Change of Auditor

RNS Number : 7021W

Diageo PLC

11 November 2014

 



11 November 2014

Diageo plc

("Diageo" or "the Company")

Change of Auditor

Diageo announces that, in line with best practice, the Company's external audit was recently put out to tender. This process has now concluded and the Board has selected PwC. Subject to approval at the Company's September 2015 AGM, the appointment of PwC as auditor will take effect for Diageo's financial year ending 30 June 2016.

The change of auditor follows a recommendation by the Audit Committee to the Board based on a formal tender process. The background for the tender of the audit contract is set out in the Audit Committee Report contained in the Company's Annual Report for the financial year ended 30 June 2014, available on the Company's website at www.diageo.com.

KPMG LLP ("KPMG") has been the Group's auditor since 1997 and the Board would like to thank KPMG for its years of service to the Company.

For further information, please contact:

Investor enquiries to:                         Pier Falcione [phone]

[e-mail]

Media enquiries to:                            Clemmie Raynsford [phone]

[e-mail]

Company Secretariat:                         Paul Tunnacliffe [phone]

About Diageo

Diageo is a global leader in beverage alcohol with an outstanding collection of brands across spirits, beer and wine categories. These brands include Johnnie Walker, Crown Royal, JεB, Buchanan's, Windsor and Bushmills whiskies, Smirnoff, Cîroc and Ketel One vodkas, Captain Morgan, Baileys, Don Julio, Tanqueray and Guinness.

Diageo is a global company, and our products are sold in more than 180 countries around the world. The company is listed on both the London Stock Exchange (DGE) and the New York Stock Exchange (DEO). For more information about Diageo, our people, our brands, and performance, visit us at www.diageo.com. Visit Diageo's global responsible drinking resource, www.DRINKiQ.com, for information, initiatives, and ways to share best practice.

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