18th Nov 2005 15:51
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 18November 2005 for the purposes of Sections 198 to 208 of the Companies Act1985, from Barclays PLC ("Barclays") that as at 16 November 2005 Barclays had,through its legal entities, increased its interest in the Company's ordinaryshares of 28 101/108 pence ("Ordinary Shares") to 91,189,550 Ordinary Shares,representing 3.13 per cent. of the issued share capital. The issued sharecapital of the Company as at 16 November 2005 was 2,909,863,548 excluding140,604,000 Ordinary Shares held as Treasury Shares.18 November 2005ENDDIAGEO PLCRelated Shares:
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