Holding(s) in Company

Young & Co's Brewery PLC
31 October 2002



                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1) Name of company

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

2) Name of shareholder having a major interest

The Exploration Company p.l.c.

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 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


HSBC Marking Name Nominee (UK) Limited a/c EXPCO


5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

33,500

6) Percentage of issued class

1.07

7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

Nil

8) Percentage of issued class

Nil


9) Class of security

'A' Ordinary shares of 50p each

10) Date of transaction

8 October 2002

11) Date company informed

31 October 2002

12) Total holding following this notification

149,900

13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

4.77%

14) Any additional information

N/A

15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Christopher Sandland 020 8875 7000

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

Matthew J. Woodville



Date of notification 31 October 2002




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