Director Shareholding

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RE:     CHAPTER 16 PARAGRAPH 13 OF                                       
                                                                         
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Diageo plc (the 'Company') announces that it received notification on 31
December 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 784 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 30 December
2004 at a price per Ordinary Share of £7.4556 by the Trustee.

The total holding of the Trust now amounts to 4,534,795 Ordinary Shares.

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

31 December 2004