6th Jun 2005 13:25
TO: Regulatory Information Service PR Newswire RE: CHAPTER 9 PARAGRAPH 11 OF THE LISTING RULES Diageo plc (the "Company") announces that it received notification on 6 June2005 for the purposes of Sections 198 to 208 of the Companies Act 1985, fromBarclays PLC ("Barclays") that as at 1 June 2005 Barclays had, through itslegal entities, increased its interest in the Company's Ordinary Shares to89,265,032 Ordinary Shares, representing 3.002 per cent. of the issued sharecapital. The issued share capital of the Company as at 1 June 2005 was2,973,593,909 excluding 76,715,000 Ordinary Shares held as Treasury Shares.6 June 2005ENDDIAGEO PLCRelated Shares:
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