2nd Jun 2006 14:01
TO: Regulatory Information ServicePR NewswireRE: PARAGRAPH 3.1.4 OFTHE DISCLOSURE RULESThe notification below is in respect of transactions of which notification wasreceived under Paragraph 3.1.2 of the Disclosure Rules and Section 324 of theCompanies Act 1985.Diageo plc (the "Company") announces that Mr WS Shanahan, a director, notifiedthe Company on 1 June 2006 that: a. on the dates set out below, American Depository Shares in the Company ("ADS")* were purchased for his account by an investment manager acting on a discretionary basis, who allocated investments purchased to a number of investors, generally on a pro rata basis; Transaction Date Number of ADSs Price per ADS 30 April 2004 85 $54.76 08 Jul 2004 12 $53.46 11 Jul 2004 11 $52.64 21 Jul 2004 12 $50.76 30 Nov 2004 53 $56.76 b. on the dates set out below, ADSs were sold for Mr Shanahan's account, again on the basis described above; Transaction Date Number of ADSs Price per ADS 5 April 2005 16 $58.78 6 April 2005 16 $59.33 As a result of the above transactions, Mr Shanahan's interest in the Company'sOrdinary Shares of 28 101/108 pence in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") hasincreased to 17,155 (held as ADSs).(*1 ADS is the equivalent of 4 Ordinary Shares.)2 June 2006ENDDIAGEO PLCRelated Shares:
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