15th Sep 2006 15:04
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 15September 2006 for the purposes of Sections 198 to 208 of the Companies Act1985, from Barclays plc ("Barclays") that as at 12 September 2006 Barclays had,through its legal entities, increased its interest in the Company's ordinaryshares of 28 101/108 pence ("Ordinary Shares") to 138,421,523 Ordinary Shares,representing 4.99 per cent. of the issued share capital. The issued sharecapital of the Company as at 12 September 2006 was 2,775,032,252 excluding272,656,840 Ordinary Shares held as Treasury Shares.15 September 2006ENDDIAGEO PLCRelated Shares:
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