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 10 March2015 that on 10 March 2015 the Company released 29,841 ordinary shares of 28101/108 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") to Andrew Fennell, aPerson Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMR"), in respect an awardmade under the Company's discretionary incentive plan on 10 March 2011. Mr Fennell subsequently sold 29,841 Ordinary Shares on the London StockExchange on 10 March 2015 at a price per share of £18.92. As a result of the above transaction, Mr Fennell'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)are unchanged. J Fahey Senior Company Secretarial Assistant

11 March 2015