Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 5158U

Diageo PLC

24 October 2017

 

DIAGEO PLC

TRANSACTIONS IN OWN SECURITIES

(1) Diageo plc ("Diageo") announces today that it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 28 101/108 pence on the London Stock Exchange and regulated Multilateral Trading Facilities from Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc. The purchased shares will be held in treasury for the purpose of satisfying options grants and share awards made under Diageo's employee share plans ("Employee Purchases").

Ordinary Shares purchased under (1)

Date of purchase:       24 October 2017

Number of ordinary shares purchased:    444,685

Volume weighted average price paid per share:        2,576.13p

Highest price paid per share:        2,582.50p

Lowest price paid per share:        2,566.00p

Diageo intends to keep those purchased shares in treasury.

(2) Diageo furthermore announces today that it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 28 101/108 pence on the London Stock Exchange and regulated MTFs from Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc. Such purchase was effected pursuant to instructions issued by Diageo on 7th September 2017, as announced on 8th September 2017 ("Buyback Purchases"):

Ordinary Shares purchased under (2)

Date of purchase:       24 October 2017

Number of ordinary shares purchased:    371,824

Volume weighted average price paid per share:        2,575.32p

Highest price paid per share:        2,583.00p

Lowest price paid per share:        2,566.00p

Diageo intends to cancel the purchased shares.

(3) Following the above Employee Purchases and Buyback Purchases of today:

The total number of shares purchased to be held in Treasury for the purpose of satisfying options grants and share awards made under the Diageo's employee share plans is 1,952,611 from 1st July 2017 to today's date.

The Company holds 236,549,208 ordinary shares as treasury shares. The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as treasury shares) is 2,506,881,366.

A full breakdown of the individual trades under (1) is attached to this announcement.

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/5158U_-2017-10-24.pdf

A full breakdown of the individual trades under (2) is attached to this announcement.

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/5158U_1-2017-10-24.pdf

This announcement does not constitute, or form part of, an offer or any solicitation of an offer for securities in any jurisdiction.

Diageo's LEI code is 213800ZVIELEA55JMJ32

 

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