Director dealings: Hollywood Bowl chairman ups stake

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

Top Director Buys

Smiths Group (SMIN)
Director name: Williams ,Steve
Amount purchased: 20,000 @ 1,688.00p
Value: £337,599.98

Hollywood Bowl Group (BOWL)
Director name: Boddy,Peter
Amount purchased: 100,000 @ 320.00p
Value: £320,000.00

Smiths Group (SMIN)
Director name: Carter,Roland
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Sthree (STEM)
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Sthree (STEM)
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Empiric Student Property (ESP)
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Earnz (EARN)
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Earnz (EARN)
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Amount purchased: 100,000 @ 5.65p
Value: £5,650.00

Cordel Group (CRDL)
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Mortgage Advice Bureau (holdings) (MAB1)
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Amount sold: 300,000 @ 259.74p
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