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 rule 17 of the AIM Rules and 5.8.12R (2) of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules in relation to A shares of 12.5p each in the capital of the Company (ISIN: GB00B2NDK765)

Today, 19 June 2012, Guinness Peat Group plc notified the Company that following a disposal of voting rights today, it ceased to hold directly or indirectly, immediately after the time when the obligation to make the notification arose, any voting rights in the Company, whereas its previous most recent notification was that it held directly or indirectly 4,372,924 voting rights in the Company, being 15.05% of the voting rights.

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 shares of 12.5p each in the Company.

Anthony Schroeder

Company Secretary

Tuesday, 19 June 2012