Director/PDMR Shareholding

DIAGEO PLC - Director/PDMR Shareholding

PR Newswire

London, March 19

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

Diageo plc (the "Company") announces that:

1. It received notification on 18 March 2013 that Ian Wright, a person

discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMR"), sold 2,000 ordinary

shares of 28 101/108 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") on 18

March 2013 at a price per share of £20.06.

As a result of the above transaction, the interests of Mr Wright in theCompany's Ordinary Shares (excluding options, awards under the Company's LTIPsand interests as a potential beneficiary of the Company's Employee BenefitTrusts) have decreased to 56,287.

2. It received notification on 19 March 2013 that David Gosnell, a PDMR,

exercised options on 19 March 2013 over 43,648 Ordinary Shares in the

Company granted on 27 October 2008 at a price per share of £8.77 under the

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

42,775 Ordinary Shares on 19 March 2013, at a price per share of £20.18. Mr

Gosnell retains the balance of 873 Ordinary Shares.

As a result of the above transaction, the interests of Mr Gosnell in theCompany's Ordinary Shares (excluding options, awards under the Company's LTIPsand interests as a potential beneficiary of the Company's Employee BenefitTrusts) have increased to 110,537.