Director Shareholding

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 21
November 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 transferred on 20
November 2003 705 ordinary shares of 28 101/108 pence each in the Company
('Ordinary Shares') to participants leaving the Plan. The Plan is an Inland
Revenue approved plan operated by Diageo Group companies for the benefit of
employees of the Company and its subsidiaries.

 The total holding of the Trust now amounts to 3,163,715 ordinary shares.

 

 

 21 November 2003