Director/PDMR Shareholding

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Hollywood Bowl Group plc announced that on February 6, 2026, Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility (PMDRs) and their closely associated persons sold a total of 303,326 ordinary shares at £2.5936 per share. These sales were to cover tax and national insurance liabilities arising from the exercise of nil-cost options granted under the Company's Long-Term Incentive Plan on January 31, 2023. Following these transactions, the Chief Executive Officer, Stephen Burns, retains 3,230,526 shares, Chief People Officer Melanie Dickinson holds 328,760 shares, and CEO, Canada Laurence Keen holds 1,387,724 shares.

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Hollywood Bowl Group plc
09 February 2026
 

9 February 2026

Hollywood Bowl Group plc

 

Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PMDRs") and their Closely Associated Persons ("PCAs")

 

The Company provides notification of the following transactions, effected on 6 February 2026, relating to the Directors and PDMRs (or their PCAs) below and in respect of ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the capital of the Company.

 

The shares sold by each Director/PDMR/PCA below is equal to the number of shares retained by the Director/PDMR following the exercise of nil-cost options (and associated sale of shares to cover the tax and national insurance liability arising) granted to them under the Company's Long-Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP") on 31 January 2023, such LTIP awards having been exercised on 5 February 2026.

 

Director/PDMR (or PCA)

Position

Number of shares sold

Abigail Ashby-Burns

PCA of Stephen Burns, Chief Executive Officer

158,472

Melanie Dickinson

Chief People Officer

40,994

Pippa Keen

PCA of Laurence Keen, CEO, Canada

103,860

 

 

Following the share sales, the PDMRs hold the following shares (including shares held by their PCAs):

 

Director/PDMR

Position

Number of shares held

Stephen Burns

Chief Executive Officer

3,230,526

Melanie Dickinson

Chief People Officer

328,760

Laurence Keen

CEO, Canada

1,387,724

 

 

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

Abigail Ashby-Burns

2.

Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ('PCA')

a)

Position / status

PCA of Stephen Burns, 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

Sale of Shares

 

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

 

Price(s)

Volume(s)

£2.5936

158,472

d)

Aggregated information

 

Aggregated volume

 

Price

 

N/A - Single transaction

e)

Date of the transaction

6 February 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

Sale of Shares

 

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

 

Price(s)

Volume(s)

£2.5936

40,994

d)

Aggregated information

 

Aggregated volume

 

Price

 

N/A - Single transaction

e)

Date of the transaction

6 February 2026

 

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange XLON

 

 

 

1.

Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ('PCA')

a)

Name

Pippa Keen

2.

Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ('PCA')

a)

Position / status

PCA of Laurence Keen, 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

Sale of Shares

 

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

 

Price(s)

Volume(s)

£2.5936

103,860

d)

Aggregated information

 

Aggregated volume

 

Price

 

N/A - Single transaction

e)

Date of the transaction

6 February 2026

 

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange XLON

 

 

 

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