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 24
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 1,358 ordinary
shares of 28 101/108 pence in the Company ('Ordinary Shares') in respect of
participants leaving the Plan and transferred 55,590 Ordinary Shares to
participants leaving the Plan. The Ordinary Shares were sold on 17 October 2003
and 22 October 2003 at prices per Ordinary Share of £6.806 - £6.8203 and £
6.8257, 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        
                                                                        
17.10.03      1,212                                        £6.806 - £   
                                                           6.8203       
                                                                        
22.10.03      146                                          £6.8257      

Date of       No of Ordinary Shares Transferred          
Transaction                                              
                                                         
                                                         
17.10.03      51,551                                     
                                                         
22.10.03      4,039                                      

 

The total holding of the Trust now amounts to 3,199,523 ordinary shares.

 

 

 

24 October 2003