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 transaction of which notification was
received under Paragraph 3.1.2 of the Disclosure Rules.

Diageo plc (the "Company") announces that it received notification on 2
November 2006 from Mr R Malcolm, a Person Discharging Managerial
Responsibilities, that on 30 October 2006 he exercised options over 19,729
American Depository Shares in the Company ("ADS")* granted on 13 September 2000
at a price per ADS of $33.27 under the Company's Senior Executive Share Option
Plan and sold 19,229 ADSs at a price per share of $74.31.

Mr Malcolm retains beneficial ownership of the balance of 500 ADSs.

As a result of the above transactions, Mr Malcolm's interest in the Company's
Ordinary Shares of 28 101/108 pence in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") has
increased to 22, 228 (held as ADSs).

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

3 November 2006