Annual Report and Accounts

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

 

Diageo plc (the "Company") announces that with reference to paragraph 9.6.1 of
the Listing Rules, two original copies of the Annual Report and Annual Review
for the year ended 30 June 2006 have been lodged today with the UK Listing
Authority for publication through the Document Viewing Facility, together with
the following documents:

  * Notice of 2006 Annual General Meeting
   
  * Summary Financial Statements Notices
   
  * Form of Proxy/Letter of Direction
   
  * Corporate Citizenship Report 2006 request card; and
   
for holders of the Company's American Depositary Shares:

  * Reconciliation to US GAAP statement
   
  * Annual Report/Annual Review 2006 request card
   
Shareholder documents can be accessed on the Company's website, at 
www.diageo.com

20 September 2006