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9 March 2026
Hollywood Bowl Group plc
Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PMDRs") and their Closely Associated Persons ("PCAs")
The Company announces the acquisition of ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the Company by the Directors/PDMRS, as set out in the table below, following the exercise of options received in 2023 pursuant to the Company's save as you earn scheme (SAYE).
The SAYE is an all-employee scheme approved by HM Revenue and Customs. The SAYE exercise price for the options granted in 2023 was £2.43 per share, and the options became exercisable at the end of the three-year saving plan, on 1 February 2026.
Director/PDMR | Position | Number of shares acquired | Shareholding following acquisition |
Stephen Burns | Chief Executive Officer | 1,481 | 3,232,007 |
Melanie Dickinson | Chief People Officer | 2,222 | 330,982 |
Laurence Keen | CEO, Canada | 1,777 | 1,389,501 |
Darryl Lewis | UK Managing Director | 3,703 | 334,380 |
Mat Hart | Business Development Director | 7,407 | 146,799 |
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 | Stephen Burns | |||||
2. | Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ('PCA') | ||||||
a) | Position / status | 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 | Acquisition of ordinary shares on exercise of SAYE options
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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 March 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 | Acquisition of ordinary shares on exercise of SAYE options
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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 March 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 | Laurence Keen | |||||
2. | Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ('PCA') | ||||||
a) | Position / status | 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 | Acquisition of ordinary shares on exercise of SAYE options
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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 March 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 | Darryl Lewis | |||||
2. | Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ('PCA') | ||||||
a) | Position / status | UK Managing Director | |||||
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 | Acquisition of ordinary shares on exercise of SAYE options
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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 March 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 | Mat Hart | |||||
2. | Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ('PCA') | ||||||
a) | Position / status | Business Development Director | |||||
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 | Acquisition of ordinary shares on exercise of SAYE options
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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 March 2026
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f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange XLON
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