Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 6257R

Diageo PLC

20 November 2012

 



Diageo plc - Transaction in Own Shares

Diageo plc ('the Company') announces that it has today purchased through Credit Suisse 230,000 ordinary shares at a price of 1840.46 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 3,140,182 from 1st July 2012 to today's date.

Following the above purchase, the Company holds 247,215,709 ordinary shares as treasury shares. The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as treasury shares) is 2,506,926,632

 

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