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 transactions 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 Mr WS Shanahan, a director, notified
the Company on 1 June 2006 that:

 a. on the dates set out below, American Depository Shares in the Company
    ("ADS")* were purchased for his account by an investment manager acting on
    a discretionary basis, who allocated investments purchased to a number of
    investors, generally on a pro rata basis;
   
Transaction Date   Number of ADSs            Price per ADS            
                                                                      
30 April 2004                 85                      $54.76          
                                                                      
08 Jul 2004                   12                      $53.46          
                                                                      
11 Jul 2004                   11                      $52.64          
                                                                      
21 Jul 2004                   12                      $50.76          
                                                                      
30 Nov 2004                   53                      $56.76          

 b. on the dates set out below, ADSs were sold for Mr Shanahan's account, again
    on the basis described above;
   
Transaction Date   Number of ADSs            Price per ADS            
                                                                      
5 April 2005                  16                      $58.78          
                                                                      
6 April 2005                  16                      $59.33          

As a result of the above transactions, Mr Shanahan's interest in the Company's
Ordinary Shares of 28 101/108 pence in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") has
increased to 17,155 (held as ADSs).

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

2 June 2006