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:

in accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.3(1), two copies of the resolutions passed
by the Company at its Annual General Meeting held on 18 October 2005 (other
than those resolutions deemed ordinary business) have been lodged today with
the UK Listing Authority for publication through the Document Viewing Facility.

voting on the resolutions put to the Company's Annual General Meeting held on
18 October 2005, all of which were passed, was as follows. As required by
Listing Rule 9.6.18, this includes all resolutions passed other than those
concerning ordinary business:

RES NO.                                VOTES FOR      %*       VOTES AGAINST      %*       VOTES ABSTAIN
                                                                                                        

                                                                                                        
1 - Receive Report                                                                                      
and Accounts 2005                  1,842,651,848   98.46          28,874,231    1.54          21,563,761
                                                                                                        
2 - Approval of the                                                                                     
                                                                                                        
Remuneration Report 2005 **        1,773,047,661   94.56         101,929,045    5.44          18,124,460
                                                                                                        
3 - Declaration of                                                                                      
                                                                                                        
Final Dividend                     1,892,517,005  100.00              66,987    0.00             499,490
                                                                                                        
4 - Re appointment of                                                                                   
                                                                                                        
Lord Blyth of Rowington            1,883,659,150   99.53           8,847,423    0.47             585,694
                                                                                                        
5 - Re appointment of                                                                                   
                                                                                                        
Ms M Lilja                         1,890,403,396   99.93           1,370,658    0.07           1,315,262
                                                                                                        
6 - Re appointment of                                                                                   
                                                                                                        
Mr WS Shanahan                     1,890,317,206   99.92           1,466,164    0.08           1,305,946
                                                                                                        
7 - Election of                                                                                         
                                                                                                        
Dr FB Humer                        1,890,437,130   99.93           1,329,106    0.07           1,314,127
                                                                                                        
8 - Re appointment and                                                                                  
                                                                                                        
Remuneration of Auditors           1,845,151,362   98.26          32,593,187    1.74          15,130,918
                                                                                                        
9 - Authority to allot relevant                                                                         
                                                                                                        
securities                         1,882,297,129   99.49           9,644,674    0.51             866,619
                                                                                                        
10 - Disapplication of                                                                                  
                                                                                                        
pre-emption rights                 1,866,990,738   98.68          24,898,389    1.32           1,132,581
                                                                                                        
11 - Authority to purchase                                                                              
                                                                                                        
own ordinary shares **             1,890,496,728   99.94           1,175,129    0.06           1,376,376
                                                                                                        
12 - Authority to make EU                                                                               
                                                                                                        
political donations and/or                                                                              
                                                                                                        
incur EU political expenditure**   1,842,329,984   98.21          33,491,945    1.79          17,235,006
                                                                                                        
13 - Adoption of new                                                                                    
                                                                                                        
Articles of Association **         1,857,385,711   98.19          34,276,652    1.81           1,374,252
                                                                                                        

Notes:

* As a percentage of the aggregate of votes For plus votes Against (i.e.
excluding Abstentions).

** Resolutions passed other than those concerning ordinary business.

19 October 2005