Transaction in Own Shares

3rd Oct 2011 12:50

TO: Regulatory Information Service PR Newswire RE: PARAGRAPH 12.6.4 OF THE LISTING RULES

Diageo plc - Transaction in Own Shares

Diageo plc (the "Company") announces that on 30 September 2011, it released from treasury 18,660 ordinary shares of 28 101/108 pence each ("Ordinary Shares"), to satisfy grants made under employee share plans. The average price at which these Ordinary Shares were released from treasury was 1,018.12 pence per share.

Following this release, the Company holds 251,818,333 Ordinary Shares as treasury shares and the total number of Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding shares held as treasury shares) is 2,502,182,762.

John NichollsDeputy Company Secretary3 October 2011

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