate of incorporation provides that, unless Bowlero otherwise consents in writing, the Chancery Court (or, in the event that the Chancery Court does not have jurisdiction, another court of the State of Delaware or, if no court of the State of Delaware has jurisdiction, then the United States District Court for the District of Delaware) will be the sole and exclusive forum for resolution of (a) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of Bowlero, (b) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any current or former director, officer, employee, agent or stockholder of Bowlero to Bowlero or any of Bowlero’s stockholders, (c) any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL, the certificate of incorporation or the bylaws or (d) any action asserting a claim governed by the “internal affairs doctrine.”

The certificate of incorporation’s exclusive forum provisions do not apply to claims arising under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or any other claim for which the federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction.

Limitations on Liability and Indemnification of Officers and Directors

The DGCL authorizes corporations to limit or eliminate the personal liability of directors and stockholders of corporations for monetary damages for breaches of directors’ fiduciary duties, subject to certain exceptions. The Proposed Certificate of Incorporation includes a provision that eliminates, to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL (as currently in effect or as it may in the future be amended), the personal liability of Bowlero’s directors for damages for any breach of fiduciary duty as a director.

The certificate of incorporation and the bylaws provide that, to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL (as currently in effect or as it may in the future be amended), Bowlero must indemnify and hold harmless and advance expenses to any of its directors and officers who is involved in any action, suit or proceeding by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director or officer of Bowlero or, while serving as a director or officer of Bowlero, is or was serving at the request of Bowlero as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, enterprise or non-profit entity. Bowlero also is authorized to carry directors’ and officers’ liability insurance providing indemnification for Bowlero’s directors, officers, and certain employees for some liabilities. Bowlero believes that these indemnification and advancement provisions and insurance are useful to attract and retain qualified directors and executive officers.

The limitation of liability, advancement and indemnification provisions in the certificate of incorporation and the bylaws may discourage stockholders from bringing lawsuits against Bowlero’s directors for breach of their fiduciary duties. These provisions also may have the effect of reducing the likelihood of derivative litigation against Bowlero’s directors and officers, even though such an action, if successful, might otherwise benefit Bowlero and its stockholders. In addition, your investment in Bowlero may be adversely affected to the extent that Bowlero pays the costs of settlement and damage awards against directors and officers pursuant to these indemnification provisions.

There is currently no pending material litigation or proceeding involving any of Bowlero’s directors, officers, or employees for which indemnification is sought.

Corporate Opportunities

The certificate of incorporation provides for the renouncement by Bowlero of any interest or expectancy of Bowlero in, or being offered an opportunity to participate, in any matter, transaction, or interest that is presented to, or acquired, created, or developed by, or which otherwise comes into the possession of, any director of Bowlero who is also a director, officer, principal, partner, member, manager, employee, agent and/or other representative of Atairos and its related parties, unless such matter, transaction, or interest is presented to, or acquired, created, or developed by, or otherwise comes into the possession of, that director first in that director’s capacity as a director of Bowlero.

Dissenters’ Rights of Appraisal and Payment

Under the DGCL, with certain exceptions, Bowlero’s stockholders will have appraisal rights in connection with a merger or consolidation of Bowlero. Pursuant to the DGCL, stockholders who properly demand and perfect appraisal rights in connection with such merger or consolidation will have the right to receive payment of the fair value of their shares as determined by the Delaware Court of Chancery.

Stockholders’ Derivative Actions

Under the DGCL, any of Bowlero’s stockholders may bring an action in Bowlero’s name to procure a judgment in Bowlero’s favor, also known as a derivative action, provided that the stockholder bringing the action is a holder of Bowlero’s shares at the time of the transaction to which the action relates or such stockholder’s stock thereafter devolved by operation of law.

Transfer Agent

Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company is the transfer agent for Class A Common Stock.

Listing of Class A Common Stock

Class A Common Stock are listed on the NYSE under the symbol “BOWL.”

CERTAIN U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS FOR NON-U.S. HOLDERS

The following discussion is a summary of certain U.S. federal income tax considerations generally applicable to the ownership and disposition of our Class A Common Stock, which we refer to collectively as our securities, to Non-U.S. Holders (as defined below). This summary is based upon U.S. federal income tax law as of the date of this prospectus, which is subject to change or differing interpretations, possibly with retroactive effect. This summary does not discuss all aspects of U.S. federal income taxation that may be important to Non-U.S. Holders in light of their individual circumstances, including investors subject to special tax rules (e.g., financial institutions, insurance companies, broker-dealers, dealers or traders in securities, governments or agencies or instrumentalities thereof, tax-exempt organizations (including private foundations), our sponsors, founders, officers or directors, taxpayers that have elected mark-to-market accounting, accrual method taxpayers who are required under Section 451(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended (the “Code”) to recognize income for U.S. federal income tax purposes no later than when such income is taken into account in applicable financial statements; S corporations, regulated investment companies, real estate investment trusts, passive foreign investment companies, controlled foreign corporations, persons that will hold Class A Common Stock as part of a straddle, hedge, conversion, or other integrated transaction for U.S. federal income tax purposes, persons that actually or constructively own 5% or more of our Class A Common Stock, expatriates or former long-term residents of the United States, or investors that have a functional currency other than the U.S. dollar, or persons who acquire our securities as compensation), all of whom may be subject to tax rules that differ materially from those summarized below. This summary does not discuss other U.S. federal tax consequences (e.g., estate or gift tax), any state, local, or non-U.S. tax considerations or the Medicare tax or alternative minimum tax. In addition, this summary is limited to investors that will hold our securities as “capital assets” (generally, property held for investment) under the Code and that acquire our Class A Common Stock for cash pursuant to this prospectus. No ruling from the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) has been or will be sought regarding any matter discussed herein. No assurance can be given that the IRS would not assert, or that a court would not sustain a position contrary to any of the tax aspects set forth below.

This discussion of U.S. federal income tax considerations is for general information purposes only and is not intended to be, nor should it be construed to be, legal or tax advice to any investor or prospective investor of our Class A Common Stock and no opinion or representation with respect to the U.S. federal income tax consequences to any such investor or prospective investor is made. Holders or prospective holders are urged to consult their tax advisors concerning the U.S. federal income tax consequences to them of acquiring, owning and disposing of our securities, as well as the application of any, state, local and non-U.S. income, estate and other tax considerations.

Non U.S. Holders

For purposes of this summary, a “Non-U.S. Holder” is a beneficial holder of our securities who or that is not for U.S. federal income tax purposes a partnership or any of the following:

•        an individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States, as determined for U.S. federal income tax purposes;

•        a corporation (or other entity treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes) created in, or organized under the laws of, the United States or any state or political subdivision thereof;

•        an estate the income of which is includible in gross income for U.S. federal income tax purposes regardless of its source; or

•        a trust (A) the administration of which is subject to the primary supervision of a United States court and which has one or more United States persons (within the meaning of the Code) who have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust or (B) that has in effect a valid election under applicable Treasury regulations to be treated as a United States person (within the meaning of the Code).

If a partnership (including an entity or arrangement treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) or other pass-through entity holds our securities, the U.S. federal income tax treatment of a partner, member or other beneficial owner in such partnership or equityholder in such pass-through entity will generally depend upon the status of the partner, member or other beneficial owner, the activities of the partnership or other pass-through entity and certain determinations made at the partner, member or other beneficial owner level. If you are a partner, member or other beneficial owner of a partnership holding our securities, you are urged to consult your tax advisor regarding the tax consequences of the ownership and disposition of our securities.

Taxation of Distributions

In general, any distributions (other than certain distributions of our stock and rights to acquire our stock) we make to a Non-U.S. Holder of shares of our Class A Common Stock, to the extent paid out of our current or accumulated earnings and profits (as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles), will constitute dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes and, provided such dividends are not effectively connected with the Non-U.S. Holder’s conduct of a trade or business within the United States, we will be required to withhold tax from the gross amount of the dividend at a rate of 30%, unless such Non-U.S. Holder is eligible for a reduced rate of withholding tax under an applicable income tax treaty and provides proper certification of its eligibility for such reduced rate (usually on an IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E).

Any distribution not constituting a dividend will be treated first as reducing (but not below zero) the Non-U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in its shares of our Class A Common Stock and, to the extent such distribution exceeds the Non-U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis, as gain realized from the sale or other disposition of our securities, which will be treated as described under “Non-U.S. Holders — Gain on Sale, Taxable Exchange or Other Taxable Disposition of Class A Common Stock” below. In addition, if we determine that we are likely to be classified as a “United States real property holding corporation” (see “Non-U.S. Holders — Gain on Sale, Taxable Exchange or Other Taxable Disposition of Class A Common Stock” below), we generally will withhold 15% of any distribution that exceeds our current and accumulated earnings and profits.

The withholding tax generally does not apply to dividends paid to a Non-U.S. Holder that provides a Form W-8ECI, certifying that the dividends are effectively connected with the Non-U.S. Holder’s conduct of a trade or business within the United States. Instead, the effectively connected dividends will be subject to regular U.S. federal income tax as if the Non-U.S. Holder were a U.S. resident, subject to an applicable income tax treaty providing otherwise. A corporate Non-U.S. Holder receiving effectively connected dividends may also be subject to an additional “branch profits tax” imposed at a rate of 30% (or a lower applicable treaty rate).

Gain on Sale, Taxable Exchange or Other Taxable Disposition of Class A Common Stock

A Non-U.S. Holder generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income or withholding tax in respect of gain recognized on a sale, taxable exchange or other taxable disposition of our securities unless:

•        the gain is effectively connected with the conduct by the Non-U.S. Holder of a trade or business within the United States (and, under certain income tax treaties, is attributable to a United States permanent establishment or fixed base maintained by the Non-U.S. Holder);

•        such Non-U.S. Holder is an individual who was present in the United States for 183 days or more in the taxable year of disposition and certain other requirements are met; or

•        we are or have been a “United States real property holding corporation” for U.S. federal income tax purposes at any time during the shorter of the five-year period ending on the date of disposition or the period that the Non-U.S. Holder held our securities, and, in the case where shares of our Class A Common Stock are regularly traded on an established securities market, the Non-U.S. Holder has owned, directly or constructively, more than 5% of our Class A Common Stock at any time within the shorter of the five-year period preceding the disposition or such Non-U.S. Holder’s holding period for the shares of our Class A Common Stock. There can be no assurance that our Class A Common Stock will be treated as regularly traded on an established securities market for this purpose.

Unless an applicable treaty provides otherwise, gain described in the first bullet point above will be subject to tax at generally applicable U.S. federal income tax rates as if the Non-U.S. Holder were a U.S. resident. Any gains described in the first bullet point above of a Non-U.S. Holder that is treated as a foreign corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes may also be subject to an additional “branch profits tax” imposed at a 30% rate (or lower applicable treaty rate).

If the second bullet point above applies to a Non-U.S. Holder, such Non-U.S. Holder will be subject to U.S. tax on such Non-U.S. Holder’s net capital gain for such year at a tax rate of 30%.

If the third bullet point above applies to a Non-U.S. Holder, gain recognized by such holder on the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of our Class A Common Stock will be subject to tax at generally applicable U.S. federal income tax rates. In addition, a buyer of our Class A Common Stock from such holder may be required to withhold U.S. federal income tax at a rate of 15% of the amount realized upon such disposition. We will be classified as a United States real property holding corporation if the fair market value of our “United States real property interests” equals or exceeds 50% of the sum of the fair market value of our worldwide real property interests plus our other assets used or held for use in a trade or business, as determined for U.S. federal income tax purposes. We do not expect to be a United States real property holding corporation immediately after the business combination is completed. However, such determination is factual in nature and subject to change and no assurance can be provided as to whether we would be treated as a United States real property holding corporation in any future year.

Information Reporting and Backup Withholding

Information returns will be filed with the IRS in connection with payments of dividends and the proceeds from a sale or other disposition of our Class A Common Stock. A Non-U.S. Holder may have to comply with certification procedures to establish that it is not a United States person in order to avoid information reporting and backup withholding requirements. The certification procedures required to claim a reduced rate of withholding under a treaty generally will satisfy the certification requirements necessary to avoid the backup withholding as well.

Backup withholding is not an additional tax. The amount of any backup withholding from a payment to a Non-U.S. Holder will be allowed as a refund or credit against such holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability, provided that the required information is timely furnished to the IRS.

All Non-U.S. Holders are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding the application of information reporting and backup withholding to them.

FATCA Withholding Taxes

Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code and the Treasury regulations and administrative guidance promulgated thereunder (commonly referred to as “FATCA”) generally impose withholding at a rate of 30% on payments of dividends (including constructive dividends) in respect to our securities which are held by or through certain foreign financial institutions” (which is broadly defined for this purpose and in general includes investment vehicles) and certain other non-U.S. entities unless various U.S. information reporting and due diligence requirements (generally relating to ownership by United States persons of interests in or accounts with those entities) have been satisfied by, or an exemption applies to, the payee (typically certified as to by the delivery of a properly completed IRS Form W-8BEN-E). Foreign financial institutions located in jurisdictions that have an intergovernmental agreement with the United States governing FATCA may be subject to different rules. Accordingly, the entity through which our securities are held will affect the determination of whether such withholding is required. Similarly, dividends in respect of our securities held by an investor that is a non-financial Non-U.S. entity that does not qualify under certain exceptions will generally be subject to withholding at a rate of 30% unless such entity either (1) certifies to us or the applicable withholding agent that such entity does not have any “substantial United States owners” or (2) provide certain information regarding the entity’s “substantial United States owners” which will in turn be provided to the U.S. Department of Treasury. Under certain circumstances, a Non-U.S. Holder might be eligible for refunds or credits of such withholding taxes, and a Non-U.S. Holder might be required to file a U.S.��federal income tax return to claim such refunds or credits.

Withholding at a rate of 30% under FATCA was scheduled to apply to payments of gross proceeds from the sale or other disposition of property that produces U.S.-source interest or dividends beginning on January 1, 2019, but on December 13, 2018, the IRS released proposed regulations that, if finalized in their proposed form, would eliminate the obligation to withhold on gross proceeds. Such proposed regulations also delayed withholding on certain other payments received from other foreign financial institutions that are allocable, as provided for under final Treasury regulations, to payments of U.S.-source dividends, and other fixed or determinable annual or periodic income. Although these proposed Treasury regulations are not final, taxpayers generally may rely on them until final Treasury regulations are issued.

All prospective investors are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding the possible implications of FATCA on their investment in our securities.

Possible Legislative Tax Changes

The foregoing summary of U.S. federal income tax law reflects provisions of recent legislation. However, because Treasury regulations and other official interpretations have not been issued with respect to a number of such provisions, their meaning is uncertain. In addition, legislation has been or may be proposed in the U.S. Congress that might have a substantial and adverse effect on Non-U.S. Holders. Non-U.S. Holders are urged to consult with their own professional advisers as to all current and possible future proposals with respect to U.S. federal, state, local, and non-U.S. tax legislation and the effect, if any, that such legislation may have on an investment in our securities. In addition, the U.S. federal income tax rate (and any other applicable tax rates) may increase during the ownership of the securities and negatively affect the after-tax returns of the Non-U.S. Holders.

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

We are registering the resale by the Selling Securityholders or their permitted transferees of up to 207,020,826 shares of our Class A Common Stock.

The Selling Securityholders may offer and sell, from time to time, their respective shares of Class A Common Stock covered by this prospectus. The Selling Securityholders will act independently of us in making decisions with respect to the timing, manner and size of each sale. Such sales may be made on one or more exchanges or in the over-the-counter market or otherwise, at prices and under terms then prevailing or at prices related to the then current market price or in negotiated transactions. The Selling Securityholders may sell their securities by one or more of, or a combination of, the following methods:

•        on the NYSE, in the over-the-counter market or on any other national securities exchange on which our securities are listed or traded;

•        in privately negotiated transactions;

•        in underwritten transactions;

•        in a block trade in which a broker-dealer will attempt to sell the offered securities as agent but may purchase and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction;

•        through purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account pursuant to this prospectus;

•        in ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker solicits purchasers;

•        through the writing of options (including put or call options), whether the options are listed on an options exchange or otherwise;

•        through the distribution of the securities by any Selling Securityholder to its partners, members, stockholders or other equityholders, to the extent that such transaction constitutes a sale under this prospectus;

•        in short sales entered into after the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part;

•        by pledge to secured debts and other obligations;

•        to or through underwriters or agents;

•        “at the market” or through market makers or into an existing market for the securities; or

•        any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.

The Selling Securityholders may sell the securities at prices then prevailing, related to the then prevailing market price or at negotiated prices. The offering price of the securities from time to time will be determined by the Selling Securityholders and, at the time of the determination, may be higher or lower than the market price of our securities on the NYSE or any other exchange or market.

The Selling Securityholders may also sell our securities short and deliver the securities to close out their short positions or loan or pledge the securities to broker-dealers that in turn may sell the securities. The shares may be sold directly or through broker-dealers acting as principal or agent or pursuant to a distribution by one or more underwriters on a firm commitment or best-efforts basis. The Selling Securityholders may also enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers. In connection with such transactions, broker-dealers of other financial institutions may engage in short sales of our securities in the course of hedging the positions they assume with the Selling Securityholders. The Selling Securityholders may also enter into options or other transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions, which require the delivery to such broker-dealer or other financial institution of securities offered by this prospectus, which securities such broker-dealer or other financial institution

may resell pursuant to this prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such transaction). In connection with an underwritten offering, underwriters or agents may receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the Selling Securityholders or from purchasers of the offered securities for whom they may act as agents. In addition, underwriters may sell the securities to or through dealers, and those dealers may receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the underwriters and/or commissions from the purchasers for whom they may act as agents. The Selling Securityholders and any underwriters, dealers or agents participating in a distribution of the securities may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act, and any profit on the sale of the securities by the Selling Securityholders and any commissions received by broker-dealers may be deemed to be underwriting commissions under the Securities Act.

In order to comply with the securities laws of certain states, if applicable, the securities must be sold in such jurisdictions only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in certain states the securities may not be sold unless they have been registered or qualified for sale in the applicable state or an exemption from the registration or qualification requirement is available and is complied with.

The Selling Securityholders are subject to the applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations under the Exchange Act, including Regulation M. This regulation may limit the timing of purchases and sales of any of the securities offered in this prospectus by the Selling Securityholders. The anti-manipulation rules under the Exchange Act may apply to sales of the securities in the market and to the activities of the Selling Securityholders and their affiliates. Furthermore, Regulation M may restrict the ability of any person engaged in the distribution of the securities to engage in market-making activities for the particular securities being distributed for a period of up to five business days before the distribution. The restrictions may affect the marketability of the securities and the ability of any person or entity to engage in market-making activities for the securities.

At the time a particular offer of securities is made, if required, a prospectus supplement will be distributed that will set forth the number of securities being offered and the terms of the offering, including the name of any underwriter, dealer or agent, the purchase price paid by any underwriter, any discount, commission and other item constituting compensation, any discount, commission or concession allowed or reallowed or paid to any dealer, and the proposed selling price to the public.

To the extent required, this prospectus may be amended and/or supplemented from time to time to describe a specific plan of distribution. Instead of selling the securities under this prospectus, the Selling Securityholders may sell the securities in compliance with the provisions of Rule 144 under the Securities Act, if available, or pursuant to other available exemptions from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

Lock-up Agreements

Certain of our stockholders have entered into lock-up agreements or are otherwise subject to a lock-up. See “Business Combination — Summary of Business Combination — Related Agreements — Sponsor Support Agreement.”

Index to the Consolidated Financial Statements