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 14 October 2009 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):
   
Resolution                  VOTES FOR      %        VOTES       %       VOTE   
                                                   AGAINST            WITHELD  
                                                                               
1) Report and Accounts    1,668,904,081   98.02%  33,792,109   1.98%  4,810,804
                                                                               
2) Directors Remuneration 1,581,396,960   95.66%  71,810,694   4.34% 54,296,393
Report**                                                                       
                                                                               
3) Declaration of final   1,706,649,375   99.99%     222,982   0.01%    629,288
dividend                                                                       
                                                                               
4) Re-election of L M     1,694,246,089   99.28%  12,216,970   0.72%  1,030,161
Danon                                                                          
                                                                               
5) Re-election of Lord    1,693,899,711   99.27%  12,525,442   0.73%  1,070,640
Hollick                                                                        
                                                                               
6) Re-election of P S     1,686,792,407   98.84%  19,714,291   1.16%    994,444
Walsh                                                                          
                                                                               
7) Election of P B        1,618,936,726   96.20%  63,972,050   3.80% 24,591,116
Bruzelius                                                                      
                                                                               
8) Election of B D Holden 1,694,691,537   99.31%  11,696,495   0.69%  1,112,726
                                                                               
9) Re-appointment of      1,679,173,089   99.42%   9,841,253   0.58% 18,478,636
Auditor                                                                        
                                                                               
10) Remuneration of       1,697,218,572   99.69%   5,310,517   0.31%  4,966,704
Auditor                                                                        
                                                                               
11) Authority to allot    1,554,951,595   91.70% 140,668,382   8.30% 11,875,799
shares                                                                         
                                                                               
12) Disapplication of     1,669,881,505   97.98%  34,489,215   2.02%  3,124,373
pre-emption rights                                                             
                                                                               
13) Authority to purchase 1,701,119,438   99.69%   5,353,551   0.31%  1,019,289
own shares                                                                     
                                                                               
14) Authority to make     1,554,182,369   93.21% 113,287,670   6.79% 40,022,239
political donations/                                                           
expenditure**                                                                  
                                                                               
15) Adoption of Diageo    1,569,394,907   93.06% 116,988,547   6.94% 21,105,362
plc 2009 Discretionary                                                         
Incentive Plan**                                                               
                                                                               
16) Adoption of Diageo    1,657,203,151   98.54%  24,487,823   1.46% 25,797,802
plc2009 Executive Long                                                         
Term Incentive Plan**                                                          
                                                                               
17) Adoption of 2009      1,693,008,530   99.53%   8,033,335   0.47%  6,446,911
International Sharematch                                                       
Plan**                                                                         
                                                                               
18) Authority to          1,670,935,714   98.99%  17,107,170   1.01% 19,445,892
establish International                                                        
Share Plans**                                                                  
                                                                               
19) Adoption of 2009      1,684,041,650   98.97%  17,489,617   1.03%  5,957,509
Irish Sharesave Scheme**                                                       
                                                                               
20) Amendments to the     1,630,613,477   96.67%  56,145,893   3.33% 20,729,406
rules of Diageo plc                                                            
Executive Share Option                                                         
Plan**                                                                         
                                                                               
21) Amendments to the     1,636,083,192   97.30%  45,415,289   2.70% 25,990,295
rules of Diageo plc 2008                                                       
Senior Executive Share                                                         
Option Plan**                                                                  
                                                                               
22) Amendments to the     1,628,851,779   96.90%  52,098,539   3.10% 26,538,458
rules of Diageo plc                                                            
Senior Executive Share                                                         
Option Plan**                                                                  
                                                                               
23) Reduced notice of a   1,611,008,102   94.43%  95,009,701   5.57%  1,470,973
general meeting other                                                          
than an annual general                                                         
meeting**                                                                      
                                                                               
24) Adoption of articles  1,702,487,157   99.79%   3,537,403   0.21%  1,464,216
of association**                                                               

Notes

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

P D Tunnacliffe

Company Secretary

**Resolutions other than those concerning ordinary business

15 October 2009