13th Jun 2005 14:14
TO: Regulatory Information Service PR Newswire RE: CHAPTER 16 PARAGRAPH 13 OF THE LISTING RULES Diageo plc (the "Company") announces that:It received notification on 13 June 2005 that Mourant & Co Trustees Limited, astrustee of the Employee Benefit Trust ("Mourant"), had transferred 142,760Ordinary Shares to a beneficiary of the Employee Benefit Trust on 10 June 2005,following an exercise of options under the Company's Senior Executive ShareOption Plan.As a result of the above transactions the total holding of the Employee BenefitTrust amounts to 6,279,065Ordinary Shares.Mr N C Rose, a director, notified the Company on 10 June 2005 that:a. on 10 June 2005, he exercised options over 142,760 OrdinaryShares of 28 101/108 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") granted on13 September 2000 at a price per share of ‚£5.87 under the Senior ExecutiveShare Option Plan of the Company; andb. on 10 June 2005, he sold 137,760 Ordinary Shares at a price pershare of ‚£8.15.Mr Rose will retain beneficial ownership of the balance of the 5,000 OrdinaryShares.As a result of these transactions Mr Rose's interest in Ordinary Shares(excluding options, awards under the Company's LTIPs and also interests as apotential beneficiary of the Grand Metropolitan No. 2 Employee Share Trust andthe Diageo Employee Benefit Trust) is 243,812.13 June 2004ENDDIAGEO PLCRelated Shares:
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