2nd Oct 2006 13:32
TO: Regulatory Information Service PR Newswire RE: PARAGRAPH 3.1.4 OF THE DISCLOSURE RULES The notifications listed below are each in respect of a single transaction ofwhich notification was received under Paragraph 3.1.2 of the Disclosure Rulesand, in respect of directors of Diageo plc only, Section 324 of the CompaniesAct 1985. Diageo plc (the "Company") announces that:1) it received notification on 2 October 2006 that the following directors andPersons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMR"), together with othereligible employees, were awarded ordinary shares of 28 101/108 pence in theCompany ("Ordinary Shares") on 2 October 2006 under the Diageo Share IncentivePlan (the "Plan"), an Inland Revenue approved plan operated by Diageo Groupcompanies for the benefit of employees of the Company and its subsidiaries:Name of Director No. of Ordinary Shares N C Rose 318 P S Walsh 318 Name of PDMR S Fletcher 318 J Grover 318 A Morgan 318 G Williams 318 The Ordinary Shares were awarded at no cost to Plan participants("Freeshares"), to a value based on a percentage of the participant's salary on30 June 2006 and the Company's profits for the financial year ended 30 June2006, subject to a maximum per Plan participant of ‚£3,000 in value per taxyear. Freeshares are awarded annually and cannot normally be disposed of for aperiod of three years after the award date.As a result of the above, the directors' and PDMRs' interests in the Company'sOrdinary Shares (excluding options, awards under the Company's LTIPs andinterests as potential beneficiaries of Diageo group employee share trusts) areas follows:Name of Director No. of Ordinary Shares N C Rose 295,047 P S Walsh 563,415 Name of PDMR S Fletcher 110,255 J Grover 152,396 A Morgan 141,887 G Williams 189,076 * (*of which 5,559 are held in the form of American Depository Shares ("ADS"). 1ADS is the equivalent of 4 Ordinary Shares).2 October 2006ENDDIAGEO PLCRelated Shares:
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