Diageo PLC — Director's Dealing 2018

Mar 8, 2018

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RNS Number : 1796H

Diageo PLC

08 March 2018

Diageo plc (the "Company")

LEI: 213800ZVIELEA55JMJ32

NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERSONS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THEM

The following notification is intended to satisfy the Company's obligations under Article 19.3 of EU Regulation No 596/2014 (the Market Abuse Regulation).

1.

Details of Restricted Person / person closely associated with them ("PCA")

a)

Name

IM MENEZES

b)

Position / status

CEO

c)

Initial notification / amendment

INITIAL NOTIFICATION

2.

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Full name of entity

DIAGEO PLC

b)

Legal Entity Identifier Code

213800ZVIELEA55JMJ32

3.

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument

AMERICAN DEPOSTIARY RECEIPTS ("ADRs")

b)

Identification code/ ISIN

US25243Q2057

c)

Nature of the transaction

RELEASE OF ADRs, IN RESPECT OF AN AWARD MADE UNDER THE COMPANIES DISCRETIONARY INCENTIVE PLAN ("DIP") ON 8 MARCH 2012.  THE BALANCE OF THE AWARD HAS BEEN RETAINED.

d)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)	Volume(s)	No. of ADRs Sold*
$134.34	14,643	7,210

*ADRs HAVE BEEN SOLD TO MEET THE REQUIREMENT TO REIMBURSE THE COMPANY FOR PAYE TAX AND NATIONAL INSURANCE/SOCIAL SECURITY LIABILITIES ON AWARDS RELEASED UNDER THE DIP.

e)

Aggregated information 

N/A

f)

Date of transaction

08 MARCH 2018

g)

Place of transaction

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE (XNYS)

537577033

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