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 31January 2015 from Alan Stewart, a director of the Company, that he hadpurchased 1,500 ordinary shares of 28 101/108 pence each in the Company("Ordinary Shares") on 30 January 2015 at a price per Ordinary Share of £19.70. The Ordinary Shares were purchased on the London Stock Exchange. As a result of this transaction, Mr Stewart's interests in the Company'sOrdinary Shares are 1,500. C Matthews Assistant Company Secretary

2 February 2015