Director/PDMR Shareholding

TO:       Regulatory Information Service PR Newswire                           
                                                                               
RE:       PARAGRAPH 3.1.4 OF THE DISCLOSURE RULES                              

The notifications listed below were received under Paragraph 3.1.2 of the
Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

Diageo plc (the "Company") announces that on 15 February 2008 it received the
following notifications:

1. from the trustee of the Diageo Employee Benefit Trust (the "Employee Benefit
Trust") as detailed below. The Employee Benefit Trust is a discretionary trust
for the benefit of employees of the Company and its subsidiaries and operates
primarily in conjunction with the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan, now
called the Total Shareholder Return Plan (the "Plan"), approved by shareholders
on 11 August 1998.

a) Appleby Trust (Jersey) Limited, as trustee of the Employee Benefit Trust
(the "Trustee"), had, on 15 February 2008, released ordinary shares of 28 101/
108 pence of the Company ("Ordinary Shares") to participants under the Plan at
a level of 61% as follows:

Date of Transaction          No. of Ordinary Shares                            
                                                                               
15.02.2008                   349,305                                           

including Ordinary Shares and American Depositary Shares ("ADSs") transferred
to directors and Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMR"),
receiving awards released under the Plan, as follows: 

Name of Director             No. of Ordinary Shares                            
                                                                               
NC Rose                      44,417                                            
                                                                               
PS Walsh                     98,352                                            
                                                                               
Name of PDMR                 No. of Ordinary Shares                            
                                                                               
SR Fletcher                  22,843                                            
                                                                               
JND Grover                   19,036                                            
                                                                               
A Morgan                     24,112                                            
                                                                               
JC Pollaers                  4,254                                             
                                                                               
G Williams                   20,622                                            
                                                                               
                             No. of ADSs*                                      
                                                                               
RM Malcolm                   5,577                                             
                                                                               
I Menezes                    8,554                                             
                                                                               
T Proctor                    7,025                                             

The awards were made on 18 February 2005. The balance of each award has lapsed.

b) the Trustee had, on 15 February 2008, made the following sale of Ordinary
Shares and ADSs to meet the requirement to reimburse the Company for PAYE tax
and National Insurance/social security liabilities on awards released under the
Plan:

Date of Transaction         No. Ordinary Shares Sold Sale Price of Ordinary    
                                                     Shares                    
                                                                               
15.2.2008                   101,717                  £10.68                    
                                                                               
                            No. ADSs Sold            Sale Price of ADSs        
                                                                               
15.2.2008                   8,341                    $82.72                    

including Ordinary Shares and ADSs sold on behalf of directors and PDMRs, as
follows:

Name of Director            No. Ordinary Shares Sold  Sale Price of Ordinary   
                                                      Shares                   
                                                                               
NC Rose                     18,211                    £10.68                   
                                                                               
PS Walsh                    40,325                    £10.68                   
                                                                               
Name of PDMR                                                                   
                                                                               
SR Fletcher                 9,366                     £10.68                   
                                                                               
JND Grover                  7,805                     £10.68                   
                                                                               
A Morgan                    9,886                     £10.68                   
                                                                               
G Williams                  8,456                     £10.68                   
                                                                               
                            No. ADSs Sold             Sale Price of ADSs       
                                                                               
RM Malcolm                  1,754                   $82.72                     
                                                                               
I Menezes                   3,546                   $82.72                     
                                                                               
T Proctor                   2,733                   $82.72                     

2. from Mr PS Walsh, that he had sold 33,027 Ordinary Shares on 15 February
2008, at a price per share of £10.81.

3. from Mr RM Malcolm, that he had exercised 39,793 options over ADS granted on
10 October 2003 at a price per ADS of $43.82 under the Company's Senior
Executive Share Option Plan, on 15 February 2008. Mr Malcolm subsequently sold
39,393 ADSs, on 15 February 2008, at a price per ADS of $82.95.

Mr Malcolm retains beneficial ownership of the balance of 400 ADSs.

4. from Mr G Williams, that he had exercised 117,912 options over Ordinary
Shares granted on 10 October 2003 at a price per share of £6.49 under the
Company's Senior Executive Share Option Plan, on 15 February 2008. Mr Williams
subsequently sold 116,000 Ordinary Shares, on 15 February 2008, at a price per
share of £10.74.

Mr Williams retains beneficial ownership of the balance of 1,912 Ordinary
Shares.

As a result of the above release of awards and sales, the interests of
directors and PDMRs 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) are as follows:

Name of Director              Number of Ordinary Shares                         
                                                                                
NC Rose                       398,606                                           
                                                                                
PS Walsh                      673,260                                           
                                                                                
Name of PDMR                  Number of Ordinary Shares                         
                                                                                
SR Fletcher                   148,888                                           
                                                                                
JND Grover                    182,663                                           
                                                                                
I Menezes                     294,691 (of which 201,693 are held in the form of 
                              ADS)                                              
                                                                                
A Morgan                      150,756                                           
                                                                                
JC Pollaers                   49,651                                            
                                                                                
G Williams                    226,544 (of which 5,760 are held in the form of   
                              ADS)                                              
                                                                                
                              No. of ADSs                                       
                                                                                
RM Malcolm                    26,403                                            
                                                                                
T Proctor                     33,621                                            

*1 ADS is the equivalent of 4 Ordinary Shares.

18 February 2008