DIAGEO PLC - Director/PDMR Shareholding

PR Newswire

TO:      Regulatory Information Service         PR NewswireRE:      Paragraph 3.1.4 of the Disclosure and Transparency RulesThe notification listed below was received under Paragraph 3.1.2 of theDisclosure and Transparency Rules.Diageo plc (the "Company") announces that it received notification on 8December 2014 that: 1. Larry Schwartz, a person discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMR"),    sold 5,181 American Depository Shares in the Company ("ADS")* on 5 December    2014 at a price per ADS of $123.57. 2. Nicholas Blazquez, a PDMR, received ordinary shares of 28 101/108 pence in    the Company ("Ordinary Shares") on 8 December 2014 upon the exercise of    options as detailed below:Grant Date       Option Price Number of        Shareplan                              Ordinary Shares8 October 2009   £7.62        408              Diageo UK Sharesave Scheme 2000As a result of these transactions, the interests of Messers Schwartz andBlazquez in the Company's Ordinary Shares (excluding options, awards under theCompany's LTIPs and interests as potential beneficiaries of the Company'sEmployee Benefit Trusts) are as follows:Name of PDMR                            Number of ADSL Schwartz                              26,124                                        Number of Ordinary SharesN Blazquez                              96,245J FaheySenior Company Secretarial Assistant8 December 2014*1 ADS is equal to 4 Ordinary Shares in the Company