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 15 October 2008 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 AGAINST    %      VOTES    
                              FOR                                    WITHHELD  
                                                                               
1) Report and Accounts   1,696,809,740 97.90      36,389,112  2.10    2,480,482
                                                                               
2) Directors             1,669,341,825 97.35      45,462,070  2.65   20,870,345
Remuneration Report**                                                          
                                                                               
3) Declaration of final  1,733,473,195 99.98         328,287  0.02    1,876,401
dividend                                                                       
                                                                               
4) Re-election of Mr F B 1,710,934,417 98.71      22,396,591  1.29    2,345,557
Humer                                                                          
                                                                               
5) Re-election of Ms M   1,722,952,506 99.40      10,361,859  0.60    2,356,260
Lilja                                                                          
                                                                               
6) Re-election of Mr W S 1,717,001,764 99.35      11,210,218  0.65    7,302,719
Shanahan                                                                       
                                                                               
7) Re-election of Mr H T 1,722,873,462 99.42      10,031,421  0.58    2,608,266
Stitzer                                                                        
                                                                               
8) Election of Mr P G    1,723,013,049 99.43       9,888,646  0.57    2,613,473
Scott                                                                          
                                                                               
9) Re-appointment and    1,693,575,097 99.03      16,537,850  0.97   25,399,204
remuneration of auditor                                                        
                                                                               
10) Authority to allot   1,710,332,121 98.71      22,381,184  1.29    2,795,833
relevant securities                                                            
                                                                               
11) Disapplication of    1,696,763,123 97.94      35,606,546  2.06    3,144,611
pre-emption rights                                                             
                                                                               
12) Authority to         1,731,495,978 99.89       1,947,590  0.11    2,071,958
purchase own ordinary                                                          
shares                                                                         
                                                                               
13) Authority to make    1,591,473,182 96.60      56,087,198  3.40   87,958,697
political donations/                                                           
expenditure**                                                                  
                                                                               
14) Diageo plc 2008      1,601,938,103 94.27      97,408,071  5.73   36,160,171
Performance Share Plan**                                                       
                                                                               
15) Diageo plc 2008      1,646,112,795 96.27      63,777,381  3.73   25,615,150
Senior Executive Share                                                         
Option Plan**                                                                  
                                                                               
16) Authority to         1,674,229,067 96.87      54,170,901  3.13    7,117,950
establish International                                                        
Share plans**                                                                  
                                                                               
17) Amendments to        1,679,526,588 97.10      50,207,947  2.90    5,779,663
articles of association                                                        
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Notes

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

P D Tunnacliffe

Company Secretary

**Resolutions other than those concerning ordinary business

16 October 2008