Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 0893H

Diageo PLC

10 March 2015

 

10 March 2015

Diageo plc

Transaction in Own Shares

Diageo plc ('the Company') announces that it has today purchased through Bank of America Merrill Lynch 987,006 ordinary shares at a price of 1868.8072 pence per share. The purchased shares will be held in treasury for the purpose of satisfying options grants and share awards made under the Company's employee share plans.

The total number of shares purchased to be held in Treasury for the purpose of satisfying options grants and share awards made under the Company's employee share plans is 3,025,121 from 1st July 2014 to today's date.

Following the above purchase, the Company holds 239,342,786 ordinary shares as treasury shares. The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as treasury shares) is 2,514,932,494.

 

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