Young & Co's Brewery Regulatory News (YNGA)

2 Feb 2007 11:39

Notifications of a major interest in shares under transitional provision 7 ofthe DTR Sourcebook in relation to 'A' ordinary shares of 50p each in Young &Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. (ISIN: GB0009882035) (the "Company") Pursuant to transitional provision 8 of the DTR Sourcebook, we, Young & Co.'sBrewery, P.L.C., advise receipt of the following notifications on 1 February2007: (1) from Ram Brewery Trustees Limited 'Pursuant to transitional provision 7 of the DTR Sourcebook, we, Ram BreweryTrustees Limited, hereby notify you that immediately after the time when theobligation to make this notification arose: A. we held (as shareholder and as the direct or indirect holder of financialinstruments) 1,214,927 voting rights in the Company, being 16.72% of the votingrights; B. we held (as direct or indirect shareholder (disregarding for these purposesholdings of financial instruments)) 1,214,917 voting rights in the Company,being 16.72% of the voting rights; and C. we held (as direct or indirect holder of financial instruments) 0 votingrights in the Company, being 0% of the voting rights. Of those: • 1,033,886 are held by us directly as a result of 1,033,886 A Shares beingregistered in our name; and • 181,041 are held by us indirectly as a result of: (a) 4,341 A Shares being registered in the name of Cazenove Nominees Limited;and (b) 176,700 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 samemeaning when used in this notification, and references to "A Shares" are to 'A'ordinary shares of 50p each in the Company.' (2) from James Guillaume Allen Young 'Pursuant to transitional provision 7 of the DTR Sourcebook, I, James GuillaumeAllen Young, hereby notify you that immediately after the time when theobligation to make this notification arose: A. I held (as shareholder and as the direct or indirect holder of financialinstruments) 1,054,675 voting rights in the Company, being 14.51% of the votingrights; B. I held (as direct or indirect shareholder (disregarding for these purposesholdings of financial instruments)) 1,005,083 voting rights in the Company,being 13.83% of the voting rights; and C. I held (as direct or indirect holder of financial instruments) 49,592 votingrights in the Company, being 0.68% of the voting rights. Of those: • 151,576 are held by me directly as a result of 151,576 A Shares beingregistered in my name; • 853,507 are held by me directly as a result of: (a) 804,183 A Shares being registered in the joint names of John Allen Young,Thomas fflorance Barrow Young and me; (b) 40,637 A Shares being registered in the joint names of Helena ElizabethMaitland Young and me; (c) 8,687 A Shares being registered in the joint names of Thomas ffloranceBarrow Young and me; • 49,592 are held by me as a result of my holding the following financialinstruments: (a) options over 49,592 A Shares under the Company's unapproved executive shareoption scheme, which options are exercisable now but whose period of exerciseexpires on 16 September 2008. Words or expressions used in the Disclosure and Transparency Rules have the samemeaning when used in this notification, and references to "A Shares" are to 'A'ordinary shares of 50p each in the Company.' (3) from Torquil Charles fflorance Barrow Sligo-Young 'Pursuant to transitional provision 7 of the DTR Sourcebook, I, Torquil Charlesfflorance Barrow Sligo-Young, hereby notify you that immediately after the timewhen the obligation to make this notification arose: A. I held (as shareholder and as the direct or indirect holder of financialinstruments) 1,004,306 voting rights in the Company, being 13.82% of the votingrights; B. I held (as direct or indirect shareholder (disregarding for these purposesholdings of financial instruments)) 974,306 voting rights in the Company, being13.41% of the voting rights; and C. I held (as direct or indirect holder of financial instruments) 30,000 votingrights in the Company, being 0.41% of the voting rights. Of those: • 62,023 are held by me directly as a result of 62,023 A Shares being registeredin my name; • 912,283 are held by me indirectly as a result of: (c) 1,000 A Shares being registered in the name of Peter Wright Whitehead; (d) 1,000 A Shares being registered in the name of Patrick Anthony Dardis; (e) 106,100 A Shares being registered in the name of Chase (GA Group) NomineesLimited; and (f) 804,183 A Shares being registered in the joint names of John Allen Young,Thomas fflorance Barrow Young and James Guillaume Allen Young; and • 30,000 are held by me as a result of my holding the following financialinstruments: (a) options over 30,000 A Shares under the Company's unapproved executive shareoption scheme, which options are exercisable now but whose period of exerciseexpires on 16 September 2008. Words or expressions used in the Disclosure and Transparency Rules have the samemeaning when used in this notification, and references to "A Shares" are to 'A'ordinary shares of 50p each in the Company.' Dennis Read Company Secretarial Administrator 2 February 2007 Copyright Business Wire 2007