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 2000, namely:

Name of PDMR             No. of Ordinary     Dates Option Exercisable between
                                  Shares                                     
                                                                             
N Blazquez                  408               1 December 2014 and 31 May 2015
                                                                             
A Fennell                   816               1 December 2014 and 31 May 2015
                                                                             
S Fletcher                 1,190              1 December 2012 and 31 May 2013

Each option has been granted at a price of £7.62 per Ordinary Share.

P D Tunnacliffe

Company Secretary

8 October 2009