Annual Financial Report - Form 20F filed with SEC

TO: Regulatory Information Service PR Newswire RE: CHAPTER 9 PARAGRAPH 9.6.1 OF THE LISTING RULES Diageo plc (the "Company") announces that it has today filed its Annual Reportfor the year ended 30 June 2014 on Form 20-F ("20-F") with the US Securitiesand Exchange Commission. The 20-F includes the strategic report, directors andsenior management, directors' remuneration report, corporate governance report,directors' report and consolidated financial statements. The Company's Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2014, together with theNotice of Meeting and Form of Proxy/Letter of Direction for the 2014 AnnualGeneral Meeting, will be sent to shareholders on 15 August 2014. The 20-F and the Annual Report are available on the Company's website atwww.diageo.com. V Cooper Senior Company Secretarial Assistant

12 August 2014