Purchase of Own Secs-Amendmt

Diageo PLC
12 November 1999


AMENDMENT

The issuer has advised that the following alteration should be made to the
Diageo Plc, Purchase of Own Shares announcement released today at 17:31 under
RNS No 7794A.

The price should read '555.5687p' and not '55.5687p'


The full corrected version is shown below.



Purchase of Own Shares - Amendment

Diageo plc announces that it has today purchased for
cancellation 1,000,000 of its ordinary shares from Cazenove &
Co. at a price of 555.5687p per share.

Enquiries

Diageo plc
Catherine James Investor Relations [phone]

Cazenove & Co.
Duncan Hunter [phone]