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 1 August2013 that Paul Walsh, a director, exercised options on 1 August 2013 overordinary shares of 28 101/108 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares")granted under the Company's Senior Executive Share Option Plan as set outbelow: No. of Ordinary Shares Date of grant Price per Ordinary Share 200,000 17 September 2009 £9.52 Subsequently, on 1 August 2013, Mr Walsh sold 190,000 Ordinary Shares at aprice per Ordinary Share of £20.70. He retains the balance of 10,000 OrdinaryShares. As a result of the above transactions, Mr Walsh'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)have increased to 779,660. J Nicholls Deputy Company Secretary

1 August 2013