Director/PDMR Shareholding

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

[e-mail]

[phone]

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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