22nd Feb 2006 17:57
Diageo PLC22 February 2006 Diageo plc - Transaction in Own Shares 22 February 2006 Diageo plc announces that it has today purchased through Goldman SachsInternational 650,000 ordinary shares at a price of 874.46 pence per share. Thepurchased shares will be held in treasury for the purpose of satisfying optionsgranted under the Company's Employee Benefit Trusts. Following the above purchase, the Company holds 194,309,500 ordinary shares astreasury shares. The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding sharesheld as treasury shares) is 2,856,377,534. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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