Diageo PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (1796H)

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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") 
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 a)   Name                   IM MENEZES 
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 b)   Position               CEO 
       / status 
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 c)   Initial notification   INITIAL NOTIFICATION 
       / amendment 
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 2.   Details of the issuer, emission allowance 
       market participant, auction platform, 
       auctioneer or auction monitor 
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 a)   Full name              DIAGEO PLC 
       of entity 
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 b)   Legal Entity           213800ZVIELEA55JMJ32 
       Identifier 
       Code 
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 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 
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 a)   Description            AMERICAN DEPOSTIARY RECEIPTS 
       of the financial       ("ADRs") 
       instrument 
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 b)   Identification         US25243Q2057 
       code/ ISIN 
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 c)   Nature of              RELEASE OF ADRs, IN RESPECT 
       the transaction        OF AN AWARD MADE UNDER THE COMPANIES 
                              DISCRETIONARY INCENTIVE PLAN 
                              ("DIP") ON 8 MARCH 2012. THE 
                              BALANCE OF THE AWARD HAS BEEN 
                              RETAINED. 
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 d)   Price(s)                Price(s)   Volume(s)   No. of ADRs Sold* 
       and volume(s)          ---------  ----------  ------------------ 
                               $134.34    14,643      7,210 
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                              *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. 
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 e)   Aggregated             N/A 
       information 
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 f)   Date of transaction    08 MARCH 2018 
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 g)   Place of               NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE (XNYS) 
       transaction 
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