Hollywood Bowl Group plc Holding(s) in Company (8453H)

TIDMBOWL TIDMABDN

RNS Number : 8453H

Hollywood Bowl Group plc

08 April 2022

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1. Issuer Details

ISIN

GB00BD0NVK62

Issuer Name

HOLLYWOOD BOWL GROUP PLC

UK or Non-UK Issuer

UK

2. Reason for Notification

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

Aggregate of abrdn plc affiliated investment management entities with delegated voting rights on behalf of multiple managed portfolios

City of registered office (if applicable)

Edinburgh

Country of registered office (if applicable)

United Kingdom

4. Details of the shareholder

Full name of shareholder(s) if different from the person(s) subject to the notification obligation, above

City of registered office (if applicable)

Country of registered office (if applicable)

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

06-Apr-2022

6. Date on which Issuer notified

07-Apr-2022

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

 
                          % of voting rights      % of voting rights      Total of both in %      Total number of 
                          attached to shares      through financial       (8.A + 8.B)             voting rights held 
                          (total of 8.A)          instruments (total                              in issuer 
                                                  of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2) 
   Resulting situation 
    on the date on 
    which threshold 
    was crossed or 
    reached                     15.457276               0.000000                15.457276              26,441,132 
                        ======================  ======================  ======================  ====================== 
   Position of 
    previous 
    notification (if 
    applicable)                 15.004306               0.000000                15.004306 
                        ======================  ======================  ======================  ====================== 
 

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

8A. Voting rights attached to shares

 
Class/Type of shares    Number of direct        Number of indirect      % of direct voting      % of indirect voting 
ISIN code(if possible)  voting rights (DTR5.1)  voting rights           rights (DTR5.1)         rights (DTR5.2.1) 
                                                (DTR5.2.1) 
GB00BD0NVK62                                           26,441,132                                       15.457276 
                        ======================  ======================  ======================  ====================== 
Sub Total 8.A                              26,441,132                                       15.457276 
                        ==============================================  ============================================== 
 

8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))

 
Type of financial           Expiration date  Exercise/conversion period  Number of voting rights    % of voting rights 
instrument                                                               that may be acquired if 
                                                                         the instrument is 
                                                                         exercised/converted 
 
Sub Total 8.B1 
                            ===========================================  =========================  ================== 
 

8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))

 
Type of financial   Expiration date  Exercise/conversion  Physical or cash     Number of voting     % of voting rights 
instrument                           period               settlement           rights 
 
Sub Total 8.B2 
                    =========================================================  ===================  ================== 
 

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation

2. Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entities (please add additional rows as necessary)

 
Ultimate controlling     Name of controlled       % of voting rights if  % of voting rights     Total of both if it 
person                   undertaking              it equals or is        through financial      equals or is higher 
                                                  higher than the        instruments if it      than the notifiable 
                                                  notifiable threshold   equals or is higher    threshold 
                                                                         than the notifiable 
                                                                         threshold 
   abrdn plc 
                         =======================  =====================  =====================  ====================== 
   abrdn plc                abrdn Investments 
                            (Holdings) Limited 
                         =======================  =====================  =====================  ====================== 
                            abrdn Investment 
   abrdn plc                 Management Limited          10.073751               0.000000               10.073751 
                         =======================  =====================  =====================  ====================== 
 
   abrdn plc 
                                                  =====================  =====================  ====================== 
   abrdn plc                abrdn Investments 
                             (Holdings) Limited 
                         =======================  =====================  =====================  ====================== 
   abrdn plc                Ignis Asset 
                             Management Limited 
                         =======================  =====================  =====================  ====================== 
   abrdn plc                Ignis Investment 
                             Services Limited 
                         =======================  =====================  =====================  ====================== 
 
   abrdn plc 
                                                  =====================  =====================  ====================== 
   abrdn plc                Aberdeen Asset 
                             Management PLC 
                         =======================  =====================  =====================  ====================== 
   abrdn plc                Aberdeen Asset 
                             Managers Limited 
                         =======================  =====================  =====================  ====================== 
 

10. In case of proxy voting

Name of the proxy holder

The number and % of voting rights held

The date until which the voting rights will be held

11. Additional Information

In reference to section 9, the shares detailed are managed by the named discretionary investment management entity within multiple portfolios on behalf of underlying clients, based on investment management agreements whereby the client has delegated the exercise of the voting power to the referenced investment manager.

This disclosure reflects the fact that the voting rights effectively held indirectly by the underlying intermediate holding company abrdn Investments (Holdings) Limited ("aI(H)L") and held by the underlying investment management entity abrdn Investment Management Limited ("aIML") increased above notifiable thresholds due to trading on 6 April 2022.

"aI(H)L" now effectively holds the delegated voting rights to 13.134096% of the shares in Hollywood Bowl Group plc. Prior to this crossing, "aI(H)L" effectively held 12.959149% of the delegated voting rights thus increasing above the 13% notifiable threshold.

"aIML" now holds the delegated voting rights to 10.073751% of the shares in Hollywood Bowl Group plc. Prior to this crossing, "aIML" held 9.898804% of the delegated voting rights thus increasing above the 10% notifiable threshold.

12. Date of Completion

07-Apr-2022

13. Place Of Completion

Aberdeen, United Kingdom

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