Transaction in Own Shares

Diageo plc - Transaction in Own Shares

Diageo plc ('the Company') announces that it has today purchased through Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited 920,000 ordinary shares at a price of 1,286.75 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.

The total number of shares purchased to be held in Treasury for the purpose of satisfying options grants and share awards made under the Company's employee share plans is 7,400,141 from 1st July 2011 to today's date.

Following the purchase today of 920,000 Treasury shares the Company holds 256,251,545 ordinary shares in treasury shares. The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as treasury shares) is 2,497,758,390