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 and Transparency Rules.

Diageo plc (the "Company") announces that the Persons Discharging Managerial
Responsibilities ("PDMRs") named below were today granted options to subscribe
for ordinary shares of 28 101/108 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares")
under the Company's UK Sharesave Scheme, namely:

Name of PDMR             No. of Ordinary     Dates Option Exercisable between
                                  Shares                                     
                                                                             
NB Blazquez                          404     01 December 2013 and 31 May 2014
                                                                             
DP Gosnell                         2,022     01 December 2013 and 31 May 2014

Each option has been granted at a price of £8.28 per Ordinary Share.

9 October 2008


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