Holding(s) in Company

For filings with the FSA include the                                           
annex                                                                          
                                                                               
For filings with issuer exclude the                                            
annex                                                                          

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi                                

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying             Diageo plc             
issuer of existing shares to which voting                                      
rights are attached: ii                                                        

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):      

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                               X    
                                                                               
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which           
may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting         
rights are attached                                                            
                                                                               
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect         
to qualifying financial instruments                                            
                                                                               
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                               
                                                                               
Other (please                                                                  
specify):                                                                      

3. Full name of person(s) subject to               BlackRock, Inc.             
the notification obligation: iii                                               
                                                                               
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if                                             
different from 3.):iv                                                          
                                                                               
5. Date of the transaction and date                1 December 2009             
on which the threshold is crossed or                                           
reached: v                                                                     
                                                                               
6. Date on which issuer notified:                  3 December 2009             
                                                                               
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed          Holdings have gone above 5%       
or reached: vi, vii                                                            

8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of Situation previous             Resulting situation after           
shares         to the triggering                  the triggering                 
                  transaction                       transaction                  
                                                                                 
if possible    Number    Number    Number       Number of         % of voting    
using            of        of        of          voting             rights x     
the ISIN CODE  Shares    Voting    shares        rights                          
                         Rights                                                  
                                                                                 
                                   Direct  Direct   Indirect    Direct   Indirect
                                             xi        xii                       
                                                                                 
GB0002374006     N/A       N/A      N/A      N/A   144,279,594    N/A     5.77%  
                                                                                 
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                              
                                                                                 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                             
                                                                                 
Type of financial Expiration     Exercise/       Number of voting   % of voting  
   instrument     date xiii  Conversion Period  rights that may be     rights    
                                    xiv          acquired if the                 
                                                  instrument is                  
                                                    exercised/                   
                                                    converted.                   
                                                                                 

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial   
Instruments xv, xvi                                                             
                                                                                
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                            
                                                                                
   Type of     Exercise Expiration Exercise/  Number of voting    % of voting   
  financial     price   date xvii  Conversion rights instrument  rights xix, xx 
  instrument                         period       refers to                     
                                     xviii                                      
                                                                                
                                                                Nominal   Delta 
                                                                                
     CFD         N/A       N/A        N/A         3,017,334      0.12%          

Total (A+B+C)                                                                  
                                                                               
        Number of voting rights               Percentage of voting rights      
                                                                               
              147,296,928                                5.89%                 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the 
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi                 
                                                                               
On 1 December 2009, the Barclays Global Investors (BGI) business was acquired  
by BlackRock, Inc. The combined holdings of BlackRock, Inc. following this     
acquisition triggered this disclosure requirement.BlackRock Investment         
Management (UK) Limited - 147,296,928 (5.89%)                                  

Proxy Voting:                                                                  
                                                                               
10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                  
                                                                               
11. Number of voting rights proxy                                              
holder will cease to hold:                                                     
                                                                               
12. Date on which proxy holder will                                            
cease to hold voting rights:                                                   

13. Additional information:              BlackRock Compliance Disclosures Team 
                                                                               
14. Contact name:                                   Stuart Watchorn            
                                                                               
15. Contact telephone number:                       020 7743 5741;             
                                             [e-mail]     

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer                 
                                                                               
Annex: Notification of major interests in sharesxxii                           

A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification
obligation

Full name                                           BlackRock, Inc             
(including legal form of legal                                                 
entities)                                                                      
                                                                               
Contact address                          33 King William Street, London, EC4R  
(registered office for legal entities)                    9AS                  
                                                                               
Phone number & email                                 020 7743 5741             
                                                                               
Other useful information                           Stuart Watchorn;            
(at least legal representative for           [e-mail]     
legal persons)                                                                 

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name                                                                      
                                                                               
Contact address                                                                
                                                                               
Phone number & email                                                           
                                                                               
Other useful information(e.g.                                                  
functional relationship with the person                                        
or legal entity subject to the                                                 
notification obligation)                                                       

C: Additional information                                                      
                                                                               

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.