Additional Listing

Diageo PLC
23 August 2002




DIAGEO plc.

Upon exercise of an Employee Share Option, 5,752 Ordinary shares of 28 101/108p
have been allotted for issue into American Depository Receipts.

Accordingly, application has been made to The UK Listing Authority for these
shares to be admitted to the Official List and to the London Stock Exchange for
these shares to be admitted to trading. The Shares rank pari passu with the
existing issued shares of the Company.

Application for listing has also been made to the Irish and Paris Stock
Exchanges.

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

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