Director Shareholding

Young & Co's Brewery PLC
23 December 2002

                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS



 1. Name of Company

    Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C.

 2. Name of director

    Mr J A Young

 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
    of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial
    interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that
    person's spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a
    non-beneficial interest

    In respect of holding of the shareholder in 2 above.

 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
    shares held by each of them (if notified)

    Mr John Allen Young

 5. Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the
    Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

    -

 6. Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please
    indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
    discretionary

    Disposal

 7. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

    Nil

 8. Percentage of issued class

    Nil

 9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

    516

10. Percentage of issued class

    0.02%

11. Class of security

    'A' Ordinary shares of 50p each

12. Price per share

    Nil

13. Date of transaction

    18th December 2002

14. Date company informed

    23rd December 2002

15. Total holding following this notification

    11,180

16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

    0.36%

    If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
    following boxes

17. Date of grant

18. Period during which or date on which exercisable

19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

20. Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number

21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be
    fixed at time of exercise

22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this
    notification

23. Any additional information

    Shares transferred as a gift.

24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Matthew J. Woodville, Company Secretarial Administrator.

Telephone [phone]

25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification

Chris Taylor, Assistant Company Secretary.

Telephone [phone]

Date of Notification

23rd December 2002


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