Annual Financial Report

TO: Regulatory Information Service PR Newswire RE: CHAPTER 9 PARAGRAPH 9.6.1 OF THE LISTING RULES Diageo plc (the "Company") announces that in accordance with paragraph 9.6.1 ofthe Listing Rules, the Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2013 has beenuploaded to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available forinspection at www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do, together with the following documents: * Notice of 2013 Annual General Meeting; and * Form of Proxy/Letter of Direction. Shareholder documents are available on the Company's website, at www.diageo.com. Shareholders may request a hard copy of Diageo's 2013 Annual Report, free ofcharge, by contacting The Registrar, Diageo plc, Edinburgh Park, 5 LochsideWay, Edinburgh EH12 9DT. John Nicholls Deputy Company Secretary

16 August 2013