Result of AGM

TO:      Regulatory Information Service                                        
                                                                               
         PR Newswire                                                           
                                                                               
RE:      CHAPTER 9 PARAGRAPHS 9.6.3(1) and 9.6.18 OF                           
                                                                               
         THE LISTING RULES                                                     

 Diageo plc (the "Company") announces that:

 1. in accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.3(1), two copies of the resolutions
    (other than those resolutions comprising ordinary business) passed by the
    Company at its Annual General Meeting (`AGM') held on 16 October 2007 have
    been lodged today with the UK Listing Authority for publication through the
    Document Viewing Facility.
   
 2. voting on the resolutions put to the Company's AGM was as follows (all the
    resolutions were passed):
   
       RESOLUTION             VOTES       %*     VOTES     %*     VOTES   
                               FOR              AGAINST          WITHHELD 
                                                                          
1. Reports and accounts   1,823,419,272 97.995 37,315,645 2.005  1,591,417
2007                                                                      
                                                                          
2. Directors'             1,763,581,160 96.687 60,437,378 3.313 38,336,024
remuneration report 2007*                                                 
*                                                                         
                                                                          
3. Declaration of final   1,862,248,818 99.998     42,126 0.002     65,880
dividend                                                                  
                                                                          
4. Re-election of Ms M    1,847,388,670 99.228 14,375,044 0.772    592,923
Lilja                                                                     
                                                                          
5. Re-election of Mr NC   1,857,350,203 99.748  4,695,555 0.252    299,213
Rose                                                                      
                                                                          
6. Re-election of Mr PA   1,840,571,553 98.864 21,153,705 1.136    617,324
Walker                                                                    
                                                                          
7. Re-appointment and     1,835,090,224 99.655  6,350,083 0.345 20,897,984
remuneration of auditor                                                   
                                                                          
8. Authority to allot     1,842,131,006 98.935 19,826,392 1.065    391,510
relevant securities                                                       
                                                                          
9. Disapplication of      1,834,878,182 98.564 26,723,698 1.436    742,237
pre-emption rights                                                        
                                                                          
10. Authority to purchase 1,859,897,113 99.882  2,200,821 0.118    247,785
own ordinary shares                                                       
                                                                          
11. Authority to make     1,733,121,288 96.637 60,319,426 3.363 68,903,295
political donations/                                                      
expenditure**                                                             
                                                                          
12. 2007 US Employee      1,847,877,491 99.264 13,707,114 0.736    745,781
Stock Purchase Plan **                                                    
                                                                          
13. Amendments to         1,858,084,085 99.977    431,328 0.023  3,835,268
articles of association**                                                 

Notes

*As a percentage of the aggregate of votes For plus votes Against (excluding
votes Withheld)

**Resolutions other than those concerning ordinary business

17 October 2007