Result of AGM
Hollywood Bowl Group plc announced the results of its Annual General Meeting held on January 29, 2026, where all resolutions were passed with strong shareholder support, including the receipt of the Directors' report and accounts for the year ended September 30, 2025, and the declaration of a final dividend of 9.18 pence per share. The Directors' Remuneration Report was approved with 92.63% of votes in favour, and the election and re-election of directors, along with the re-appointment of KPMG LLP as auditors, also received overwhelming approval. Amendments to the Long-Term Incentive Plan and Save As You Earn Plan were passed with 94.34% and 99.89% of votes respectively, and directors were authorised to allot shares and disapply pre-emption rights, with 93.68% and 90.28% of votes in favour for the respective resolutions. The company also received approval to buy back shares and to call general meetings on shorter notice. Laurence Keen stepped down from the Board.
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The Annual General Meeting (the "Meeting") of the Company was held on Thursday 29 January 2026 at 9.30am (London time).
The results of the voting by way of a poll on the ordinary and special resolutions put to the Meeting, and set out in the Notice of the Meeting dated 5 January 2026, were as follows:
| No | RESOLUTION | VOTES FOR | % | VOTES AGAINST | % | TOTAL VOTES | % of ISC VOTED | VOTES WITHHELD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To receive the Directors' report and the accounts for the Company for the year ended 30 September 2025 | 146,868,137 | 99.99 | 2,217 | 0.00 | 146,870,354 | 88.02 | 112,421 |
| 2 | To declare a Final Dividend of 9.18 pence per share | 146,977,805 | 99.99 | 1,279 | 0.00 | 146,979,084 | 88.09 | 3,691 |
| 3 | To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report | 136,132,828 | 92.63 | 10,819,215 | 7.36 | 146,952,043 | 88.07 | 30,732 |
| 4 | To elect Asheeka Hyde | 146,840,749 | 99.92 | 103,192 | 0.07 | 146,943,941 | 88.07 | 38,834 |
| 5 | To re-elect Darren Shapland as a Director | 146,005,362 | 99.35 | 944,038 | 0.64 | 146,949,400 | 88.07 | 33,375 |
| 6 | To re-elect Rachel Addison as a Director | 145,550,647 | 99.04 | 1,398,748 | 0.95 | 146,949,395 | 88.07 | 33,380 |
| 7 | To re-elect Stephen Burns as a Director | 146,867,836 | 99.93 | 99,459 | 0.07 | 146,967,295 | 88.08 | 15,480 |
| 8 | To re-elect Melanie Dickinson as a Director | 146,850,180 | 99.93 | 99,615 | 0.07 | 146,949,795 | 88.07 | 32,980 |
| 9 | To re-elect Julia Porter as a Director | 135,304,881 | 92.07 | 11,644,514 | 7.92 | 146,949,395 | 88.07 | 33,380 |
| 10 | To re-elect Ivan Schofield as a Director | 146,031,588 | 99.39 | 888,981 | 0.61 | 146,920,569 | 88.05 | 62,206 |
| 11 | To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditors of the Company | 146,559,201 | 99.72 | 406,810 | 0.28 | 146,966,011 | 88.08 | 16,764 |
| 12 | To authorise the Audit Committee of the Company to fix the remuneration of the auditors | 146,714,134 | 99.82 | 256,458 | 0.17 | 146,970,592 | 88.08 | 12,183 |
| 13 | To approve amendments to the Long-Term Incentive Plan | 138,649,655 | 94.34 | 8,312,070 | 5.66 | 146,961,725 | 88.08 | 21,050 |
| 14 | To approve amendments to the Save As You Earn Plan | 146,802,912 | 99.89 | 161,300 | 0.11 | 146,964,212 | 88.08 | 18,563 |
| 16 | To authorise the Directors to disapply statutory pre-emption rights in respect of 10% of the Company's issued share capital | 132,670,478 | 90.28 | 14,292,087 | 9.72 | 146,962,565 | 88.08 | 20,210 |
| 17 | To authorise the Directors to disapply statutory pre-emption rights in respect of an additional 10% of the Company's issued share capital | 131,951,414 | 89.79 | 15,011,551 | 10.21 | 146,962,965 | 88.08 | 19,810 |
| 1 8 | To authorise the Company to buy back shares | 146,911,589 | 99.96 | 61,837 | 0.04 | 146,973,426 | 88.09 | 9,349 |
| 1 9 | To authorise the Directors to call a general meeting other than an annual general meeting on not less than 14 clear days' notice | 145,900,127 | 99.27 | 1,078,362 | 0.73 | 146,978,489 | 88.09 | 4,286 |
As previously announced, Laurence Keen did not offer himself for re-election at the Meeting and has stepped down from the Board with effect from today.
Notes:
- The number of shares in issue at close of business on 27 January 2026 was 166,851,906. The Company does not hold any shares in treasury.
Copies of resolutions passed at the Meeting concerning items other than ordinary business will shortly be available for inspection on the FCA National Storage Mechanism which can be accessed at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
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