Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 7152E

Diageo PLC

14 May 2013

 

Diageo plc ('the Company') announces that it has today purchased through UBS Limited 328,435 ordinary shares at a price of 2064.4961 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 5,944,221 from 1st July 2012 to today's date.

Following the above purchase, the Company holds 243,491,380 ordinary shares as treasury shares. The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as treasury shares) is 2,510,663,561

 

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