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 4 June
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 1,470 ordinary shares
of 28 101/108 pence in the Company ('Ordinary Shares') in respect of
participants leaving the Plan and transferred 5,265 Ordinary Shares to
participants leaving the Plan. The Ordinary Shares were sold on 2 June 2004 and
3 June 2004 at prices per Ordinary Share of £7.1555 and £7.1613 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        
                                                                        
02.06.04      1,237                                        £7.1555      
                                                                        
03.06.04      233                                          £7.1613      

 

Date of       No of Ordinary Shares Transferred          
Transaction                                              
                                                         
                                                         
03.06.04      5,265                                      

 

The total holding of the Trust now amounts to 3,270,518 ordinary shares.

 

4 June 2004