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31/07/2024 18:00

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RNS Number : 6711Y  Diageo PLC  31 July 2024

Diageo plc final dividend

 

Diageo plc (the "Company") announced a recommended final dividend payment of
62.98 cents per ordinary share, giving a total dividend for the year of 103.48
cents per ordinary share, when it published its Preliminary Results on 30 July
2024.

 

The Company confirms that, subject to approval by shareholders at its Annual
General Meeting scheduled to be held on 26 September 2024, the final dividend
will be paid on 17 October 2024 to those holders of ordinary shares and US
ADRs on the Company's register as of 30 August 2024. The ex-dividend date will
be 29 August 2024 for holders of ordinary shares, and 30 August 2024 for US
ADR holders.

 

The dividend per share in pence to be paid to ordinary shareholders will be
announced on 3 October 2024 and will be determined by the actual foreign
exchange rates achieved by Diageo buying forward contracts for sterling
currency, entered into during the three days preceding the announcement.
Holders of ordinary shares will receive their dividends in sterling unless
they elect to receive their dividends in US dollar by 20 September 2024.

 

A dividend reinvestment plan is available to holders of ordinary shares in
respect of this dividend and the plan notice date is 20 September 2024.

 

James Edmunds

Deputy Company Secretary

 

31 July 2024

 

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Enquiries:

Investor relations:

Durga Doraisamy
          +44 (0) 7902 126 906

Andy Ryan
               +44 (0) 7803 854 842

 
                            investor.relations@diageo.com

 Media relations:  +44 (0) 7812 183 750
 Brendan O'Grady

                 +44 (0) 7590 809 101
 Rebecca Perry

                 +44 (0) 7751 742 072
 Clare Cavana      press@diageo.com (mailto:press@diageo.com)

 

About Diageo

 

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

 

Diageo is a global company, and our products are sold in nearly 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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