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RNS Number : 2080O

Diageo PLC

29 September 2023

Diageo plc

LEI: 213800ZVIELEA55JMJ32

Result of Annual General Meeting

At the Annual General Meeting of Diageo plc held on Thursday, 28 September 2023 (the "AGM"), all resolutions contained in the Notice of Annual General Meeting 2023 (the "Notice") were passed.

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

 
                                   VOTES FOR       % FOR   VOTES AGAINST   % AGAINST   VOTES WITHHELD 
       Report and accounts 
 1)     2023                       1,730,313,214   99.73     4,675,943       0.27        9,230,861 
      --------------------------  --------------  ------  --------------  ----------  --------------- 
       Directors' remuneration 
 2)     report 2023                1,640,705,024   95.51    77,090,228       4.49        26,428,462 
      --------------------------  --------------  ------  --------------  ----------  --------------- 
       Directors' remuneration 
 3)     policy 2023                1,663,080,546   95.41    80,098,370       4.59        1,023,145 
      --------------------------  --------------  ------  --------------  ----------  --------------- 
       Adoption of Diageo 
        2023 Long term 
 4)     Incentive Plan             1,702,003,773   97.69    40,327,324       2.31        1,885,984 
      --------------------------  --------------  ------  --------------  ----------  --------------- 
       Declaration of 
 5)     final dividend             1,742,731,449   99.94     1,004,353       0.06         482,772 
      --------------------------  --------------  ------  --------------  ----------  --------------- 
       Appointment of 
        Debra Crew as 
 6)     a director                 1,740,161,980   99.95      956,387        0.05        3,050,687 
      --------------------------  --------------  ------  --------------  ----------  --------------- 
       Re-appointment 
        of Javier Ferrán 
 7)     as a director              1,717,222,413   98.88    19,379,866       1.12        7,562,267 
      --------------------------  --------------  ------  --------------  ----------  --------------- 
       Re-appointment 
        of Lavanya Chandrashekar 
 8)     as a director              1,740,257,345   99.81     3,280,390       0.19         625,314 
      --------------------------  --------------  ------  --------------  ----------  --------------- 
       Re-appointment 
        of Susan Kilsby 
 9)     as a director              1,737,894,805   99.68     5,653,382       0.32         603,450 
      --------------------------  --------------  ------  --------------  ----------  --------------- 
       Re-appointment 
        of Melissa Bethell 
 10)    as a director              1,736,154,378   99.83     2,914,088       0.17        5,087,207 
      --------------------------  --------------  ------  --------------  ----------  --------------- 
       Re-appointment 
        of Karen Blackett 
 11)    as a director              1,739,136,112   99.75     4,411,744       0.25         623,277 
      --------------------------  --------------  ------  --------------  ----------  --------------- 
       Re-appointment 
        of Valérie 
        Chapoulaud-Floquet 
 12)    as a director              1,740,526,270   99.83     3,000,256       0.17         613,347 
      --------------------------  --------------  ------  --------------  ----------  --------------- 
       Re-appointment 
        of Sir John Manzoni 
 13)    as a director              1,741,323,203   99.87     2,220,490       0.13         619,648 
      --------------------------  --------------  ------  --------------  ----------  --------------- 
       Re-appointment 
        of Alan Stewart 
 14)    as a director              1,730,760,959   99.28    12,484,575       0.72         908,352 
      --------------------------  --------------  ------  --------------  ----------  --------------- 
       Re-appointment 
        of Ireena Vittal 
 15)    as a director              1,682,465,409   96.63    58,632,878       3.37        3,064,144 
      --------------------------  --------------  ------  --------------  ----------  --------------- 
       Appointment of 
 16)    Auditor                    1,739,506,989   99.76     4,190,816       0.24         474,002 
      --------------------------  --------------  ------  --------------  ----------  --------------- 
       Remuneration of 
 17)    Auditor                    1,741,851,647   99.92     1,440,055       0.08         896,305 
      --------------------------  --------------  ------  --------------  ----------  --------------- 
       Authority to make 
        political donations 
        and/or to incur 
 18)    political expenditure      1,711,364,017   98.23    30,886,112       1.77        2,005,462 
      --------------------------  --------------  ------  --------------  ----------  --------------- 
       Authority to allot 
 19)    shares                     1,697,293,273   97.36    46,005,710       2.64         839,491 
      --------------------------  --------------  ------  --------------  ----------  --------------- 
       Disapplication 
        of pre-emption 
 20)    rights*                    1,713,329,779   98.50    26,060,871       1.50        4,793,929 
      --------------------------  --------------  ------  --------------  ----------  --------------- 
       Authority to purchase 
 21)    own ordinary shares*       1,728,897,783   99.25    13,141,953       0.75        2,065,539 
      --------------------------  --------------  ------  --------------  ----------  --------------- 
       Adoption of new 
 22)    articles of association    1,741,699,203   99.92     1,404,634       0.08        1,080,750 
      --------------------------  --------------  ------  --------------  ----------  --------------- 
       Reduced notice 
        of a general meeting 
        other than an 
 23)    AGM*                       1,658,637,518   95.14    84,649,259       4.86         925,454 
      --------------------------  --------------  ------  --------------  ----------  --------------- 
 

On 28 September 2023, there were 2,249,727,789 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 .

James Edmunds

Deputy Company Secretary

29 September 2023

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