2nd Nov 2009 14:54
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 the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
Diageo plc (the "Company") announces that:
1) it received notification on 2 November 2009 that Ron Anderson, a person discharging managerial responsibility ("PDMR"), exercised an option on 2 November 2009 over 35,000 ordinary shares of 28 101/108 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") granted on 20 September 2005 at a price per share of 8.15 under the Company's Senior Executive Share Option Plan ("SESOP"). Mr Anderson retains ownership of the resulting Ordinary Shares.
2) it received notification on 30 October 2009 that Paul Walsh, a director, exercised an option on 30 October 2009 over 100,000 Ordinary Shares granted on 10 October 2003 at a price per share of 6.49 under the SESOP.
Mr Walsh subsequently sold 99,000 Ordinary Shares on 30 October 2009, at a price per share of 10.00. Mr Walsh retains the balance of 1,000 Ordinary Shares.
As a result of the above transactions the interests of Mr Anderson and Mr Walsh in the Company's Ordinary Shares and American Depositary Shares ("ADS") (excluding options, awards under the Company's LTIPs and interests as a potential beneficiaries of the Company's Employee Benefit Trusts) are as follows:
Name of PDMR Number of Ordinary Shares R Anderson 80,199 (of which 9,584 are held are ADS*) Name of director Number of Ordinary Shares P S Walsh 722,272 P D TunnacliffeCompany Secretary2 November 2009
*1 ADS is the equivalent of 4 Ordinary Shares.
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