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 following Director and Person
Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMR") named below were yesterday
granted options to subscribe for ordinary shares of 28 101/108 pence each in
the Company ("Ordinary Shares") under the Company's UK Sharesave Plan 2010,
namely:

Name of Director    No. of Ordinary Shares    Dates Option Exercisable between 
                                                                               
D Mahlan                       937            1 December 2014 and 31 May 2015  
                                                                               
Name of PDMR        No. of Ordinary Shares    Dates Option Exercisable between 
                                                                               
N Blazquez                     317            1 December 2016 and 31 May 2017  

Each option has been granted at a price of £9.60 per Ordinary Share.

J Nicholls

Deputy Company Secretary

7 October 2011