16th Apr 2007 12:16
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 it received notification today thatthe following directors, as participants in the Diageo Dividend ReinvestmentPlan (the "Plan") received ordinary shares of 28 101/108 pence in the Company("Ordinary Shares") in respect of the interim dividend paid on 10 April 2007 asfollows:Name of Director Number of Ordinary Shares Lord Blyth 1,661 NC Rose 4,221 JR Symonds* 61
The Ordinary Shares were purchased on 10 and 11 April 2007 (with a settlement date of 16 April 2007) at an average price of ‚£10.417.
As a result of the above transaction, these directors' interests in the Company's Ordinary Shares (excluding options, awards under the Company's LTIPs and interests as potential beneficiaries of the Company's employee benefit trusts) have increased as follows:
Name of Director Number of Ordinary Shares Lord Blyth 142,572 NC Rose 360,452 JR Symonds* 5,159
* In respect of shares held by spouse
16 April 2007
DIAGEO PLCRelated Shares:
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