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TO OUR STOCKHOLDERS:

We are pleased to invite you to attend the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Bowlero Corp. to be held on December 14, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time (the “Annual Meeting”) in a virtual meeting format via live webcast at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/BOWL2022. We have decided that the Annual Meeting will be held in a virtual format only, via the Internet, with no physical in-person meeting. We believe the virtual meeting technology provides expanded stockholder access while providing stockholders the same rights and opportunities to participate as they would have at an in-person meeting.

Details regarding admission to the Annual Meeting and the business to be conducted at the Annual Meeting are described in the accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders and proxy statement.

We have elected to provide access to our proxy materials over the Internet under the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s “notice and access” rules. As a result, we are mailing to our stockholders a notice instead of paper copies of this proxy statement. The notice contains instructions on how to access those documents over the Internet. The notice also contains instructions on how stockholders can receive a paper copy of our proxy materials, including this proxy statement, and a form of proxy card or voting instruction form. We believe that providing our proxy materials over the Internet increases the ability of our stockholders to connect with the information they need, while reducing the environmental impact and cost of our Annual Meeting.

Your vote is important. Whether or not you plan to attend the virtual Annual Meeting, we hope you will vote as soon as possible. You may vote by telephone or through the Internet by following the instructions on the notice you received, or, if you receive a paper proxy card by mail, by completing and returning the proxy card or voting instruction form mailed to you. Please carefully review the instructions on each of your voting options described in this proxy statement, as well as in the notice you received in the mail.

Thank you for your ongoing support of and continued interest in Bowlero Corp. We look forward to your participation at the Annual Meeting.

Sincerely,

 

Thomas F. Shannon

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

October 31, 2022

BOWLERO CORP.

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

TO BE HELD ON DECEMBER 14, 2022

Notice is hereby given that the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Bowlero Corp., a Delaware corporation, will be held on December 14, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (the “Annual Meeting”) in a virtual meeting format via live webcast at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/BOWL2022.

Stockholders will not be able to physically attend the Annual Meeting. We believe the virtual meeting technology provides expanded stockholder access while providing stockholders the same rights and opportunities to participate as they would have at an in-person meeting. The Annual Meeting can be accessed by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/BOWL2022 and entering the 16-digit control number included in your proxy materials, on your proxy card, or on the instructions that accompanied your proxy materials. During the virtual meeting, you may ask questions and will be able to vote your shares electronically. As always, we encourage you to vote your shares prior to the Annual Meeting.

The purpose of the Annual Meeting will be the following:

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the election of the directors named in the proxy statement;

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the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending July 2, 2023; and

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the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting, or any adjournment or postponement thereof.

These items of business are more fully described in the proxy statement accompanying this notice.

Stockholders of record at the close of business on October 17, 2022 are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting and any adjournment or postponement thereof. We will furnish proxy materials to all of our stockholders via the Internet in order to expedite stockholders’ receipt of proxy materials while lowering the cost of delivery and reducing the environmental impact of our Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

Accordingly, we are mailing to our stockholders of record and beneficial owners a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials, which provides instructions on how to access the attached proxy statement via the Internet and how to vote online. The Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials also contains instructions on how to obtain the proxy materials in printed form.

YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT

You may cast your vote over the Internet, by telephone or by completing and mailing a proxy card. Returning the proxy does not deprive you of your right to attend the Annual Meeting and to vote your shares in person during the Annual Meeting.

Proxies forwarded by or for banks, brokers or other nominees should be returned as requested by them. We encourage you to vote promptly to ensure your vote is represented at the Annual Meeting, regardless of whether you plan to attend the Annual Meeting.

You can find detailed information regarding voting in the section entitled “Questions and Answers” starting on page 28 of the accompanying proxy statement.

The notice of the Annual Meeting and proxy statement are available at www.ProxyVote.com.

By order of the board of directors,

 

Brett I. Parker

Vice Chairman, President and Chief Financial Officer

Mechanicsville, Virginia

October 31, 2022

Table of Contents

PROPOSAL ONE	2
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE	6
Board Committees	6
Meetings of the Board of Directors	8
Board Leadership Structure	8
Corporate Governance Guidelines	10
Controlled Company Status	10
Evaluations of the Board, Committees, and Directors	11
Code of Business Conduct and Ethics	11
Role of Board in Risk Oversight	12
Director Independence	12
Prohibition on Hedging of Company Securities	12
Communications with the Board of Directors	12
Information About Our Executive Officers	12
PROPOSAL TWO	13
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION	17
Introduction	17
Employment Agreements	17
Stock Options	18
Transaction Bonuses	18
Summary Compensation Table	19
Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End	20
Compensation of Directors	20
Director Compensation Table	21
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS	22
Business Combination	22
Founder Shares	22
Private Placement	22
Underwriting Agreement	22
PIPE Subscription Agreements	22
Sponsor Support Agreement	23
Engagement Letters	23
Stockholders Agreement	23
Registration Rights Agreement	23
Indemnification Agreements	24
Preferred Stock	24
Policies and Procedures for Related Party Transactions	24
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT	25
Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports	27
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS	28
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION	33
OTHER MATTERS	33

In this Proxy Statement, unless otherwise indicated or the context otherwise requires, references to the “Company,” “Bowlero,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Bowlero Corp. and its consolidated subsidiaries.

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BOWLERO CORP.

7313 Bell Creek Road

Mechanicsville, VA 23111

ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON DECEMBER 14, 2022

PROXY STATEMENT

GENERAL INFORMATION

This proxy statement is furnished to stockholders of Bowlero Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the solicitation of proxies by our board of directors (the “Board”) for use at our 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on December 14, 2022 in a virtual meeting format via live webcast at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/BOWL2022 (the “Annual Meeting”), at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time, and at any adjournment or postponement thereof. Stockholders will not be able to physically attend the Annual Meeting. We believe the virtual meeting technology provides expanded stockholder access while providing stockholders the same rights and opportunities to participate as they would have at an in-person meeting. We encourage stockholder participation in the Annual Meeting, which we have designed to promote stockholder engagement.

If you encounter any difficulties while accessing the virtual meeting during the check-in or meeting time, a technical assistance phone number will be made available on the virtual meeting registration page 15 minutes prior to the start time of the meeting.

You can access the Annual Meeting by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/BOWL2022 and entering the 16-digit control number included in your proxy materials, on your proxy card, or on the instructions that accompanied your proxy materials. There is no physical location for the Annual Meeting. Stockholders may visit www.ProxyVote.com to submit questions as well as view the Rules of Conduct for the meeting. Questions must be submitted prior to 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on December 13, 2022.

As permitted by the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), we are making this proxy statement available to our stockholders electronically via the Internet at www.ProxyVote.com. On or about October 31, 2022, we mailed to our stockholders a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (“Internet Notice”), containing instructions on how to access this proxy statement and vote online or by telephone. If you received an Internet Notice by mail, you will not receive a printed copy of the proxy materials in the mail unless you specifically request them pursuant to the instructions provided in the Internet Notice. The Internet Notice instructs you on how to access and review all of the important information contained in this proxy statement.

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PROPOSAL ONE

ELECTION OF THE DIRECTORS NAMED IN THIS PROXY STATEMENT

General

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

At the Annual Meeting, our stockholders will vote to elect the nine nominees named in this proxy statement as directors, whose terms will expire at the Annual Meeting of stockholders to be held in fiscal year 2023.

Each of our directors, including the director nominees, serves as a director until the election and qualification of his or her successor, or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal.

The nominating and corporate governance committee recommended the election of Mr. Shannon, Mr. Parker, Mr. Angelakis, Mr. Bass, Mr. Mathrani, Mr. Perlman, Ms. Wagner, Ms. Wilson and Mr. Young to our Board after considering each of their backgrounds, qualifications and professional experience. Each of our director nominees has consented to be named in this proxy statement and has agreed to serve, if elected, until the 2023 Annual Meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier resignation or removal.

There are no family relationships between or among any of our executive officers, nominees, or continuing directors.

Directors

The following table sets forth information with respect to our director nominees for election at the Annual Meeting and continuing directors:

Director Nominees for Election at the Annual Meeting

Name	Age	Director Since	Board Committee(s)
Thomas F. Shannon**	57	2021
Brett I. Parker	44	2021
Michael J. Angelakis	58	2021	Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
Robert J. Bass	73	2021	Audit Committee, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
Sandeep Mathrani	60	2021	Audit Committee, Compensation Committee
Alberto Perlman	46	N/A
Rachael A. Wagner	40	2021	Compensation Committee
Michelle Wilson	57	2021
John A. Young	57	2021	Audit Committee, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, Compensation Committee

**
Chairman of the Board

Board Nominees

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 (the “Business Combination”) contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2021, as amended on November 1, 2021 (the “Business Combination Agreement”), by and among Isos Acquisition Corporation (“Isos”) and Bowlero Corp. (“Old Bowlero”). 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

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University of Virginia. Mr. Shannon is a valuable member of the Board because of his in-depth knowledge of Bowlero’s business resulting from his years of service with the Company and his leadership experience as Bowlero’s Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

Brett I. Parker has been the Chief Financial Officer of Old Bowlero since 2001, and currently serves as Bowlero’s Vice Chairman, President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer. 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. Mr. Parker is a valuable member of the Board because of the critical leadership he has provided Bowlero for over 20 years and his financial and business expertise.

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 Corporation 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. Mr. Angelakis is a valuable member of the Board because of his extensive financial expertise and his years of experience on the boards of directors of other public companies.

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 serves on the board of directors of Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) 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 also serves on the board of trustees of Blackstone Secured Lending Fund 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

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Public Accountants. Mr. Bass is a valuable member of the Board because of his experience and knowledge of public company financial reporting and accounting. His experience at the highest levels of a Big Four accounting firm is an invaluable resource to the Board in its oversight of the Company’s financial statements and SEC filings.

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. Mr. Mathrani is a valuable member of the Board because of his significant experience as a real estate industry veteran and his valuable corporate governance, management, operational and strategic expertise.

Alberto Perlman is a director nominee. Mr. Perlman serves as the chief executive officer and co-founder of Zumba Fitness, LLC, the largest branded fitness program in the world. At Zumba, Mr. Perlman oversees marketing, product development, business development and innovation, and negotiates strategic partnerships with fitness clubs and organizations around the world. Since its inception in 2001, the Zumba® program has grown from a single class taught in a Miami gym into a global movement and expansive lifestyle brand. Zumba now reaches 15 million weekly participants in 200,000 locations in 186 countries. Prior to founding Zumba, Mr. Perlman was founder and CEO of internet-incubator Spydre Labs and worked as a consultant for the Mitchell Madison Group. Mr. Perlman earned his bachelor's degree in business from Babson College. We believe Mr. Perlman will be a valuable addition to the Board due to his experience and perspective in marketing, business development, collaborations, public relations and social media.

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, where she leads investments in the leisure, entertainment and digital media industries. 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. Ms. Wagner is a valuable member of the Board because of her management and professional experience.

Michelle Wilson became a director of Bowlero upon consummation of the Business Combination. Michelle Wilson has been the Co-Chief Executive Officer of Isos Capital 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

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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. Ms. Wilson is a valuable member of the Board because of her extensive experience in the sport and entertainment industries.

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. Mr. Young is a valuable member of the Board because of his years of management experience and expertise.

Recommendation of Our Board of Directors

OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT OUR

STOCKHOLDERS VOTE “FOR” THE ELECTION OF THE BOARD NOMINEES NAMED ABOVE.

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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Board Committees

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

Each of our committees is governed by a written charter that satisfies the applicable NYSE listing standards. Copies of the charters for each committee are available on the investor relations page of our website at ir.bowlerocorp.com. Members serve on these committees until their resignation or until otherwise determined by our Board. Our Board may establish other committees as it deems necessary or appropriate from time to time.

The following table provides membership and meeting information for fiscal year 2022 for each of these committees of our Board since the closing of the Business Combination on December 15, 2021:

Name	Audit Committee	Compensation Committee	Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
Thomas F. Shannon+	—	—	—
Brett I. Parker	—	—	—
Michael J. Angelakis	—	—	X*
George Barrios	—	—	—
Robert J. Bass	X*	—	X
Sandeep Mathrani	X	X	—
Rachael A. Wagner	—	X	—
Michelle Wilson	—	—	—
John A. Young	X	X*	X
Total meetings in fiscal year 2022 following the Business Combination	4	1	1

*
Committee Chair

+
Mr. Shannon is Chair of our Board

Audit Committee

Our audit committee consists of Robert J. Bass (chair), John A. Young and Sandeep Mathrani. Our Board 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 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (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.

No member of our audit committee may simultaneously serve on the audit committees of more than two other public companies unless the Board determines that such simultaneous service does not impair the ability of

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such member to effectively serve on our audit committee. Mr. Bass currently serves on the audit committees of three other public companies. Given Mr. Bass’s extensive experience as an audit professional, his proficiency in accounting, and his knowledge of the Company, the Board has determined that Mr. Bass’s simultaneous service on the audit committees of more than three public companies does not impair his ability to effectively serve on our audit committee.

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 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 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.

Our compensation committee is authorized to engage a compensation consultant to assist the compensation committee in its responsibilities. During fiscal year 2022, the compensation committee engaged Mercer as its compensation consultant.

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;

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

• to recommend to our Board 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 candidates to fill vacancies and newly created directorships on the Board;

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

• to oversee the evaluation of our Board.

We have availed ourselves of the “controlled company” exception under the NYSE rules which exempts us from the requirement that we have a nominating and corporate governance committee composed entirely of independent directors.

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 A-B Parent LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Atairos”) and Cobalt Recreation LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“TS”)

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described in “Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions” below. 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 or member of our compensation committee.

Meetings of the Board of Directors

Our Board held three meetings during the fiscal year ended July 3, 2022 since the closing of the Business Combination on December 15, 2021. Our audit committee, compensation committee and corporate governance and nominating committee met four times, one time, and one time, respectively during the year ended July 3, 2022 since the closing of the Business Combination. During the 2022 fiscal year, each person currently serving as a director attended at least 75% of the aggregate of the total number of meetings of the Board and each committee of which he or she was a member. Each director is also encouraged and expected to attend the Company’s annual meeting.

Board Leadership Structure

As outlined in our corporate governance guidelines, the Board is elected by stockholders to provide oversight and strategic guidance to senior management. The basic responsibility of the directors is to exercise their business judgment to act in what they reasonably believe to be in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders. In discharging that obligation, directors should be entitled to rely on the honesty and integrity of the Company’s officers, employees, outside advisors and independent auditors. The Board selects and oversees senior management, to whom the Board delegates the authority and responsibility for the conduct of the day-to-day operations of the business. The Board will adopt a strategic planning process to establish objectives and goals for the Company and will review, approve and modify as appropriate the strategies proposed by senior management to achieve such objectives and goals. The Board will review and approve, as appropriate, a strategic plan that takes into account, among other things, the opportunities and risks of the Company’s business and affairs.

Our Board is currently led by our Chairman, Mr. Shannon, who founded Old Bowlero with the acquisition of Bowlmor Lanes in 1997 and has grown Bowlero into the world’s largest operator of bowling entertainment centers. Our Company benefits from Mr. Shannon’s significant leadership experience and accumulated expertise in the bowling industry. The Board is further comprised of an independent audit committee Chairman and an independent compensation committee Chairman. These independent positions align with the Company’s corporate governance policies and practices and assure adequate independence of the Board. Mr. Young serves as our Lead Director. Under our corporate governance guidelines, the responsibilities of the Lead Director include, among other things, presiding at all meetings of the Board at which the Chairman is not present including executive sessions of the independent directors, serving as liaison between the Chairman and the independent directors and having the authority to call meetings of the independent directors.

Identifying and Evaluating Candidates for the Board of Directors

Subject to the terms of the Stockholders’ Agreement (described below), the nominating and corporate governance committee is responsible for recommending director candidates to the Board. Nominees for directorship are identified by the nominating and corporate governance committee in accordance with the criteria set forth below and any other criteria that may be identified by the Board or a committee of the Board, if appropriate, and in accordance with the procedures set forth in the nominating and corporate governance committee’s charter. The Board seeks members from diverse professional and personal backgrounds who combine a broad spectrum of experience and expertise with a reputation for integrity. The nominating and corporate governance committee’s assessment of a potential candidate will include an individual’s independence, as well as consideration of age, skills and experience, and a policy of promoting diversity, in the context of the needs of the Company.

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The criteria assessed by the nominating and corporate governance committee when evaluating a candidate for director include:

• Simultaneous Service. No director should serve on more than three other public company boards. No member of the audit committee should serve on more than two other public company audit committees unless the Board determines that such simultaneous service does not impair the ability of such member to effectively serve on the audit committee and such determination is appropriately disclosed. No director who is an executive officer of another public company should serve on more than two other public company boards, aside from the board of his/her own company. Directors should advise the Board Chair and the chair of the nominating and corporate governance committee in advance of accepting an invitation to serve on another public company board or audit committee or to assume the chair or lead independent director position on another public company board.

• Financial Literacy. Directors should know how to read and understand fundamental financial statements and understand the use of financial ratios and information in evaluating the financial performance of the Company.

• Character. Directors should be persons of good character and thus should possess all of the following personal characteristics:

• Integrity: Directors should demonstrate high ethical standards and integrity in their personal and professional dealings;

• Accountability: Directors should be willing to be accountable for their decisions as directors;

• Judgment: Directors should possess the ability to provide wise and thoughtful counsel on a broad range of issues;

• Responsibility: Directors should interact with each other in a manner which encourages responsible, open, challenging and inspired discussion;

• High Performance Standards: Directors should have a history of achievements which reflects high standards for themselves and others;

• Commitment and Enthusiasm: Directors should be committed to, and enthusiastic about, their performance for the Company as directors, both in absolute terms and relative to their peers; and

• Courage: Directors should possess the courage to express views openly, even in the face of opposition.

• Expectations. Each Director will be expected to: dedicate sufficient time, energy and attention to ensure the diligent performance of his or her duties; comply with the duties and responsibilities set forth herein and in the Bylaws of the Company; comply with all duties of care, loyalty and confidentiality applicable to directors of publicly traded corporations organized in our jurisdiction of incorporation, subject to the provisions set forth in the Company’s governing documents; and adhere to the Company’s Code of Conduct and Business Ethics, including, but not limited to, the policies on conflicts of interest expressed therein and any other Company policies that apply to Directors.

On July 1, 2021, we entered into a stockholders agreement (the “Stockholders Agreement”) with Atairos and TS, which Mr. Shannon controls, pursuant to which each of Atairos and TS has the right to designate nominees for election to our Board 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 Bowlero’s Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class A Common Stock”) and Bowlero’s Class B Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class B Common Stock” and, together with the Class A Common Stock, the ‘‘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 and (ii) less than 15% but at least 5%, Atairos will be entitled to designate one director to our Board. 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 and (ii) less than 15% but at least 5%, TS will be entitled to designate one director to our Board.

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Corporate Governance Guidelines

Our Board has adopted corporate governance guidelines, which provide the framework for our corporate governance along with our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, Amended and Restated Bylaws, committee charters and other key governance practices and policies. Our corporate governance guidelines cover a wide range of subjects, including the conduct of board meetings, independence and selection of directors, board membership criteria, and board committee composition. The corporate governance guidelines can be accessed on the investor relations page of our website at ir.bowlerocorp.com.

Controlled Company Status

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 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 by the independent members of our Board. 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.

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 stockholders, 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.

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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:

	Female	Male	Not Declared	Total
American Indian/Alaskan Native	0.4%	0.3%	—%	0.7%
Asian	1.3%	1.8%	—%	3.1%
Black or African-American	9.4%	11.2%	0.1%	20.7%
Hispanic or Latino	10.1%	10.5%	0.2%	20.8%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Island	0.2%	0.2%	—%	0.4%
Not Declared	1.1%	1.2%	0.5%	2.8%
Two or more Races	2.2%	2.2%	0.1%	4.5%
Unknown	0.1%	—%	—%	0.1%
White	20.4%	25.9%	0.6%	46.9%
Grand Total	45.2%	53.3%	1.5%	100.0%

Evaluations of the Board, Committees, and Directors

Our Board plans to evaluate its performance and the performance of its committees and individual directors on an annual basis through an evaluation process administered by our nominating and corporate governance committee. The Board aims to discuss each evaluation to determine what, if any, actions should be taken to improve the effectiveness of the Board, any committee thereof or of the directors.

Code of Business Conduct and Ethics

Our Board 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 www.bowlero.com. The code of business conduct and ethics is available on our website.

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Role of Board in Risk Oversight

The Board 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 by the audit committee. The audit committee represents the Board 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 all areas of risk and the appropriate mitigating factors. In addition, our Board receives periodic detailed operating performance reviews from management.

Director Independence

Our independent directors, as such term is defined by the NYSE rules, are Michael J. Angelakis, Robert J. Bass, Sandeep Mathrani, Rachael A. Wagner and John A. Young. Alberto Perlman will be an independent director, as such term is defined by the NYSE rules, if elected. While we are a “controlled company” we are not required to have a majority of independent directors. However, a majority of our Board consists of independent directors, with a fully independent audit committee.

Prohibition on Hedging of Company Securities

The Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines prohibit directors, executive officers and employees, and their designees, from purchasing any financial instruments (including prepaid variable forward contracts, equity swaps, collars and exchange funds) or otherwise engaging in transactions that are designed to or have the effect of hedging or offsetting any decrease in the market value of the Company’s equity securities that are (1) granted to the director, officer or employee by the Company as part of such director’s, officer’s or employee’s compensation; or (2) held, directly or indirectly, by the director, officer or employee, unless such transactions are pre-approved by the Company’s Chief Legal Officer or his or her designee. Any person seeking such an exception must submit a request for approval at least two weeks prior to the transaction.

Communications with the Board of Directors

Stockholders and other interested parties desiring to communicate directly with the full Board, the audit committee, the non-management directors as a group or with any individual director or directors may do so by sending such communication in writing, addressed to the attention of the intended recipient(s), c/o Chief Legal Officer, Bowlero Corp., 7313 Bell Creek Road, Mechanicsville, VA 23111.

All communications received that relate to accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters will be referred to the chairman of the audit committee unless the communication is otherwise addressed. All other communications received will be forwarded to the appropriate director or directors.

Information About Our Executive Officers

The following table sets forth information with respect to our executive officers as of the date of this proxy statement:

Name	Age	Position(s)
Thomas F. Shannon	57	Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Director
Brett I. Parker	44	Vice Chairman, President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, Treasurer and Director

A description of the business experience of Thomas F. Shannon and Brett I. Parker is provided above under the section titled “Election of the Directors Named in this Proxy Statement – Board Nominees.”

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PROPOSAL TWO

 

RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP AS OUR INDEPENDENT

REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING

JULY 2, 2023

Selected New Auditor

Our Board and the audit committee are asking our stockholders to ratify the appointment by the audit committee of Deloitte & Touche LLP (“Deloitte”), as the independent public accounting firm to conduct the audit of our financial statements for the fiscal year ending July 2, 2023. Stockholder ratification of such selection is not required by our Amended and Restated Bylaws or any other applicable legal requirement. However, our Board is submitting the selection of Deloitte to our stockholders for ratification as a matter of good corporate governance.

In the event our stockholders fail to ratify the selection, the audit committee will reconsider whether or not to continue to retain Deloitte for the fiscal year ending July 2, 2023. Even if the selection is ratified, the audit committee in its discretion may direct the appointment of a different independent registered public accounting firm at any time during the year if the audit committee believes that such a change should be made.

Changes in Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm in 2021 and 2022

On December 21, 2021, the audit committee of our Board dismissed Marcum LLP (“Marcum”), Isos’s independent registered public accounting firm prior to the Business Combination, as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm effective following the filing of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2021, which consists only of the accounts of the pre-Business Combination special purpose acquisition company, Isos. On December 21, 2021, the audit committee of our Board approved the engagement of KPMG LLP (“KPMG”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm to audit the Company’s consolidated financial statements as of and for the fiscal year ended July 3, 2022. KPMG served as independent registered public accounting firm of Old Bowlero prior to the Business Combination. A representative of KPMG is expected to be present at the Annual Meeting and will have the opportunity to make a statement if he or she desires to do so and is expected to be available to respond to appropriate stockholder questions.

As previously reported on our Current Report on Form 8-K, dated October 27, 2022, the audit committee (i) approved the dismissal of KPMG, effective upon the completion of KPMG’s review of the Company’s consolidated financial statements as of and for the quarter ended October 2, 2022, and (ii) engaged Deloitte as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending July 2, 2023 and related interim periods ending January 1, 2023 and April 2, 2023, subject to the execution of an engagement letter. The reports of KPMG on our consolidated financial statements for the years ended July 3, 2022 and June 27, 2021 did not contain an adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor were such reports qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles.

During the years ended July 3, 2022 and June 27, 2021, and in the subsequent interim period through October 31, 2022, there were no disagreements with KPMG on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of KPMG, would have caused them to make a reference thereto in their reports.

During the years ended July 3, 2022 and June 27, 2021, and in the subsequent interim period through October 31, 2022, there were no disagreements or “reportable events” requiring the disclosure pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)(v) of Item 304 of Regulation S-K, other than the material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting related to certain financial reporting processes as of July 3, 2022, as reported in Item 9A in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended July 3, 2022 and material weaknesses as of June 27, 2021 related to insufficient technical resources and ineffective information and communication that resulted in ineffective process level controls over leases, income taxes, stock-based compensation and business combinations.

The audit committee commenced an audit tender in 2022, with a thorough and competitive process to select our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending July 2, 2023. The audit committee invited several audit firms to participate in the process, and the firms that submitted responses to the request for proposal

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undertook an extensive process of reviewing information about us and our businesses. The tender process also included a variety of meetings with members of the audit committee and our management as part of the evaluation of each firm’s capabilities, audit quality, industry knowledge and expertise, independence, proposed engagement team, approach to audit innovation and technology, and other factors.

Following review of the proposals received in the tender process, the audit committee in October 2022 selected Deloitte as our independent registered public accounting firm. The audit committee believes that the engagement of Deloitte as our independent registered public accounting firm is in the best interest of our stockholders.

During the years ended July 3, 2022 and June 27, 2021, and for the subsequent interim period through October 31, 2022, neither the Company nor anyone on its behalf consulted Deloitte regarding any of the matters set forth in Item 304(a)(2)(i) or (ii) of Regulation S-K.

A representative of Deloitte is expected to be present at the Annual Meeting with the opportunity to make a statement if they desire to do so and is expected to be available to respond to appropriate questions.

Principal Accountant Fees and Services

The following table presents fees for professional audit services rendered by KPMG for the audit of the Company’s financial statements for the years ended July 3, 2022 and June 27, 2021, and fees billed for other services rendered by KPMG.

	Fiscal Year Ended
	July 3, 2022	June 27, 2021
Audit fees(1)	$1,693,500	$750,000
Audit-related fees(2)	670,000	1,035,600
Tax fees(3)	7,681	3,706
All other fees(4)	36,088	—
Total fees	$2,407,269	$1,789,306

(1)
Audit fees above are professional services associated with the annual audit of our financial statements, review of interim financial statements, and professional consultations with respect to accounting issues directly related to the financial statement audit.

(2)
Audit-related fees relate to professional services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of Bowlero’s financial statements. Audit-related fees listed above for fiscal 2022 were billed in connection with the filing of our registration statements, including professional services rendered in connection with the filing of our Registration Statement on Form S-4 related to our business combination in December 2021 and our Resale Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed in January 2022. Audit-related fees listed above for fiscal 2021 were billed in connection with the filing of our Registration Statement on Form S-4.

(3)
Tax fees relate to professional services rendered in connection with tax compliance and preparation relating to tax returns and tax audits, as well as for tax consulting and planning services.

(4)
All other fees relate to professional services not included in the categories above, including services related to other permissible advisory services and regulatory reporting requirement.

Determination of Independence

In considering the nature of the services provided by our independent registered public accounting firm, the audit committee determined that such services are compatible with the provision of independent audit services. The audit committee discussed these services with our independent registered public accounting firm and our management to determine that they are permitted under the rules and regulations concerning auditor independence.

Additional information concerning the audit committee and its activities can be found in the following sections of this proxy statement: “Board Committees – Audit Committee” and “Report of the Audit Committee.”

Pre-Approval Policy

To ensure compliance with the SEC’s rules regarding auditor independence, all audit and non-audit services to be provided by our independent registered public accounting firm or other auditors as permitted by Section 10A of the Exchange Act and all related fees and other terms of engagement must be pre-approved by the audit committee. The audit committee approved all services provided by KPMG during the years ended July 3, 2022

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and June 27, 2021. The audit committee has considered the nature and amount of the fees billed by KPMG and believes that the provision of the services for activities unrelated to the audit is compatible with maintaining KPMG’s independence.

Recommendation of Our Board of Directors and Audit Committee

OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OUR AUDIT COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMEND THAT OUR STOCKHOLDERS VOTE “FOR” THE RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP AS OUR INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JULY 2, 2023.

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Report of the Audit Committee

The audit committee oversees our independent registered public accounting firm and assists our Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities on matters relating to the integrity of our financial statements, our compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and the independent registered public accounting firm’s qualifications and independence by meeting regularly with the independent registered public accounting firm and financial management personnel. Management is responsible for the preparation, presentation and integrity of our financial statements.

In fulfilling its oversight responsibilities, the audit committee:

• reviewed and discussed our financial statements as of and for the fiscal year ended July 3, 2022 with management and KPMG;

• discussed with KPMG the matters required to be discussed by the applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (the “PCAOB”) and the SEC;

• received the written disclosures and the letter from KPMG required by the applicable requirements of the PCAOB; and

• discussed the independence of KPMG with that firm.

Based on the audit committee’s review and discussions noted above, the audit committee recommended to our Board, and our Board approved, that the audited financial statements be included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 3, 2022 for filing with the SEC. KPMG served as our independent registered public accounting firm from 2021 to 2022 and the independent registered public accounting firm for Old Bowlero from 2002 to 2021. The audit committee has appointed Deloitte as our independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year ending July 2, 2023.

Submitted by the audit committee of our Board:

Robert J. Bass

John A. Young

Sandeep Mathrani

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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.

Compensation Consultants

Our compensation committee is authorized to engage a compensation consultant to assist the compensation committee in its responsibilities. During fiscal year 2022, the compensation committee engaged Mercer as its compensation consultant to provide ongoing advisory services to the compensation committee, which include review of the executive compensation of our officers and outside directors, development of market-based incentive guidelines, compensation decision support, and other services as may be directed by the compensation committee. The compensation consultants from Mercer have no other direct or indirect business relationships with us. The compensation committee has assessed the independence of Mercer and has concluded that its engagement of Mercer does not raise any conflict of interest with the Company or any of its directors or executive officers.

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, 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.

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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

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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.

Name and Principal Position	Year	Salary ($)(1)	Bonus ($)(2)	Stock Awards ($)(3)	Option Awards ($)(4)	Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($)(5)	All Other Compensation ($)(6)	Total ($)
Thomas F. Shannon Chairman and Chief Executive Officer	2022	1,282,076	14,228,125	14,228,125	35,311,717	2,163,227	353,612	67,566,882
	2021	1,232,862	—	—	—	2,400,000	37,505	3,670,367
Brett I. Parker Vice Chairman, President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer	2022	1,001,766	10,793,750	—	10,466,184	1,673,622	104,570	24,039,892
	2021	968,634	—	—	—	1,900,000	20,579	2,889,213
Nicole Weinberger Former Chief Customer Officer and CEO, Professional Bowlers Association	2022	201,923	—	—	—	—	51,483	253,406
	2021	319,538	—	—	—	100,838	2,562	422,938

(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 proxy statement, (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.

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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.

	Option Awards
Name	Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Exercisable	Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Unexercisable	Option Exercise Price ($)	Option Expiration Date
Thomas F. Shannon(8)	3,563,684(1)	—	4.13	01/07/2030
	12,237,385(1)	—	7.92	01/07/2030
	482,784(2)	—	10.00	12/15/2031
	—	1,356,250(3)	10.00	12/15/2031
	—	1,356,250(4)	12.00	12/15/2031
	—	1,356,250(5)	14.00	12/15/2031
	—	1,356,250(6)	16.00	12/15/2031
	—	1,356,250(7)	18.00	12/15/2031
Brett I. Parker(8)	4,079,120(1)	—	7.92	01/07/2030
	183,128(2)	—	10.00	12/15/2031
	—	393,750(3)	10.00	12/15/2031
	—	393,750(4)	12.00	12/15/2031
	—	393,750(5)	14.00	12/15/2031
	—	393,750(6)	16.00	12/15/2031
	—	393,750(7)	18.00	12/15/2031
Nicole Weinberger	—	—

(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.

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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:

Retainer	Amount
Basic retainer for each Non-Employee Director	$85,000
Audit Committee Chair	$25,000
Compensation Committee Chair	$20,000
Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee Chair	$15,000
Lead Independent Director (if applicable)	$40,000

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.

Name	Fiscal Year	Fees Earned ($)	Stock Awards ($)	Total ($)
Michael J. Angelakis(1)	2022	54,167	210,000	264,167
George Barrios	2022	46,042	210,000	256,042
Robert J. Bass	2022	59,583	210,000	269,583
Sandeep Mathrani	2022	46,042	210,000	256,042
Rachael A. Wagner(1)	2022	46,042	210,000	256,042
Michelle Wilson	2022	46,042	210,000	256,042
John A. Young	2022	90,791	210,000	300,791

(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.

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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY 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 (“Isos”), consummated its previously announced acquisition of Bowlero Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Old Bowlero”), pursuant to the business combination agreement, dated as of July 1, 2021, as amended (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 (the “Business Combination”). In addition, in connection with the consummation of the Business Combination, “Isos Acquisition Corporation” was renamed “Bowlero Corp.”

Founder Shares

Isos Acquisition Sponsor LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”) and LionTree Partners LLC (“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.

Private Placement

Simultaneously with the closing of the initial public offering by Isos, which closed on March 5, 2021 (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 subscription agreements with a number of investors (each, a “Common PIPE Investor”), pursuant to which, concurrent with the closing of the Business Combination, the Common PIPE Investors purchased an aggregate of 15,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock for an aggregate purchase price of $150.0 million (the “Common PIPE Offering”). At the time of the closing of the Business Combination, LionTree Partners LLC, a (“LionTree”) purchased an additional 60,406 shares of Class A Common Stock for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $0.6 million. Pursuant to the Common PIPE Subscription Agreements, LionTree and each of Isos’s co-founders, George Barrios and Michelle Wilson, agreed to purchase an aggregate of 500,000 shares of Class A Common Stock in a PIPE Offering at a price of $10.00 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of $5.0 million.

Isos also contemporaneously entered into separate subscription agreements with a number of investors (each, a “Preferred PIPE Investor” and together with the Common Investors, the “PIPE Investors”), pursuant to which, concurrent with the closing of the Business Combination, the Preferred PIPE Investors purchased an aggregate of 95,000 shares of Preferred Stock (the “Preferred PIPE Shares”), for an aggregate purchase price of $95.0 million (the “Preferred PIPE Offering” and together with the Common PIPE Offering, the “PIPE Offerings”).

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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, dated as of July 1, 2021, by and among Isos, security holders named therein and certain other parties named therein (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.

Registration Rights Agreement

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.

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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..

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 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.

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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL

OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

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, director or director nominee of Bowlero; and

• all executive officers, directors and director nominees of Bowlero as a group.

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, 55,911,203 issued and outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock and 200,000 issued and outstanding shares of Series A preferred stock (the “Preferred 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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	Shares of Class A Common Stock Beneficially Owned		Shares of Class B Common Stock Beneficially Owned		Percentage of Voting Power of Bowlero Issued and Outstanding Common Stock(1)
Name of Beneficial Owners	Number	%	Number	%	%
5% Stockholders:
A-B Parent LLC (Atairos)(2)	71,787,115	60.7%	—	—	10.4%
Cobalt Recreation LLC(3)	—	—	52,471,210	93.8%	76.6%
Apollo Management(4)	5,259,867	4.8%	—	—	*
Named Executive Officers and Directors:
Thomas F. Shannon(5)	2,400,000	2.2%	72,195,057	100.0%	85.4%
Brett I. Parker(6)	6,442,416	5.6%	—	—	*
John A. Young(7)	49,500	*	—	—	*
George Barrios(8)	4,132,419	3.8%	—	—	*
Michelle Wilson(8)(9)	4,132,519	3.8%	—	—	*
Michael J. Angelakis(2)	71,787,115	60.7%	—	—	10.4%
Rachael A. Wagner	—	—	—	—	*
Robert J. Bass(10)	21,000	*	—	—	*
Sandeep Mathrani(10)	21,000	*	—	—	*
Alberto Perlman	20,000	*	—	—	*
Nicole Weinberger(11)	—	—	—	—	—
All directors, director nominees and executive officers as a group (11 persons)	89,005,970	78.0%	72,195,057	100.0%	96.7%

*
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. The holders of Preferred Stock are entitled to an aggregate of 15,846,338 votes, calculated on an as-converted basis as of October 17, 2022.

(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

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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. 57^th Street, 43^rd 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.

Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports

Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our directors, executive officers, and holders of more than 10% of our Class A Common Stock to file reports regarding their ownership and changes in ownership of our securities with the SEC and to furnish us with copies of all Section 16(a) reports that they file. We believe that during the fiscal year ended July 3, 2022, our directors, executive officers, and holders of more than 10% of our Class A Common Stock complied with all applicable Section 16(a) filing requirements except for Forms 4 filed late by each of Atairos, Brett Parker and Tom Shannon related to reallocation to each of them of certain shares forfeited departing employees due to administrative oversights and Forms 4 filed late by each of George Barrios and Michelle Wilson related to the redemption of warrants by Isos due to administrative oversights.

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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE “QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS” FORMAT BELOW IS FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE AND INCLUDES ONLY A SUMMARY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS PROXY STATEMENT. YOU SHOULD READ THIS ENTIRE PROXY STATEMENT CAREFULLY.

How do I vote at the Annual Meeting?

The Annual Meeting will be held virtually on December 14, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time in a virtual meeting format via live webcast at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/BOWL2022. Stockholders will not be able to physically attend the Annual Meeting. During the virtual meeting, you will be able to vote your shares electronically, or you may vote by using one of the following options discussed below under “—How Can I Vote My Shares?” We recommend that you vote by proxy now even if you plan to attend the meeting.

To participate, you will need your 16-digit control number included in your proxy materials, on your proxy card, or on the instructions that accompanied your proxy materials. There is no physical location for the Annual Meeting.

The virtual Annual Meeting format allows stockholders to communicate with us during the Annual Meeting so they can ask questions of our management and Board, as appropriate. If you wish to submit a question during the Annual Meeting, you may do so by logging into the virtual meeting platform at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/BOWL2022, clicking the Q&A button on your screen and typing your question into the provided text field.

We reserve the right to exclude questions regarding topics that are not pertinent to meeting matters or company business or are inappropriate. If we receive substantially similar questions, we may group such questions together and provide a single response to avoid repetition. Any questions that are appropriate and pertinent to the Annual Meeting will be answered in the live Question and Answer session during the Annual Meeting, subject to time constraints. Any such questions that cannot be answered during the Annual Meeting due to time constraints will be posted and answered on the investor relations page of our website at ir.bowlerocorp.com, as soon as practicable after the Annual Meeting.

Additional information regarding the ability of stockholders to ask questions during the Annual Meeting, related rules of conduct and other materials for the Annual Meeting will be available during the Annual Meeting at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/BOWL2022.

If you encounter any difficulties while accessing the virtual meeting during the check-in or meeting time, a technical assistance phone number will be made available on the virtual meeting registration page 15 minutes prior to the start time of the meeting. The virtual Annual Meeting platform is fully supported across browsers (Edge, Firefox, Chrome and Safari) and devices (desktops, laptops, tablets, and cell phones) running the most updated version of applicable software and plugins. You should ensure that you have a strong internet connection if you intend to attend and/or participate in the Annual Meeting.

What proposals will be voted on at the Annual Meeting?

Stockholders will vote on two proposals at the Annual Meeting:

• the election of 9 directors named in this proxy statement; and

• the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending July 2, 2023;

We do not know of any business to be considered at the Annual Meeting other than the proposals described in this proxy statement. If any other business is presented at the Annual Meeting, your properly executed proxy gives authority to Brett I. Parker, President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer of Bowlero, and Jason Cohen, Chief Legal Officer of Bowlero, with full power of substitution, to vote on such matters at their discretion.

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How does the Board recommend that stockholders vote on the proposals?

Our Board recommends that stockholders vote “FOR” the election of the directors and vote “FOR” the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending July 2, 2023.

What happens if other business not discussed in this proxy statement comes before the Annual Meeting?

The Company does not know of any business to be presented at the Annual Meeting other than the proposals discussed in this proxy statement. If other business comes before the Annual Meeting and is proper under our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, Amended and Restated Bylaws, and Delaware law, the Company representatives will use their discretion in casting all of the votes that they are entitled to cast.

Why am I receiving these materials?

We are distributing our proxy materials because our Board is soliciting your proxy to vote at the Annual Meeting. This proxy statement summarizes the information you need to vote at the Annual Meeting. You do not need to attend the Annual Meeting to vote your shares.

Pursuant to SEC rules, we are providing access to our proxy materials via the Internet. Accordingly, we are sending an Internet Notice to all of our stockholders as of the record date. All stockholders may access our proxy materials on the website referred to in the Internet Notice. You may also request to receive a printed set of the proxy materials. You can find instructions regarding how to access our proxy materials via the Internet and how to request a printed copy in the Internet Notice. Additionally, by following the instructions in the Internet Notice, you may request to receive proxy materials in printed form by mail or electronically by email on an ongoing basis. We believe that these rules allow us to provide our stockholders with the information they need while lowering the costs of delivery and reducing the environmental impact of the Annual Meeting.

Who is entitled to vote?

The record date for the Annual Meeting is the close of business on October 17, 2022. As of the record date, 109,977,844 shares of Class A Common Stock, 55,911,203 shares of Class B common stock and 200,000 shares of Preferred Stock, which are equivalent to 15,846,338 shares of Class A Common Stock on an as-converted basis as of October 17, 2022, were outstanding. Only holders of record of our Common Stock and Preferred Stock as of the record date will be entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. Each stockholder is entitled to one vote for each share of our common stock held by such stockholder on the record date.

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. The holders of Preferred Stock are entitled to an aggregate of 15,846,338 votes, calculated on an as-converted basis as of October 17, 2022.

How can I vote my shares?

Voting on the Internet

You can vote your shares via the Internet by following the instructions in your proxy materials, on your proxy card, or on the instructions that accompanied your proxy materials. The Internet voting procedures are designed to authenticate your identity, allow you to vote your shares and confirm your voting instructions have been properly recorded. If you vote via the Internet, you do not need to complete and mail a proxy card or attend the Annual Meeting to have your vote count. We encourage you to vote your shares via the Internet in advance of the Annual Meeting even if you plan to attend the Annual Meeting.

Voting by Mail

You can vote your shares by mail by requesting a printed copy of the proxy materials sent to your address. When you receive the proxy materials, you may fill out the proxy card enclosed therein and return it per the instructions on the card. By signing and returning the proxy card according to the instructions provided, you are enabling the individuals named on the proxy card, known as “proxies,” to vote your shares at the Annual

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Meeting in the manner you indicate. If you request a printed copy of the proxy materials, we encourage you to sign and return the proxy card even if you plan to attend the Annual Meeting. Proxy cards can be returned via mail to: Vote Processing, c/o Broadridge, 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, NY 11717.

Voting by Telephone

You can vote your shares by telephone. Instructions are included on your proxy materials, on your proxy card, or on the instructions that accompanied your proxy materials. If you vote by telephone, you do not need to complete and mail your proxy card or attend the Annual Meeting to have your vote count.

What if I am not the stockholder of record?

If you are a holder of record of shares of Common Stock or Preferred Stock of the Company, you may direct your vote as instructed above.

If you hold your shares in street name via a broker, bank or other nominee, you may direct your vote by signing, dating and mailing your voting instruction card. Internet or telephonic voting may also be available. Please see your voting instruction card provided by your broker, bank or other nominee for further details.

Can I change my vote or revoke my proxy?

You may change your vote or revoke your proxy at any time before it is voted at the Annual Meeting. If you are a stockholder of record, you may change your vote or revoke your proxy by:

• delivering to the attention of the Chief Legal Officer at Bowlero Corp., 7313 Bell Creek Road, Mechanicsville, Virginia 23111, a written notice of revocation of your proxy;

• delivering to us an authorized proxy bearing a later date (including a proxy over the Internet or by telephone); or

• attending the Annual Meeting and voting your shares electronically. Attendance at the Annual Meeting will not, by itself, revoke a proxy.

If your shares are held in the name of a bank, broker or other nominee, you may change your vote by submitting new voting instructions to your bank, broker or other nominee.

What is a broker non-vote?

Brokers, banks or other nominees holding shares on behalf of a beneficial owner may vote those shares in their discretion on certain “routine” matters even if they do not receive timely voting instructions from the beneficial owner. With respect to “non-routine” matters, the broker, bank or other nominee is not permitted to vote shares for a beneficial owner without timely received voting instructions. The only routine matter to be presented at the Annual Meeting is the proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending July 2, 2023 (Proposal Two). The election of the directors (Proposal One) is a non-routine matter.

A broker non-vote occurs when a broker, bank or other nominee does not vote on a non-routine matter because the beneficial owner of such shares has not provided voting instructions with regard to such matter. Broker non-votes will have no impact on the voting results.

What constitutes a quorum?

The presence at the Annual Meeting, either in person or by proxy, of holders of a majority in voting power of the Common Stock and Preferred Stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereat as of the record date shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at the Annual Meeting. Abstentions and broker non-votes will be counted as present for the purpose of determining whether a quorum is present at the Annual Meeting.

What vote is required to approve each matter to be considered at the Annual Meeting?

Proposal One: Election of the Directors Named in this Proxy Statement.

Our Amended and Restated Bylaws provide for a plurality voting standard for the election of directors. This means that the director nominee with the most votes for a particular seat is elected for that seat. An abstention or a broker non-vote on Proposal One will not have any effect on the election of the directors.

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Proposal Two: Ratification of the Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Our Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Fiscal Year Ending July 2, 2023.

The affirmative vote of the majority of our shares of Common Stock and Preferred Stock at the Annual Meeting or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting is required for the approval of Proposal Two. An abstention on Proposal Two will have the same effect as a vote “AGAINST” Proposal Two. Brokers will have discretionary authority to vote on this proposal. Accordingly, there will not be any broker non-votes on Proposal Two.

What is the deadline for submitting a proxy?

To ensure that proxies are received in time to be counted prior to the Annual Meeting, proxies submitted by Internet or by telephone should be received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the day before the Annual Meeting, and proxies submitted by mail should be received by the close of business on the day prior to the date of the Annual Meeting.

What does it mean if I receive more than one Internet Notice or proxy card?

If you hold your shares in more than one account, you will receive an Internet Notice or proxy card for each account. To ensure that all of your shares are voted, please complete, sign, date and return a proxy card for each account or use the Internet Notice or proxy card for each account to vote by Internet or by telephone. To ensure that all of your shares are represented at the Annual Meeting, we recommend that you vote every Internet Notice or proxy card that you receive.

How will my shares be voted if I return a blank proxy card or a blank voting instruction card?

If you are a holder of record of our Common Stock or our Preferred Stock and you sign and return a proxy card or otherwise submit a proxy without giving specific voting instructions, your shares will be voted:

• “FOR” the election of the nominees for director named in this proxy statement; and

• “FOR” the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending July 2, 2023.

If you hold your shares in street name via a broker, bank or other nominee and do not provide the broker, bank or other nominee with voting instructions (including by signing and returning a blank voting instruction card), your shares:

• will be counted as present for purposes of establishing a quorum;

• will be voted in accordance with the broker’s, bank’s or other nominee’s discretion on “routine” matters, which includes only the proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending July 2, 2023 (Proposal Two); and

• will not be counted in connection with the election of the directors named in this proxy statement (Proposal One) or any other non-routine matters that are properly presented at the Annual Meeting. For each of these proposals, your shares will be treated as “broker non-votes.” A broker non-vote will have no impact on voting results.

Our Board knows of no matter to be presented at the Annual Meeting other than Proposals One and Two. If any other matters properly come before the Annual Meeting upon which a vote properly may be taken, shares represented by all proxies received by us will be voted with respect thereto as permitted and in accordance with the judgment of the proxy holders.

Who is making this solicitation and who will pay the expenses?

This proxy solicitation is being made on behalf of our Board. All expenses of the solicitation, including the cost of preparing and mailing the Internet Notice or this proxy statement, will be borne by the Company.

Will a stockholder list be available for inspection?

A list of stockholders entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting will be available to stockholders of record during the Annual Meeting on the virtual website and, to all stockholders of the Company for 10 days prior to the Annual Meeting, at Bowlero Corp., 7313 Bell Creek Road, Mechanicsville, Virginia 23111, between the

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hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. If you would like to schedule an appointment to examine the stockholder list during this period, please send a written request to our Chief Legal Officer at 7313 Bell Creek Road, Mechanicsville, Virginia 23111. The stockholder list will also be available during the Annual Meeting.

What is “householding” and how does it affect me?

We have adopted a procedure approved by the SEC, called “householding.” Under this procedure, we send only one proxy statement and one annual report to eligible stockholders who share a single address, unless we have received instructions to the contrary from any stockholder at that address. This practice is designed to eliminate duplicate mailings, conserve natural resources and reduce our printing and mailing costs. Stockholders who participate in householding will continue to receive separate proxy cards.

If you share an address with another stockholder and receive only one set of proxy materials but would like to request a separate copy of these materials, please contact our mailing agent, Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. by calling 1-866-540-7095 or writing to 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, New York 11717, Attention: Householding Department, and an additional copy of proxy materials will be promptly delivered to you. Similarly, if you receive multiple copies of the proxy materials and would prefer to receive a single copy in the future, you may also contact Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. at the above telephone number or address. If you own shares through a bank, broker, or other nominee, you should contact the nominee concerning householding procedures.

How can I find out the results of the voting at the Annual Meeting?

We will announce preliminary voting results at the Annual Meeting. We will also disclose voting results on a Current Report on Form 8-K that we will file with the SEC within four business days after the Annual Meeting.

When are stockholder proposals due for next year’s annual meeting of the stockholders?

Our stockholders are entitled to present proposals for action at a forthcoming meeting if they comply with the requirements of our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, our Amended and Restated Bylaws, and the rules established by the SEC.

Under Rule 14a-8 of the Exchange Act, if you want us to include a proposal in the proxy materials for our 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, we must receive the proposal at our executive offices at 7313 Bell Creek Road, Mechanicsville, Virginia 23111, no later than July 3, 2023.

Our bylaws govern the submission of nominations for director or other business proposals that a stockholder wishes to have considered at a meeting of stockholders, but which are not included in the Company’s proxy statement for that meeting. Under our bylaws, nominations for director or other business proposals to be addressed at our next annual meeting may be made by a stockholder entitled to vote who has delivered a notice to the Chief Legal Officer by mail at 7313 Bell Creek Road, Mechanicsville, Virginia 23111 no later than the close of business on September 15, 2023 and not earlier than August 16, 2023. The notice must contain the information required by the bylaws. These advance notice provisions are in addition to, and separate from, the requirements that a stockholder must meet in order to have a proposal included in the proxy statement under the rules of the SEC.

These advance notice provisions are in addition to, and separate from, the requirements that a stockholder must meet in order to have a proposal included in the proxy statement under the rules of the SEC. A proxy granted by a stockholder will give discretionary authority to the proxies to vote on any matters introduced pursuant to the above advance notice bylaw provisions, subject to applicable rules of the SEC. Copies of our bylaws are available on our website, https://www.bowlero.com, or may be obtained by sending a written request to the Chief Legal Officer at 7313 Bell Creek Road, Mechanicsville, Virginia 23111.

In addition to satisfying the advance notice procedures in our bylaws and other requirements under the Exchange Act, stockholders who intend to solicit proxies in support of director nominees other than our nominees must provide notice that sets forth the information required by Rule 14a-19 under the Exchange Act no later than the close of business on September 15, 2023.

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Whom can I contact for further information?

If you would like additional copies, without charge, of this proxy statement or if you have questions about the Annual Meeting, the proposals, or the procedures for voting your shares, you should contact our Chief Legal Officer by mail at 7313 Bell Creek Road, Mechanicsville, Virginia 23111.

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

We are subject to the informational requirements of the Exchange Act, and, in accordance therewith, file electronically with the SEC our annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information. We make available on the investor relations page of our website at https://www.ir.bowlerocorp.com, free of charge, copies of these reports, as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the SEC. The SEC maintains a website that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC. The address of that website is www.sec.gov. The information in or accessible through any website referenced throughout this proxy statement is not incorporated into, and is not considered part of, this proxy statement. Further, our references to the URLs for these websites are intended to be inactive textual references only.

You should rely on the information contained in this proxy statement to vote your shares at the Annual Meeting. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with information that is different from what is contained in this proxy statement. This proxy statement is dated October 31, 2022. You should not assume that the information contained in this proxy statement is accurate as of any date other than that date, and the mailing of this proxy statement to stockholders at any time after that date does not create an implication to the contrary. This proxy statement does not constitute a solicitation of a proxy in any jurisdiction where, or to or from any person to whom, it is unlawful to make such proxy solicitations in such jurisdiction.

OTHER MATTERS

We have no knowledge of any other matters that may come before the Annual Meeting and do not intend to present any other matters. However, if any other matters shall properly come before the meeting or any adjournment, our representatives will have the discretion to vote as they see fit unless directed otherwise.

If you do not plan to attend the Annual Meeting, in order that your shares may be represented and in order to assure the required quorum, please sign, date and return your proxy promptly. In the event you are able to attend the Annual Meeting, at your request, we will cancel your previously submitted proxy.

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