Director/PDMR Shareholding

DIAGEO PLC - Director/PDMR Shareholding

PR Newswire

London, March 7

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 today that:

1. Paul Walsh, a director, sold 50,000 ordinary shares of 28 101/108 pence

each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") on 7 March 2013 at a price per

share of £20.11.

As a result of the above transaction, the interests of Mr Walsh 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 604,614.

2. John Kennedy, a Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities, acquired,

on 7 March 2013, an interest of 7,997 American Depositary Shares ("ADS")*

in the form of awards under the Company's Performance Share Plan (the

"PSP"), approved by shareholders on 15 October 2008.

The performance period commenced on 1 July 2012 and, subject to the rules ofthe PSP and the satisfaction of performance conditions, the awards will vest inMarch 2016.

As a result of the above transaction, the interests of Mr Kennedy in theCompany's Ordinary Shares and ADSs (excluding options, awards under theCompany's LTIPs and interests as a potential beneficiary of the Company'sEmployee Benefit Trusts) are unchanged.

*1 ADS is the equivalent of 4 Ordinary Shares.