Directorate Change

RNS Number : 9752B

Hollywood Bowl Group plc

07 April 2017

 

7 April 2017

Hollywood Bowl Group plc

("Hollywood Bowl" or the "Company")

Directorate Change

Hollywood Bowl, the UK's largest ten-pin bowling operator, announces that following the announcement by Electra Private Equity Partners 2006 Scottish LP ('Electra') earlier today that it has sold, subject to completion, its entire shareholding in the Company, Bill Priestley, Electra's representative on the Board of the Company, has resigned as a Non-Executive Director of the Company with immediate effect.

A search for an Independent Non-Executive Director will commence shortly and the Company will provide an update as appropriate.

Peter Boddy, Chairman of the Company, said "On behalf of the Board, I would like to express our thanks to Bill. He has made a significant contribution to the Board's debates and the development of the Company since Electra's investment in 2014 and we wish him the best for the future."

Enquiries:

Hollywood Bowl Group Steve Burns, Chief Executive Laurence Keen, Chief Financial Officer Mat Hart, Commercial Director	via Tulchan Communications
Tulchan Communications James Macey White Will Smith	[phone]

Notes to Editors:

Hollywood Bowl is the UK's largest ten-pin bowling operator, with a high quality portfolio of 55 profitable centres operating across the UK under the Hollywood Bowl, AMF and Bowlplex brands. The Group specialises in operating large, high quality bowling centres, predominantly located in out of town multi-use leisure parks (typically co-located with cinema and casual dining sites) and large retail parks. The centres are designed to offer a complete family entertainment experience with each centre offering bowling lanes, on-site dining, licensed bars, and state-of-the-art family games arcades.

 

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