Directorate change

20 November 2025 

Hollywood Bowl Group plc 

("Hollywood Bowl", or the "Group") 

Directorate Change

Hollywood Bowl is pleased to announce an update regarding its senior leadership team. Having been the Group's Chief Financial Officer for 12 years, as well as supporting the delivery of the Group's strategic progress, Laurence Keen has informed the Board that he would like to explore the opportunity for a more operational role and step down from the Board. Accordingly, Laurence will be appointed Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") of Canada. Alongside this we are pleased to announce that Antony Smith will join the Board and leadership team as Group Chief Financial Officer ("CFO") on 2 February 2026.

The appointment of Antony brings significant expertise to the Group with his extensive experience in multi-site and consumer businesses. He recently spent five years as Chief Financial Officer of Ten Entertainment Group PLC, the UK's second largest ten pin bowling operator. Prior to that, Antony spent five years as Divisional Finance Director of Wickes, under the ownership of Travis Perkins PLC and in his earlier career he held senior finance positions with Premier Foods PLC, RHM PLC and RAC PLC. Most recently Antony has been CFO of River Island, the multi-channel fashion brand and retailer, overseeing a strategic review*.

Laurence will take on the newly created role of 'Chief Executive Officer - Canada', to help accelerate the Group's growth strategy and support the development of the existing management team in Canada. The role will be for an initial fixed term to the end of October 2026 and will report into the Group CEO. As recently outlined to investors and analysts at the "Canadian Opportunity" event on 3 November 2025, the Group continues to drive strong returns through ongoing investment in its centres and the expansion of its estate in prime locations in Canada and has an exciting pipeline of new centres.

Laurence will move to his new role based in Canada, following the effective transition of his responsibilities to Antony and accordingly will not stand for the re-election to the Board at the Annual General Meeting in January 2026.

Stephen Burns, Chief Executive Officer of Hollywood Bowl Group, said: "I'd like to thank Laurence for the immense contribution he has made during his 12-year tenure as CFO. He has played a major role in shaping Hollywood Bowl's strategy and the 70 per cent growth of the Group estate since our IPO in 2016. I am looking forward to continuing to work closely with him on the Group's growth strategy in our Canadian business.

Following a thorough selection process, I am delighted to welcome Antony to Hollywood Bowl Group. He will complement our strong leadership team, and I look forward to him joining the Board in February 2026. He brings a wealth of highly relevant sector and market experience and a proven track record in leading finance teams and managing capital programmes, which will support the delivery of our growth strategy."

*On 8 August 2025 the High Court of England and Wales sanctioned a restructuring plan (the "Plan") for River Island Holdings Ltd (the "Plan company") of which Antony Smith was CFO. The Plan company is the sole shareholder of River Island Fashion Ltd and River Island (Ireland) Ltd, of which Antony Smith is a director, and pursuant to the Plan, certain arrangements with certain of its creditors were agreed.

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