2nd Aug 2006 12:51
TO: Regulatory Information Service PR Newswire RE: CHAPTER 9 PARAGRAPH 9.6.7 THE LISTING RULES Diageo plc (the "Company") announces that it received notification on 1 August2006 for the purposes of Sections 198 to 208 of the Companies Act 1985, fromCapital Group Companies, Inc. ("Capital") that as at 27 July 2006 Capital had,through its legal entities, increased its interest in the Company's ordinaryshares of 28 101/108 pence ("Ordinary Shares") to 139,972,093 Ordinary Shares,representing 5.02 per cent. of the issued share capital. The issued sharecapital of the Company as at 27 July 2006 was 2,790,577,851 excluding260,402,394 Ordinary Shares held as Treasury Shares.2 August 2006ENDDIAGEO PLCRelated Shares:
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