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 5 March2015 that Anand Kripalu, a Person Discharging Managerial Responsibility("PDMR"), was granted the following options over ordinary shares of 28 101/108pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") and restricted stock units("RSUs")* on 5 March 2015, under the Company's 2014 Long Term Incentive Plan,adopted by the Company's shareholders on 18 September 2014 ("DLTIP"): Name of PDMR No. of options over No. of RSUs Ordinary Shares A Kripalu 14,903 4,250 Each option was granted at a price of £19.15 per Ordinary Share and isexercisable between 4 September 2017 and 4 March 2025. Each RSU willautomatically vest on 4 September 2017 subject to satisfaction of certaincriteria. This was not a stock exchange transaction. As a result of the above grants and awards, the interests of Mr Kripalu in theCompany's Ordinary Shares and ADSs (excluding options, awards under theCompany's LTIPs and interests as a potential beneficiary of the Company'sEmployee Benefit Trusts) are unchanged. C MatthewsAssistant Company Secretary 5 March 2015 *1 RSU is the equivalent of 1 Ordinary Share.