Result of EGM

Young & Co's Brewery PLC
02 June 2005


2 June 2005

                         YOUNG & CO.'S BREWERY, P.L.C.

                                RESULT OF EGM


At the Extraordinary General Meeting of Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. held
earlier today, the special resolution, covering the conversion of B shares into
A shares and associated changes to the Company's Articles of Association, was
duly passed.

Set out below are the voting proxies received by the Company in respect of the
resolution. The total number of votes capable of being cast by the 'A'
Shareholders is 3,141,400 and by the 'B' Shareholders is 4,124,600.

For

     A Shareholders         B Shareholders             Total          Vote (%)

           406,500              4,095,152          4,501,652             99.35%

Against

     A Shareholders           B Shareholders          Total           Vote (%)

            13,391                        0          13,391               0.30%

Abstain

      A Shareholders           B Shareholders        Total            Vote (%)

              1,669                        0         1,669                0.04%

Chairman's Discretion

     A Shareholders           B Shareholders          Total           Vote (%)

            14,219                        0          14,219               0.31%


Copies of the resolution have been forwarded to the UK Listing Authority and
will be available shortly for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document
Viewing Facility, which is situated at:

Financial Services Authority, 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14
5HS

For further information:

Christopher Sandland, Company Secretary                   020 8875 7000
Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C.

James Longfield                                           020 7357 9477
Hogarth Partnership



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