20th May 2005 12:01
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 20 May2005 for the purposes of Section 329 of the Companies Act 1985 from DiageoShare Ownership Trustees Limited (the "Trustee"), as trustee of the DiageoShare Incentive Plan (the "Plan") that the Trustee sold 663 ordinary shares of28 101/108 pence in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") in respect of participantsleaving the Plan and transferred 21,026 Ordinary Shares to participants leavingthe Plan. The Ordinary Shares were sold on 13 May 2005, 16 May 2005 and 18 May2005 at prices per Ordinary Share of ‚£8.0311, ‚£8.0106 and ‚£8.0756 respectively,by the Trustee.Date of Transaction No of Ordinary Shares Sold Price Per Share 13.05.05 370 ‚£8.0311 16.05.05 150 ‚£8.0106 18.05.05 143 ‚£8.0756 Date of Transaction No of Ordinary Shares Transferred 13.05.05 20,529 16.05.05 497 The total holding of the Trust now amounts to 4,547,185 Ordinary Shares.Directors who are potential beneficiaries of the Plan are NC Rose and PS Walsh.20 May 2005ENDDIAGEO PLCRelated Shares:
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