Holding(s) in Company

Holding(s) in Company

Young & Co's Brewery PLC

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

Notification pursuant to AIM Rule 17 comprising a notification relating to a major interest in A shares of 12.5p each in the Company’s capital (ISIN: GB00B2NDK765) pursuant to 5.8.12R(2) of the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules

Yesterday, 3 August 2016, the Company was notified that, following an acquisition of additional voting rights on 2 August 2016 and immediately after the time when the obligation to make the notification arose:

● Octopus Investments Nominees Limited held as shareholder 1,485,384 voting rights in the Company, being 5.01% of the voting rights (whereas its last notification was in respect of 1,182,622 voting rights, being 4.01% of the voting rights then in issue); and

● all of those rights are held by Octopus Investments Nominees Limited directly as a result of 1,485,384 A Shares being registered (or about to be registered) in its name.

Words or expressions used in the Disclosure Guidance 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

Thursday, 4 August 2016 (15.09 BST)

Tel: [phone]

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