Director dealings: Hollywood Bowl chairman ups stake.


Hollywood Bowl revealed on Thursday that chairman Peter Boddy had acquired 100,000 ordinary shares in the London-listed bowling centres operator.

Source: Sharecast

Boddy, who took over as chairman in 2014, purchased the shares on Wednesday at an average price of 320.0p each, for a total value of £320,000.

Following the transaction, Boddy holds a beneficial interest in 639,839 ordinary Hollywood Bowl shares, representing approximately 0.37% of the company's issued share capital.

As of 1600 GMT, Hollywood Bowl shares were up 0.16% at 318.0p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

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