Purchase of Own Securities

Diageo PLC
25 November 1999
                                                                              
                            Purchase of Own Shares                           

Diageo plc announces that it has today purchased for cancellation 1,000,000 of
its ordinary shares from Merrill Lynch International at a price of 561.67p per
share.

Enquiries:

Diageo plc
Catherine James, Investor Relations        Tel. [phone]