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Related Party Transactions
12 Months Ended
May 02, 2026
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
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Daktronics Related Person Transaction Policy: The Board of Directors has adopted the Daktronics Related Person Transaction Policy (the “Policy”), a written policy and procedures with respect to related party transactions, that the Audit Committee of the Board (the "Audit Committee") oversees. Under the Policy, a “Related Person Transaction” is generally defined as a transaction, arrangement, or relationship (or any series of similar transactions, arrangements, or relationships) in which the Company was, is, or will be a participant; the amount involved exceeds $120; and any “Related Person” had, has, or will have a direct or indirect material interest. The Policy generally defines a "Related Person" as: a director,
director nominee, or executive officer of the Company at any time during the last fiscal year; a beneficial owner of more than five percent of any class of our voting securities; or any immediate family member of any of the foregoing persons. Our Chief Financial Officer is responsible for overseeing the monitoring and identification of Related Person Transactions and the appropriate reporting of any potential Related Person Transactions to the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee reviews and, if appropriate, approves Related Person Transactions, including certain transactions which are deemed to be pre-approved under the Policy. On an annual basis, the Audit Committee reviews any previously approved Related Person Transactions that are ongoing.
Our Vice President of Commercial and High School Park and Recreation, is the brother-in-law of the Company’s Chief Data and Analytics Officer and executive officer, and is therefore considered a related person under the Policy.
Transactions with Alta Fox Opportunities: Effective May 11, 2023, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with Alta Fox Opportunities Fund, LP (“Alta Fox Opportunities”) under which the Company sold and issued to Alta Fox Opportunities the Convertible Note in exchange for the payment by Alta Fox Opportunities to the Company of $25,000 (the "Securities Purchase Agreement"). All amounts due under the Convertible Note were settled in fiscal 2025, and the Company has no further obligations under the Convertible Note. For additional information on the Convertible Note, see “Note 8. Financing Agreements” of the Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Form 10-K.
Alta Fox Opportunities reported in Amendment No. 2 to the Schedule 13D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on May 15, 2023 (“Amendment No. 2”) that, as of May 11, 2023, Alta Fox Opportunities, together with the following affiliates and associates, beneficially owned 4,768 shares of Common Stock, representing 9.99 percent of Common Stock outstanding: Alta Fox GenPar, LP, as the general partner of Alta Fox Opportunities; Alta Fox Equity, LLC, as the general partner of Alta Fox GenPar, LP; Alta Fox Capital Management, LLC, as the investment manager of Alta Fox Opportunities; and P. Connor Haley, as the sole owner, member, and manager of each of Alta Fox Capital Management, LLC and Alta Fox Equity LLC (collectively with Alta Fox Opportunities, “Alta Fox”). Accordingly, based on Amendment No. 2, as of May 11, 2023, Alta Fox was a “Related Person” of the Company under the Policy and the applicable provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and the rules promulgated thereunder. According to Amendment No. 5 to the Schedule 13D filed by Alta Fox Opportunities on December 10, 2025 with the SEC, Alta Fox reported that it beneficially owned 3,733 shares of Common Stock on December 10, 2025, representing 7.70 percent of the outstanding shares of Common Stock.
The Securities Purchase Agreement, the Convertible Note, the Pledge and Security Agreement dated as of May 11, 2023 by and between the Company and Alta Fox Opportunities and the Registration Rights Agreement by and between the Company and Alta Fox Opportunities dated as of May 11, 2023 were approved in advance of their execution by the Strategy and Financing Review Committee of the Board of Directors, the members of which were all members of the Audit Committee.
Transactions with Reece A. Kurtenbach: Effective April 10, 2025, our former President and CEO, Reece A. Kurtenbach, was appointed as Interim Chief Executive Officer of XDC, an entity in which the Company previously owned interest in and accounted for under the equity method of accounting. Mr. Kurtenbach served as a member of the Board of Directors of Daktronics, Inc. through January 31, 2026, at which time he resigned from the Board. As previously disclosed in reports filed by the Company with the SEC, Reece A. Kurtenbach also served as a director and executive officer during the fiscal year ended April 26, 2025 and is the brother of Matthew J. Kurtenbach, an executive officer of the Company, and Carla S. Gatzke, a former executive officer of the Company. As a result of Reece A. Kurtenbach’s appointment as Interim Chief Executive Officer of XDC and the foregoing relationships between Mr. Kurtenbach and the Company and its executive officers, he was considered a Related Person under the Policy and a related party under ASC 850 - Related Party Disclosures prior to the closing of the XDC Acquisition on December 22, 2025.
Transactions with Milwaukee Bucks Inc.: In fiscal 2025, the Company entered into a change order to an existing agreement with Milwaukee Bucks Inc. The total value of the change order was $214. On April 29, 2025, the Company entered into a contract with Milwaukee Bucks Inc. The total value of the contract was $683. The terms of both of the above-referenced arrangements between the Company and Milwaukee Bucks Inc. were arm’s-length transactions made in the ordinary course of the Company’s business. Peter Feigin, a member of the Board, was the President of Milwaukee Bucks Inc. at the time of these transactions.
See “Note 1. Nature of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” of the Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Form 10-K for further details of related party transactions with our investments in the Affiliate Notes issued by our affiliates.