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.

Diageo plc (the "Company") announces that it received notification on 19
September 2013 that on 19 September 2013 the Company released ordinary shares
of 28 101/108 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") to the following
person discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMR") in respect of awards
made under the Company's discretionary incentive plan ("DIP") on 17 September
2009:

Name of PDMR     Number of Ordinary Number of       Balance of Ordinary 
                 Shares released    Ordinary Shares Shares retained and 
                                    sold#           beneficially owned  
                                                                        
A Manz           7,878              3,712           4,166               

The Ordinary Shares were sold at a price per share of £20.21.

As a result of the above transactions, Ms Manz's interests in the Company's
Ordinary Shares (excluding options, awards under the Company's LTIPs and
interests as a potential beneficiary of the Company's Employee Benefit Trusts)
have increased to 12,505.

J Nicholls

Deputy Company Secretary

20 September 2013

# Ordinary Shares sold to meet the requirement to reimburse the Company for
PAYE tax and National Insurance/social security liabilities on awards released
under the DIP.