Annual Report and Accounts

TO:     Regulatory Information Service                                   
                                                                         
        PR Newswire                                                      
                                                                         
RE:     CHAPTER 9 PARAGRAPH 9.6.3 OF                                     
                                                                         
        THE LISTING RULES                                                
                                                                         
Diageo plc (the 'Company') announces that in accordance with paragraph 9.6.3 of
the Listing Rules, two original copies of the Annual Report and Annual Review
for the year ended 30 June 2005 (along with the Reconciliation to US GAAP
statement for holders of the Company's American Depositary Shares only) have
been lodged today with the UK Listing Authority for publication through the
Document Viewing Facility, together with: proposed new Articles of Association,
Notice of Annual General Meeting, Summary Financial Statements Notices, Form of
Proxy/Letter of Direction, and the Diageo Corporate Citizenship Report 2005.

19 September 2005