Director Shareholding

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Diageo plc (the 'Company') announces that it received notification on 9 July
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 31 ordinary shares of
28 101/108 pence in the Company ('Ordinary Shares') in respect of participants
leaving the Plan. The Ordinary Shares were sold on 2 July 2004 at a price per
Ordinary Share of £7.3505 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.

The total holding of the Trust now amounts to 3,293,121 ordinary shares.

9 July 2004