Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 0435S

Diageo PLC

26 November 2012

 



Diageo plc - Transaction in Own Shares

Diageo plc ('the Company') announces that it has today purchased through Credit Suisse 305,000 ordinary shares at a price of 1873.52 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 4,400,182 from 1st July 2012 to today's date.

Following the above purchase, the Company holds 248,363,406 ordinary shares as treasury shares. The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as treasury shares) is 2,505,782,835

 

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