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 today that
David Gosnell, a person discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMR"), had
on 24 March 2014 exercised options over ordinary shares of 28 101/108 pence
each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") as set out below:

No. of Ordinary      Date of grant        Price per Ordinary
Shares                                    Share             
                                                            
69,327               17 September 2009    £9.52             
                                                            
80,972               20 September 2010    £10.80            

Subsequently, on 24 March 2014, Mr Gosnell sold 148,699 at a price per Ordinary
Share of £18.03. He retains the balance of 1,600 Ordinary Shares.

As a result of the above transactions, 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 172,511.

John Nicholls
Deputy Company Secretary

24 March 2014