3 September 2015

Diageo plc

Transaction in Own Shares

Diageo plc ('the Company') announces that it has today purchased through Morgan Stanley 587,774 ordinary shares in the company at a price of 1713.56 pence per share. The purchased shares will be held in the employee share nominee accounts for the purpose of satisfying employee share awards.  412,551 shares were awarded under the Company's share incentive plan and 175,223 shares under the profit sharing scheme.