Director Shareholding

TO:     Regulatory Information Service                                   
                                                                         
        PR Newswire                                                      
                                                                         
RE:     CHAPTER 16 PARAGRAPH 13 OF                                       
                                                                         
        THE LISTING RULES                                                
                                                                         

 

Diageo plc (the 'Company') announces that it received notification on 25
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 716 ordinary
shares of 28 101/108 pence in the Company ('Ordinary Shares') in respect of
participants leaving the Plan and transferred 2,075 Ordinary Shares to
participants leaving the Plan. The Ordinary Shares were sold on 18 February
2005 and 22 February 2005 at prices per Ordinary Share of £7.446 and £7.601
respectively, by the Trustee.

Date of Transaction   No of Ordinary Shares Sold   Price Per Share 
                                                                   
18.02.05              519                          £7.446          
                                                                   
22.02.05              197                          £7.601          
                                                                   

Date of Transaction   No of Ordinary Shares Transferred     
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            
18.02.05              2,075                                 
                                                            

 

The total holding of the Trust now amounts to 4,521,789 Ordinary Shares.

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

25 February 2005