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 1 May
2014 that Ivan Menezes, a director, had on 29 April 2014 transferred 24,627
American Depository Shares in the Company ("ADSs")* held in a grantor retained
annuity trust, of which he is trustee and beneficiary to a joint account held
with his spouse.
As a result of the above transactions, the interests of Mr Menezes in ordinary
shares of 28 101/108 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") (excluding
options, awards under the Company's LTIPs and interests as a potential
beneficiary of the Company's Employee Benefit Trusts) remain at 634,809 (of
which 541,811 are held as ADS).
J Nicholls
Deputy Company Secretary
1 May 2014
*1 ADS is the equivalent of 4 Ordinary Shares.
