Subsidiary Annual Financial Report

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, a copy of the audited financial statements for Diageo
Finance plc for the year ended 30 June 2011 has been uploaded to the National
Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at
www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do.

John Nicholls

Deputy Company Secretary

21 February 2012