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.

 1. Diageo plc (the "Company") announces that it received notification that on
    7 December 2011, Ian Wright, a person discharging managerial responsibility
    (`PDMR') director, exercised 35,050 options over ordinary shares of 28 101/
    108 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") granted under the
    Company's Senior Executive Share Option Plan ("SESOP"). The options were
    granted on 27 October 2008 at an exercise price of £8.77 per share.
   
Mr Wright subsequently sold 28,761 Ordinary Shares on 7 December 2011, at a
price per share of £13.62. He retains the balance of 6,289 Ordinary Shares.

 2. Diageo plc (the "Company") announces that it received notification that on
    8 December 2011, Paul Walsh, a director, exercised 155,521 options over
    ordinary shares of 28 101/108 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares")
    granted under the Company's Senior Executive Share Option Plan ("SESOP").
    The options were granted on 20 September 2005 at an exercise price of £8.15
    per share.
   
Mr Walsh subsequently sold 145,521 Ordinary Shares on 8 December 2011, at a
price per share of £13.83. He retains the balance of 10,000 Ordinary Shares.

As a result of these transactions, the interests of the director and PDMR 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) have increased as follows:

Name of Director          No. of Ordinary Shares           
                                                           
PS Walsh                  691,492                          
                                                           
Name of PDMR              No. of Ordinary Shares           
                                                           
I Wright                         31,827                    
                                                           

J Nicholls

Deputy Secretary

8 December 2011