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RNS Number : 5675G  Diageo PLC  06 November 2025

Diageo plc
LEI: 213800ZVIELEA55JMJ32

Result of Annual General Meeting

At the Annual General Meeting of Diageo plc held on Thursday, 6 November 2025
(the "AGM"), all resolutions contained in the Notice of Annual General Meeting
2025 (the "Notice") were passed.

The results of the poll held at the AGM are as follows:

                                                                                            VOTES FOR      % FOR  VOTES AGAINST  % AGAINST  VOTES WITHHELD
 1)            Report and accounts 2025                                                     1,747,464,979  99.89  1,901,523      0.11       7,343,602
 2)            Directors' remuneration report 2025                                          1,549,090,796  89.19  187,800,216    10.81      20,114,060
 3)            Declaration of final dividend                                                1,749,293,961  99.61  6,927,099      0.39       501,064
 4)            Appointment of John Rishton as a director                                    1,709,493,082  97.37  46,120,119     2.63       1,052,263
 5)            Re-appointment of Melissa Bethell as a director                              1,673,567,449  95.33  82,026,193     4.67       1,070,234
 6)            Re-appointment of Karen Blackett as a director                               1,675,211,913  95.43  80,258,248     4.57       1,194,347
 7)            Re-appointment of Julie Brown as a director                                  1,715,951,687  98.26  30,468,393     1.74       10,242,308
 8)            Re-appointment of Valérie Chapoulaud-Floquet as a director                   1,722,182,656  98.10  33,386,419     1.90       1,096,873
 9)            Re-appointment of Nik Jhangiani as a director                                1,743,547,160  99.31  12,110,332     0.69       997,636
 10)           Re-appointment of Susan Kilsby as a director                                 1,700,384,635  96.86  55,179,470     3.14       1,092,223
 11)           Re-appointment of Sir John Manzoni as a director                             1,679,813,820  95.71  75,272,616     4.29       1,570,320
 12)           Re-appointment of Ireena Vittal as a director                                1,666,873,106  94.96  88,544,508     5.04       1,187,330
 13)           Re-appointment of Auditor                                                    1,741,723,752  99.19  14,187,427     0.81       768,376

 14)           Remuneration of Auditor                                                      1,753,403,642  99.86  2,499,705      0.14       788,485
 15)           Authority to make political donations and/or to incur political expenditure  1,704,372,826  97.56  42,628,579     2.44       9,731,939
 16)           Authority to allot shares                                                    1,689,472,781  96.23  66,198,294     3.77       1,027,009
 17)           Adoption of the Diageo 2025 Share Value Plan                                 1,747,881,303  99.58  7,378,658      0.42       1,433,895
 18)           Disapplication of pre-emption rights*                                        1,721,097,575  98.25  30,733,014     1.75       4,818,203
 19)           Authority to purchase own ordinary shares*                                   1,750,918,143  99.80  3,548,570      0.20       2,215,023
 20)           Adoption of new articles of association*                                     1,752,557,180  99.84  2,740,980      0.16       1,367,108
 21)           Reduced notice of a general meeting other than an AGM*                       1,674,335,840  95.39  80,975,815     4.61       1,363,323

 

On 6 November 2025, there were 2,226,402,464 ordinary shares (excluding
treasury shares) in issue.

 

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2R, copies of the resolutions passed as
special business at the AGM have been submitted to the National Storage
Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection
at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
(https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism) .

 

 

James Edmunds

Deputy Company Secretary

6 November 2025

 

 

 

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