Purchase of Own Securities

Diageo PLC
11 April 2002


11 April 2002

                                   Diageo PLC


                             Purchase of Own Shares

Diageo PLC announces that it has today purchased for cancellation through
Merrill Lynch International 560,000 ordinary shares at an average price of
904.4375p per share.

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