Result of AGM

TO:      Regulatory Information Service                                        
                                                                               
         PR Newswire                                                           
                                                                               
RE:      CHAPTER 9 PARAGRAPHS 9.6.3(1) and 9.6.18 OF                           
                                                                               
         THE LISTING RULES                                                     

 Diageo plc (the "Company") announces that:

 1. in accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.3(1), two copies of the resolutions
    (other than those resolutions comprising ordinary business) passed by the
    Company at its Annual General Meeting (`AGM') held on 17 October 2006 have
    been lodged today with the UK Listing Authority for publication through the
    Document Viewing Facility.
   
 2. voting on the resolutions put to the Company's AGM was as follows (all the
    resolutions were passed):
   
RES NO.            VOTES FOR       %*    VOTES AGAINST       %*   VOTES WITHHELD
                                                                                
1 - Receive    1,780,916,057    97.83       39,453,070     2.17        9,275,681
Report and                                                                      
Accounts 2006                                                                   
                                                                                
2 - Approval   1,708,957,624    95.68       77,178,078     4.32       43,513,603
of the                                                                          
Remuneration                                                                    
Report 2006**                                                                   
                                                                                
3 -            1,829,101,557   100.00           62,061     0.00          480,882
Declaration of                                                                  
final dividend                                                                  
                                                                                
4 - Re         1,788,344,380    98.36       29,828,339     1.64       11,469,041
appointment of                                                                  
Lord Hollick                                                                    
of Notting                                                                      
Hill                                                                            
                                                                                
5 - Re         1,812,203,558    99.09       16,587,258     0.91          848,935
appointment of                                                                  
Mr HT Stitzer                                                                   
                                                                                
6 - Re         1,828,038,094    99.96          797,258     0.04          795,352
appointment of                                                                  
Mr PS Walsh                                                                     
                                                                                
7 - Election   1,798,398,647    98.91       19,775,021     1.09       11,449,541
of Ms LM Danon                                                                  
                                                                                
8 - Re         1,803,345,911    99.21       14,436,438     0.79       11,843,287
appointment                                                                     
and                                                                             
remuneration                                                                    
of auditors                                                                     
                                                                                
9 - Authority  1,744,569,979    95.38       84,551,272     4.62          505,383
to allot                                                                        
relevant                                                                        
securities                                                                      
                                                                                
10 -           1,810,419,486    98.98       18,570,163     1.02          638,617
Disapplication                                                                  
of pre-emption                                                                  
rights                                                                          
                                                                                
11 - Authority 1,826,479,415    99.85        2,770,900     0.15          364,322
to purchase                                                                     
own ordinary                                                                    
shares**                                                                        
                                                                                
12 - Authority 1,736,559,774    98.05       34,616,443     1.95       58,639,153
to make EU                                                                      
political                                                                       
donations and/                                                                  
or incur EU                                                                     
political                                                                       
expenditure**                                                                   
                                                                                
13 - Adoption  1,809,338,381    98.97       18,795,826     1.03        1,465,320
of Diageo plc                                                                   
2006 Irish                                                                      
Profit Sharing                                                                  
Scheme**                                                                        
                                                                                
14 - Amendment 1,766,199,802    98.96       18,534,287     1.04       44,863,613
to the Diageo                                                                   
Executive                                                                       
Share Option                                                                    
Plan**                                                                          

Notes

*As a percentage of the aggregate of votes For plus votes Against (excluding
votes Withheld)

**Resolutions other than those concerning ordinary business

18 October 2006