Young and Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C
The following information relates to Young and Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. (the "company"), a public limited company. It was last updated on 12 April 2013. Apart from those sections marked with an asterisk, the following information is being disclosed for the purposes of rule 26 of the AIM Rules.
Registered office and company number
Registered office*
Riverside House
26 Osiers Road
Wandsworth
London SW18 1NH
Registered number*: 32762
General
Country of incorporation: England
Place of registration*: England and Wales
Main country of operation: England
Business description
The group's principal activities are the management and operation of its pub estate (including its hotel division) and the selling of food and drink through it. As at 1 April 2013, it had 159 managed pubs and 78 tenanted ones, principally located in London and the South East.
Current constitutional documents
Memorandum of association
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Articles of association and copies of resolutions required to accompany them.
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Shareholder reports
Most recently published annual report
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Most recently published half-yearly report
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Regulatory news and circulars
Issued in 2013
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Issued in 2012
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Issued in 2011
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Board members: names, brief biographical details and responsibilities
The company's board comprises the following nine directors – please click here for brief biographical details and areas of responsibility:
Nicholas Bryan, B.A., F.C.A.
(Chairman – non-executive)
Stephen Goodyear
(Chief Executive)
Torquil Sligo-Young
(Human and Information Resources)
Peter Whitehead, F.C.A.
(Finance)
Patrick Dardis
(Retail)
Edward Turner
(Managing Director Geronimo Inns)
Roger Lambert, M.A.
(Senior Independent Director - non-executive)
David Page
(Non-executive)
Rupert Clevely
(Non-executive)
Board committees and their responsibilities
Executive committee
This comprises the company's executive directors and is chaired by Stephen Goodyear. It usually meets on a weekly basis and is responsible for the daily running of the company and the execution of approved policies and the business plan. Members of the company's senior management are invited to attend as appropriate.
Audit committee
This comprises Nicholas Bryan, who chairs it, and Roger Lambert and David Page. It assists the board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities; its primary functions are to monitor the integrity of the company's financial statements and internal control systems (including risk management), to oversee the company's relationship with its external auditor and to review the effectiveness of the audit process. Please click here for the committee's full terms of reference; they set out its full responsibilities.
Remuneration committee
This comprises David Page, who chairs it, and Nicholas Bryan and Roger Lambert. Its primary function is to determine, on behalf of the board, the remuneration packages of the company's executive directors. Please click here for the committee's full terms of reference; they set out its other responsibilities.
Disclosure committee
This comprises the company's executive directors and is chaired by Peter Whitehead. It assists the company in making timely and accurate disclosure of information required to be disclosed in order to meet legal and regulatory obligations. Please click here for the committee's full terms of reference; they set out its other responsibilities.
Shares
Exchanges or trading platforms on which the company has applied or agreed to have any of its securities admitted or traded
The company's shares are traded on AIM. There are no other exchanges or trading platforms on which the company has applied or agreed to have its shares admitted or traded.
Number of shares in issue (inc. treasury shares)
29,064,000 A ordinary shares of 12.5p each and 19,160,000 non-voting ordinary shares of 12.5p each. All of the shares are fully-paid. No shares are held as treasury shares.
Percentage of shares not in public hands (as defined in the AIM Rules)
So far as the company was aware:
• as at 12 March 2013, 22.65% of the company's A shares were not in public hands; and
• as at 12 March 2013, 0.66% of the company's non-voting shares were not in public hands.
Identity and percentage holdings of significant shareholders
As at 11 April 2013, the company had been notified of the following holdings of 3% or more of the voting rights in the company:
Thomas Young |
14.31% |
James Young |
13.81% |
Torquil Sligo-Young |
11.99% |
BlackRock Inc |
8.13% |
Lindsell Train Limited |
5.28% |
El Oro and Exploration Company plc |
3.10% |
So far as the company was aware, as at 12 April 2013 the following held 3% or more of the company's non-voting shares:
BlackRock Investment Management |
7.43% |
Old Mutual Asset Managers |
4.46% |
James Sharp & Co |
3.54% |
Thomas ff B Young |
3.43% |
Invesco Asset Management |
3.27% |
Nominated adviser and other key advisers
Nominated adviser and stockbrokers
J.P. Morgan Securities Limited of 25 Bank Street, London E14 5JP
Registrars
Computershare Investor Services PLC of The Pavilions, Bridgwater Road, Bristol BS99 6ZZ
Auditors
Ernst & Young LLP of 1 More London Place, London SE1 2AF
Bankers
Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc of Corporate Banking London, 280 Bishopsgate, London EC2M 4RB
Barclays Bank plc of 1 Churchill Place, London E14 5HP
Solicitors
Slaughter and May of One Bunhill Row, London EC1Y 8YY
Wragge & Co of 55 Colmore Row, Birmingham B3 2AS