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Director/PDMR Shareholding

16th Nov 2012 15:35

TO: Regulatory Information Service PR Newswire RE: Paragraph 3.1.4 of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules

The notifications listed below were received under Paragraph 3.1.2 of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

Diageo plc (the "Company") announces that:

1. it received notification on 15 November 2012 that Paul Walsh, a director,

had disposed of 15,000 ordinary shares of 28 101/108 pence each in the

Company ("Ordinary Shares") as a gift on 14 November 2012.

2. it received notification on 16 November 2012 that Deirdre Mahlan, a

director, exercised options on 15 November 2012 over American Depository Shares in the Company ("ADS")* granted under the Diageo Share Option Plan as set out below: No. of ADS Date of grant Price per share 394 20 September 2005 $59.40 11,338 19 September 2006 $70.38 3,390 18 September 2007 $84.53

Ms Mahlan subsequently sold 12,712 ADS on 15 November 2012, at a price per ADS of $114.18. Ms Mahlan retains the balance of 2,410 ADS.

3. it received notification on 16 November 2012 that Ivan Menezes, a director,

exercised options on 15 November 2012 over 40,813 ADS in the Company

granted on 18 September 2007 at a price per ADS of $84.53 under the

Company's Senior Executive Share Option Plan. Mr Menezes subsequently sold

39,813 ADS on 15 November 2012, at a price per ADS of $114.15. Mr Menezes

retains the balance of 1,000 ADS.

As a result of the above transactions, interests of directors in the Company's Ordinary Shares and ADS (excluding options, awards under the Company's LTIPs and interests as potential beneficiaries of the Company's Employee Benefit Trusts) are as follows:

Name of Director No. of Ordinary Shares D Mahlan 132,158 (of which 131,583 are held as ADS) I Menezes 519,256 (of which 426,258 are held as ADS) P Walsh 749,582 J NichollsDeputy Company Secretary16 November 2012

*1 ADS is equal to 4 Ordinary Shares

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