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") makes the following announcements:

 1. It received notification today that David Gosnell, a person discharging
    managerial responsibility ("PDMR"), transferred 28,405 ordinary shares of
    28 101/108 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") held in his own
    name to his spouse Mrs Susan Gosnell on 26 November 2012. As a result of
    this transaction, Mr Gosnell's interests in the Company's Ordinary Shares
    and American Depository Shares ("ADS")* (excluding options, awards under
    the Company's LTIPs and interests as a potential beneficiary of the
    Company's Employee Benefit Trusts) remain unchanged at 109,623.
   
 2. It received notification today that Gareth Williams, a PDMR, disposed of
    44,000 Ordinary Shares as a gift on 26 November 2012. As a result of this
    transaction, Mr Williams's interests in the Company's Ordinary Shares and
    ADSs (excluding options, awards under the Company's LTIPs and interests as
    a potential beneficiary of the Company's Employee Benefit Trusts) have
    decreased to 176,391 (of which 6,493 are held as ADSs).
   
J Nicholls

Deputy Company Secretary

26 November 2012

*1 ADS is equal to 4 Ordinary Shares