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), copies of the resolutions (other
    than those resolutions comprising ordinary business) passed by the Company
    at its Annual General Meeting (`AGM') held on 17 October 2012 have been
    uploaded to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available
    for inspection at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do
   
 2. voting on the resolutions put to the Company's AGM was as follows (all the
    resolutions were passed):
   
RESOLUTION                 VOTES FOR       %*        VOTES      %*     VOTES   
                                                    AGAINST           WITHELD  
                                                                               
1) Report and Accounts   1,786,124,018     99.27%  13,060,463  0.73% 30,907,326
                                                                               
2) Directors'            1,690,276,063     92.54% 136,267,048  7.46%  3,544,158
Remuneration Report                                                            
                                                                               
3) Declaration of final  1,827,866,279     99.99%     209,659  0.01%  2,015,870
dividend                                                                       
                                                                               
4) Re-election of P B    1,805,914,176     99.43%  10,314,237  0.57% 13,862,356
Bruzelius                                                                      
                                                                               
5) Re-election of L M    1,806,655,107     99.45%  10,006,519  0.55% 13,429,143
Danon                                                                          
                                                                               
6) Re-election of Lord   1,815,533,124     99.33%  12,336,326  0.67%  2,221,320
Davies                                                                         
                                                                               
7) Re-election of B D    1,819,628,954     99.59%   7,487,750  0.41%  2,974,066
Holden                                                                         
                                                                               
8) Re-election of Dr F B 1,815,881,118     99.34%  12,013,567  0.66%  2,196,548
Humer                                                                          
                                                                               
9) Re-election of D      1,814,430,668     99.26%  13,488,919  0.74%  2,171,183
Mahlan                                                                         
                                                                               
10) Re-election of P G   1,820,260,120     99.58%   7,656,354  0.42%  2,174,296
Scott                                                                          
                                                                               
11) Re-election of H T   1,819,161,376     99.53%   8,660,016  0.47%  2,269,378
Stitzer                                                                        
                                                                               
12) Re-election of P S   1,733,199,633     95.39%  83,838,712  4.61% 13,052,424
Walsh                                                                          
                                                                               
12) Election of Ho       1,820,188,354     99.58%   7,589,030  0.42%  2,313,563
KwonPing                                                                       
                                                                               
14) Election of I M      1,815,452,670     99.32%  12,451,859  0.68%  2,185,685
Menezes                                                                        
                                                                               
15) Re-appointment of    1,800,222,755     99.33%  12,166,171  0.67% 17,702,482
Auditor                                                                        
                                                                               
16) Remuneration of      1,818,820,311     99.52%   8,706,549  0.48%  2,564,087
Auditor                                                                        
                                                                               
17) Authority to allot   1,806,823,718     98.87%  20,697,453  1.13%  2,570,239
shares                                                                         
                                                                               
18) Disapplication of    1,817,192,547     99.47%   9,699,738  0.53%  3,193,969
pre-emption rights                                                             
                                                                               
19) Authority to         1,812,010,686     99.75%   4,567,743  0.25% 13,508,621
purchase own ordinary                                                          
shares                                                                         
                                                                               
20) Authority to make    1,779,427,059     97.54%  44,954,247  2.46%  5,709,939
political donations/                                                           
expenditure in the EU**                                                        
                                                                               
21) Reduced notice for a 1,634,721,704     89.45% 192,755,800 10.55%  2,610,309
general meeting other                                                          
than an annual general                                                         
meeting**                                                                      

J Nicholls

Deputy Company Secretary

18 October 2012

Notes

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

**Resolutions other than those concerning ordinary business.