Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 5051R

Diageo PLC

28 February 2019

 

Transaction in Own Shares

28^th February 2019

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Diageo plc ("Diageo") announces today that it has purchased 1,355,000 of its ordinary shares of 28 101/108 pence each on the London Stock Exchange and other recognised investment exchanges from Citigroup Global Markets Limited as follows. Such purchase was effected pursuant to instructions issued by Diageo on 6^th February 2019, as announced on 7^th February 2019:

Aggregated information on shares purchased according to trading venues:

Date of purchase	Number of shares purchased	Highest price paid: (GBp)	Lowest price paid: (GBp)	Volume weighted average price paid per share (GBp)	Venue
February 28, 2019	800,000	2,925.00	2,887.00	2,904.75	XLON
February 28, 2019	280,000	2,925.00	2,887.00	2,904.93	Chi-X
February 28, 2019	275,000	2,925.00	2,886.50	2,904.94	BATE

Diageo intends to cancel the purchased shares.

A full breakdown of the individual trades is attached to this announcement.

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/5051R_1-2019-2-28.pdf 

This announcement does not constitute, or form part of, an offer or any solicitation of an offer for securities in any jurisdiction.

LEI number of Diageo plc: 213800ZVIELEA55JMJ32

Classification: Acquisition or disposal of the issuer's own shares

 

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