Transaction in Own Shares-Rep

Diageo PLC
18 April 2006


Transaction in Own Shares - Replacement


Diageo plc

18 April 2006

The following replaces the announcement released on 12 April 2006 at 17.58 RNS
No: 4799B

Please note that the announcement on 12 April 2006 stated that the share
purchase was executed for the purpose of satisfying options granted under the
Company's employee share plans. However, this is not correct as the shares were
purchased for the purpose of Diageo's ongoing share repurchase programme. The
full amended text appears below.

Diageo plc announces that it has today purchased through Goldman Sachs
International 775,000 ordinary shares at a price of 888.74 pence per share.  The
purchased shares will all be held as treasury shares.

Following the above purchase, Diageo plc holds 217,093,111 ordinary shares as
treasury shares.  The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares
held as treasury shares) is 2,833,879,474.






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