Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 6026E

Diageo PLC

13 May 2013

 



Diageo plc ('the Company') announces that it has today purchased through UBS Limited 58,238 ordinary shares at a price of 2028.1143 pence per share. The purchased shares will be held in treasury for the purpose of satisfying options grants and share awards made under the Company's employee share plans.

The total number of shares purchased to be held in Treasury for the purpose of satisfying options grants and share awards made under the Company's employee share plans is 5,615,786 from 1st July 2012 to today's date.

Following the above purchase, the Company holds 243,426,759 ordinary shares as treasury shares. The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as treasury shares) is 2,510,728,182

 

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