Holding(s) in Company

Holding(s) in Company

Young & Co's Brewery PLC

Young & Co.’s Brewery, P.L.C. (the “Company”)

Notification relating to a major interest in shares pursuant to AIM Rule 17 and 5.8.12R (2) of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules in relation to A ordinary shares of 12.5p each in the Company (ISIN: GB00B2NDK765)

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On Wednesday, 3 June 2009, the Company received the following notification from Guinness Peat Group plc:

“Disclosure of Interest in Shares pursuant to DTR Rule 5

Guinness Peat Group plc and its subsidiary companies (“the Group”) hereby notify Young & Co.’s Brewery, P.L.C. (“Young”) that, following a recent market purchase, the Group’s interest in the ‘A’ Ordinary shares of Young (“Shares”) now amounts to 3,977,924 Shares, representing 13.69% of the issued ‘A’ Ordinary share capital and total voting rights of Young.

So far as the Group is aware, no person interested in the Shares is party to any agreement or arrangement relating to the exercise of any rights conferred by holding the shares the subject of this notification”.

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Anthony Schroeder
Company Secretary
4 June 2009