Diageo launches and prices Euro and Sterling bonds

24 September 2020

Diageo launches and prices two-tranche €700 million of fixed rate Euro and £400 million of fixed rate Sterling denominated bonds

Diageo, a global leader in beverage alcohol, yesterday launched and priced €700 million of fixed rate Euro and £400 million of fixed rate Sterling denominated bonds under its European Debt Issuance Programme. The issuer of the Euro bonds is Diageo Capital B.V. and the issuer of the Sterling bonds is Diageo Finance plc, with payment of principal and interest fully guaranteed by Diageo plc.

The issue consists of €700 million bonds due September 2028 with a coupon of 0.125%, and £400 million bonds due March 2033 with a coupon of 1.250%. Proceeds from this issuance will be used for general corporate purposes. Barclays Bank PLC, Morgan Stanley, NatWest Markets Plc, RBC Capital Markets, Banco Santander S.A., and Standard Chartered Bank acted as joint active book-running managers.

This announcement is for information purposes only and does not constitute a prospectus or offering memorandum or an offer to acquire any securities and is not intended to provide the basis for any credit or any other third party evaluation of the securities (the "Securities") or the transaction (the "Transaction") and should not be considered as a recommendation that any investor should subscribe for or purchase any of the Securities. Neither this announcement nor any other documentation or information (or any part thereof) delivered or supplied under or in relation to the Transaction or the Securities shall be deemed to constitute an offer of or an invitation to purchase or subscribe the Securities. This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell, exchange or transfer any securities and is not soliciting an offer to purchase, exchange or transfer any securities in any jurisdiction where such offer, sale, exchange or transfer is not permitted or is unlawful.

Any investor who acquires the Securities must rely solely on the final prospectus and Final Terms published by Diageo plc ("the Company") in connection with the Transaction, on the basis of which alone, purchases of or subscription for the Securities may be made.

The securities have not been registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and no securities shall be offered or sold in the United States or to U.S. persons (as those terms are defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act) unless an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act is available.

Manufacturer target market (MiFID II product governance) is eligible counterparties and professional clients only (all distribution channels). No PRIIPs key information document (KID) has been prepared as not available to retail in EEA.

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About Diageo

Diageo is a global leader in beverage alcohol with an outstanding collection of brands including Johnnie Walker, Crown Royal, JεB, Buchanan's and Windsor whiskies, Smirnoff, Cîroc and Ketel One vodkas, Captain Morgan, Baileys, Don Julio, Tanqueray and Guinness.

Diageo is a global company whose products are sold in more than 180 countries around the world. The company is listed on both the London Stock Exchange (DGE) and the New York Stock Exchange (DEO). For more information about Diageo, our people, our brands, and performance, visit us at www.diageo.com. Visit Diageo's global responsible drinking resource, www.DRINKiQ.com, for information, initiatives and ways to share best practice.

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Diageo plc

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