Annual Financial Report

TO:      Regulatory Information Service                                        
                                                                               
         PR Newswire                                                           
                                                                               
RE:      CHAPTER 9 PARAGRAPH 9.6.1 OF THE LISTING RULES                        

Diageo plc (the "Company") announces that in accordance with paragraph 9.6.1 of
the Listing Rules, the Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2012 has been
uploaded to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for
inspection at www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do, together with the following documents:

  * Notice of 2012 Annual General Meeting; and
   
  * Form of Proxy/Letter of Direction.
   
Shareholder documents are available on the Company's website, at www.diageo.com
. Shareholders may request a hard copy of Diageo's 2012 Annual Report, free of
charge, by contacting The Registrar, Diageo plc, Edinburgh Park, 5 Lochside
Way, Edinburgh EH12 9DT.

John Nicholls

Deputy Company Secretary

10 September 2012