Director/PDMR Shareholding
Hollywood Bowl Group plc announced that on February 6, 2026, options were granted to 82 employees under its Save As You Earn Scheme, totaling 127,416 ordinary shares, representing 0.10% of the issued share capital. These options, exercisable between February 2029 and July 2029, have an exercise price of £2.76 per share. Notably, executive directors and persons discharging managerial responsibilities, including Stephen Burns, Mat Hart, Darryl Lewis, and Rob Demirtges, participated in this grant, receiving 1,318, 6,594, 3,297, and 1,978 options respectively.
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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 | |||||
| a) | Name | Hollywood Bowl Group plc | ||||
| b) | LEI | 213800XB8YZNGJYDEZ97 | ||||
| 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) |
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| 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 | ||||
| a) | Name | Hollywood Bowl Group plc | ||||
| b) | LEI | 213800XB8YZNGJYDEZ97 | ||||
| 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) |
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| 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 | ||||
| a) | Name | Hollywood Bowl Group plc | ||||
| b) | LEI | 213800XB8YZNGJYDEZ97 | ||||
| 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) |
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| 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 | ||||
| a) | Name | Hollywood Bowl Group plc | ||||
| b) | LEI | 213800XB8YZNGJYDEZ97 | ||||
| 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) |
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| 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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