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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
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.
If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection
with Rule 12g3-2(b):82 _____
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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 — 31 August 2005
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Required by/when |
Public Announcements/Press
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The Stock Exchange, London |
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Announcement
Company purchases its own securities
through CSFB Europe Ltd.
(01 August 2005)
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Announcement
Company purchases its own securities
through CSFB Europe Ltd.
(12 August 2005) |
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Announcement
Transfer of Shares by Diageo Share
Ownership Trustee Limited and Messrs
Walsh, Rose and those persons
exercising managerial responsibility
inform the Company of their
beneficial interests therein.
(02 August 2005)
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Announcement
Company purchases its own securities
through CSFB Europe Ltd.
(15 August 2005) |
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Announcement
Company purchases its own securities
through CSFB Europe Ltd.
(02 August 2005)
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Announcement
Company purchases its own securities
through CSFB Europe Ltd.
(16 August 2005) |
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Announcement
Company purchases its own securities
through CSFB Europe Ltd.
(03 August 2005)
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Announcement
Company purchases its own securities
through CSFB Europe Ltd.
(17 August 2005) |
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Announcement
Company purchases its own securities
through CSFB Europe Ltd.
(04 August 2005)
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Announcement
Office of Fair Trading sends merger
update for Diageo’s acquisition of
The ‘Old Bushmills’ Distillery Company Limited
(18 August 2005) |
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Announcement
Company purchases its own securities
through CSFB Europe Ltd.
(05 August 2005)
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Announcement
Company purchases its own securities
through CSFB Europe Ltd.
(22 August 2005) |
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Announcement
Company purchases its own securities
through CSFB Europe Ltd.
(08 August 2005)
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Announcement
Company purchases its own securities
through CSFB Europe Ltd.
(23 August 2005) |
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Announcement
Company purchases its own securities
through CSFB Europe Ltd.
(09 August 2005)
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Announcement
Company purchases its own securities
through CSFB Europe Ltd.
(24 August 2005) |
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Announcement
Transfer of Shares by Diageo Share
Ownership Trustee Limited and Messrs
Walsh, Rose and those persons
exercising managerial responsibility
inform the Company of their
beneficial interests therein. Lord
Blyth and Messr Stitzer inform the
Company of their beneficial interests
(10 August 2005)
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Announcement
Company purchases put options over
25 million General Mills shares.
(25 August 2005) |
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Announcement
Company purchases its own securities
through CSFB Europe Ltd.
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Announcement
Company purchases its own securities
through CSFB Europe Ltd. |
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Required by/when |
(10 August 2005)
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(25 August 2005) |
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Announcement
Office of Fair Trading sends merger
update for Diageo’s acquisition of
The ‘Old Bushmills’ Distillery Company Limited
(11 August 2005)
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Announcement
Company purchases its own securities
through CSFB Europe Ltd.
(26 August 2005) |
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Announcement
Company purchases its own securities
through CSFB Europe Ltd.
(11 August 2005)
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Announcement
Company purchases its own securities
through CSFB Europe Ltd.
(30 August 2005) |
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Announcement
Company purchases its own securities
through CSFB Europe Ltd.
(31 August 2005) |
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.
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Diageo plc
(Registrant)
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| Date 20 September 2005 |
By /s/ J Nicholls
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Name: |
J Nicholls |
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Title: |
Deputy Company Secretary |
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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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17:15 01-Aug-05 |
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5819P |
Diageo plc announces that it has today purchased through CSFB Europe Ltd 265,000 ordinary shares at
a price of 783.32 pence per share. The purchased shares will all be held as treasury shares.
Following the above purchase, Diageo plc holds 92,763,000 ordinary shares as treasury shares. The
total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as treasury shares) is
2,957,649,222.
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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15:31 02-Aug-05 |
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PRNUK-0208 |
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TO:
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Regulatory Information Service |
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PR Newswire |
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RE: PARAGRAPH 3.1.4 OF |
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THE DISCLOSURE RULES |
Diageo plc (the ‘Company’) announces that it received notification on 1 August 2005, for the
purposes of Section 324 of the Companies Act 1985, that Mourant & Co Trustees Limited (‘Mourant’),
as trustee of the Diageo Employee Benefit Trust (the ‘Trust’), had transferred 5,855 ordinary
shares of 28 101/108 pence of the Company (‘Ordinary Shares’) to a beneficiary of the Trust on 1
August 2005, following the vesting of an award under the Company’s Total Shareholder Return plan,
approved by shareholders on 11 August 1998.
As a result of the above transaction the total holding of the Trust amounts to 6,273,210 Ordinary
Shares.
Directors who are potential beneficiaries of the Trust are PS Walsh and NC Rose.
2 August 2005
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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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17:16 02-Aug-05 |
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6519P |
Diageo plc announces that it has today purchased through CSFB Europe Ltd 350,000 ordinary shares at
a price of 783.63 pence per share. The purchased shares will all be held as treasury shares.
Following the above purchase, Diageo plc holds 93,113,000 ordinary shares as treasury shares. The
total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as treasury shares) is
2,957,299,622.
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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16:44 03-Aug-05 |
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7044P |
Diageo plc announces that it has today purchased through CSFB Europe Ltd 550,000 ordinary shares at
a price of 781.44 pence per share. The purchased shares will all be held as treasury shares.
Following the above purchase, Diageo plc holds 93,663,000 ordinary shares as treasury shares. The
total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as treasury shares) is
2,956,726,545.
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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16:48 04-Aug-05 |
Number
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7594P |
Diageo plc announces that it has today purchased through CSFB Europe Ltd 400,000 ordinary shares at
a price of 778.27 pence per share. The purchased shares will all be held as treasury shares.
Following the above purchase, Diageo plc holds 94,063,000 ordinary shares as treasury shares. The
total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as treasury shares) is
2,956,326,545.
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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16:43 05-Aug-05 |
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8191P |
Diageo plc announces that it has today purchased through CSFB Europe Ltd 200,000 ordinary shares at
a price of 781.54 pence per share. The purchased shares will all be held as treasury shares.
Following the above purchase, Diageo plc holds 94,263,000 ordinary shares as treasury shares. The
total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as treasury shares) is
2,956,126,545.
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 08-Aug-05 |
Number
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8704P |
Diageo plc announces that it has today purchased through CSFB Europe Ltd 230,000 ordinary shares at
a price of 779.57 pence per share. The purchased shares will all be held as treasury shares.
Following the above purchase, Diageo plc holds 94,493,000 ordinary shares as treasury shares. The
total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as treasury shares) is
2,955,896,545.
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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16:58 09-Aug-05 |
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9221P |
Diageo plc announces that it has today purchased through CSFB Europe Ltd 325,000 ordinary shares at
a price of 775.59 pence per share. The purchased shares will all be held as treasury shares.
Following the above purchase, Diageo plc holds 94,818,000 ordinary shares as treasury shares. The
total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as treasury shares) is
2,955,571,545.
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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13:29 10-Aug-05 |
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PRNUK-1008 |
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TO:
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Regulatory Information Service |
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PR Newswire |
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RE: PARAGRAPH 3.1.4 OF |
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THE DISCLOSURE RULES |
The notifications listed below are each in respect of a single transaction of which notification
was received under Paragraph 3.1.2 of the Disclosure Rules and, in respect of directors of the
Company only, Section 324 of the Companies Act 1985.
Diageo plc (the ‘Company’) announces that:
1. It received notification on 10 August 2005 of the following allocations of ordinary shares of 28
101/108 pence in the Company (‘Ordinary Shares’) under the Diageo Share Incentive Plan (the
‘Plan’), namely:
(i) the following directors of the Company were allocated Ordinary Shares on 10 August 2005 under
the Plan, by Diageo Share Ownership Trustees Limited (the ‘Trustee’):
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Name of Director
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Number of Ordinary Shares
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N C Rose
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24 |
P S Walsh
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(ii) the following ‘Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities’ were allocated Ordinary Shares
on 10 August 2005 under the Plan, by the Trustee:
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Name of Person
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Number of Ordinary Shares
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S Fletcher
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J Grover
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A Morgan
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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 £7.80.
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, interests of directors and ‘Persons Discharging Managerial
Responsibilities’ 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
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N C Rose
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243,860 |
P S Walsh
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735,110 |
S Fletcher
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97,094 |
J Grover
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136,714 |
A Morgan
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115,568 |
G Williams
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169,131* |
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(*of which 5,423 are held in the form of American Depository Shares (‘ADS’). 1 ADS is the
equivalent of 4 Ordinary Shares.)
2. It received notification on 10 August 2005 from Lord Blyth, a director of the Company, that he
has purchased 987 Ordinary Shares on 10 August 2005 under an arrangement with the Company, whereby
he has agreed to use an amount of £ 7,375 per 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 £7.80.
As a result of this purchase, Lord Blyth’s interest in Ordinary Shares has increased to 110,203.
3. It received notification on 10 August 2005 from Todd Stitzer, a director of the Company, that he
has purchased 127 Ordinary Shares on 10 August 2005 under an arrangement with the Company, whereby
he has agreed to use an amount of £1,000 per month, net of tax, from his director’s fees to
purchase Ordinary Shares.
The Ordinary Shares were purchased at a price per share of £7.80
As a result of this purchase, Mr Stitzer’s interest in Ordinary Shares has increased to 1,847.
10 August 2005
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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16:49 10-Aug-05 |
Number
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9745P |
Diageo plc announces that it has today purchased through CSFB Europe Ltd 250,000 ordinary shares at
a price of 781.3 pence per share. The purchased shares will all be held as treasury shares.
Following the above purchase, Diageo plc holds 95,068,000 ordinary shares as treasury shares. The
total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as treasury shares) is
2,955,321,545.
END
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Company
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Office of Fair Trading |
TIDM
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OFT |
Headline
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Merger Update |
Released
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11:00 11-Aug-05 |
Number
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9912P |
Merger Clearance:
The OFT has decided, on the information currently available to it, not to refer the following
merger to the Competition Commission under the provisions of the Enterprise Act 2002:
Anticipated acquisition by Diageo plc of the ‘Old Bushmills’ Distillery Company Limited
The text of this decision will be placed on the Office of Fair Trading’s web site at www.oft.gov.uk
and will also appear in the Office’s Weekly Gazette as soon as is reasonably practicable.
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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16:56 11-Aug-05 |
Number
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0258Q |
Diageo plc announces that it has today purchased through CSFB Europe Ltd 250,000 ordinary shares at
a price of 784.06 pence per share. The purchased shares will all be held as treasury shares.
Following the above purchase, Diageo plc holds 95,318,000 ordinary shares as treasury shares. The
total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as treasury shares) is
2,955,071,545.
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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16:56 12-Aug-05 |
Number
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0754Q |
Diageo plc announces that it has today purchased through CSFB Europe Ltd 300,000 ordinary shares at
a price of 779.01 pence per share. The purchased shares will all be held as treasury shares.
Following the above purchase, Diageo plc holds 95,618,000 ordinary shares as treasury shares. The
total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as treasury shares) is
2,954,779,085.
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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16:47 15-Aug-05 |
Number
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1207Q |
Diageo plc announces that it has today purchased through CSFB Europe Ltd 241,000 ordinary shares at
a price of 779.62 pence per share. The purchased shares will all be held as treasury shares.
Following the above purchase, Diageo plc holds 95,859,000 ordinary shares as treasury shares. The
total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as treasury shares) is
2,954,538,085.
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 16-Aug-05 |
Number
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1714Q |
Diageo plc announces that it has today purchased through CSFB Europe Ltd 200,000 ordinary shares at
a price of 782.04 pence per share. The purchased shares will all be held as treasury shares.
Following the above purchase, Diageo plc holds 96,059,000 ordinary shares as treasury shares. The
total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as treasury shares) is
2,954,338,085.
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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16:43 17-Aug-05 |
Number
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2173Q |
Diageo plc announces that it has today purchased through CSFB Europe Ltd 310,000 ordinary shares at
a price of 780.05 pence per share. The purchased shares will all be held as treasury shares.
Following the above purchase, Diageo plc holds 96,369,000 ordinary shares as treasury shares. The
total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as treasury shares) is
2,954,028,085.
END
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Company
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Office of Fair Trading |
TIDM
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OFT |
Headline
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Merger Update |
Released
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15:07 18-Aug-05 |
Number
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2576Q |
The OFT has published the text of its decision on the anticipated acquisition by Diageo plc of
The ‘Old Bushmills’ Distillery Company Limited which was cleared on 11 August 2005. This decision
can be found on the Office of Fair Trading’s website at
www.oft.gov.uk with links from the Office’s
Weekly Gazette.
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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17:11 22-Aug-05 |
Number
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3679Q |
Diageo plc announces that it has today purchased through CSFB Europe Ltd 250,000 ordinary shares at
a price of 799.6 pence per share. The purchased shares will all be held as treasury shares.
Following the above purchase, Diageo plc holds 96,619,000 ordinary shares as treasury shares. The
total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as treasury shares) is
2,953,778,830.
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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16:50 23-Aug-05 |
Number
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4140Q |
Diageo plc announces that it has today purchased through CSFB Europe Ltd 250,000 ordinary shares at
a price of 797.71 pence per share. The purchased shares will all be held as treasury shares.
Following the above purchase, Diageo plc holds 96,869,000 ordinary shares as treasury shares. The
total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as treasury shares) is
2,953,528,830.
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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16:51 24-Aug-05 |
Number
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4599Q |
Diageo plc announces that it has today purchased through CSFB Europe Ltd 250,000 ordinary shares at
a price of 794.31 pence per share. The purchased shares will all be held as treasury shares.
Following the above purchase, Diageo plc holds 97,119,000 ordinary shares as treasury shares. The
total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as treasury shares) is
2,953,278,938.
END
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Company
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Diageo PLC |
TIDM
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DGE |
Headline
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Diageo Statement |
Released
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07:00 25-Aug-05 |
Number
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4688Q |
RNS Number:4688Q
Diageo PLC
25 August 2005
24 August 2005
Diageo purchases put options over 25 million General Mills shares
On 24 August 2005, Diageo and Lehman Brothers International (Europe) entered into a put option
agreement under which Diageo purchased European-style put options exercisable beginning 4 November
2005, covering 25 million shares of common stock of General Mills from Lehman Brothers. Under this
agreement, Diageo has the option to sell all of its remaining 25 million shares of common stock of
General Mills to Lehman Brothers for settlement over five business days between 4 and 10 November
2005, for the exercise price of $51.56 per share. The premium to be paid by Diageo for the put
options is $5.56 per share, payable at the time of settlement. While the sale of these shares is
subject to market conditions and contractual restrictions, Diageo is committed to the disposal of
its holdings in General Mills and previously sold in 2002 call options to General Mills for a
premium of $3.07 per share. Diageo views this transaction as an effective hedge for the disposal
proceeds of its remaining stake in General Mills.
Diageo will continue to retain the rights to ordinary dividends while it remains an owner of the
General Mills shares.
Commenting, Paul Walsh, CEO of Diageo, said
‘We are delighted to be able to make this announcement today. This transaction gives us certainty
as to the disposal proceeds we would receive from a disposal of our remaining holding in General Mills which could take place in November this
year at $1,154 million net of costs.
Coming as it does less than two months after the refinancing of Burger King, Diageo is now fully
focused on its position as the world’s leading premium drinks company’.
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Contact details
Investor Relations:
Michael Mulhall +44 (0) 20 7927 5272 investor.rel@diageo.com
Kelly Padgett +1 202 715 1110 investor.rel@diageo.com
Media Relations:
Isabelle Thomas +44 (0) 20 7927 5967 media@diageo.com
Note to editor:
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, Jose
Cuervo, Captain Morgan, Tanqueray, Beaulieu Vineyard, Sterling Vineyards and Chalone 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).
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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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16:50 25-Aug-05 |
Number
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5074Q |
Diageo plc announces that it has today purchased through CSFB Europe Ltd 250,000 ordinary shares at
a price of 794.41 pence per share. The purchased shares will all be held as treasury shares.
Following the above purchase, Diageo plc holds 97,369,000 ordinary shares as treasury shares. The
total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as treasury shares) is
2,953,028,938.
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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16:43 26-Aug-05 |
Number
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5576Q |
Diageo plc announces that it has today purchased through CSFB Europe Ltd 100,000 ordinary shares at
a price of 795.00 pence per share. The purchased shares will all be held as treasury shares.
Following the above purchase, Diageo plc holds 97,469,000 ordinary shares as treasury shares. The
total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as treasury shares) is
2,952,928,938.
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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17:22 30-Aug-05 |
Number
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6218Q |
Diageo plc announces that it has today purchased through CSFB Europe Ltd 300,000 ordinary shares at
a price of 791.72 pence per share. The purchased shares will all be held as treasury shares.
Following the above purchase, Diageo plc holds 97,769,000 ordinary shares as treasury shares. The
total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as treasury shares) is
2,952,628,938.
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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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18:08 31-Aug-05 |
Number
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6851Q |
Diageo plc announces that it has today purchased through CSFB Europe Ltd 200,000 ordinary shares at
a price of 792.26 pence per share. The purchased shares will all be held as treasury shares.
Following the above purchase, Diageo plc holds 97,969,000 ordinary shares as treasury shares. The
total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as treasury shares) is
2,952,428,938.
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