Director/PDMR Shareholding

Hollywood Bowl

06/02/2026 08:58

RNS Number : 0541S

Hollywood Bowl Group plc

06 February 2026

 

Hollywood Bowl Group plc (the "Company")

Legal Entity Identifier: 213800XB8YZNGJYDEZ97

Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMR")

The Company provides notification of the following transactions, effected on 5 February 2026, relating to the PDMRs named below and in respect of ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the capital of the Company ("Shares").

The transactions arise in respect of the exercise of nil-cost options granted on 31 January 2023 under the Hollywood Bowl Group plc Long-Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP"), and the subsequent sale of Shares to cover the tax and national insurance liability, and dealing costs, arising.

PDMR and Position
LTIP Grant Date
Options exercised (including dividend equivalents)
Number of Shares sold to cover tax/NI and dealing costs
Number of Shares retained
Stephen Burns, Chief Executive Officer
31/01/2023
300,353
141,871
158,472
Melanie Dickinson, Chief People Officer
31/01/2023
77,694
36,700
40,994
Laurence Keen, CEO, Canada
31/01/2023
196,841
92,981
103,860
Mat Hart, Business Development Director
31/01/2023
97,118
45,875
51,243
Darryl Lewis, UK Managing Director
31/01/2023
64,905
30,659
34,246

 

Following the exercise of the nil-cost options and subsequent sale of the Shares, the PDMRs hold the following shares:

Director/PDMR
Number of Shares held
Stephen Burns
3,388,998
Melanie Dickinson
369,754
Laurence Keen
1,491,584
Mat Hart
139,392
Darryl Lewis
330,677

 

A total of 736,901 Ordinary Shares of £0.01 each in the Company (ISIN: GB00BD0NVK62) have been issued in order to satisfy the exercise of the nil-cost options, and will rank pari passu with existing Shares. An application for admission to trading will be submitted to the London Stock Exchange in respect of the newly issued Shares. Admission of the shares is expected on 11 February 2026.

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, Chief Sustainability and Communications Officer                          

 

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
Exercise of options granted under the Hollywood Bowl Group plc Long Term Incentive Plan and sale of resulting shares to cover tax/NI liability and dealing costs
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
EXERCISE OF OPTION
Price(s)
Volume(s)
Nil
300,343
SALE OF SHARES
Price(s)
Volume(s)
£2.6274
141,871
d)
Aggregated information
Aggregated volume
Price
As above
e)
Date of the transaction
Exercise of options: 5 February 2026
Sale of shares: 5 February 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange


 

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
Exercise of options granted under the Hollywood Bowl Group plc Long Term Incentive Plan and sale of resulting shares to cover tax/NI liability and dealing costs
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
EXERCISE OF OPTION
Price(s)
Volume(s)
Nil
77,694
SALE OF SHARES
Price(s)
Volume(s)
£2.6274
36,700
d)
Aggregated information
Aggregated volume
Price
As above
e)
Date of the transaction
Exercise of options: 5 February 2026
Sale of shares: 5 February 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange


 

 

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
Exercise of options granted under the Hollywood Bowl Group plc Long Term Incentive Plan and sale of resulting shares to cover tax/NI liability and dealing costs
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
EXERCISE OF OPTION
Price(s)
Volume(s)
Nil
196,841
SALE OF SHARES
Price(s)
Volume(s)
£2.6274
92,981
d)
Aggregated information
Aggregated volume
Price
As above
e)
Date of the transaction
Exercise of options: 5 February 2026
Sale of shares: 5 February 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange


 

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
Exercise of options granted under the Hollywood Bowl Group plc Long Term Incentive Plan and sale of resulting shares to cover tax/NI liability and dealing costs
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
EXERCISE OF OPTION
Price(s)
Volume(s)
Nil
97,118
SALE OF SHARES
Price(s)
Volume(s)
£2.6274
45,875
d)
Aggregated information
Aggregated volume
Price
As above
e)
Date of the transaction
Exercise of options: 5 February 2026
Sale of shares: 5 February 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange


 

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
Exercise of options granted under the Hollywood Bowl Group plc Long Term Incentive Plan and sale of resulting shares to cover tax/NI liability and dealing costs
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
EXERCISE OF OPTION
Price(s)
Volume(s)
Nil
64,905
SALE OF SHARES
Price(s)
Volume(s)
£2.6274
30,659
d)
Aggregated information
Aggregated volume
Price
As above
e)
Date of the transaction
Exercise of options: 5 February 2026
Sale of shares: 5 February 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange


 

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