6th Dec 2005 13:13
TO: Regulatory Information ServicePR NewswireRE: PARAGRAPH 3.1.4 OFTHE DISCLOSURE RULESThe notification listed below regarding Mr NC Rose is in respect of a singletransaction of which notification was received under paragraph 3.1.2 of theDisclosure Rules and Section 324 of the Companies Act 1985.Diageo plc (the "Company") announces that:1. Mr NC Rose, a director, notified the Company on 5 December 2005 that:a. on 5 December 2005, he exercised options over 150,000 Ordinary Shares of 28101/108 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") granted on 12 September2001 at a price per share of ‚£6.87 under the Company's Senior Executive ShareOption Plan; andb. on 5 December 2005, he sold 145,000 Ordinary Shares at a price per share of‚£8.61.Mr Rose will retain beneficial ownership of the balance of 5,000 OrdinaryShares.As a result of the above, Mr Rose's interests in the Company's Ordinary Shares(excluding options, awards under the Company's LTIPs and interests as apotential beneficiary of the Company's employee benefit trusts) is 254,593.2. it received notification on 6 December 2005 from Bailhache Labesse TrusteesLimited, as trustee of the Diageo Employee Benefit Trust ("the Employee BenefitTrust") that they had transferred 150,000 Ordinary Shares to a beneficiary ofthe Employee Benefit Trust following an exercise of options under the Company'sSenior Executive Share Option Plan on 5 December 2005.As a result of this transaction the total holding of the Employee Benefit Trustamounts to 7,112,748 shares.Directors who are potential beneficiaries of the Employee Benefit Trust are PSWalsh and NC Rose.6 December 2005ENDDIAGEO PLCRelated Shares:
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