Subsidiary Annual Financial Reports

TO:      Regulatory Information Service                                        
                                                                               
         PR Newswire                                                           
                                                                               
RE:      CHAPTER 9 PARAGRAPH 9.6.3 OF THE LISTING RULES                        

Diageo plc (the "Company") announces that, in accordance with paragraph 9.6.3
of the Listing Rules, a copy of the financial statements for Diageo Capital
B.V., Diageo Capital plc, Diageo Finance B.V. and Diageo Investment Corporation
for the year ended 30 June 2011 have been uploaded to the National Storage
Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at 
www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do.

John Nicholls

Deputy Company Secretary

7 March 2012