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 4
November 2004 for the purposes of Section 329 of the Companies Act 1985 that
the director named below was granted on 4 November 2004 options to subscribe
for ordinary shares of 28 101/108 pence in the Company ('Ordinary Shares') each
under the Company's Sharesave Scheme:-

Name of Director  No of Ordinary Shares                        Dates Option Exercisable      
                                                               Between                       
                                                                                             
N C Rose          2,914                                        1 December 2009 - 31 May 2010 

 Each option has been granted at a price of £5.67 per Ordinary Share.

As a result of the above, N C Rose's interests in the Company's Ordinary Shares
(excluding options, awards under the Company's LTIPs and also interests as a
potential beneficiary of the Grand Metropolitan No 2 Employee Share Trust and
the Diageo Employee Benefit Trust) is 176,795 Ordinary Shares.

4 November 2004