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TO: Regulatory Information Service PR Newswire RE: CHAPTER 16 PARAGRAPH 13 OF THE LISTING RULES Diageo plc (the 'Company') announces that it received notification on 31 October 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 Share Incentive Plan (the 'Plan') that the Trustee sold 933 ordinary shares of 28 101/108 pence in the Company ('Ordinary Shares') in respect of participants leaving the Plan and transferred 80,689 Ordinary Shares to participants leaving the Plan. The Ordinary Shares were sold on 24 October 2003 and 30 October 2003 at prices per Ordinary Share of £6.8003 and £6.9953, respectively, 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. Date of No of Ordinary Shares Sold Price Per Transaction Share 24.10.03 257 £6.8003 30.10.03 676 £6.9953 Date of No of Ordinary Shares Transferred Transaction 24.10.03 80,689 The total holding of the Trust now amounts to 3,117,901 ordinary shares. 31 October 2003

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