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Result of AGM
Hollywood Bowl Group plc announced the results of its Annual General Meeting held on January 29, 2026, where all resolutions were passed with strong shareholder support, including the receipt of the Directors' report and accounts for the year ended September 30, 2025, and the declaration of a final dividend of 9.18 pence per share. The Directors' Remuneration Report was approved with 92.63% of votes in favour, and the election and re-election of directors, along with the re-appointment of KPMG LLP as auditors, also received overwhelming approval. Amendments to the Long-Term Incentive Plan and Save As You Earn Plan were passed with 94.34% and 99.89% of votes respectively, and directors were authorised to allot shares and disapply pre-emption rights, with 93.68% and 90.28% of votes in favour for the respective resolutions. The company also received approval to buy back shares and to call general meetings on shorter notice. Laurence Keen stepped down from the Board. Disclaimer*
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n \nHollywood Bowl Group plc (the \"Company\")\n \nResults of Annual General Meeting\n \nThe Annual General Meeting (the \"Meeting\") of the Company was held on Thursday 29 January 2026 at 9.30am (London time).\n \nThe results of the voting by way of a poll on the ordinary and special resolutions put to the Meeting, and set out in the Notice of the Meeting dated 5 January 2026, were as follows:\n \n\n\n\n\nNo \n\n\nRESOLUTION\n\n\nVOTES\nFOR\n\n\n%\n\n\nVOTES\nAGAINST\n\n\n%\n\n\nTOTAL VOTES\n\n\n\n% of ISC VOTED\n\n\nVOTES\nWITHHELD\n\n\n\n\n1\n\n\nTo receive the Directors' report and the accounts for the Company for the year ended 30 September 2025\n\n\n146,868,137\n\n\n99.99\n\n\n2,217\n\n\n0.00\n\n\n146,870,354\n\n\n88.02\n\n\n112,421\n\n\n\n\n2\n\n\nTo declare a Final Dividend of 9.18 pence per share\n\n\n146,977,805\n\n\n99.99\n\n\n1,279\n\n\n0.00\n\n\n146,979,084\n\n\n88.09\n\n\n3,691\n\n\n\n\n3\n\n\nTo approve the Directors' Remuneration Report\n\n\n136,132,828\n\n\n92.63\n\n\n10,819,215\n\n\n7.36\n\n\n146,952,043\n\n\n88.07\n\n\n30,732\n\n\n\n\n4\n\n\nTo elect Asheeka Hyde\n\n\n146,840,749\n\n\n99.92\n\n\n103,192\n\n\n0.07\n\n\n146,943,941\n\n\n88.07\n\n\n38,834\n\n\n\n\n5\n\n\nTo re-elect Darren Shapland as a Director\n\n\n146,005,362\n\n\n99.35\n\n\n944,038\n\n\n0.64\n\n\n146,949,400\n\n\n88.07\n\n\n33,375\n\n\n\n\n6\n\n\nTo re-elect Rachel Addison as a Director\n\n\n145,550,647\n\n\n99.04\n\n\n1,398,748\n\n\n0.95\n\n\n146,949,395\n\n\n88.07\n\n\n33,380\n\n\n\n\n7\n\n\nTo re-elect Stephen Burns as a Director\n\n\n146,867,836\n\n\n99.93\n\n\n99,459\n\n\n0.07\n\n\n146,967,295\n\n\n88.08\n\n\n15,480\n\n\n\n\n8\n\n\nTo re-elect Melanie Dickinson as a Director\n\n\n146,850,180\n\n\n99.93\n\n\n99,615\n\n\n0.07\n\n\n146,949,795\n\n\n88.07\n\n\n32,980\n\n\n\n\n9\n\n\nTo re-elect Julia Porter as a Director\n\n\n135,304,881\n\n\n92.07\n\n\n11,644,514\n\n\n7.92\n\n\n146,949,395\n\n\n88.07\n\n\n33,380\n\n\n\n\n10\n\n\nTo re-elect Ivan Schofield as a Director\n\n\n146,031,588\n\n\n99.39\n\n\n888,981\n\n\n0.61\n\n\n146,920,569\n\n\n88.05\n\n\n62,206\n\n\n\n\n11\n\n\nTo re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditors of the Company\n\n\n146,559,201\n\n\n99.72\n\n\n406,810\n\n\n0.28\n\n\n146,966,011\n\n\n88.08\n\n\n16,764\n\n\n\n\n12\n\n\nTo authorise the Audit Committee of the Company to fix the remuneration of the ...