Director/PDMR Shareholding

TO: Regulatory Information Service PR Newswire RE: Paragraph 3.1.4 of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules The notification listed below was received under Paragraph 3.1.2 of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules. Diageo plc (the "Company") announces that on 10 December 2008 it received notification from Mr J Grover, a Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities, that he had: 1. exercised options over Ordinary Shares of 28 101/108 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") under the Company's Senior Executive Share Option Plan, on 10 December 2008, as follows: Grant Date No of Ordinary Shares Grant price per Ordinary granted Share 11 October 2002 94,857 £7.59 10 October 2003 113,674 £6.49 11 October 2004 107,282 £7.07 Mr Grover subsequently sold 312,655 Ordinary Shares, on 10 December 2008, at a price of £9.547 per Ordinary Share, and retains beneficial ownership of the balance of 3,158 Ordinary Shares. 2. sold an additional 50,000 Ordinary Shares on 10 December 2008, at a price of £9.547 per Ordinary Share. As a result of the above transactions, the interests of Mr Grover in the Company's Ordinary Shares (excluding options, awards under the Company's LTIPs and interests as potential beneficiaries of the Company's Employee Benefit Trusts) is 149,504. P D Tunnacliffe Company Secretary 11 December 2008

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