18th Nov 2009 14:54
TO: Regulatory Information Service
PR Newswire
RE: Paragraph 3.1.4 of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules
The notifications below were received under Paragraph 3.1.2 of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
Diageo plc (the "Company") announces that it received notifications today:
1. from David Gosnell, a Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities
("PDMR"), that he had exercised options on 17 November 2009 over 5,000
Ordinary Shares granted on 10 October 2003 at a price per share of 6.49
under the Company's Senior Executive Share Option Plan ("SESOP") and over
59,452 Ordinary Shares granted on 11 October 2004 at a price per share of
7.07 under the SESOP.
Mr Gosnell subsequently sold 59,010 Ordinary Shares on 17 November 2009, at a price per share of 10.35, and another 3,990 Ordinary Shares on 18 November 2009, at a price per share of 10.51. Mr Gosnell retains the balance of 1,452 Ordinary Shares.
2. from Nick Blazquez, a PDMR, that he had exercised options today over 37,443
Ordinary Shares granted on 20 September 2005 at a price per share of 8.15
under the SESOP.
Mr Blazquez subsequently sold 37,000 Ordinary Shares on 18 November 2009, at a price per share of 10.36. Mr Blazquez retains the balance of 443 Ordinary Shares.
As a result of the above transactions, interests of PDMRs in the Company'sOrdinary Shares (excluding options, awards under the Company's LTIPs andinterests as potential beneficiaries of the Company's Employee Benefit Trusts)are as follows:Name of PDMR Number of Ordinary Shares N Blazquez 44,156 D Gosnell 62,117 P D TunnacliffeCompany Secretary18 November 2009
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