Director Shareholding

Diageo PLC
24 April 2002

TO: Regulatory News Service

The London Stock Exchange

RE: CHAPTER 16 PARAGRAPH 13 OF

CONTINUING OBLIGATIONS

Diageo plc (the 'Company') announces that Mr N C Rose, a director, notified the
Company on 24 April 2002 that:

a) on 23 April 2002, he exercised options over 5,000 Ordinary Shares of 28 101/
108 pence each in the Company ('Ordinary Shares') granted on 13 June 1995 at a
price per share of £4.02 and 16,393 Ordinary Shares granted on 12 June 1996 at a
price per share of £4.29 under Executive Option Schemes of the Company; and

b) on 23 April 2002, he sold 16,393 Ordinary Shares at a price per share of
£9.318.

As a result of these transactions Mr Rose's interest in Ordinary Shares
(excluding options, awards under the Company's LTIPs and also interests as a
potential beneficiary of the Diageo Employee Benefit Trust, the Diageo plc QUEST
and the Grand Metropolitan No.2 Employee Share Trust) is 87,472.

24 April 2002


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