29th Oct 2007 14:51
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 today thatthe following directors, as participants in the Diageo Dividend ReinvestmentPlan (the "Plan") received ordinary shares of 28 101/108 pence in the Company("Ordinary Shares") in respect of the final dividend paid on 22 October 2007 asfollows:Name of Director Number of Ordinary Shares Lord Blyth 2,681 NC Rose 6,485
The Ordinary Shares were purchased on 22, 23 and 24 October 2007 (with a settlement date of 29 October 2007) at an average price of ‚£11.019.
As a result of the above transaction, these directors' interests in the Company's Ordinary Shares (excluding options, awards under the Company's LTIPs and interests as potential beneficiaries of the Company's employee benefit trusts) have increased as follows:
Name of Director Number of Ordinary Shares Lord Blyth 151,190 NC Rose 372,330 29 October 2007
DIAGEO PLCRelated Shares:
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