Transaction in Own Shares

Diageo PLC
13 March 2007

Diageo plc

13 March 2007

Diageo plc ('the Company') announces that it has today purchased through Goldman
Sachs International 121,303 ordinary shares of 28 101/108 pence each in the
Company ('Ordinary Shares') at a price of 986.21 pence per share. The purchased
shares will be held in treasury for the purpose of satisfying options granted
under the Company's employee share plans.

Following the above purchase, the Company holds 280,429,753 Ordinary Shares as
treasury shares. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding shares
held as treasury shares) is 2,693,502,600




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