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Diageo plc (the "Company") announces that it has today filed its Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2017 on Form 20-F ("20-F") with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The 20-F includes the strategic report, directors and senior management, directors' remuneration report, corporate governance report, directors' report and consolidated financial statements.

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The Company's Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2017, together with the Notice of Meeting and Form of Proxy/Letter of Direction for the 2017 Annual General Meeting, will be sent to shareholders on 11 August 2017.

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The 20-F and the Annual Report are available on the Company's website at www.diageo.com.

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J Guttridge

Company Secretarial Assistant

08 August 2017

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