Diageo PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding

 
TIDMDGE 
 
TO:      Regulatory Information Service 
 
         PR Newswire 
 
RE:      Paragraph 3.1.4 of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules 
 
The notification listed below was received under Paragraph 3.1.2 of the 
Disclosure and Transparency Rules. 
 
Diageo plc (the "Company") announces that it received notification on 8 
December 2014 that: 
 
 1. Larry Schwartz, a person discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMR"), 
    sold 5,181 American Depository Shares in the Company ("ADS")* on 5 December 
    2014 at a price per ADS of $123.57. 
 
 2. Nicholas Blazquez, a PDMR, received ordinary shares of 28 101/108 pence in 
    the Company ("Ordinary Shares") on 8 December 2014 upon the exercise of 
    options as detailed below: 
 
Grant Date       Option Price Number of        Shareplan 
                              Ordinary Shares 
 
8 October 2009   GBP7.62        408              Diageo UK Sharesave Scheme 2000 
 
As a result of these transactions, the interests of Messers Schwartz and 
Blazquez in the Company's Ordinary Shares (excluding options, awards under the 
Company's LTIPs and interests as potential beneficiaries of the Company's 
Employee Benefit Trusts) are as follows: 
 
Name of PDMR                            Number of ADS 
 
L Schwartz                              26,124 
 
                                        Number of Ordinary Shares 
 
N Blazquez                              96,245 
 
J Fahey 
Senior Company Secretarial Assistant 
 
8 December 2014 
 
*1 ADS is equal to 4 Ordinary Shares in the Company 
 
 
 
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