Holding(s) in Company
Young & Co's Brewery PLC
Notifications of a major interest in shares under transitional provision 7 of
the DTR Sourcebook in relation to 'A' ordinary shares of 50p each in Young &
Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. (ISIN: GB0009882035) (the "Company")
Pursuant to transitional provision 8 of the DTR Sourcebook, we, Young & Co.'s
Brewery, P.L.C., advise receipt of the following notifications on 1 February
2007:
(1) from Ram Brewery Trustees Limited
'Pursuant to transitional provision 7 of the DTR Sourcebook, we, Ram Brewery
Trustees Limited, hereby notify you that immediately after the time when the
obligation to make this notification arose:
A. we held (as shareholder and as the direct or indirect holder of financial
instruments) 1,214,927 voting rights in the Company, being 16.72% of the voting
rights;
B. we held (as direct or indirect shareholder (disregarding for these purposes
holdings of financial instruments)) 1,214,917 voting rights in the Company,
being 16.72% of the voting rights; and
C. we held (as direct or indirect holder of financial instruments) 0 voting
rights in the Company, being 0% of the voting rights.
Of those:
â— 1,033,886 are held by us directly as a result of 1,033,886 A Shares being
registered in our name; and
â— 181,041 are held by us indirectly as a result of:
(a) 4,341 A Shares being registered in the name of Cazenove Nominees Limited;
and
(b) 176,700 A Shares being registered in the name of Chase (GA External Pension)
Nominees Limited A/C 30.
Words or expressions used in the Disclosure and Transparency Rules have the same
meaning when used in this notification, and references to "A Shares" are to 'A'
ordinary shares of 50p each in the Company.'
(2) from James Guillaume Allen Young
'Pursuant to transitional provision 7 of the DTR Sourcebook, I, James Guillaume
Allen Young, hereby notify you that immediately after the time when the
obligation to make this notification arose:
A. I held (as shareholder and as the direct or indirect holder of financial
instruments) 1,054,675 voting rights in the Company, being 14.51% of the voting
rights;
B. I held (as direct or indirect shareholder (disregarding for these purposes
holdings of financial instruments)) 1,005,083 voting rights in the Company,
being 13.83% of the voting rights; and
C. I held (as direct or indirect holder of financial instruments) 49,592 voting
rights in the Company, being 0.68% of the voting rights.
Of those:
â— 151,576 are held by me directly as a result of 151,576 A Shares being
registered in my name;
â— 853,507 are held by me directly as a result of:
(a) 804,183 A Shares being registered in the joint names of John Allen Young,
Thomas fflorance Barrow Young and me;
(b) 40,637 A Shares being registered in the joint names of Helena Elizabeth
Maitland Young and me;
(c) 8,687 A Shares being registered in the joint names of Thomas fflorance
Barrow Young and me;
â— 49,592 are held by me as a result of my holding the following financial
instruments:
(a) options over 49,592 A Shares under the Company's unapproved executive share
option scheme, which options are exercisable now but whose period of exercise
expires on 16 September 2008.
Words or expressions used in the Disclosure and Transparency Rules have the same
meaning when used in this notification, and references to "A Shares" are to 'A'
ordinary shares of 50p each in the Company.'
(3) from Torquil Charles fflorance Barrow Sligo-Young
'Pursuant to transitional provision 7 of the DTR Sourcebook, I, Torquil Charles
fflorance Barrow Sligo-Young, hereby notify you that immediately after the time
when the obligation to make this notification arose:
A. I held (as shareholder and as the direct or indirect holder of financial
instruments) 1,004,306 voting rights in the Company, being 13.82% of the voting
rights;
B. I held (as direct or indirect shareholder (disregarding for these purposes
holdings of financial instruments)) 974,306 voting rights in the Company, being
13.41% of the voting rights; and
C. I held (as direct or indirect holder of financial instruments) 30,000 voting
rights in the Company, being 0.41% of the voting rights.
Of those:
â— 62,023 are held by me directly as a result of 62,023 A Shares being registered
in my name;
â— 912,283 are held by me indirectly as a result of:
(c) 1,000 A Shares being registered in the name of Peter Wright Whitehead;
(d) 1,000 A Shares being registered in the name of Patrick Anthony Dardis;
(e) 106,100 A Shares being registered in the name of Chase (GA Group) Nominees
Limited; and
(f) 804,183 A Shares being registered in the joint names of John Allen Young,
Thomas fflorance Barrow Young and James Guillaume Allen Young; and
â— 30,000 are held by me as a result of my holding the following financial
instruments:
(a) options over 30,000 A Shares under the Company's unapproved executive share
option scheme, which options are exercisable now but whose period of exercise
expires on 16 September 2008.
Words or expressions used in the Disclosure and Transparency Rules have the same
meaning when used in this notification, and references to "A Shares" are to 'A'
ordinary shares of 50p each in the Company.'
Dennis Read
Company Secretarial Administrator
2 February 2007