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 19 October 2011 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      %*       VOTE
                                                     AGAINST            WITHELD
                                                                               
1) Report and Accounts    1,820,248,630   99.09%  16,632,493   0.91% 18,468,194
                                                                               
2) Directors'             1,462,775,714   80.00% 365,773,869  20.00% 26,799,734
Remuneration Report                                                            
                                                                               
3) Declaration of final   1,854,495,642   99.98%     284,075   0.02%    569,601
dividend                                                                       
                                                                               
4) Re-election of P B     1,809,178,804   97.98%  37,205,972   2.02%  8,943,981
Bruzelius                                                                      
                                                                               
5) Re-election of L M     1,849,461,098   99.72%   5,121,996   0.28%    748,073
Danon                                                                          
                                                                               
6) Re-election of Lord    1,831,891,631   99.11%  16,381,789   0.89%  7,057,726
Davies                                                                         
                                                                               
7) Re-election of B D     1,842,642,917   99.75%   4,573,119   0.25%  8,115,130
Holden                                                                         
                                                                               
8) Re-election of Dr F B  1,837,117,258   99.06%  17,495,719   0.94%    736,041
Humer                                                                          
                                                                               
9) Re-election of D       1,846,627,550   99.57%   7,998,496   0.43%    722,574
Mahlan                                                                         
                                                                               
10) Re-election of P G    1,842,981,220   99.71%   5,306,585   0.29%  7,060,802
Scott                                                                          
                                                                               
11) Re-election of H T    1,850,827,753   99.80%   3,761,957   0.20%    759,296
Stitzer                                                                        
                                                                               
12) Re-election of P S    1,845,364,873   99.50%   9,276,287   0.50%    707,760
Walsh                                                                          
                                                                               
13) Re-appointment of     1,836,622,693   99.51%   8,978,871   0.49%  9,747,753
Auditor                                                                        
                                                                               
14) Remuneration of       1,850,741,193   99.81%   3,480,870   0.19%  1,127,205
Auditor                                                                        
                                                                               
15) Authority to allot    1,719,321,425   92.75% 134,473,724   7.25%  1,555,366
shares                                                                         
                                                                               
16) Disapplication of     1,828,805,662   98.80%  22,181,247   1.20%  4,358,513
pre-emption rights                                                             
                                                                               
17) Authority to purchase 1,838,372,683   99.49%   9,395,012   0.51%  7,579,643
own ordinary shares                                                            
                                                                               
18) Authority to make     1,793,912,976   96.89%  57,530,027   3.11%  3,903,146
political donations/                                                           
expenditure in the EU**                                                        
                                                                               
19) Reduced notice for a  1,671,535,592   90.15% 182,568,302   9.85%  1,237,188
general meeting other                                                          
than an annual general                                                         
meeting**                                                                      

J Nicholls

Deputy Company Secretary

20 October 2011

Notes

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

**Resolutions other than those concerning ordinary business.