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 16
January 2004 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 1,527 ordinary
shares of 28 101/108 pence in the Company ('Ordinary Shares') in respect of
participants leaving the Plan and transferred 30,383 Ordinary Shares to
participants leaving the Plan. The Ordinary Shares were sold on 14 January 2004
and 15 January 2004 at prices per Ordinary Share of £6.9803 and £6.8953
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        
                                                                        
14.01.04      227                                          £6.9803      
                                                                        
15.01.04      1,300                                        £6.8953      

 

Date of       No of Ordinary Shares Transferred          
Transaction                                              
                                                         
                                                         
14.01.04      5,758                                      
                                                         
15.01.04      24,625                                     

 

The total holding of the Trust now amounts to 3,176,799 ordinary shares.

 

 

 

16 January 2004