Dividend Declaration

Diageo PLC

31 July 2024

 

Diageo plc final dividend

Diageo plc (the "Company") announced a recommended final dividend payment of 62.98 cents per ordinary share, giving a total dividend for the year of 103.48 cents per ordinary share, when it published its Preliminary Results on 30 July 2024.

The Company confirms that, subject to approval by shareholders at its Annual General Meeting scheduled to be held on 26 September 2024, the final dividend will be paid on 17 October 2024 to those holders of ordinary shares and US ADRs on the Company's register as of 30 August 2024. The ex-dividend date will be 29 August 2024 for holders of ordinary shares, and 30 August 2024 for US ADR holders.

The dividend per share in pence to be paid to ordinary shareholders will be announced on 3 October 2024 and will be determined by the actual foreign exchange rates achieved by Diageo buying forward contracts for sterling currency, entered into during the three days preceding the announcement. Holders of ordinary shares will receive their dividends in sterling unless they elect to receive their dividends in US dollar by 20 September 2024.

A dividend reinvestment plan is available to holders of ordinary shares in respect of this dividend and the plan notice date is 20 September 2024.

James Edmunds

Deputy Company Secretary

31 July 2024

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About Diageo

Diageo is a global leader in beverage alcohol with an outstanding collection of brands including Johnnie Walker, Crown Royal, J&B and Buchanan's whiskies, Smirnoff, Cîroc and Ketel One vodkas, Captain Morgan, Baileys, Don Julio, Tanqueray and Guinness.

Diageo is a global company, and our products are sold in nearly 180 countries around the world. The company is listed on both the London Stock Exchange (DGE) and the New York Stock Exchange (DEO). For more information about Diageo, our people, our brands, and performance, visit us at www.diageo.com. Visit Diageo's global responsible drinking resource, www.DRINKiQ.com, for information, initiatives, and ways to share best practice.

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