Holding(s) in Company

Young & Co's Brewery PLC
                  

Notification relating to a major interest in shares pursuant to AIM Rule 17 and
5.8.12R (2) of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules in relation to 'A' ordinary
shares of 50p each in Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. (ISIN: GB0009882035) (the
"Company")

The Company advises receipt of the following notification on 19 April 2007 from
El Oro and Exploration Company plc:

"Pursuant to 5.1.2R of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules and following an
acquisition of additional voting rights on 16 April 2007, we, El Oro and
Exploration Company plc, hereby notify you that immediately after the time when
the obligation to make this notification arose we held as shareholder 219,900
voting rights in the Company, being 3.026% of the voting rights and can confirm
that we have not had to notify you previously as our voting rights were less
than 3%.

We hold 219,900 A Shares indirectly as all of these A Shares are registered in
the nominee name of "HSBC Marking Name Nominee (UK) Limited - Account EXPCO".

Words or expressions used in the Disclosure and Transparency Rules have the same
meaning when used in this notification, and references to "A Shares" are to 'A'
ordinary shares of 50p each in the Company."

Anthony Schroeder

Company Secretary

19 April 2007