Diageo PLC Transaction in Own Shares (0069U)

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RNS Number : 0069U

Diageo PLC

18 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:       18 October 2017 
   Number of ordinary shares purchased:    281,589 
   Volume weighted average price paid per share:        2,560.79p 
   Highest price paid per share:        2,570.50p 
   Lowest price paid per share:        2,538.00p 

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:       18 October 2017 
   Number of ordinary shares purchased:    371,692 
   Volume weighted average price paid per share:        2,562.46p 
   Highest price paid per share:        2,571.00p 
   Lowest price paid per share:        2,538.00p 

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 281,589 from 1st July 2017 to today's date.

The Company holds 234,904,929 ordinary shares as treasury shares. The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as treasury shares) is 2,510,401,869.

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

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/0069U_-2017-10-18.pdf

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

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/0069U_1-2017-10-18.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

This information is provided by RNS

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October 18, 2017 12:40 ET (16:40 GMT)