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 27
February 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 156 ordinary
shares of 28 101/108 pence in the Company ('Ordinary Shares') in respect of
participants leaving the Plan and transferred 6,748 Ordinary Shares to
participants leaving the Plan. The Ordinary Shares were sold on 20 February
2004 and 25 February 2004 at prices per Ordinary Share of £7.2557 and £7.3503
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        
                                                                        
20.02.04      22                                           £7.2557      
                                                                        
25.02.04      134                                          £7.3503      

 

Date of       No of Ordinary Shares Transferred          
Transaction                                              
                                                         
                                                         
23.02.04      65                                         
                                                         
25.02.04      6,683                                      

 

The total holding of the Trust now amounts to 3,183,338 ordinary shares.

 

27 February 2004