Diageo PLC Transaction in Own Shares (7393J)

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RNS Number : 7393J

Diageo PLC

06 December 2018

Transaction in Own Shares

December 06, 2018

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Diageo plc ("Diageo") announces today that it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 28 101/108 pence each on the London Stock Exchange and other recognised investment exchanges from Citigroup Global Markets Limited. Such purchase was effected pursuant to instructions issued by Diageo on 9(th) August 2018, as announced on 10(th) August 2018:

Aggregated information on shares purchased according to trading venues:

 
  Date of purchase      Number       Highest      Lowest price   Volume weighted   Venue 
                       of shares    price paid:       paid:          average 
                       purchased       (GBp)          (GBp)         price paid 
                                                                    per share 
                                                                      (GBp) 
    December 06, 
        2018           375,441       2,830.50       2,752.50        2,786.81       XLON 
                     -----------  -------------  -------------  ----------------  ------ 
    December 06, 
        2018           186,760       2,830.50       2,752.50        2,786.58       CHIX 
                     -----------  -------------  -------------  ----------------  ------ 
    December 06, 
        2018            37,799       2,830.50       2,753.00        2,786.63       BATE 
                     -----------  -------------  -------------  ----------------  ------ 
 

Diageo intends to cancel the purchased shares.

A full breakdown of the individual trades is attached to this announcement.

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/7393J_1-2018-12-6.pdf

This announcement does not constitute, or form part of, an offer or any solicitation of an offer for securities in any jurisdiction.

LEI number of Diageo plc: 213800ZVIELEA55JMJ32

Classification: Acquisition or disposal of the issuer's own shares

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December 06, 2018 12:23 ET (17:23 GMT)