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 attached to shares (total of 8.A) | % of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2) | Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B) | Total number of voting rights held in issuer | |
| 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 ISIN code(if possible) | Number of direct voting rights (DTR5.1) | Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1) | % of direct voting rights (DTR5.1) | % of indirect voting rights (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 instrument | Expiration date | Exercise/conversion period | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted | % of voting rights |
| | | | | |
| Sub Total 8.B1 | | | | |
8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))
| Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise/conversion period | Physical or cash settlement | Number of voting rights | % of voting 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 person | Name of controlled undertaking | % of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold | % of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold | Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold |
| abrdn plc | | | | |
| abrdn plc | abrdn Investments (Holdings) Limited | | | |
| abrdn plc | abrdn Investment 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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