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 14 May2014 that Gilbert Ghostine, a person discharging managerial responsibility("PDMR"), exercised options on 14 May 2014 over ordinary shares of 28 101/108pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") as follows: Company Plan No. of Date of grant Price per Ordinary Ordinary Share Shares Senior Executive Share 93,171 20 September 2010 £10.80Option Plan Subsequently, on 14 May 2014, Mr Ghostine sold 92,239 Ordinary Shares at aprice per Ordinary share of £18.80. He retains the balance of 932 OrdinaryShares. As a result of the above transactions, Mr Ghostine'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 165,768 (of which 33,297 are held as American DepositaryShares). V Cooper Senior Company Secretarial Assistant

15 May 2014