Director/PDMR Shareholding

Hollywood Bowl

09/02/2026 09:21

RNS Number : 2352S

Hollywood Bowl Group plc

09 February 2026

 

9 February 2026

 

Hollywood Bowl Group plc (the "Company")

 

Grant of Options under the Hollywood Bowl Group plc Save As You Earn Scheme ("SAYE Scheme")

 

Notification of transactions by directors/persons discharging managerial responsibilities

 

Hollywood Bowl Group plc (LSE: BOWL the "Company") announces that on 6 February 2026 options were granted to employees of the Company pursuant to the SAYE Scheme.

 

Participation in the SAYE Scheme has been made available to all employees of the Company who satisfy certain eligibility criteria, giving them the opportunity to participate in the future growth of the Company via options granted under the SAYE Scheme.

A total of 82 employees have elected to participate in the SAYE Scheme and, pursuant to their elections, options over a total of 127,416 Ordinary Shares ("Options"), equating to 0.10 per cent. of the current issued share capital of the Company, were granted on 6 February 2026. The Options are normally exercisable between 1 February 2029 and 31 July 2029 and have an exercise price, calculated in accordance with the rules of the SAYE Scheme, of £2.76 per Ordinary Share. The exercise of Options is not dependent upon the satisfaction of performance criteria.

The following Executive Directors and persons discharging managerial responsibility ("PDMRs") of the Company, have elected to participate in the SAYE scheme and their Options are included in the total figures above.

 

Director/PDMR
No. of Options
Stephen Burns
1,318
Mat Hart
6,594
Darryl Lewis
3,297
Rob Demirtges
1,978

 

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 ('CAP')
a)
Name
Stephen Burns
2.
Reason for the notification
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, type of instrument and identification code
Ordinary shares of £0.01 each
ISIN: GB00BD0NVK62
b)
Nature of the transaction
Grant of options to acquire Ordinary shares under the Company's Save as You Earn scheme
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
£2.76
1,318
d)
Aggregated
information
Aggregated volume
Price
N/A - Single transaction
e)
Date of the
transaction
6 February 2026
f)
Place of the
transaction
Outside a trading venue

 

1.
Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ('CAP')
a)
Name
Mat Hart
2.
Reason for the notification
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, type of instrument and identification code
Ordinary shares of £0.01 each
ISIN: GB00BD0NVK62
b)
Nature of the transaction
Grant of options to acquire Ordinary shares under the Company's Save as You Earn scheme
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
£2.76
6,594
d)
Aggregated
information
Aggregated volume
Price
N/A - Single transaction
e)
Date of the
transaction
6 February 2026
f)
Place of the
transaction
Outside a trading venue

 

1.
Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ('CAP')
a)
Name
Darryl Lewis
2.
Reason for the notification
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, type of instrument and identification code
Ordinary shares of £0.01 each
ISIN: GB00BD0NVK62
b)
Nature of the transaction
Grant of options to acquire Ordinary shares under the Company's Save as You Earn scheme
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
£2.76
3,297
d)
Aggregated
information
Aggregated volume
Price
N/A - Single transaction
e)
Date of the
transaction
6 February 2026
f)
Place of the
transaction
Outside a trading venue

 

1.
Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ('CAP')
a)
Name
Rob Demirtges
2.
Reason for the notification
a)
Position / status
Chief Marketing 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, type of instrument and identification code
Ordinary shares of £0.01 each
ISIN: GB00BD0NVK62
b)
Nature of the transaction
Grant of options to acquire Ordinary shares under the Company's Save as You Earn scheme
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
£2.76
1,978
d)
Aggregated
information
Aggregated volume
Price
N/A - Single transaction
e)
Date of the
transaction
6 February 2026
f)
Place of the
transaction
Outside a trading venue

 

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