Hollywood Bowl Group plc Grant of Options under SAYE Scheme

RNS Number : 3405C

Hollywood Bowl Group plc

09 February 2024

 

9 February 2024

 

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 8 February 2024 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 109 employees have elected to participate in the SAYE Scheme and, pursuant to their elections, options over a total of 100,887 Ordinary Shares ("Options"), equating to 0.06 per cent. of the current issued share capital of the Company, were granted on 8 February 2024. The Options are normally exercisable between 1 February 2027 and 31 July 2027 and have an exercise price, calculated in accordance with the rules of the SAYE Scheme, of £2.850 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	1,627
Laurence Keen	1,301
Melanie Dickinson	1,301

 

The notifications below, made in accordance with Article 19 of the UK Market Abuse Regulation, provide further detail.

 

For further information please contact:

 

Hollywood Bowl Group Steve Burns, Chief Executive Officer Laurence Keen, Chief Financial Officer Mat Hart, Chief Marketing and Technology Officer	via Tulchan Communications
Teneo Elizabeth Snow Laura Marshall	[e-mail] [phone]

 

 

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) 2.850 1,627
d)	Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price	N/A - Single transaction
e)	Date of the transaction	8 February 2024
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

 

1.	Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ('CAP')
a)	Name	Laurence Keen
2.	Reason for the notification
a)	Position / status	Chief Financial 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) 2.850 1,301
d)	Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price	N/A - Single transaction
e)	Date of the transaction	8 February 2024
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

 

1.	Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ('CAP')
a)	Name	Melanie Dickinson
2.	Reason for the notification
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, 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) 2.850 1,301
d)	Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price	N/A - Single transaction
e)	Date of the transaction	8 February 2024
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

 

 

 

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