Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 4908C
Diageo PLC
17 March 2014
 



Diageo plc - Transaction in Own Shares

Diageo plc ('the Company') announces that it has today purchased through Credit Suisse 238,301 ordinary shares at a price of 1,805.17 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 7,068,957 from 1st July 2013 to today's date.

 

Following the above purchase, the Company holds 243,242,778 ordinary shares as treasury shares. The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as treasury shares) is 2,510,962,286.

 


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