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 19 March
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 365 ordinary shares of
28 101/108 pence in the Company ('Ordinary Shares') in respect of participants
leaving the Plan and transferred 4555 Ordinary Shares to participants leaving
the Plan. The Ordinary Shares were sold on 16 March 2004 a at price per
Ordinary Share of £7.3255 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        
                                                                        
16.03.04      365                                          £7.3255      

 

Date of       No of Ordinary Shares Transferred          
Transaction                                              
                                                         
                                                         
16.03.04      4555                                       

 

The total holding of the Trust now amounts to 3,222,162 ordinary shares.

 

19 March 2004