Director/PDMR Shareholding

TO: Regulatory Information Service PR Newswire RE: Paragraph 3.1.4 of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules The notification listed below was received under Paragraph 3.1.2 of theDisclosure and Transparency Rules. Diageo plc (the "Company") announces that it received notification on 3 October2013 that Ian Wright, a person discharging managerial responsibility ("PDMR"),exercised options on 2 October 2013 over ordinary shares of 28 101/108 penceeach in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") granted under the Company's SeniorExecutive Share Option Plan as set out below: No. of Ordinary Shares Date of grant Price per Ordinary Share 50,055 20 September 2010 £10.80 Subsequently, on 2 October 2013, Mr Wright sold 49,000 Ordinary Shares at aprice per Ordinary share of £19.32. He retains the balance of 1,055 OrdinaryShares. As a result of the above transactions, Mr Wright's interests in the Company'sOrdinary Shares (excluding options, awards under the Company's LTIPs andinterests as a potential beneficiary of the Company's Employee Benefit Trusts)have increased to 57,548. J Nicholls Deputy Company Secretary

3 October 2013