Director/PDMR Shareholding

TO: Regulatory Information Service

PR Newswire

RE: PARAGRAPH 3.1.4 OF

THE DISCLOSURE RULES

The notification below is in respect of a single transaction of which
notification was received under Paragraph 3.1.2 of the Disclosure Rules and
Section 324 of the Companies Act 1985.

Diageo plc (the "Company") announces that on 11 October 2006 Mr WS Shanahan, a
director, notified the Company that on 10 October 2006, he purchased 2,000
American Depository Shares in the Company ("ADS")* at a price per ADS of
$71.91.

As a result of the above transaction, Mr Shanahan's interest in the Company's
Ordinary Shares of 28 101/108 pence in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") has
increased to 25,155 (held as ADSs).

(*1 ADS is the equivalent of 4 Ordinary Shares)

11 October 2006