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 1 April
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 1,723 ordinary shares
of 28 101/108 pence in the Company ('Ordinary Shares') in respect of
participants leaving the Plan and transferred 7,710 Ordinary Shares to
participants leaving the Plan. The Ordinary Shares were sold on 24 March 2005
and 29 March 2005 at prices per Ordinary Share of £7.566 and £7.5655
respectively by the Trustee.

Date of Transaction   No of Ordinary Shares Sold   Price Per Share 
                                                                   
24.03.05              1,670                        £7.566          
                                                                   
29.03.05              53                           £7.5655         
                                                                   

Date of Transaction   No of Ordinary Shares Transferred     
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            
24.03.05              7,710                                 
                                                            

 

The total holding of the Trust now amounts to 4,518,536 Ordinary Shares.

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

1 April 2005