Director/PDMR Shareholding

TO: Regulatory Information Service

PR Newswire

RE: Paragraph 3.1.4 of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules

The notification below was received under Paragraph 3.1.2 of the Disclosure and
Transparency Rules.

Diageo plc (the "Company") announces that it received notification on 4 October
2007, that Mr A Morgan, a Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities, had
exercised 186,542 options over Ordinary Shares of 28 101/108 pence each in the
Company ("Ordinary Shares") granted on 13 September 2000 at a price per share
of £5.87 under the Company's Senior Executive Share Option Plan, on 4 October
2007. Mr Morgan subsequently sold 181,890 Ordinary Shares, on 4 October 2007,
at a price per share of £10.99.

Mr Morgan retains beneficial ownership of the balance of 4,652 Ordinary Shares.

As a result of the above, Mr Morgan's interests in the Company's Ordinary
Shares (excluding options, awards under the Company's LTIPs and interests as a
potential beneficiary of the Company's employee benefit trusts) has increased
to 136,442.

5 October 2007