REG - Diageo PLC - Sterling equivalent of Interim Dividend

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28/03/2024 07:15

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RNS Number : 6068I  Diageo PLC  28 March 2024

Diageo plc

LEI: 213800ZVIELEA55JMJ32

 

Diageo announces Sterling equivalent of Interim Dividend at 32.05 pence per
ordinary share

 

Further to the announcement on 30 January 2024 of an interim dividend of 40.50
US cents per ordinary share, today Diageo announces the Sterling equivalent of
the dividend, amounting to 32.05 pence per ordinary share based on an exchange
rate of US$1=£0.79136.

 

The US$:£ conversion rate was determined by the actual rates achieved by
Diageo buying forward contracts for Sterling currency, during the three
working days preceding this announcement, for delivery ahead of the dividend
payment date.

 

The payment date of the dividend is 17 April 2024.

 

Other details relating to the dividend are set out in the announcement dated
30 January 2024 and are also available to view on the Company's website at
www.diageo.com (http://www.diageo.com) .

 

 

James Edmunds

Deputy Company Secretary

28 March 2024

 

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For further information, please contact:

 Investor relations:  +44 (0) 7902 126 906

Durga Doraisamy
+44 (0) 7803 854 842

Andy Ryan           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

 

 

 

About Diageo

Diageo is a global leader in beverage alcohol with an outstanding collection
of brands across spirits and beer categories. These brands include 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
(http://www.diageo.com) . Visit Diageo's global responsible drinking resource,
www.DRINKiQ.com (http://www.DRINKiQ.com) for information, initiatives, and
ways to share best practice.

Celebrating life, every day, everywhere.

 

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