Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 8170P

Diageo PLC

04 October 2013

 

Diageo plc ('the Company') announces that it has today purchased through UBS 462,826 ordinary shares at a price of 1946.0702 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 5,253,562 from 1st July 2013 to today's date.

Following the above purchase, the Company holds 244,327,356 ordinary shares as treasury shares. The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as treasury shares) is 2,509,864,610

 

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