6th Oct 2005 13:13
TO: Regulatory Information Service PR Newswire RE: PARAGRAPH 3.1.4 OF THE DISCLOSURE RULES The notification listed below is in respect of a single transaction of whichnotification was received under Paragraph 3.1.2 of the Disclosure Rules andSection 324 of the Companies Act 1985.Diageo plc (the "Company") announces that:1. Mr PS Walsh, a director, notified the Company on 5 October 2005 that:a. on 5 October 2005, he exercised options over 50,000 Ordinary Shares of 28101/108 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") granted on 20 December1999 at a price per share of ‚£5.18 under the Company's Senior Executive ShareOption Plan; andb. on 5 October 2005, he sold 48,000 Ordinary Shares at a price per share of ‚£8.39.Mr Walsh will retain beneficial ownership of the balance of 2,000 OrdinaryShares.As a result of the above, Mr Walsh's interests in the Company's Ordinary Shares(excluding options, awards under the Company's LTIPs and interests as apotential beneficiary of the Company's employee benefit trusts) is 747,501.2. It received notification on 6 October 2005 from Bailhache Labesse TrusteesLimited, as trustee of the Diageo Employee Benefit Trust ("the Employee BenefitTrust") that they had transferred 50,000 Ordinary Shares to a beneficiary ofthe Employee Benefit Trust following an exercise of options under the Company'sSenior Executive Share Option Plan on 5 October 2005.As a result of this transaction the total holding of the Employee Benefit Trustamounts to 7,312,748 Ordinary Shares.Directors of the Company who are potential beneficiaries of the EmployeeBenefit Trust are PS Walsh and NC Rose.6 October 2005ENDDIAGEO PLCRelated Shares:
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