Director Shareholding

TO:       Regulatory Information Service                                 
                                                                         
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RE:       CHAPTER 16 PARAGRAPH 13 OF                                     
                                                                         
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Diageo plc (the 'Company') announces that it received notification on 11
February 2005 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 828 ordinary
shares of 28 101/108 pence in the Company ('Ordinary Shares') in respect of
participants leaving the Plan and transferred 5,301 Ordinary Shares to
participants leaving the Plan. The Ordinary Shares were sold on 7 February 2005
and 8 February 2005 at prices per Ordinary Share of £7.4206 and £7.4956
respectively, by the Trustee.

Date of       No of Ordinary Shares Sold          Price Per    
Transaction                                       Share        
                                                               
07.02.05      787                                 £7.4206      
                                                               
08.02.05      41                                  £7.4956      

Date of       No of Ordinary Shares Transferred          
Transaction                                              
                                                         
                                                         
07.02.05      5,187                                      
                                                         
08.02.05      114                                        

 

The total holding of the Trust now amounts to 4,524,614 Ordinary Shares.

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

11 February 2005