Diageo PLC — Director's Dealing 2018

Nov 12, 2018

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RNS Number : 0355H

Diageo PLC

12 November 2018

Diageo plc

LEI: 213800ZVIELEA55JMJ32

Director/PDMR Shareholding

On 9 November 2018, the Performance Share Award and Restricted Stock Units granted to Kathy Mikells under the 2015 Diageo Buy Out Plan in recognition of the share awards that Ms Mikells forfeited under the terms of her previous employer's long-term incentive plans vested.  Sufficient shares were sold to cover tax liabilities.

The notifications below, which have been made in accordance with the requirement of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, provides further details.

James Edmunds

Deputy Company Secretary

12 November 2018

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

1.

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Kathryn Mikells

2.

Reason for the notification

a)

Position / status

Chief Financial Officer

b)

Initial notification / amendment

Initial notification

3.

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

a)

Name

Diageo plc

b)

LEI

213800ZVIELEA55JMJ32

4.

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

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 28 101/108 pence

GB0002374006

b)

Nature of the transaction

1.     Vesting of Performance Share Award under the 2015 Diageo Buy Out Plan.

2.     Sale of shares to cover tax liabilities

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

	Price(s)	Volume(s)
1.	Nil	184,323
2.	£27.355	86,849

d)

Aggregated information 

- Aggregated volume

- Price

N/A

e)

Date of transaction

2018-11-09

f)

Place of transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1.

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Kathryn Mikells

2.

Reason for the notification

a)

Position / status

Chief Financial Officer

b)

Initial notification / amendment

Initial notification

3.

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

a)

Name

Diageo plc

b)

LEI

213800ZVIELEA55JMJ32

4.

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

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 28 101/108 pence

GB0002374006

b)

Nature of the transaction

1.     Vesting of Restricted Stock Units under the 2015 Diageo Buy Out Plan.

2.     Sale of shares to cover tax liabilities

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

	Price(s)	Volume(s)
1.	Nil	43,868
2.	£27.355	20,670

d)

Aggregated information 

- Aggregated volume

- Price

N/A

e)

Date of transaction

2018-11-09

f)

Place of transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

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