Director Shareholding

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Diageo plc (the 'Company') announces that it received notification on 3
September 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 transferred 1,665
ordinary shares of 28 101/108 pence in the Company ('Ordinary Shares') to
participants leaving the Plan on 1 September 2004. 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 3,345,787 ordinary shares.

Directors who are potential beneficiaries of the Plan are NC Rose and PS Walsh.

3 September 2004