TO: Regulatory Information ServicePR NewswireRE: Paragraph 3.1.4 of the Disclosure and Transparency RulesThe notifications listed below were received under Paragraph 3.1.2 of theDisclosure and Transparency Rules.Diageo plc (the "Company") announces that it received notification on 23September 2014 that on 22 September 2014: 1. the Company released ordinary shares of 28 101/108 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") and American Depositary Shares ("ADSs")* to the following directors and persons discharging managerial responsibility ("PDMRs") under the Company's 2008 Performance Share Plan ("PSP"). The awards were made on 22 September 2011 and vested at a level of 55%. Also released were the Ordinary Shares and ADSs that were accrued in respect of notional dividends under the PSP during the period. The balance of each award has lapsed.Name of Number of Number of Number of Balance ofDirector Ordinary Shares Ordinary Ordinary Ordinary retained released Shares in Shares sold# and beneficially respect of owned notional dividendD Mahlan 87,765 7,607 44,912 50,460Name of Number of ADS Number of ADS Number of ADS Balance of ADSDirector released in respect of sold# retained and notional beneficially owned dividendI Menezes 23,221 1,981 12,380 12,822Name of PDMR Number of Number of Number of Balance of Ordinary Shares Ordinary Ordinary Ordinary Shares released Shares in Shares sold# retained and respect of beneficially owned notional dividendN Blazquez 37,387 3,240 19,139 21,488D Cutter 5,342 463 2,775 3,030A Fennell 42,127 3,651 21,565 24,213S Fischer 4,231 366 922 3,675A Gavazzi 5,603 485 2,561 3,527A Manz 3,931 340 821 3,450S Moriarty 3,943 341 2,019 2,265L Wood 3,276 283 1,677 1,882Name of PDMR Number of ADS Number of ADS Number of ADS Balance of ADS released in respect of shares sold# shares retained notional and beneficially dividend ownedJ Kennedy 1,637 139 867 909S Saller 1,789 152 947 994L Schwartz 9,881 843 5,543 5,181The Ordinary Shares were sold at a price per share of £18.16 and the ADSs weresold a price per ADS of $118.41. 2. the Company released Ordinary Shares and ADSs to the following Director and PDMRs in respect of awards made under the Company's Discretionary Incentive Plan ("DIP").Name of Grant Date Number of ADS Number of ADS Balance of ADSDirector released sold# retained and beneficially ownedI Menezes 22 Sep 2011 10,994 5,403 5,591 28 Dec 2011 3,212 1,578 1,634Name of PDMR Number of Number of Balance of Ordinary Shares Ordinary Ordinary Shares released Shares sold# retained and beneficially ownedN Blazquez 22 Sep 2011 10,806 5,092 5,714Name of PDMR Number of ADS Number of ADS Balance of ADS released sold# retained and beneficially ownedA Gavazzi 20 Sep 2010 1,699 715 984S Saller 20 Sep 2010 3,484 1,700 1,784 3. the Company released Ordinary Shares and ADSs to the following PDMRs under the Diageo Executive Long Term Incentive Plan ("DELTIP"). The awards were made on 22 September 2011 in the form of restricted stock units ("RSUs").Name of PDMR Number of Ordinary Number of Balance of Ordinary Shares released Ordinary Shares Shares retained and sold# beneficially ownedD Cutter 8,471 4,050 4,421S Fischer 5,869 1,177 4,692A Gavazzi 4,603 1,936 2,667A Manz 2,922 562 2,360S Moriarty 4,717 2,223 2,494L Wood 4,545 2,142 2,403Name of PDMR Number of ADS Number of ADS Balance of ADS released sold# retained and beneficially ownedJ Kennedy 3,221 1,571 1,650S Saller 754 368 386As a result of the above transactions the interests of the directors and PDMRsin the Company's Ordinary Shares and ADS's (excluding options, awards under theCompany's LTIPs and interests as potential beneficiaries of the Company'sEmployee Benefit Trusts) are as follows:Name of Director No. of Ordinary SharesD Mahlan 279,167 (of which 137,249 are held as ADS)I Menezes 714,994 (of which 621,996 are held as ADS)Name of PDMR No. of Ordinary SharesN Blazquez 95,816D Cutter 12,934A Fennell 89,434S Fischer 9,457A Gavazzi 62,387 (of which 34,704 are held as ADS)J Kennedy 49,094 (of which 44,498 are held as ADS)**A Manz 27,186S Moriarty 41,069L Wood 6,874Name of PDMR No. of ADS*S Saller 17,447L Schwartz 31,223***V CooperSenior Company Secretarial Assistant23 September 2014*1 ADS is the equivalent of 4 Ordinary Shares.** The above interests for J Kennedy include 33 additional ADSs following hisannual validation of his 401K account.*** The above interests for L Schwartz's include 208 additional ADSs followinghis annual validation of his 401K account.# Ordinary Shares/ADS have been sold to meet the requirement to reimburse theCompany for PAYE tax and National Insurance/social security liabilities onawards released under the PSP, DIP and also the DELTIP.