Director/PDMR Shareholding

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

The notification below was received under Paragraph 3.1.2 of the Disclosure and
Transparency Rules.

Diageo plc (the "Company") announces that it received notification on 23
October 2012 that Dr FB Humer, a director, as a participant in the Diageo
Dividend Reinvestment Plan received 572 ordinary shares of 28 101/108 pence in
the Company ("Ordinary Shares") in respect of the final dividend paid on 22
October 2012.

The Ordinary Shares were purchased on 22 October 2012 (with a settlement date
of 25 October 2012) at an average price of £17.75.

As a result of the above transaction, Dr Humer's interests in the Company's
Ordinary Shares have increased to 43,047.

J Nicholls

Deputy Secretary

23 October 2012