Director/PDMR Shareholding

TO: Regulatory Information Service

PR Newswire

RE: PARAGRAPH 3.1.4 OF

THE DISCLOSURE RULES

The notification listed below was received under paragraph 3.1.2 of the
Disclosure Rules.

Diageo plc (the "Company") announces that it received notification on 2 May
2006 from Mr S R Fletcher, a Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities, as
follows.

 a. On 26 April 2006 he exercised options over:
   
 i. 36,231 Ordinary Shares of 28 101/108 pence in the Company ("Ordinary
    Shares") granted on 20 December 1999 at a price per Ordinary Share of £5.18
    under the Company`s Senior Executive Share Option Plan (the "Plan");
   
ii. 127,768 Ordinary Shares granted on 13 September 2000 at a price per
    Ordinary Share of £5.87 under the Plan;
   
iii. 113,537 Ordinary Shares granted on 12 September 2001 at a price per
    Ordinary Share of £6.87 under the Plan; and
   
iv. 107,905 Ordinary Shares granted on 11 October 2002 at a price per Ordinary
    Share of £7.59 under the Plan.
   
 b. On 26 April 2006, following the above exercises, Mr Fletcher sold 382,941
    Ordinary Shares at a price of £9.17 per Ordinary Share. He retained
    beneficial ownership of the balance of 2,500 Ordinary Shares.
   
 c. On 26 April 2006 he sold 86 Ordinary Shares at a price of £9.17 per
    Ordinary Share from his Individual Savings Account.
   
As a result of the above, Mr Fletcher's interest in Ordinary Shares (excluding
options, awards under the Company's LTIPs and interest as a potential
beneficiary of the Company's employee benefit trusts) has increased to 109,835.

3 May 2006