Diageo PLC Total Voting Rights (4418J)

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RNS Number : 4418J

Diageo PLC

29 March 2018

 
TO:    Regulatory Information Service 
FROM:  Diageo plc 
LEI:   213800ZVIELEA55JMJ32 
RE:    Paragraph 5.6.1 of the Disclosure Guidelines 
        and Transparency Rules 
 

Diageo plc - Total Voting Rights and Capital

In conformity with 5.6 of the Disclosure Guidelines and Transparency Rules and Article 15 of the Transparency Directive, Diageo plc (the "Company") would like to notify the market of the following:

The Company's issued capital as at 29 March 2018 consisted of 2,695,579,470 ordinary shares of 28 101/108 pence each ("Ordinary Shares"), with voting rights. 235,287,326 Ordinary Shares were held in Treasury, in respect of which, voting rights were not exercised.

Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company was 2,460,292,144 and this figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidelines and Transparency Rules.

29 March 2018

Teresa Furmston

Interim Deputy Secretary

Diageo plc

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