Purchase of Own Securities

Diageo PLC
15 April 2004



DIAGEO PLC

Purchase of Own Shares


Diageo plc announces that it has today purchased for cancellation through
Cazenove & Co. Ltd 250,000 ordinary shares at an average price of 737.2902p per
share.


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