10th Sep 2009 15:51
TO: Regulatory Information Service PR Newswire RE: PARAGRAPH 3.1.4 OF THE DISCLOSURE AND TRANSPARENCY RULES
The notifications listed below were all received under Paragraph 3.1.2 of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
Diageo plc (the "Company") announces that:
1. it received notification on 10 September 2009 of the following allocations
of ordinary shares of 28 101/108 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary
Shares") under the Diageo Share Incentive Plan (the "Plan"), namely:
(i) the following directors of the Company were allocated Ordinary Shares on 10September 2009 under the Plan, by Diageo Share Ownership Trustees Limited (the"Trustee"):Name of Director Number of Ordinary Shares N C Rose 20 P S Walsh 20 (ii) the following "Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities" ("PDMR")were allocated Ordinary Shares on 10 September 2009 under the Plan, by theTrustee:Name of PDMR Number of Ordinary Shares N Blazquez 19 S Fletcher 20 D Gosnell 20 J Grover 20 A Morgan 20 G Williams 20 I Wright 20
The number of Ordinary Shares allocated comprises those purchased on behalf ofthe employee using an amount which the employee has chosen to have deductedfrom salary ("Sharepurchase") and those awarded to the employee by the Company("Sharematch") on the basis of one Sharematch Ordinary Share for every twoSharepurchase Ordinary Shares.
The Sharepurchase Ordinary Shares were purchased and the Sharematch Ordinary Shares were awarded at a price per share of 9.58.
The Ordinary Shares are held by the Trustee and in the name of the Trustee. Sharepurchase Ordinary Shares can normally be sold at any time. Sharematch Ordinary Shares cannot normally be disposed of for a period of three years after the award date.
2. it received notification on 10 September 2009 from Dr F B Humer, a directorof the Company, that he had purchased 830 Ordinary Shares on 10 September 2009under an arrangement with the Company, whereby he has agreed to use an amountof 8,000 each month, net of tax, from his director's fees to purchase OrdinaryShares. Dr Humer has agreed to retain the Ordinary Shares while he remains adirector of the Company.
The Ordinary Shares were purchased at a price per share of 9.58.
3. it received notification on 10 September 2009 from Mr H T Stitzer, adirector of the Company, that he had purchased 104 Ordinary Shares on 10September 2009 under an arrangement with the Company, whereby he has agreed touse an amount of 1,000 each month, net of tax, from his director's fees topurchase Ordinary Shares.
The Ordinary Shares were purchased at a price per share of 9.58.
4. it received notification on 18 August 2009 from Ms D Mahlan, a PDMR, thatshe holds 1,308.77 American Depositary Shares in the Company (`ADS')* in her401 stock fund.As a result of the above transactions, interests of directors and PDMRs in theCompany's Ordinary Shares (excluding options, awards under the Company's LTIPsand interests as potential beneficiaries of the Company's Employee BenefitTrusts) are as follows:Name of Director Number of Ordinary Shares Dr F B Humer 16,102 N C Rose 453,957 H T Stitzer 7,026 P S Walsh 719,938 Name of PDMR Number of Ordinary Shares N Blazquez 43,360 S Fletcher 152,097 D Gosnell 59,551 J Grover 149,699 A Morgan 176,805 G Williams 243,975 (of which 5,992 are held as ADS*) I Wright 30,172 Number of ADSs* D Mahlan 3,526.48 P D TunnacliffeCompany Secretary10 September 2009
*1 ADS is the equivalent of 4 Ordinary Shares.
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