Director Shareholding

TO:       Regulatory Information Service                                 
                                                                         
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RE:       CHAPTER 16 PARAGRAPH 13 OF                                     
                                                                         
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Diageo plc (the 'Company') announces that it received notification on 22 August
2003 for the purposes of Section 329 of the Companies Act 1985 from Diageo
Share Ownership Trustees Limited (the 'Trustee'), as trustee of the Diageo 2001
All Employee Share Ownership Plan (the 'Plan') that the Trustee sold 2,877 of
the Company's Ordinary Shares of 28 101/108 pence ('Ordinary Shares') in
respect of participants leaving the Plan and transferred 27,211 Ordinary Shares
to participants leaving the Plan. The Ordinary Shares were sold on 20 August
2003 by the Trustee. The Plan is an Inland Revenue approved plan operated by
Diageo Group companies for the benefit of employees of the Company and its
subsidiaries.

Executive directors who are potential beneficiaries of the Plan are N C Rose
and P S Walsh.

   Date of    No of Ordinary Shares Sold          Price  
Transaction                                       Per    
                                                  Share  
                                                         
20.08.03      2,877                               £6.7315

   Date of    No of Ordinary Shares Transferred          
Transaction                                              
                                                         
                                                         
21.08.03      27,211                                     

 

The total holding of the Trust now amounts to 2,168,858 Ordinary Shares.

 

 

 

22 August 2003