Director/PDMR Shareholding

TO:      Regulatory Information Service                                    
                                                                           
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RE:      Paragraph 3.1.4 of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules          

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

Diageo plc (the "Company") announces that it received notification today that:

1. Paul Walsh, a director, exercised an option on 31 March 2010 over 100,000
ordinary shares of 28 101/108 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares")
granted on 11 October 2004 at a price per share of £7.07 under the Company's
Senior Executive Share Option Plan ("SESOP").

Mr Walsh subsequently sold 99,000 Ordinary Shares on 31 March 2010, at a price
per share of £11.14. Mr Walsh retains the balance of 1,000 Ordinary Shares.

2. Ian Wright, a Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMR"),
exercised an option on 31 March 2010 over 19,946 Ordinary Shares granted on 19
September 2006 at a price per share of £9.30 under the SESOP.

Mr Wright subsequently sold 18,507 Ordinary Shares on 31 March 2010, at a price
per share of £11.13. Mr Wright retains the balance of 1,439 Ordinary Shares.

As a result of the above transactions, 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              
                                                                   
P S Walsh                   728,362                                
                                                                   
Name of PDMR                Number of Ordinary Shares              
                                                                   
I Wright                    24,700                                 

P D Tunnacliffe

Company Secretary

31 March 2010