Director/PDMR Shareholding

TO:      Regulatory Information Service                                        
                                                                               
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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 5
February 2014 from David Gosnell, a person discharging managerial
responsibility, that he had purchased 16,864 ordinary shares of 28 101/108
pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") on 4 February 2014 at a price per
Ordinary Share £17.68. 

As a result of this transaction, Mr Gosnell'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 170,890.

J Nicholls

Deputy Company Secretary

5 February 2014