Director/PDMR Shareholding

TO: Regulatory Information Service PR NewswireRE: Paragraph 3.1.4 of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules The notifications below were received under Paragraph 3.1.2 of theDisclosure and Transparency Rules. Diageo plc (the "Company") announces that: 1. It received notification on 6 October 2014 that the followingdirector and Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMR"), asparticipants in the Diageo Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the "Plan") receivedordinary shares of 28 101/108 pence in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") inrespect of the final dividend paid on 2 October 2014, as follows: Name of Director Number of Ordinary SharesDr FB Humer 909 Name of PDMRD Cutter 7S Fischer 17S Moriarty 627 The Ordinary Shares were purchased on 2 October 2014 (with asettlement date of 7 October 2014) at an average price of £17.69. 2. It received notification on 7 October 2014 that Ordinary Shareswere released to the following PDMRs in respect of awards made under theCompany's 2011 International Share Match Plan ("ISMP"). Name of PDMR Number of Number of Balance of Ordinary Ordinary Ordinary Shares Shares Shares sold# retained and released beneficially owned D Cutter 74 36 38S Fischer 78 16 62 The Ordinary Shares were sold at a price per share of £17.60. As a result of the above transaction, the director's and PDMR'sinterests in the Company's Ordinary Shares (excluding options, awards underthe Company's LTIPs and interests as potential beneficiaries of the Company'semployee benefit trusts) have increased as follows: Name of Director Number of Ordinary SharesDr FB Humer 55,480 Name of PDMRD Cutter 12,905S Fischer 9,458S Moriarty 41,696 V CooperSenior Company Secretarial Assistant7 October 2014 # Ordinary Shares have been sold to meet the requirement toreimburse the Company for PAYE tax and National Insurance/social securityliabilities on awards released under the ISMP.