26th Sep 2007 12:26
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 and Transparency Rules.
Diageo plc (the "Company") announces that it received notification on 25September 2007, that Mr PS Walsh, a director, had exercised the followingoptions over Ordinary Shares of 28 101/108 pence each in the Company ("OrdinaryShares") under the Company's Senior Executive Share Option Plan, on 25September 2007:Grant Date No of Ordinary Shares Grant price per granted Ordinary Share 12 September 2001 69,513 ‚£6.87 11 March 2003 30,487 ‚£6.15
Mr Walsh subsequently sold 95,000 Ordinary Shares, on 25 September 2007, at a price per share of ‚£10.82.
Mr Walsh retains beneficial ownership of the balance of 5,000 Ordinary Shares.
As a result of the above, Mr Walsh's interests in the Company's Ordinary Shares (excluding options, awards under the Company's LTIPs and interests as a potential beneficiary of the Company's employee benefit trusts) has increased to 643,172.
26 September 2007
DIAGEO PLCRelated Shares:
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