Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 3232P

Diageo PLC

30 September 2013

 

Diageo plc ('the Company') announces that it has today purchased through UBS 600,000 ordinary shares at a price of 1963.3367 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 3,188,228 from 1st July 2013 to today's date.

Following the above purchase, the Company holds 242,415,539 ordinary shares as treasury shares. The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as treasury shares) is 2,511,776,427.

 

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