Transaction in own shares

Diageo plc ('the Company') announces that it has today purchased through Bank of America Merrill Lynch 300,000 ordinary shares in the Company at a price of 2254.9732 pence per share. The purchased shares will be held in treasury for the purpose of satisfying options grants and share awards made under the Company's employee share plans. Details of the relevant repurchase transactions are set out below:   

The total number of shares purchased to be held in Treasury for the purpose of satisfying options grants and share awards made under the Company's employee share plans is 4,107,881 from 1st July 2016 to today's date.

Following the above purchase, the Company holds 236,972,652 ordinary shares as treasury shares. The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as treasury shares) is 2,517,481,180.

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

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