Director Shareholding

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Diageo plc (the 'Company') announces that the following directors of the
Company are participants in the Diageo Dividend Reinvestment Plan and that the
Company's ordinary shares of 28 101/108 pence ('Ordinary Shares') were
purchased on 25 October 2004 (with a settlement date of 28 October 2004) at a
price per share of 7.194p in respect of the final ordinary dividend paid on 25
October 2004:

Name of Director                        Number of Ordinary Shares              
                                                                               
Lord Blyth                              2,251                                  
                                                                               
N C Rose                                3,964                                  

 

As a result of the above, these directors' interests in the Company's Ordinary
Shares (excluding options, awards under the Company's LTIPs and also interests
as potential beneficiaries of the Grand Metropolitan No. 2 Employee Trust and
the Diageo Employee Benefit Trust) are as follows:

Name of Director                        Number of Ordinary Shares              
                                                                               
Lord Blyth                              99,125                                 
                                                                               
N C Rose                                176,795                                

 

   28 October 2004