Director/PDMR Shareholding

Director/PDMR Shareholding

Young & Co's Brewery PLC

Young & Co.’s Brewery, P.L.C. (the “Company”)

Notifications pursuant to rule 17 of the AIM Rules

and

Notifications 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 shares of 12.5p each in the capital of the Company (ISIN: GB00B2NDK765)

Circumstances giving rise to the notifications – Part A

On Friday, 6 February 2009:

A1. Stephen Goodyear, the Company’s chief executive:

A1.1 exercised his right under the Company’s unapproved executive share option scheme to acquire 54,492 A shares of 12.5p each in the Company’s capital – he acquired those shares from the trustee of the Ram Brewery Trust at 284.375p per share; and

A1.2 sold 38,728 of those shares at 455p per share and retained the balance of 15,764;

A2. Peter Whitehead, the Company’s finance director:

A2.1 exercised his right under the Company’s unapproved executive share option scheme to acquire 38,972 A shares of 12.5p each in the Company’s capital – he acquired those shares from the trustee of the Ram Brewery Trust at 284.375p per share; and

A2.2 sold 38,404 of those shares at 455p per share and retained the balance of 568;

A3. Torquil Sligo-Young, the Company’s human and information resources director:

A3.1 exercised his right under the Company’s unapproved executive share option scheme to acquire 56,160 A shares of 12.5p each in the Company’s capital – he acquired those shares from the trustee of the Ram Brewery Trust at 284.375p per share; and

A3.2 sold all of those shares at 455p per share; and

A4. Patrick Dardis, the Company’s retail director:

A4.1 exercised his right under the Company’s unapproved executive share option scheme to acquire 21,960 A shares of 12.5p each in the Company’s capital – he acquired those shares from the trustee of the Ram Brewery Trust at 284.375p per share; and

A4.2 sold 17,188 of those shares at 455p per share and retained the balance of 4,772.

Circumstances giving rise to the notifications – Part B

Today, Monday, 9 February 2009:

B1. Stephen Goodyear, the Company’s chief executive:

B1.1 exercised his right under the Company’s approved executive share option scheme to acquire 10,548 A shares of 12.5p each in the Company’s capital – he acquired those shares from the trustee of the Ram Brewery Trust at 284.375p per share;

B1.2 sold 5,274 of those shares at 455p per share; and

B1.3 gifted the balance of 5,274 to his wife who then sold them at 455p per share; and

B2. Peter Whitehead, the Company’s finance director:

B2.1 exercised his right under the Company’s approved executive share option scheme to acquire 10,548 A shares of 12.5p each in the Company’s capital – he acquired those shares from the trustee of the Ram Brewery Trust at 284.375p per share;

B2.2 sold 5,274 of those shares at 455p per share; and

B2.3 gifted the balance of 5,274 to his wife who then sold them at 455p per share.

Notifications pursuant to rule 17 of the AIM Rules

As beneficiaries of the Ram Brewery Trust as members of the Company’s profit-sharing, share option and/or pension schemes, each of Christopher Sandland, Stephen Goodyear, Torquil Sligo-Young, Peter Whitehead and Patrick Dardis had an interest in the shares held by the trustee of the Ram Brewery Trust. Each of the above individuals notified the Company today, Monday, 9 February 2009, of his altered interest in the Company’s shares as a result of events affecting him directly and as a beneficiary of the Ram Brewery Trust.

Notifications 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 shares of 12.5p each in the capital of the Company (ISIN: GB00B2NDK765)

Ram Brewery Trustees Limited also notified the Company of the following today, Monday, 9 February 2009:

Pursuant to 5.1.2R of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules and following a disposal of voting rights on 6 and 9 February 2009, we, Ram Brewery Trustees Limited, hereby notify you that immediately after the time when the obligation to make this notification arose.

A. we held (as shareholder and as the direct or indirect holder of financial instruments) 802,108 voting rights in the Company, being 2.76% of the voting rights, whereas our last notification informed you that we held 1,054,788 voting rights, being 3.63%;

B. we held (as direct or indirect shareholder (disregarding for these purposes holdings of financial instruments)) 802,108 voting rights in the Company, being 2.76% of the voting rights, whereas our last notification informed you that we held 1,054,788 voting rights, being 3.63%; and

C. we held (as direct or indirect holder of financial instruments) 0 voting rights in the Company, being 0% of the voting rights, and this number has not changed since our last notification.

Of those:

● 95,308 are held by us directly as a result of 95,308 A Shares being registered in our name; and

● 706,800 are held by us indirectly as a result of 706,800 A Shares being registered in the name of Chase (GA External Pension) Nominees Limited A/C 30.

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 12.5p each in the Company.

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Torquil Sligo-Young also notified the Company of the following today, Monday, 9 February 2009:

Pursuant to 5.1.2R of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules and following the exercise by me of options over 56,160 A Shares on Friday, 6 February 2009 and the sale of the resulting shares at £4.55 per share on Friday, 6 February 2009, I, Torquil Charles fflorance Barrow Sligo-Young, hereby notify you that immediately after the time when the obligation to make this notification arose:

A. I held (as shareholder and as the direct or indirect holder of financial instruments) 3,909,600 voting rights in the Company, being 13.45% of the voting rights, whereas my last notification informed you that I held 4,025,760 voting rights, being 13.85%;

B. I held (as direct or indirect shareholder (disregarding for these purposes holdings of financial instruments)) 3,909,600 voting rights in the Company, being 13.45% of the voting rights, which was the same amount notified in my last notification; and

C. I held (as direct or indirect holder of financial instruments) 0 voting rights in the Company, being 0% of the voting rights, whereas my last notification informed you that I held 116,160 voting rights, being 0.40%.

Of those:

● 268,468 are held by me directly as a result of 268,468 A Shares being registered in my name;

● 3,216,732 are held by me directly as a result of 3,216,732 A Shares being registered in the joint names of Thomas fflorance Barrow Young, James Guillaume Allen Young and me; and

● 424,400 are held by me indirectly as a result of 424,400 A Shares being registered in the name of Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited.

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 shares of 12.5p each in the Company. References to the number of voting rights previously notified have been restated to take account of the sub-division of the Company’s share capital in February 2008.

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Anthony Schroeder
Company Secretary
Monday, 9 February 2009