Director/PDMR Shareholding

TO: Regulatory Information Service PR Newswire RE: Paragraph 3.1.4 of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules The notification below was received under Paragraph 3.1.2 of the Disclosure andTransparency Rules. Diageo plc (the "Company") announces that it received notification today thatthe following director and Person Discharging Managerial Responsibility("PDMR"), as participants in the Diageo Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the "Plan")received ordinary shares of 28 101/108 pence in the Company ("Ordinary Shares")in respect of the interim dividend paid on 7 April 2014, as follows: Name of Director Number of Ordinary Shares Dr FB Humer 500 Name of PDMR S Moriarty 362 The Ordinary Shares were purchased on 7 April 2014 (with a settlement date of10 April 2014) at an average price of £18.58. As a result of the above transaction, the director and PDMR's interest in theCompany's Ordinary Shares (excluding options, awards under the Company's LTIPsand interests as potential beneficiaries of the Company's employee benefittrusts) have increased as follows: Name of Director Number of Ordinary Shares Dr FB Humer 51,869 Name of PDMR S Moriarty 36,081 J Nicholls Deputy Secretary

8 April 2014