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), copies of the resolutions (other
    than those resolutions comprising ordinary business) passed by the Company
    at its Annual General Meeting (`AGM') held on 14 October 2010 have been
    lodged today with the UK Listing for publication through the National
    Storage Mechanism Authority.
   
 2. voting on the resolutions put to the Company's AGM was as follows (all the
    resolutions were passed):
   
Resolution                VOTES FOR     %        VOTES       %       VOTE      
                                                 AGAINST             WITHELD   
                                                                               
1) Report and Accounts    1,721,943,754 99.02%   16,972,621  0.98%   18,514,852
                                                                               
2) Directors'             1,525,196,519 88.26%   202,824,959 11.74%  29,409,749
Remuneration Report**                                                          
                                                                               
3) Declaration of final   1,756,581,966 99.98%   326,440     0.02%   522,821   
dividend                                                                       
                                                                               
4) Re-election of P B     1,638,067,151 94.38%   97,451,444  5.62%   21,907,336
Bruzelius                                                                      
                                                                               
5) Re-election of L M     1,750,322,040 99.73%   4,822,228   0.27%   2,281,663 
Danon                                                                          
                                                                               
6) Re-election of P D     1,748,649,573 99.72%   4,839,858   0.28%   3,936,334 
Holden                                                                         
                                                                               
7) Re-election of Lord    1,751,081,726 99.70%   5,183,316   0.30%   1,166,185 
Hollick                                                                        
                                                                               
8) Re-election of F B     1,730,335,236 98.50%   26,299,166  1.50%   796,825   
Humer                                                                          
                                                                               
9) Re-election of P G     1,748,860,660 99.56%   7,776,847   0.44%   793,720   
Scott                                                                          
                                                                               
10) Re-election of H T    1,751,451,677 99.72%   4,872,566   0.28%   1,106,984 
Stitzer                                                                        
                                                                               
11) Re-election of P A    1,751,550,954 99.73%   4,775,710   0.27%   1,104,563 
Walker                                                                         
                                                                               
12) Re-election of P S    1,744,769,548 99.34%   11,595,104  0.66%   1,066,575 
Walsh                                                                          
                                                                               
13) Election of Lord      1,753,931,305 99.87%   2,339,316   0.13%   1,160,606 
Davies                                                                         
                                                                               
14) Election of D A       1,746,503,639 99.42%   10,116,662  0.58%   810,926   
Mahlan                                                                         
                                                                               
15) Re-appointment of     1,745,557,900 99.78%   3,793,343   0.22%   8,079,984 
Auditor                                                                        
                                                                               
16) Remuneration of       1,754,328,054 99.89%   2,002,423   0.11%   1,100,750 
Auditor                                                                        
                                                                               
17) Authority to allot    1,607,448,355 92.25%   135,053,079 7.75%   14,929,793
shares                                                                         
                                                                               
18) Disapplication of     1,674,878,518 95.43%   80,178,785  4.57%   2,373,924 
pre-emption rights                                                             
                                                                               
19) Authority to purchase 1,754,948,421 99.90%   1,730,387   0.10%   751,649   
own shares                                                                     
                                                                               
20) Authority to make     1,682,930,461 96.54%   60,235,623  3.46%   14,264,373
political donations/                                                           
expenditure**                                                                  
                                                                               
21) Authority to amend    1,742,486,263 99.41%   10,369,108  0.59%   4,575,086 
the Diageo 2001 Share                                                          
Incentive Plan**                                                               
                                                                               
22) Adoption of the       1,740,237,845 99.11%   15,668,645  0.89%   1,523,967 
Diageo plc 2010 Sharesave                                                      
Plan**                                                                         
                                                                               
23) Authority to          1,740,330,419 99.10%   15,741,117  0.90%   1,358,921 
establish International                                                        
Share Plans**                                                                  
                                                                               
24) Reduced notice for a  1,619,834,535 92.23%   136,533,390 7.77%   1,062,532 
general meeting other                                                          
than an annual general                                                         
meeting**                                                                      

Notes

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

J Nicholls

Company Secretary

**Resolutions other than those concerning ordinary business

15 October 2010