14th Jan 2005 14:55
TO: Regulatory Information Service PR Newswire RE: CHAPTER 16 PARAGRAPH 13 OF THE LISTING RULES Diageo plc (the "Company") announces that:1. It received notification on 14 January 2005 for the purposes of Section 329of the Companies Act 1985 from Diageo Share Ownership Trustees Limited (the"Trustee"), as trustee of the Diageo Share Incentive Plan (the "Plan") that theTrustee sold 567 ordinary shares of 28 101/108 pence in the Company ("OrdinaryShares") in respect of participants leaving the Plan and transferred 1,796Ordinary Shares to participants leaving the Plan. The Ordinary Shares were soldon 10 January 2005 at a price per Ordinary Share of ‚£7.4015, by the Trustee.Date of No of Ordinary Shares Sold Price Per Transaction Share 10.01.05 567 ‚£7.4015 Date of No of Ordinary Shares Transferred Transaction 10.01.05 1,796 The total holding of the Trust now amounts to 4,574,271 Ordinary Shares.Directors who are potential beneficiaries of the Plan are NC Rose and PS Walsh.2. It received notification on 14 January 2005 that Todd Stitzer, a director ofthe Company, purchased 135 Ordinary Shares on 14 January 2005 under anarrangement with the Company, whereby he has agreed to use an amount of ‚£1,000per month, after tax, from his director's fees to purchase Ordinary Shares.The Ordinary Shares were purchased at a price per share of ‚£7.334As a result of this purchase, Mr Stitzer's interest in Ordinary Shares hasincreased to 954.14 January 2005ENDRelated Shares:
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