Additional Listing

Diageo PLC
14 January 2002


Diageo plc

An application has been made to The UK Listing Authority and the London Stock
Exchange for a block listing of 1,288,978 Ordinary shares of 28 101/108p each
under the Grand Metropolitan PLC Executive Stock Option Scheme, to trade on
the London Stock Exchange and to be admitted to the Official List upon
issuance.

An application for listing has also been made to the Dublin and Paris Stock
Exchange.

The shares shall rank pari passu with the existing issued shares of the
Company.

Copies of this announcement are available from the office of Cazenove & Co.
Ltd for the period of 2 business days from the date hereof.