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FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Report of Foreign Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Diageo plc
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
8 Henrietta Place, London W1G 0NB
(Address of principal executive offices)
indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form
20-F or Form 40-F
Form 20-F þ Form 40-F o
indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form
is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes o No þ
If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with
Rule 12g3-2(b):82
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused
this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorised.
Diageo plc
(Registrant)
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Date 23 October 2007
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Name:
Title:
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J Nicholls
Deputy Company Secretary |
List identifying information required to be furnished
by Diageo plc pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
The Securities Exchange Act 1934
1 — 30 September 2007
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Information
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Required by/when |
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Public Announcements/Press
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The Stock Exchange, London |
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Announcement
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Announcement |
Company purchases its own securities
for cancellation through Credit Suisse
Securities (Europe) Limited.
(03 September 2007)
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Company purchases its own securities
for holding in treasury through
Credit Suisse Securities (Europe)
Limited to satisfy grants made under
employee share plans.
(18 September 2007) |
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Announcement
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Announcement |
Company purchases its own securities
for cancellation through Credit Suisse
Securities (Europe) Limited.
(04 September 2007)
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Company purchases its own securities
for holding in treasury through
Credit Suisse Securities (Europe)
Limited to satisfy grants made under
employee share plans.
(19 September 2007) |
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Announcement
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Announcement |
Company purchases its own securities
for cancellation through Credit Suisse
Securities (Europe) Limited.
(05 September 2007)
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Mr RM Malcolm informs the Company of
his beneficial interests.
(20 September 2006) |
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Announcement
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Announcement |
Company purchases its own securities
for cancellation through Credit Suisse
Securities (Europe) Limited.
(06 September 2007)
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Company purchases its own securities
for holding in treasury through
Credit Suisse Securities (Europe)
Limited to satisfy grants made under
employee share plans.
(20 September 2007) |
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Announcement
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Announcement |
Company purchases its own securities
for cancellation through Credit Suisse
Securities (Europe) Limited.
(07 September 2007)
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Company announces directorate change.
(21 September 2007) |
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Announcement
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Announcement |
Company notified of transactions in
respect of the Diageo Share Incentive
Plan and Messrs Rose, Walsh and those
persons discharging managerial
responsibility inform the Company of
their interests therein. Lord Blyth and
Mr Stitzer inform the Company of their
beneficial interests.
(10 September 2007)
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Mr WS Shanahan informs the Company of
his beneficial interests.
(21 September 2007) |
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Announcement
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Announcement |
Company releases shares from treasury
to satisfy grants made under employee
share plans.
(10 September 2007)
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Company purchases its own securities
for holding in treasury through
Credit Suisse Securities (Europe)
Limited to satisfy grants made under
employee share plans.
(21 September 2007) |
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Announcement
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Announcement |
Company purchases its own securities
for cancellation through Credit Suisse
Securities (Europe) Limited.
(10 September 2007)
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Company purchases its own securities
for holding in treasury through
Credit Suisse Securities (Europe)
Limited to satisfy grants made under
employee share plans.
(24 September 2007) |
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Announcement
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Announcement |
Company purchases its own securities
for cancellation through Credit Suisse
Securities (Europe) Limited.
(11 September 2007)
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Mr PS Walsh informs the Company of
his beneficial interests.
(26 September 2007) |
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Announcement
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Announcement |
Company releases shares from treasury
to satisfy grants made under employee
share plans.
(12 September 2007)
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Company releases shares from treasury
to satisfy grants made under employee
share plans.
(26 September 2007) |
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Announcement
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Announcement |
Company purchases its own securities
for cancellation through Credit Suisse
Securities (Europe) Limited.
(12 September 2007)
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Company announces amendment to
announcement on 25 September 2007 in
relation to purchase of own
securities for holding in treasury
through Credit Suisse Securities
(Europe) Limited to satisfy grants
made under employee share plans.
(27 September 2007) |
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Announcement
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Announcement |
Company releases shares from treasury
to satisfy grants made under employee
share plans.
(14 September 2007)
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Company announces directorships and
shareholding of Mr P Scott in
accordance with the UK Listing Rules.
(27 September 2007) |
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Announcement
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Announcement |
Company announces that the Annual
Report and Annual Review have been
lodged with the UK Listing Authority.
(17 September 2007)
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Company announces publication of
prospectus.
(27 September 2007) |
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Announcement
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Announcement |
Company announces that the 20F has been
filed with the SEC.
(17 September 2007)
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Mr G Williams informs the Company of
his beneficial interests.
(28 September 2007) |
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Announcement
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Announcement |
Company cancels shares held in treasury.
(18 September 2007)
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Company announces total voting rights.
(28 September 2007) |
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Announcement |
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Company notified of transactions in
respect of the Diageo Senior Executive
Share Option Plan, the Total
Shareholder Return Plan and the Diageo
Share Incentive Plan and Messrs Walsh,
Rose and those persons discharging
managerial responsibility inform the
Company of their beneficial interests
therein.
(18 September 2007) |
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Company
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Diageo PLC |
TIDM
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DGE |
Headline
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Transaction in Own Shares |
Released
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17:04 03-Sep-07 |
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2145D |
Diageo plc announces that it has today purchased for cancellation through Credit Suisse Securities
(Europe) Limited 300,000 ordinary shares at a price of 1,051.03 pence per share.
END
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Company
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Diageo PLC |
TIDM
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DGE |
Headline
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Transaction in Own Shares |
Released
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16:37 04-Sep-07 |
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2905D |
Diageo plc announces that it has today purchased for cancellation through Credit Suisse Securities
(Europe) Limited 300,000 ordinary shares at a price of 1,050.26 pence per share.
END
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Company
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Diageo PLC |
TIDM
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DGE |
Headline
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Transaction in Own Shares |
Released
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17:34 05-Sep-07 |
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3805D |
Diageo plc announces that it has today purchased for cancellation through Credit Suisse Securities
(Europe) Limited 350,000 ordinary shares at a price of 1,056.89 pence per share.
END
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Company
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Diageo PLC |
TIDM
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DGE |
Headline
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Transaction in Own Shares |
Released
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16:42 06-Sep-07 |
Number
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4489D |
Diageo plc announces that it has today purchased for cancellation through Credit Suisse Securities
(Europe) Limited 300,000 ordinary shares at a price of 1,052.32 pence per share.
END
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Company
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Diageo PLC |
TIDM
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DGE |
Headline
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Transaction in Own Shares |
Released
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16:59 07-Sep-07 |
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5323D |
Diageo plc announces that it has today purchased for cancellation through Credit Suisse Securities
(Europe) Limited 300,000 ordinary shares at a price of 1,061.07 pence per share.
END
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Company
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Diageo PLC |
TIDM
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DGE |
Headline
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Director/PDMR Shareholding |
Released
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15:10 10-Sep-07 |
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PRNUK-1009 |
TO: Regulatory Information Service
PR Newswire
RE: PARAGRAPH 3.1.4 OF THE DISCLOSURE AND TRANSPARENCY RULES
The notifications listed below were all received under Paragraph 3.1.2 of the
Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
Diageo plc (the ‘Company’) announces that:
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it received notification on 10 September 2007 of the following allocations
of Ordinary Shares under the Diageo Share Incentive Plan (the ‘Plan’),
namely: |
(i) the following directors of the Company were allocated Ordinary Shares on 10
September 2007 under the Plan, by Diageo Share Ownership Trustees Limited (the
‘Trustee’):
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Number of Ordinary Shares |
N C Rose |
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18 |
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P S Walsh |
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(ii) the following ‘Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities’ (‘PDMR’)
were allocated Ordinary Shares on 10 September 2007 under the Plan, by the
Trustee:
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Number of Ordinary Shares |
S Fletcher |
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18 |
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J Grover |
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18 |
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A Morgan |
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18 |
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G Williams |
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The number of Ordinary Shares allocated comprises those purchased on behalf of
the employee using an amount which the employee has chosen to have deducted
from salary (‘Sharepurchase’) and those awarded to the employee by the Company
(‘Sharematch’) on the basis of one Sharematch Ordinary Share for every two
Sharepurchase Ordinary Shares.
The Sharepurchase Ordinary Shares were purchased and the Sharematch Ordinary
Shares were awarded at a price per share of £10.51.
The Ordinary Shares are held by the Trustee and in the name of the Trustee.
Sharepurchase Ordinary Shares can normally be sold at any time. Sharematch
Ordinary Shares cannot normally be disposed of for a period of three years
after the award date.
As a result of the above transactions, interests of directors and PDMRs in the
Company’s Ordinary Shares (excluding options, awards under the Company’s LTIPs
and interests as potential beneficiaries of the Company’s Employee Benefit
Trusts) are as follows:
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| Name of Director |
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Number of Ordinary Shares |
N C Rose |
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360,542 |
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P S Walsh |
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637,887 |
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Number of Ordinary Shares |
S Fletcher |
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132,907 |
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J Grover |
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171,059 |
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A Morgan |
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131,505 |
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G Williams |
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208,563 (of which 5,684 are held in the form of ADS*) |
3. it received notification on 10 September 2007 from Lord Blyth, a director of
the Company, that he has purchased 993 Ordinary Shares on 10 September 2007
under an arrangement with the Company, whereby he has agreed to use an amount
of £10,500 each month, net of tax, from his director’s fees to purchase
Ordinary Shares. Lord Blyth has agreed to retain the Ordinary Shares while he
remains a director of the Company.
The Ordinary Shares were purchased at a price per share of £10.51.
As a result of this purchase, Lord Blyth’s interest in Ordinary Shares has
increased to 147,552.
4. it received notification on 10 September 2007 from Todd Stitzer, a director
of the Company, that he has purchased 94 Ordinary Shares on 10 September 2007
under an arrangement with the Company, whereby he has agreed to use an amount
of £1,000 each month, net of tax, from his director’s fees to purchase Ordinary
Shares.
The Ordinary Shares were purchased at a price per share of £10.51.
As a
result of this purchase, Mr Stitzer’s interest in Ordinary Shares has increased to 4,497.
10 September 2007
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1 ADS is the equivalent of 4 Ordinary Shares. |
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Company
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Diageo PLC |
TIDM
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DGE |
Headline
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Transaction in Own Shares |
Released
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15:13 10-Sep-07 |
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PRNUK-1009 |
TO: Regulatory Information Service
PR Newswire
RE: PARAGRAPH 12.6.4 OF THE LISTING RULES
Diageo plc — Transaction in Own Shares
Diageo plc (the ‘Company’) announces that today, it released from treasury
5,399 ordinary shares of 28 101/108 pence each in the Company (‘Ordinary
Shares’), to satisfy grants made under employee share plans. The average price
at which these Ordinary Shares were released from treasury was 940.26 pence per
share.
Following this release, the Company holds 280,204,862 Ordinary Shares as
treasury shares and the total number of Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding
shares held as treasury shares) is 2,624,518,261.
10 September 2007
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Company
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Diageo PLC |
TIDM
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DGE |
Headline
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Transaction in Own Shares |
Released
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16:47 10-Sep-07 |
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6055D |
Diageo plc announces that it has today purchased for cancellation through Credit Suisse Securities
(Europe) Limited 450,000 ordinary shares at a price of 1,043.75 pence
per share.
END
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Company
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Diageo PLC |
TIDM
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DGE |
Headline
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Transaction in Own Shares |
Released
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16:45 11-Sep-07 |
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6874D |
Diageo plc
announces that it has today purchased for cancellation through Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited 350,000 ordinary shares at a price of 1,052.75 pence per share.
END
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Company
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Diageo PLC |
TIDM
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DGE |
Headline
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Transaction in Own Shares |
Released
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15:16 12-Sep-07 |
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PRNUK-1209 |
TO: Regulatory Information Service
PR Newswire
RE: PARAGRAPH 12.6.4 OF THE LISTING RULES
Diageo plc — Transaction in Own Shares
Diageo plc (the ‘Company’) announces that today, it released from treasury 7
ordinary shares of 28 101/108 pence each in the Company (‘Ordinary Shares’), to
satisfy grants made under employee share plans. The average price at which
these Ordinary Shares were released from treasury was 940.26 pence per share.
Following this release, the Company holds 280,204,855 Ordinary Shares as
treasury shares and the total number of Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding
shares held as treasury shares) is 2,623,718,268.
12 September 2007
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Company
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Diageo PLC |
TIDM
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DGE |
Headline
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Transaction in Own Shares |
Released
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18:15 12-Sep-07 |
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7766D |
Diageo plc announces that it has today purchased for cancellation through Credit Suisse Securities
(Europe) Limited 350,000 ordinary shares at a price of 1,044.60 pence per share.
END
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Company
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Diageo PLC |
TIDM
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DGE |
Headline
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Transaction in Own Shares |
Released
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13:32 14-Sep-07 |
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PRNUK-1409 |
TO: Regulatory Information Service
PR Newswire
RE: PARAGRAPH 12.6.4 OF THE LISTING RULES
Diageo plc — Transaction in Own Shares
Diageo plc (the ‘Company’) announces that today, it released from treasury
15,460 ordinary shares of 28 101/108 pence each in the Company (‘Ordinary
Shares’), to satisfy grants made under employee share plans. The average price
at which these Ordinary Shares were released from treasury was 940.26 pence per
share.
Following this release, the Company holds 280,189,395 Ordinary Shares as
treasury shares and the total number of Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding
shares held as treasury shares) is 2,623,383,728.
14 September 2007
END
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Company
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Diageo PLC |
TIDM
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DGE |
Headline
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Annual Report and Accounts |
Released
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16:06 17-Sep-07 |
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PRNUK-1709 |
TO: Regulatory Information Service
PR Newswire
RE: CHAPTER 9 PARAGRAPH 9.6.1 OF
THE LISTING RULES
and
PARAGRAPH 6.1.2 OF THE DISCLOSURE AND TRANSPARENCY RULES
Diageo plc (the ‘Company’) announces that in accordance with paragraph 9.6.1 of
the Listing Rules, two original copies of the Annual Report and Annual Review
for the year ended 30 June 2007 have been lodged today with the UK Listing
Authority for publication through the Document Viewing Facility, together with
the following documents:
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Notice of 2007 Annual General Meeting |
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Form of Proxy/Letter of Direction and Electronic Communications card |
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Corporate Citizenship Report 2007 request card; and for holders of the Company’s American Depositary Shares: |
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Reconciliation to US GAAP statement |
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Annual Report/Annual Review 2007 request card |
Shareholder
documents can be accessed on the Company’s website, at www.diageo.com
The Company further announces that in accordance with paragraph 6.1.2 of the
Disclosure and Transparency Rules, two copies of its Articles of Association
showing the amendments to be proposed at the Company’s forthcoming Annual
General Meeting on 16 October 2007 have been lodged today with the UK Listing
Authority for publication through the Document Viewing Facility.
17 September 2007
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Company
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Diageo PLC |
TIDM
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DGE |
Headline
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20-F Filing |
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16:20 17-Sep-07 |
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9810D |
17 September 2007
Diageo files Annual Report for the year ending 30 June 2007 with US Securities and Exchange
Commission
Diageo, the world’s leading premium drinks business, announced today that it has filed its annual
report for the fiscal year ending 30 June 2007 via Form 20-F with the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC).
Diageo’s Form 20-F filing is available on Diageo’s website
at www.diageo.com or at the SEC’s
website at www.sec.gov.
Shareholders may also receive a hard copy of the complete audited financial statements free of
charge upon request.
-Ends-
For further information:
Diageo media enquiries to:
Isabelle Thomas
+44 (0) 20 7927 5967
media@diageo.com
Diageo investor relations enquiries to:
Darren Jones
+44 (0) 20 7927 4223
Investor.rel@diageo.com
Hard copies of Form 20-F to:
CMM Burnham International
Link 20, Bellingham Way, New Hythe
Kent ME20 6SP, United Kingdom
+44 (0) 1622 794703
Notes to editor:
Diageo is the world’s leading premium drinks business with an outstanding collection of beverage
alcohol brands across spirits, wine and beer categories. Diageo’s brands include Smirnoff, Johnnie
Walker, Guinness, Baileys, J&B, Captain Morgan, José Cuervo, Tanqueray, Crown Royal, Beaulieu
Vineyard and Sterling Vineyards wines, and Bushmills Irish whiskey. Trading in over 180 markets
around the world, Diageo is a global company listed on both the London Stock Exchange (DGE) and the
New York Stock Exchange (DEO). For more information, please visit www.diageo.com.
END
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Diageo PLC |
TIDM
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DGE |
Headline
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Transaction in Own Shares |
Released
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11:31 18-Sep-07 |
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PRNUK-1809 |
TO: Regulatory Information Service
PR Newswire
RE: PARAGRAPH 12.6.4 OF THE LISTING RULES
Diageo plc — Transaction in Own Shares
Diageo plc (the ‘Company’) announces that today, it cancelled 10,000,000
ordinary shares of 28 101/108 pence each in the Company (‘Ordinary Shares’)
held in treasury.
Following this cancellation, the Company holds 270,189,395 Ordinary Shares as
treasury shares and the total number of Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding
shares held as treasury shares) is 2,623,383,728.
18 September 2007
END
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Company
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Diageo PLC |
TIDM
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DGE |
Headline
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Director/PDMR Shareholding |
Released
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15:37 18-Sep-07 |
Number
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PRNUK-1809 |
TO: Regulatory Information Service
PR Newswire
RE: Paragraph 3.1.4 of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules
The notifications listed below were received under Paragraph 3.1.2 of the
Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
Diageo plc (the ‘Company’) announces that today:
1) the directors shown below were granted the following options over the
Company’s ordinary shares of 28 101/108 pence (‘Ordinary Shares’) under the
Company’s Senior Executive Share Option Plan (the ‘SESOP’), approved by
shareholders on 9 November 1999:
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No. of Ordinary Shares |
N C Rose |
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226,569 |
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P S Walsh |
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392,483 |
2) the Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities (‘PDMR’) shown below
were granted the following options over Ordinary Shares or American Depositary
Shares (‘ADS’) under the SESOP:
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| Name of PDMR |
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No. of Ordinary Shares |
S Fletcher |
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99,904 |
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J Grover |
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81,351 |
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A Morgan |
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110,608 |
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J Pollaers |
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80,413 |
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G Williams |
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89,914 |
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No. of ADS* |
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R Malcolm |
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24,843 |
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I Menezes |
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40,813 |
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T Proctor |
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30,832 |
Each option was granted at a price of £10.51 per Ordinary Share (or $84.53 per
ADS) and is exercisable between 18 September 2010 and 17 September 2017,
subject to the satisfaction of performance criteria.
3) the directors shown below acquired an interest in Ordinary Shares in the
form of awards under the Company’s Long Term Incentive Plan, known as the Total
Shareholder Return plan (the ‘TSR Plan’), approved by shareholders on 11 August
1998, as follows:
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| Name of Director |
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No. of Ordinary Shares |
N C Rose |
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191,843 |
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P S Walsh |
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415,407 |
4) the
PDMRs shown below acquired an interest in Ordinary Shares or ADSs in the form of awards under the TSR Plan, as follows:
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| Name of PDMR |
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No. of Ordinary Shares |
S Fletcher |
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95,166 |
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J Grover |
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77,492 |
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A Morgan |
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105,362 |
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J Pollaers |
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80,169 |
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G Williams |
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85,649 |
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No. of ADS* |
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R Malcolm |
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21,783 |
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I Menezes |
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35,787 |
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|
|
|
T Proctor |
|
|
|
|
|
27,035 |
The numbers shown above for each director and PDMR is the maximum number of
shares which could be transferred upon achieving top performance (1st or 2nd
position) by reference to Diageo’s seventeen company peer group used in the
performance test for the 2007 awards under the TSR Plan. At position 9 within
the TSR peer group 23.3% of the above shares would be transferred.
The performance period commenced on 1 July 2007 and, subject to the rules of
the TSR Plan and depending on Diageo’s TSR performance relative to its peer
groups, the awards will be released in September 2010.
5) the directors and PDMRs shown below, together with other eligible employees,
were today awarded Ordinary Shares under the Diageo Share Incentive Plan (the
‘Plan’), an Inland Revenue approved plan operated by Diageo Group companies for
the benefit of employees of the Company and its subsidiaries:
| |
|
|
| Name of Director |
|
No. of Ordinary Shares |
N C Rose |
|
285 |
|
|
|
P S Walsh |
|
285 |
|
|
|
Name of PDMR |
|
|
|
|
|
S Fletcher |
|
285 |
|
|
|
J Grover |
|
285 |
|
|
|
A Morgan |
|
285 |
|
|
|
G Williams |
|
285 |
The Ordinary Shares were awarded at no cost to Plan participants
(‘Freeshares’), to a value based on a percentage of the participant’s salary on
30 June 2007 and the Company’s profits for the financial year ended 30 June
2007, subject to a maximum per Plan participant of £3,000 in value per tax
year. Freeshares are awarded annually and cannot normally be disposed of for a
period of three years after the award date.
As a result of the above, the directors’ and PDMRs’ interests in the Company’s
Ordinary Shares (excluding options, awards under the Company’s LTIPs and
interests as potential beneficiaries of Diageo group employee share trusts) are
as follows:
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Name of Director |
|
|
|
|
|
No. of Ordinary Shares |
N C Rose |
|
|
|
|
|
360,827 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P S Walsh |
|
|
|
|
|
638,172 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Name of PDMR |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
S Fletcher |
|
|
|
|
|
133,192 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
J Grover |
|
|
|
|
|
171,344 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
I Menezes |
|
|
|
|
|
271,094* |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
A Morgan |
|
|
|
|
|
131,790 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
J Pollaers |
|
|
|
|
|
39,904 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
G Williams |
|
|
|
|
|
208,848** |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
No. of ADS |
| |
R Malcolm |
|
|
|
|
|
20,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
T Proctor |
|
|
|
|
|
27,464 |
|
|
|
| ** |
|
of which 178,096 are held in the form of ADS. |
| |
| ** |
|
of which 5,684 are held in the form of ADS. |
1 ADS is the equivalent of 4 Ordinary Shares.
18 September 2007
END
| |
|
|
Company
|
|
Diageo PLC |
TIDM
|
|
DGE |
Headline
|
|
Transaction in Own Shares |
Released
|
|
17:24 18-Sep-07 |
Number
|
|
0681E |
Diageo plc — Transaction in Own Shares
Diageo plc (‘the Company’) announces that it has today purchased through Credit Suisse Securities
(Europe) Limited 1,000,000 ordinary shares at a price of 1056.97 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.
Following the above purchase, the Company holds total number 271,189,395 ordinary shares as
treasury shares. The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as treasury
shares) is 2,622,383,728.
END
| |
|
|
Company
|
|
Diageo PLC |
TIDM
|
|
DGE |
Headline
|
|
Transaction in Own Shares |
Released
|
|
16:58 19-Sep-07 |
Number
|
|
1409E |
Diageo plc — Transaction in Own Shares
Diageo plc (‘the Company’) announces that it has today purchased through Credit Suisse Securities
(Europe) Limited 2,350,000 ordinary shares at a price of 1,078.04 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.
Following the above purchase, the Company holds total number 273,539,395 ordinary shares as
treasury shares. The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as treasury
shares) is 2,620,033,728.
END
| |
|
|
Company
|
|
Diageo PLC |
TIDM
|
|
DGE |
Headline
|
|
Director/PDMR Shareholding |
Released
|
|
14:18 20-Sep-07 |
Number
|
|
PRNUK-2009 |
TO: Regulatory Information Service
PR Newswire
RE: Paragraph 3.1.4 of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules
The notification below was received under Paragraph 3.1.2 of the Disclosure and
Transparency Rules.
Diageo plc (the ‘Company’) announces that it received notification on 19
September 2007, that Mr RM Malcolm, a Person Discharging Managerial
Responsibilities, had exercised options on 18 September 2007 over American
Depositary Shares (‘ADS’) in the Company under the Company’s Senior Executive
Share Option Plan, as follows:
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Grant Date |
|
No of ADSs granted |
|
Grant price per ADS |
13 September 2000 |
|
|
271 |
|
|
$ |
33.27 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12 September 2001 |
|
|
38,228 |
|
|
$ |
41.20 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11 September 2002 |
|
|
35,621 |
|
|
$ |
47.31 |
|
Mr Malcolm
subsequently sold 72,270 ADSs, on 18 September 2007, at a price per ADS of $85.64.
Mr Malcolm retains beneficial ownership of the balance of 1,850 ADSs.
As a result of the above, Mr Malcolm’s interests in the Company’s Ordinary
Shares (excluding options, awards under the Company’s LTIPs and interests as a
potential beneficiary of the Company’s employee benefit trusts) has increased
to 21,850.
1 ADS is
the equivalent of 4 Ordinary Shares of 28 101/108 pence in the Company.
20 September 2007
END
| |
|
|
Company
|
|
Diageo PLC |
TIDM
|
|
DGE |
Headline
|
|
Transaction in Own Shares |
Released
|
|
17:19 20-Sep-07 |
Number
|
|
2306E |
Diageo plc — Transaction in Own Shares
Diageo plc (‘the Company’) announces that it has today purchased through Credit Suisse Securities
(Europe) Limited 875,000 ordinary shares at a price of 1,071.04 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.
Following the above purchase, the Company holds total number 274,414,395 ordinary shares as
treasury shares. The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as treasury
shares) is 2,619,158,728.
END
| |
|
|
Company
|
|
Diageo PLC |
TIDM
|
|
DGE |
Headline
|
|
Directorate Change |
Released
|
|
07:02 21-Sep-07 |
Number
|
|
2409E |
DIAGEO ANNOUNCES CHANGES TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Board of Diageo plc has today announced changes to its Board of directors.
Jonathan Symonds has served one term as a non-executive director of Diageo, having been appointed
in May 2004, and retires by rotation at the company’s AGM on 16 October 2007. Having assumed a new
external role he will not seek a further term on the Board. Mr Symonds will retire as chairman of
Diageo’s Audit Committee on 21 September 2007 to comply with US audit committee independence
standards as he assumes his new external role.
Philip Scott, Group Finance Director of Aviva plc, will be appointed to the Diageo Board, effective
17 October 2007. He will be appointed chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the
Nomination Committee and Remuneration Committee.
Paul Walker, a non-executive director who has served on the Board for five years, is appointed
chairman of the Audit Committee for the interim period (from 22 September to 16 October 2007).
Commenting on these Board changes, Lord Blyth said:
“We will be sorry to lose Jon, who has made a major contribution to the Board, especially as
chairman of the Audit Committee.
I am delighted to welcome Philip to the Diageo Board. During his long career at Aviva, Philip has
been responsible for the strategic development of its businesses in North America and Asia Pacific,
in particular creating new operations in China and India. His experience will further enhance our
Board.”
ENDS
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
For further information: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diageo media enquiries to: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Isabelle Thomas
|
|
media@diageo.com
|
|
+44 (0) 20 7927 5967 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Diageo investor relations enquiries to: |
|
|
|
|
Darren Jones
|
|
Investor.rel@diageo.com
|
|
+44 (0) 20 7927 4223 |
|
|
Aviva media enquiriesto: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Sue Winston, head of group media relations |
|
+44 (0)20 7662 8221 |
|
|
| Hayley Stimpson, director of group media relations |
|
|
|
+44 (0)20 7662 7544 |
| James Murgatroyd/Ed Simpkins, Finsbury |
|
+44 (0)20 7251 3801 |
|
|
Notes to editor:
1. Philip Scott became group finance director of Aviva in July 2007. Philip is a board director of
Aviva plc and non-executive chairman of Morley, Aviva’s fund management business. In his previous
role as group executive director, Aviva international, Philip was responsible for the strategic
development of Aviva’s businesses in North America and Asia-Pacific. Philip is a fellow of the
Institute of Actuaries (FIA). He is a regular speaker at international conferences and a recognised
authority on life and pensions issues. A full biography follows.
2. Diageo’s other non-executive directors are: Lord Hollick (Senior Independent Director and
chairman of the Remuneration Committee), Laurence Danon, Dr Franz Humer (who will become Chairman
of Diageo on 1 July 2008), Maria Lilja, William Shanahan, Todd Stitzer and Paul Walker. Executive
members of the board are Paul Walsh (CEO), Nick Rose (CFO).
3. Diageo is the world’s leading premium drinks business. With its global vision, and local
marketing focus, Diageo brings to consumers an outstanding collection of
beverage alcohol brands across the spirits, wine and beer categories including Smirnoff, Guinness,
Johnnie Walker, Baileys, J&B, Cuervo, Captain Morgan and Tanqueray, and Beaulieu Vineyard and
Sterling Vineyards wines. Diageo trades in some 180 countries around the world and is listed on
both the New York Stock Exchange (DEO) and the London Stock Exchange (DGE). For more information
about Diageo, its people, brands and performance, visit us at www.diageo.com
4. Aviva is the leading provider of life and pensions to Europe with substantial positions in other
markets around the world, making it the world’s fifth largest insurance group based on gross
worldwide premiums at 31 December 2006. Aviva’s principal business activities are long-term
savings, fund management and general insurance, with worldwide total sales of £41.5 billion and
assets under management of £364 billion at 31 December 2006. The Aviva media centre at
www.aviva.com/media includes images, company and product information and a news release archive.
END
| |
|
|
Company
|
|
Diageo PLC |
TIDM
|
|
DGE |
Headline
|
|
Director/PDMR Shareholding |
Released
|
|
16:35 21-Sep-07 |
Number
|
|
PRNUK-2109 |
TO: Regulatory Information Service
PR Newswire
RE: Paragraph 3.1.4 of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules
The
notification below was received under Paragraph 3.1.2 of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
Diageo plc
(the ‘Company’) announces that it received notification on 20 September 2007, that Mr WS Shanahan, a director, had on 19 September 2007:
(i) gifted 6,289 American Depositary Shares in the Company (‘ADS’) to his
charitable foundation and
(ii) purchased 1,000 ADSs at a price per ADS of $85.74.
As a result of the above, Mr Shanahan’s interests in the Company’s ADSs
(excluding options, awards under the Company’s LTIPs and interests as a
potential beneficiary of the Company’s employee benefit trusts) has increased
to 7,289.
1 ADS is the equivalent of 4 Ordinary Shares of 28 101/108 pence in the
Company.
21 September 2007
END
| |
|
|
Company
|
|
Diageo PLC |
TIDM
|
|
DGE |
Headline
|
|
Transaction in Own Shares |
Released
|
|
17:02 21-Sep-07 |
Number
|
|
3135E |
Diageo plc — Transaction in Own Shares
Diageo plc (‘the Company’) announces that it has today purchased through Credit Suisse Securities
(Europe) Limited 1,900,000 ordinary shares at a price of 1,075.41 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.
Following the above purchase, the Company holds total number 276,314,395 ordinary shares as
treasury shares. The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as treasury
shares) is 2,617,258,728.
END
| |
|
|
Company
|
|
Diageo PLC |
TIDM
|
|
DGE |
Headline
|
|
Transaction in Own Shares |
Released
|
|
16:46 24-Sep-07 |
Number
|
|
3929E |
Diageo plc — Transaction in Own Shares
Diageo plc (‘the Company’) announces that it has today purchased through Credit Suisse Securities
(Europe) Limited 800,000 ordinary shares at a price of 1,071.95 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.
Following the above purchase, the Company holds total number 277,114,395 ordinary shares as
treasury shares. The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as treasury
shares) is 2,616,458,728.
END
| |
|
|
Company
|
|
Diageo PLC |
TIDM
|
|
DGE |
Headline
|
|
Director/PDMR Shareholding |
Released
|
|
12:26 26-Sep-07 |
Number
|
|
PRNUK-2609 |
TO: Regulatory Information Service
PR Newswire
RE: Paragraph 3.1.4 of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules
The notification below was received under Paragraph 3.1.2 of the Disclosure and
Transparency Rules.
Diageo plc (the ‘Company’) announces that it received notification on 25
September 2007, that Mr PS Walsh, a director, had exercised the following
options over Ordinary Shares of 28 101/108 pence each in the Company (‘Ordinary
Shares’) under the Company’s Senior Executive Share Option Plan, on 25
September 2007:
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Grant Date |
|
No of Ordinary Shares |
|
|
Grant price per granted
Ordinary Share |
|
12 September 2001 |
|
69,513 |
|
|
|
£ |
6.87 |
|
| |
11 March 2003 |
|
30,487 |
|
|
|
£ |
6.15 |
|
Mr Walsh subsequently sold 95,000 Ordinary Shares, on 25 September 2007, at a
price per share of £10.82.
Mr Walsh retains beneficial ownership of the balance of 5,000 Ordinary Shares.
As a result of the above, Mr Walsh’s interests in the Company’s Ordinary Shares
(excluding options, awards under the Company’s LTIPs and interests as a
potential beneficiary of the Company’s employee benefit trusts) has increased
to 643,172.
26 September 2007
END
| |
|
|
Company
|
|
Diageo PLC |
TIDM
|
|
DGE |
Headline
|
|
Transaction in Own Shares |
Released
|
|
16:24 26-Sep-07 |
Number
|
|
PRNUK-2609 |
TO: Regulatory Information Service
PR Newswire
RE: PARAGRAPH 12.6.4 OF THE LISTING RULES
Diageo plc — Transaction in Own Shares
Diageo plc (the ‘Company’) announces that today, it released from treasury 488
ordinary shares of 28 101/108 pence each in the Company (‘Ordinary Shares’), to
satisfy grants made under employee share plans. The average price at which
these Ordinary Shares were released from treasury was 940.26 pence per share.
Following this release, the Company holds 277,113,907 Ordinary Shares as
treasury shares and the total number of Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding
shares held as treasury shares) is 2,616,459,216.
26 September 2007
END
\
| |
|
|
Company
|
|
Diageo PLC |
TIDM
|
|
DGE |
Headline
|
|
Transaction in Own Shares |
Released
|
|
07:10 27-Sep-07 |
Number
|
|
5973E |
Diageo plc – Transaction in Own Shares: Amendment
This announcement amends the announcement released on 25 September 2007 (RNS No 4744E).
Diageo plc (‘the Company’) announces that of the 1,211,817 ordinary shares purchased on 25
September 2007 at a price of 1072.48 pence per share through Credit Suisse Securities (Europe)
Limited, 925,777 shares will be held in employee benefit trusts for the purpose of satisfying share
awards made under the Company’s employee share plans and 286,040 shares will be held in treasury
for the purpose of satisfying options grants and share awards made under the Company’s employee
share plans.
Following this amendment and subsequent transactions, the Company holds 277,399,947 ordinary shares
as treasury shares and the total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as
treasury shares) is 2,616,459,216.
26 September 2007
END
| |
|
|
Company
|
|
Diageo PLC |
TIDM
|
|
DGE |
Headline
|
|
Director Declaration |
Released
|
|
13:18 27-Sep-07 |
Number
|
|
PRNUK-2709 |
TO: Regulatory Information Service
PR Newswire
RE: PARAGRAPH 9.6.13 OF THE LISTING RULES
Diageo plc (the ‘Company’) announces the following in respect of Mr P Scott,
who will be appointed a Director of the Company with effect from 17 October
2007 (as announced on 21 September 2007):
a: in respect of Listing Rules paragraph 9.6.13 (1), apart from his current
position as Group Finance Director of Aviva plc, Mr Scott is currently a
director of General Accident plc; and
b: in respect of Listing Rules paragraphs 9.6.13 (2) to (6), there are no such
details to disclose.
27 September 2007
END
| |
|
|
Company
|
|
Diageo PLC |
TIDM
|
|
DGE |
Headline
|
|
Publication of Prospectus |
Released
|
|
15:19 27-Sep-07 |
Number
|
|
6483E |
RNS Number:6483E
Diageo PLC
27 September 2007
Publication of Prospectus
Diageo plc today announces that, as part of the annual renewal of its European
debt issuance facilities, the following prospectus has been approved by the
United Kingdom Listing Authority and is available for viewing:
Programme for the Issuance of Debt Instruments of Diageo plc as Issuer and
Guarantor, Diageo Finance plc as Issuer and Diageo Capital B.V. as Issuer.
To view the full document, please paste the following URL into the address bar
of your browser.
www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/6483e_-2007-9-27.pdf
For further information, please contact:
| |
|
|
|
|
Sarah Paul
|
|
+44 (0) 20 7927 4326
|
|
investor.relations@diageo.com |
Investor Relations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Isabelle Thomas
|
|
+44 (0) 20 7927 5967
|
|
media@diageo.com |
Media Relations |
|
|
|
|
The Debt Instruments covered hereby have not been and will not be registered
under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”) and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to or for the
account or benefit of U.S. persons (i) as part of their distribution at any time
or (ii) otherwise until forty days after the completion of the distribution of
the Tranche of Instruments of which such Instruments are a part, as determined
and certified by the Dealer or Dealers named in the relevant prospectus, as the
case may be, except in either case in accordance with Regulation S under the
Securities Act. Terms used above have the meaning given to them by Regulation S.
DISCLAIMER — INTENDED ADDRESSEES
Please note that the information contained in the Prospectus may be addressed to
and/or targeted at persons who are residents of particular countries (specified
in the Prospectus) only and is not intended for use and should not be relied
upon by any person outside these countries and/or to whom the offer contained in
the Prospectus is not addressed. Prior to relying on the information contained
in the Prospectus you must ascertain from the Prospectus whether or not you are
part of the intended addressees of the information contained therein.
Your right to access this service is conditional upon complying with the above
requirement.
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
END
| |
|
|
Company
|
|
Diageo PLC |
TIDM
|
|
DGE |
Headline
|
|
Director/PDMR Shareholding |
Released
|
|
13:39 28-Sep-07 |
Number
|
|
PRNUK-2809 |
TO: Regulatory Information Service
PR Newswire
RE: Paragraph 3.1.4 of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules
The notification below was received under Paragraph 3.1.2 of the Disclosure and
Transparency Rules.
Diageo plc (the ‘Company’) announces that it received notification on 27
September 2007, that Mr G Williams, a Person Discharging Managerial
Responsibilities, had exercised 98,454 options over Ordinary Shares of 28 101/
108 pence each in the Company (‘Ordinary Shares’) granted on 11 October 2002 at
a price per share of £7.59 under the Company’s Senior Executive Share Option
Plan, on 27 September 2007. Mr Williams subsequently sold 95,000 Ordinary
Shares, on 27 September 2007, at a price per share of £10.84.
Mr Williams retains beneficial ownership of the balance of 3,454 Ordinary
Shares.
As a result of the above, Mr Williams’ interests in the Company’s Ordinary
Shares (excluding options, awards under the Company’s LTIPs and interests as a
potential beneficiary of the Company’s employee benefit trusts) has increased
to 212,302 (of which 5,684 are held in the form of American Depositary Shares
(`ADS’)).
1 ADS is the equivalent of 4 Ordinary Shares.
28 September 2007
END
| |
|
|
Company
|
|
Diageo PLC |
TIDM
|
|
DGE |
Headline
|
|
Total Voting Rights |
Released
|
|
15:27 28-Sep-07 |
Number
|
|
PRNUK-2809 |
TO: Regulatory Information Service
PR Newswire
RE: Paragraph 5.6.1 of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules
Diageo plc — Voting Rights and Capital
In conformity with Paragraph 5.6.1 of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules
Diageo plc (the ‘Company’) would like to notify the market of the following:
The Company’s issued capital consists of 2,893,573,123 ordinary shares of 28
101/108 pence each (‘Ordinary Shares’) with voting rights, which includes
277,399,947 Ordinary Shares held in Treasury.
Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company is 2,616,173,176
and this figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the
calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their
interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FSA’s
Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
28 September 2007
END