--- title: "REG - Hollywood Bowl Group - Director/PDMR Shareholding" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/275294003.md" description: "Hollywood Bowl Group plc announced the grant of options under its Save As You Earn (SAYE) Scheme on February 6, 2026. A total of 82 employees, including executive directors, were granted options for 127,416 Ordinary Shares at an exercise price of £2.76 per share. The options can be exercised between February 1, 2029, and July 31, 2029, without performance criteria. Notable participants include CEO Stephen Burns and other directors, with varying numbers of options granted to each." datetime: "2026-02-09T09:21:13.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/275294003.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/275294003.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/275294003.md) --- > Supported Languages: [简体中文](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/275294003.md) | [繁體中文](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/275294003.md) # REG - Hollywood Bowl Group - Director/PDMR Shareholding RNS Number : 2352S Hollywood Bowl Group plc 09 February 2026 9 February 2026 Hollywood Bowl Group plc (the "Company") Grant of Options under the Hollywood Bowl Group plc Save As You Earn Scheme ("SAYE Scheme") Notification of transactions by directors/persons discharging managerial responsibilities 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 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 ('CAP') a) Name Stephen Burns 2. Reason for the notification 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, type of instrument and identification code Ordinary shares of £0.01 each ISIN: GB00BD0NVK62 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) Price(s) Volume(s) £2.76 1,318 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 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, type of instrument and identification code Ordinary shares of £0.01 each ISIN: GB00BD0NVK62 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) Price(s) Volume(s) £2.76 6,594 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 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, type of instrument and identification code Ordinary shares of £0.01 each ISIN: GB00BD0NVK62 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) Price(s) Volume(s) £2.76 3,297 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 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, type of instrument and identification code Ordinary shares of £0.01 each ISIN: GB00BD0NVK62 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) Price(s) Volume(s) £2.76 1,978 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 This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange. 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