Transaction in Own Shares

Diageo PLC
11 March 2008


TO:         Regulatory Information Service


Diageo plc - Transaction in Own Shares


Diageo plc ('the Company') announces that it has today purchased through Goldman
Sachs International 1,035,779 ordinary shares at a price of 1010.24 pence per
share. The purchased shares will be held in treasury for the purpose of
satisfying options grants and share awards made under the Company's employee
share plans.

Following the above purchase, the Company holds 280,838,334 ordinary shares as
treasury shares. The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares
held as treasury shares) is 2,569,490,507.






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