Director Shareholding

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Diageo plc (the 'Company') announces that it received notification on 15
October 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 187 ordinary
shares of 28 101/108 pence in the Company ('Ordinary Shares') in respect of
participants leaving the Plan and transferred 5,292 Ordinary Shares to
participants leaving the Plan. The Ordinary Shares were sold on 14 October 2004
at a price per Ordinary Share of £7.3950, by the Trustee.

Date of       No of Ordinary Shares Sold                   Price Per    
Transaction                                                Share        
                                                                        
14.10.04      187                                          £7.3950      

Date of       No of Ordinary Shares Transferred          
Transaction                                              
                                                         
                                                         
14.10.04      5,292                                      

 

The total holding of the Trust now amounts to 4,591,394 Ordinary Shares.

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

15 October 2004