Director/PDMR Shareholding

Hollywood Bowl

09/03/2026 09:16

RNS Number : 8700V

Hollywood Bowl Group plc

09 March 2026

 

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
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
£2.43
1,481
d)
Aggregated information
Aggregated volume
Price
N/A - Single transaction
e)
Date of the transaction
6 March 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange XLON


 

 

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
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
£2.43
2,222
d)
Aggregated information
Aggregated volume
Price
N/A - Single transaction
e)
Date of the transaction
6 March 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange XLON


 

 

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
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
£2.43
1,777
d)
Aggregated information
Aggregated volume
Price
N/A - Single transaction
e)
Date of the transaction
6 March 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange XLON


 

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
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
£2.43
3,703
d)
Aggregated information
Aggregated volume
Price
N/A - Single transaction
e)
Date of the transaction
6 March 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange XLON


 

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
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
£2.43
7,407
d)
Aggregated information
Aggregated volume
Price
N/A - Single transaction
e)
Date of the transaction
6 March 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange XLON


 

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