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9 February 2026
Hollywood Bowl Group plc
Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PMDRs") and their Closely Associated Persons ("PCAs")
The Company provides notification of the following transactions, effected on 6 February 2026, relating to the Directors and PDMRs (or their PCAs) below and in respect of ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the capital of the Company.
The shares sold by each Director/PDMR/PCA below is equal to the number of shares retained by the Director/PDMR following the exercise of nil-cost options (and associated sale of shares to cover the tax and national insurance liability arising) granted to them under the Company's Long-Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP") on 31 January 2023, such LTIP awards having been exercised on 5 February 2026.
Director/PDMR (or PCA) | Position | Number of shares sold |
Abigail Ashby-Burns | PCA of Stephen Burns, Chief Executive Officer | 158,472 |
Melanie Dickinson | Chief People Officer | 40,994 |
Pippa Keen | PCA of Laurence Keen, CEO, Canada | 103,860 |
Following the share sales, the PDMRs hold the following shares (including shares held by their PCAs):
Director/PDMR | Position | Number of shares held |
Stephen Burns | Chief Executive Officer | 3,230,526 |
Melanie Dickinson | Chief People Officer | 328,760 |
Laurence Keen | CEO, Canada | 1,387,724 |
The notifications below, made in accordance with Article 19 of the UK Market Abuse Regulation, provide further detail.
Enquiries:
Hollywood Bowl Group plc - Via Headland
Stephen Burns, Chief Executive Officer
Mat Hart, Business Development Director
Headland
Rosh Field / Antonia Pollock
hollywoodbowl@headlandconsultancy.com
+44 (0)20 3805 4822
1. | Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ('PCA') | ||||||
a) | Name | Abigail Ashby-Burns | |||||
2. | Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ('PCA') | ||||||
a) | Position / status | PCA of Stephen Burns, Chief Executive Officer | |||||
b) | Initial notification / amendment | Initial notification | |||||
3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||||||
a) | Name | Hollywood Bowl Group plc | |||||
b) | LEI | 213800XB8YZNGJYDEZ97 | |||||
4. | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument;(ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | ||||||
a) | Description of the financial instrument | Ordinary shares of £0.01 each
ISIN: GB00BD0NVK62 | |||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Sale of Shares
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c) | Price(s) and volume(s)
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d) | Aggregated information
Aggregated volume
Price |
N/A - Single transaction | |||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 6 February 2026
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f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange XLON
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1. | Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ('PCA') | ||||||
a) | Name | Melanie Dickinson | |||||
2. | Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ('PCA') | ||||||
a) | Position / status | Chief People Officer | |||||
b) | Initial notification / amendment | Initial notification | |||||
3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||||||
a) | Name | Hollywood Bowl Group plc | |||||
b) | LEI | 213800XB8YZNGJYDEZ97 | |||||
4. | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument;(ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | ||||||
a) | Description of the financial instrument | Ordinary shares of £0.01 each
ISIN: GB00BD0NVK62 | |||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Sale of Shares
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c) | Price(s) and volume(s)
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d) | Aggregated information
Aggregated volume
Price |
N/A - Single transaction | |||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 6 February 2026
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f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange XLON
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1. | Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ('PCA') | ||||||
a) | Name | Pippa Keen | |||||
2. | Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ('PCA') | ||||||
a) | Position / status | PCA of Laurence Keen, CEO, Canada | |||||
b) | Initial notification / amendment | Initial notification | |||||
3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||||||
a) | Name | Hollywood Bowl Group plc | |||||
b) | LEI | 213800XB8YZNGJYDEZ97 | |||||
4. | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument;(ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | ||||||
a) | Description of the financial instrument | Ordinary shares of £0.01 each
ISIN: GB00BD0NVK62 | |||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Sale of Shares
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c) | Price(s) and volume(s)
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d) | Aggregated information
Aggregated volume
Price |
N/A - Single transaction | |||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 6 February 2026
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f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange XLON
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