Holding in Company

Young & Co's Brewery PLC
17 December 2001

                                 SCHEDULE 10

                  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1) Name of company

Young & Co.'s Brewery, PLC

2) Name of shareholder having a major interest

Phillips & Drew Life Limited a/c LF20

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

Shareholder

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

Phildrew Nominees Limited a/c LF20

5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

20,000

6) Percentage of issued class

0.69%

7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

-

8) Percentage of issued class

-

9) Class of security

'A' Ordinary shares of 50p each

10) Date of transaction

Unknown

11) Date company informed

17 December 2001

12) Total holding following this notification

119,100


13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

4.10%

14) Any additional information

Previously reported as part of the holdings of UBS Asset Management Limited on
21 August 2001.

15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Mr C J Taylor 02088757000

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

Mr C J Taylor


Date of notification 17 December 2001