Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 6548T

Diageo PLC

30 September 2010

 



Diageo plc - Transaction in Own Shares

Diageo plc ('the Company') announces that it has today purchased through Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited 435,583 ordinary shares at a price of 1,098.05 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 252,346,349 ordinary shares as treasury shares. The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as treasury shares) is 2,501,608,576

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