Diageo plc

LEI: 213800ZVIELEA55JMJ32

Publication of 2020 Annual Report and 20-F

Following the release by Diageo plc (the "Company") on 4 August 2020 of the Company's preliminary results for the year ended 30 June 2020, the following documents have today been issued:

·      Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2020; and

·      Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2020 on Form 20-F which has been filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

The documents are available to view on the Company's website at www.diageo.com and the Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2020 has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.

The Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2020, together with the Notice of Annual General Meeting 2020 and Form of Proxy/Letter of Direction for the Annual General Meeting will be made available to shareholders on 21 August 2020.

James Edmunds

Deputy Company Secretary

7 August 2020