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On 9 March 2026, Diageo plc released awards of Ordinary Shares and American Depositary Shares to four Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities (PDMRs) under various incentive plans. Nik Jhangiani received 101,142 Ordinary Shares, Hannah Brooks 773 American Depositary Shares, Randall Ingber 15,597 Ordinary Shares, and Hina Nagarajan 3,063 Ordinary Shares, all at nil cost. Concurrently, these PDMRs sold shares to cover tax liabilities: Jhangiani sold 47,657 Ordinary Shares at £15.00 each, Brooks sold 321 American Depositary Shares at $81.25 each, Ingber sold 7,349 Ordinary Shares at £15.00 each, and Nagarajan sold 1,382 Ordinary Shares at £15.00 each.
| Date | 10 Mar 2026 |
| Time | 15:38:18 |
| Category | Director/PDMR dealings |
| ID | 1001W |
Diageo plc
LEI: 213800ZVIELEA55JMJ32
Director/PDMR Shareholding
On 9 March 2026, various awards under the Diageo 2014 Long Term Incentive Plan, Diageo 2023 Long Term Incentive Plan and Special Recruitment Award have been released over Diageo's Ordinary Shares and American Depositary Shares.
The notification below, which has been made in accordance with the requirement of the UK Market Abuse Regulation, provides further details.
James Edmunds
Deputy Company Secretary
10 March 2026
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated |
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a) |
Name |
Nik Jhangiani |
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Reason for the notification |
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Position / status |
Chief Financial Officer |
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Initial notification / amendment |
Initial notification |
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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a) |
Name |
Diageo plc |
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b) |
LEI |
213800ZVIELEA55JMJ32 |
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4. |
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted |
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a) |
Description of the financial instrument Identification code |
Ordinary Shares of 28 101/108 pence
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Nature of the transaction |
1. Release of award of Ordinary Shares under the Special Recruitment Award. 2. Sale of shares to cover tax liabilities. 3. Release of award of Ordinary Shares under the Special Recruitment Award. 4. Sale of shares to cover tax liabilities. |
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c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) |
Aggregated information - Aggregated volume |
N/A |
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Date of transaction |
2026-03-09 |
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f) |
Place of transaction |
1 & 3 Outside a trading venue 2 & 4 London Stock Exchange (XLON) |
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated |
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Name |
Hannah Brooks |
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Reason for the notification |
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Position / status |
Member of the Executive Committee |
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b) |
Initial notification / amendment |
Initial notification |
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3. |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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a) |
Name |
Diageo plc |
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b) |
LEI |
213800ZVIELEA55JMJ32 |
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4. |
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted |
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a) |
Description of the financial instrument Identification code |
American Depositary Shares
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b) |
Nature of the transaction |
1. Release of award of American Depositary Shares under the Diageo 2023 Long Term Incentive Plan 2. Sale of shares to cover tax liabilities |
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Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) |
Aggregated information - Aggregated volume |
N/A |
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Date of transaction |
2026-03-09 |
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f) |
Place of transaction |
1. Outside a trading venue 2. New York Stock Exchange (XNYS) |
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated |
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Name |
Randall Ingber |
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Reason for the notification |
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Position / status |
Member of the Executive Committee |
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b) |
Initial notification / amendment |
Initial notification |
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3. |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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a) |
Name |
Diageo plc |
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b) |
LEI |
213800ZVIELEA55JMJ32 |
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4. |
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted |
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a) |
Description of the financial instrument Identification code |
Ordinary shares of 28 101/108 pence
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b) |
Nature of the transaction |
1. Release of award of Ordinary Shares under the Diageo 2023 Long Term Incentive Plan 2. Sale of shares to cover tax liabilities |
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c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) |
Aggregated information - Aggregated volume |
N/A |
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e) |
Date of transaction |
2026-03-09 |
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f) |
Place of transaction |
1. Outside a trading venue 2. London Stock Exchange (XLON) |
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated |
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a) |
Name |
Hina Nagarajan |
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Reason for the notification |
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Position / status |
Member of the Executive Committee |
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b) |
Initial notification / amendment |
Initial notification |
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3. |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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a) |
Name |
Diageo plc |
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b) |
LEI |
213800ZVIELEA55JMJ32 |
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4. |
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted |
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a) |
Description of the financial instrument Identification code |
Ordinary Shares of 28 101/108 pence
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b) |
Nature of the transaction |
1. Release of award of Ordinary Shares under The Diageo 2014 Long Term Incentive Plan 2. Sale of Ordinary Shares to cover tax liabilities |
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c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) |
Aggregated information - Aggregated volume |
N/A |
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e) |
Date of transaction |
2026-03-09 |
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f) |
Place of transaction |
1. Outside a trading venue 2. London Stock Exchange (XLON) |
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