8th April 2025
Hollywood Bowl Group plc
("Hollywood Bowl" or the "Group")
Transaction in Own Shares, Completion of Share Buyback Programme and Total Voting Rights
Hollywood Bowl Group plc, the UK and Canada's largest ten-pin bowling operator, announces today it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 1 pence each through Berenberg.
Ordinary Shares
| Date of purchase: | 7th April 2025 |
| Number of ordinary shares purchased: | 104,994 |
| Lowest price per share (pence): | 237.00 |
| Highest price per share (pence): | 247.50 |
| Weighted average price per day (pence): | 244.1140 |
The Group will cancel the purchased shares. Following the purchase of these shares, the remaining number of ordinary shares in issue will be 168,852,799. The Group holds no ordinary shares in treasury. Therefore, the total voting rights in Hollywood Bowl will be 168,852,799. This figure for the total number of voting rights may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Group under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
Completion of the Share Buyback Programme
Following the above transaction, the Group has completed the Share Buyback Programme which was announced on 18 February 2025. In total, the Group repurchased 3,762,176 ordinary shares of 1 pence each, all of which were cancelled, at a total consideration of £10 million.
The table below contains detailed information about the purchases made as part of the buyback programme.
Aggregate information:
| Venue | Volume-weighted average price (p) | Aggregated volume | Lowest price per share (p) | Highest price per share (p) |
| XLON | 244.1140 | 104,994 | 237.00 | 247.50 |
Schedule of Purchases - Individual Transactions
In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 as it forms part of UK law, a full breakdown of the individual trades made by Berenberg on behalf of the Group as part of the Programme is detailed below:
| Date and time of each trade | Number of shares purchased | Price (pence per share) | Trading Venue | Transaction Reference Number |
| 07 April 2025 08:00:21 | 1,212 | 245.50 | XLON | 1196200606828098 |
| 07 April 2025 08:08:40 | 364 | 240.00 | XLON | 1196200606841202 |
| 07 April 2025 08:08:40 | 1,670 | 240.00 | XLON | 1196200606841210 |
| 07 April 2025 08:12:00 | 1,386 | 237.00 | XLON | 1196200606844341 |
| 07 April 2025 08:12:00 | 1,072 | 237.00 | XLON | 1196200606844342 |
| 07 April 2025 08:15:07 | 2,553 | 239.50 | XLON | 1196200606846976 |
| 07 April 2025 08:15:07 | 2,625 | 239.50 | XLON | 1196200606846977 |
| 07 April 2025 08:17:36 | 2,197 | 239.50 | XLON | 1196200606848399 |
| 07 April 2025 08:17:36 | 527 | 239.50 | XLON | 1196200606848400 |
| 07 April 2025 08:17:50 | 1,216 | 240.50 | XLON | 1196200606848555 |
| 07 April 2025 08:26:00 | 1,997 | 241.00 | XLON | 1196200606853137 |
| 07 April 2025 08:26:00 | 881 | 241.00 | XLON | 1196200606853138 |
| 07 April 2025 08:26:05 | 2,889 | 241.50 | XLON | 1196200606853247 |
| 07 April 2025 08:28:38 | 1,597 | 242.50 | XLON | 1196200606854244 |
| 07 April 2025 08:28:38 | 1,388 | 242.50 | XLON | 1196200606854245 |
| 07 April 2025 08:30:27 | 1,740 | 242.50 | XLON | 1196200606855277 |
| 07 April 2025 08:30:41 | 490 | 242.50 | XLON | 1196200606855468 |
| 07 April 2025 08:30:42 | 342 | 242.50 | XLON | 1196200606855488 |
| 07 April 2025 08:30:42 | 537 | 242.50 | XLON | 1196200606855489 |
| 07 April 2025 08:36:32 | 1,698 | 243.50 | XLON | 1196200606858390 |
| 07 April 2025 08:37:10 | 652 | 244.50 | XLON | 1196200606858628 |
| 07 April 2025 08:39:08 | 526 | 244.00 | XLON | 1196200606859415 |
| 07 April 2025 08:39:08 | 1,750 | 244.00 | XLON | 1196200606859420 |
| 07 April 2025 08:40:17 | 698 | 244.00 | XLON | 1196200606860262 |
| 07 April 2025 08:40:17 | 940 | 244.00 | XLON | 1196200606860263 |
| 07 April 2025 08:45:33 | 524 | 244.00 | XLON | 1196200606863514 |
| 07 April 2025 08:45:33 | 2,201 | 244.00 | XLON | 1196200606863515 |
| 07 April 2025 08:45:33 | 524 | 244.00 | XLON | 1196200606863516 |
| 07 April 2025 08:45:33 | 524 | 244.00 | XLON | 1196200606863517 |
| 07 April 2025 08:45:33 | 385 | 244.00 | XLON | 1196200606863519 |
| 07 April 2025 08:45:33 | 1,076 | 244.00 | XLON | 1196200606863518 |
| 07 April 2025 08:52:14 | 524 | 244.00 | XLON | 1196200606866991 |
| 07 April 2025 08:55:49 | 1,565 | 244.00 | XLON | 1196200606868284 |
| 07 April 2025 08:55:49 | 524 | 244.00 | XLON | 1196200606868283 |
| 07 April 2025 08:58:34 | 2,092 | 245.00 | XLON | 1196200606869141 |
| 07 April 2025 08:58:34 | 500 | 245.00 | XLON | 1196200606869147 |
| 07 April 2025 08:58:34 | 524 | 244.00 | XLON | 1196200606869148 |
| 07 April 2025 08:58:34 | 524 | 244.00 | XLON | 1196200606869154 |
| 07 April 2025 08:58:34 | 524 | 244.00 | XLON | 1196200606869155 |
| 07 April 2025 09:00:43 | 524 | 244.00 | XLON | 1196200606870153 |
| 07 April 2025 09:00:43 | 1,321 | 244.00 | XLON | 1196200606870155 |
| 07 April 2025 09:00:45 | 524 | 244.00 | XLON | 1196200606870210 |
| 07 April 2025 09:11:28 | 3,440 | 245.50 | XLON | 1196200606875186 |
| 07 April 2025 09:16:53 | 518 | 246.00 | XLON | 1196200606877147 |
| 07 April 2025 09:16:53 | 741 | 246.00 | XLON | 1196200606877154 |
| 07 April 2025 09:27:07 | 706 | 246.00 | XLON | 1196200606880484 |
| 07 April 2025 09:30:00 | 352 | 246.50 | XLON | 1196200606881606 |
| 07 April 2025 09:31:58 | 381 | 246.00 | XLON | 1196200606882247 |
| 07 April 2025 09:32:04 | 432 | 246.00 | XLON | 1196200606882299 |
| 07 April 2025 09:36:20 | 352 | 246.00 | XLON | 1196200606883678 |
| 07 April 2025 09:36:36 | 353 | 246.00 | XLON | 1196200606883854 |
| 07 April 2025 09:37:49 | 592 | 246.00 | XLON | 1196200606884388 |
| 07 April 2025 09:50:45 | 672 | 247.50 | XLON | 1196200606888285 |
| 07 April 2025 09:57:19 | 505 | 247.50 | XLON | 1196200606890135 |
| 07 April 2025 09:58:22 | 1,327 | 247.00 | XLON | 1196200606890512 |
| 07 April 2025 09:58:22 | 670 | 247.00 | XLON | 1196200606890515 |
| 07 April 2025 10:01:05 | 663 | 245.50 | XLON | 1196200606891376 |
| 07 April 2025 10:05:31 | 524 | 244.00 | XLON | 1196200606892389 |
| 07 April 2025 10:05:31 | 524 | 244.00 | XLON | 1196200606892390 |
| 07 April 2025 10:05:31 | 524 | 244.00 | XLON | 1196200606892391 |
| 07 April 2025 10:05:31 | 524 | 244.00 | XLON | 1196200606892392 |
| 07 April 2025 10:05:31 | 294 | 244.00 | XLON | 1196200606892393 |
| 07 April 2025 10:05:31 | 230 | 244.00 | XLON | 1196200606892394 |
| 07 April 2025 10:05:31 | 524 | 244.00 | XLON | 1196200606892395 |
| 07 April 2025 10:05:31 | 524 | 244.00 | XLON | 1196200606892400 |
| 07 April 2025 10:05:31 | 400 | 244.00 | XLON | 1196200606892403 |
| 07 April 2025 10:05:36 | 124 | 244.00 | XLON | 1196200606892552 |
| 07 April 2025 10:05:42 | 240 | 244.00 | XLON | 1196200606892592 |
| 07 April 2025 10:05:42 | 284 | 244.00 | XLON | 1196200606892593 |
| 07 April 2025 10:05:47 | 524 | 244.00 | XLON | 1196200606892607 |
| 07 April 2025 10:05:50 | 62 | 244.00 | XLON | 1196200606892625 |
| 07 April 2025 10:06:49 | 250 | 244.00 | XLON | 1196200606892980 |
| 07 April 2025 10:07:06 | 212 | 244.00 | XLON | 1196200606893122 |
| 07 April 2025 10:15:03 | 856 | 245.00 | XLON | 1196200606895492 |
| 07 April 2025 10:15:03 | 376 | 245.00 | XLON | 1196200606895497 |
| 07 April 2025 10:16:01 | 524 | 244.00 | XLON | 1196200606895855 |
| 07 April 2025 10:16:01 | 524 | 244.00 | XLON | 1196200606895857 |
| 07 April 2025 10:21:42 | 524 | 244.00 | XLON | 1196200606897315 |
| 07 April 2025 10:21:42 | 604 | 244.00 | XLON | 1196200606897316 |
| 07 April 2025 10:21:42 | 524 | 244.00 | XLON | 1196200606897319 |
| 07 April 2025 10:21:43 | 439 | 244.00 | XLON | 1196200606897348 |
| 07 April 2025 10:21:43 | 856 | 244.00 | XLON | 1196200606897349 |
| 07 April 2025 10:27:59 | 760 | 243.00 | XLON | 1196200606899642 |
| 07 April 2025 10:27:59 | 967 | 243.00 | XLON | 1196200606899643 |
| 07 April 2025 10:34:11 | 1,914 | 244.50 | XLON | 1196200606900979 |
| 07 April 2025 10:34:11 | 157 | 244.50 | XLON | 1196200606900980 |
| 07 April 2025 10:38:25 | 157 | 243.50 | XLON | 1196200606901766 |
| 07 April 2025 10:38:25 | 273 | 243.50 | XLON | 1196200606901767 |
| 07 April 2025 10:46:19 | 648 | 243.00 | XLON | 1196200606903614 |
| 07 April 2025 10:56:01 | 1,206 | 242.50 | XLON | 1196200606905936 |
| 07 April 2025 10:56:01 | 775 | 242.50 | XLON | 1196200606905939 |
| 07 April 2025 11:43:40 | 2,054 | 247.00 | XLON | 1196200606918814 |
| 07 April 2025 11:49:57 | 4,155 | 247.00 | XLON | 1196200606920232 |
| 07 April 2025 11:49:57 | 343 | 247.00 | XLON | 1196200606920236 |
| 07 April 2025 11:49:57 | 1,600 | 247.00 | XLON | 1196200606920235 |
| 07 April 2025 11:54:10 | 398 | 247.00 | XLON | 1196200606921450 |
| 07 April 2025 12:10:58 | 2,618 | 247.00 | XLON | 1196200606926057 |
| 07 April 2025 12:10:58 | 1,105 | 247.00 | XLON | 1196200606926059 |
| 07 April 2025 12:30:24 | 1,744 | 247.50 | XLON | 1196200606929160 |
| 07 April 2025 12:30:24 | 460 | 247.50 | XLON | 1196200606929174 |
| 07 April 2025 12:30:24 | 481 | 247.50 | XLON | 1196200606929175 |
| 07 April 2025 12:30:30 | 356 | 247.00 | XLON | 1196200606929249 |
| 07 April 2025 12:33:20 | 810 | 247.00 | XLON | 1196200606930025 |
| 07 April 2025 12:35:07 | 533 | 246.50 | XLON | 1196200606930434 |
| 07 April 2025 12:35:52 | 635 | 245.50 | XLON | 1196200606930585 |
| 07 April 2025 12:49:48 | 385 | 244.50 | XLON | 1196200606933258 |
| 07 April 2025 12:49:48 | 461 | 244.50 | XLON | 1196200606933259 |
| 07 April 2025 13:08:47 | 379 | 245.00 | XLON | 1196200606937818 |
| 07 April 2025 13:08:49 | 48 | 245.00 | XLON | 1196200606937848 |
| 07 April 2025 13:08:49 | 373 | 245.00 | XLON | 1196200606937849 |
| 07 April 2025 13:40:30 | 2,941 | 246.50 | XLON | 1196200606946477 |
| 07 April 2025 13:40:31 | 1,484 | 246.00 | XLON | 1196200606946508 |
| 07 April 2025 13:44:08 | 270 | 246.50 | XLON | 1196200606947668 |
| 07 April 2025 14:07:22 | 1,154 | 247.00 | XLON | 1196200606953828 |
| 07 April 2025 14:07:22 | 481 | 247.00 | XLON | 1196200606953833 |
| 07 April 2025 14:10:56 | 346 | 246.50 | XLON | 1196200606954673 |
| 07 April 2025 14:18:52 | 2,442 | 246.50 | XLON | 1196200606956213 |
| 07 April 2025 14:25:22 | 59 | 246.50 | XLON | 1196200606957837 |
For further information:
| Hollywood Bowl Group PLC | Via Teneo |
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| Stephen Burns, Chief Executive Officer | |
| Laurence Keen, Chief Financial Officer | |
| Mat Hart, Chief Sustainability and Communications Officer | |
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| Elizabeth Snow | |
| Laura Marshall | +44 20 7260 2700 |
| Ayo Sangobowale | |
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| LEI: 213800XB8YZNGJYDEZ97 | |
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