Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 4737P

Diageo PLC

03 October 2011

 



Diageo plc - Transaction in Own Shares

Diageo plc ('the Company') announces that it has today purchased through Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited 670,000 ordinary shares at a price of 1,223.72 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.

The total number of shares purchased to be held in Treasury for the purpose of satisfying options grants and share awards made under the Company's employee share plans is 3,007,588 from 1st July 2011 to today's date.

Following the above purchase, the Company holds  252,488,333  ordinary shares as treasury shares. The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as treasury shares) is 2,501,512,762

 

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