Transaction in Own Shares

19th Sep 2008 17:15



Diageo plc - Transaction in Own Shares

Diageo plc ('the Company') announces that it has today purchased through Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited 465,459 ordinary shares at a price of 1019.85 pence per share. The purchased shares will be held in treasury for the purpose of satisfying options grants and share awards made under the Company's employee share plans.

Following the above purchase, the Company holds 254,521,549 ordinary shares as treasury shares. The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as treasury shares) is 2,509,137,422.

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