Director/PDMR Shareholding

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 theDisclosure and Transparency Rules. Diageo plc (the "Company") announces that it received notification on 23September 2013 that on 20 September 2013: 1. the Company released ordinary shares of 28 101/108 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") and American Depositary Shares ("ADSs")* to the following directors and persons discharging managerial responsibility ("PDMRs") under the Company's performance share plan ("PSP"). The awards were made on 20 September 2010 and vested at a level of 95%. Also released were the Ordinary Shares and ADSs that were accrued in respect of notional dividends under the PSP during the period. The balance of each award has lapsed. Name of Number of Number of Number of Balance ofDirector Ordinary Ordinary Ordinary Ordinary Shares Shares in Shares retained and respect of sold# beneficially notional owned dividend D Mahlan 159,565 11,286 80,502 90,349 Name of Number of ADS Number of ADS Balance of ADSDirector sold# retained and beneficially owned I Menezes 44,032 3,093 23,386 23,739 Name of PDMR Number of Number of Number of Balance of Ordinary ADS in Ordinary Shares Ordinary Shares Shares respect of sold# retained and released notional beneficially dividend owned N Blazquez 70,971 5,019 75,990 0 A Fennell 74,405 5,262 37,538 42,129 A Gavazzi 16,209 1,146 4,785 12,570 G Ghostine 83,771 5,925 31,473 58,223 D Gosnell 72,803 5,149 36,730 41,222 A Manz 6,327 447 279 6,495 A Morgan 103,598 7,327 52,266 58,659 S Moriarty 7,153 505 3,609 4,049 I Wright 37,505 2,652 40,157 0 Name of PDMR Number of ADS Number of Number of ADS Balance of ADS released ADS in shares sold# shares retained respect of and beneficially notional owned dividend J Kennedy 4,275 300 2,232 2,343 S Saller 5,182 364 2,705 2,841 L Schwartz 19,285 1,354 10,671 9,968 The Ordinary Shares were sold at a price per share of £20.62 and the ADSs weresold a price per ADS of $130.17. 2. the Company released Ordinary Shares and ADSs to the following PDMRs in respect of awards made under the Company's discretionary incentive plan ("DIP") on 20 September 2010. Name of PDMR Number of Ordinary Number of Balance of Ordinary Shares released Ordinary Shares Shares retained and sold# beneficially owned A Morgan 9,218 4,344 4,874 Name of PDMR Number of ADS Number of ADS Balance of ADS released sold# retained and beneficially owned A Gavazzi 1,699 469 1,230 S Saller 3,484 1,700 1,784 3. the Company released Ordinary Shares and ADSs to the following PDMRs under the Diageo Executive Long Term Incentive Plan ("DELTIP"). The awards were made on 20 September 2010 in the form of restricted stock units ("RSUs"). Name of PDMR Number of Ordinary Number of Balance of Ordinary Shares released Ordinary Shares Shares retained and sold# beneficially owned A Gavazzi 2,739 756 1,983 A Manz 2,187 92 2,095 S Moriarty 2,473 1,166 1,307 Name of PDMR Number of ADS Number of ADS Balance of ADS released sold# retained and beneficially owned J Kennedy 2,479 1,210 1,269 S Saller 1,437 701 736 As a result of the above transactions the interests of the directors and PDMRsin the Company's Ordinary Shares and ADS's (excluding options, awards under theCompany's LTIPs and interests as potential beneficiaries of the Company'sEmployee Benefit Trusts) are as follows: Name of Director No. of Ordinary Shares D Mahlan 227,638 (of which 136,467 are held as ADS) I Menezes 599,561 (of which 506,563 are held as ADS) Name of PDMR No. of Ordinary Shares N Blazquez 71,373 A Fennell 70,339 A Gavazzi 30,529 (of which 9,040 are held as ADS) G Ghostine 164,546 (of which 33,207 are held as ADS) D Gosnell 151,965 J Kennedy 38,686 (of which 34,090 are held as ADS) A Manz 21,095 A Morgan 160,281 S Moriarty 34,295 I Wright 56,493 Name of PDMR No. of ADS* S Saller 10,662 L Schwartz 32,920** J Nicholls Deputy Company Secretary 24 September 2013 *1 ADS is the equivalent of 4 Ordinary Shares. # Ordinary Shares/ADS have been sold to meet the requirement to reimburse theCompany for PAYE tax and National Insurance/social security liabilities onawards released under the PSP, DIP and also the DELTIP. With the exception ofMessrs N Blazquez and I Wright both of whom sold all their shares in respect ofawards under their PSP. ** The above interests for L Schwartz's include 2,099 additional ADSs followinghis annual validation of his 401K account.