Diageo PLC Transaction in Own Shares (0069U)
October 18 2017 - 11:40AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMDGE
RNS Number : 0069U
Diageo PLC
18 October 2017
DIAGEO PLC
TRANSACTIONS IN OWN SECURITIES
(1) Diageo plc ("Diageo") announces today that it has purchased
the following number of its ordinary shares of 28 101/108 pence on
the London Stock Exchange and regulated Multilateral Trading
Facilities from Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc. The
purchased shares will be held in treasury for the purpose of
satisfying options grants and share awards made under Diageo's
employee share plans ("Employee Purchases").
Ordinary Shares purchased under (1)
Date of purchase: 18 October 2017
Number of ordinary shares purchased: 281,589
Volume weighted average price paid per share: 2,560.79p
Highest price paid per share: 2,570.50p
Lowest price paid per share: 2,538.00p
Diageo intends to keep those purchased shares in treasury.
(2) Diageo furthermore announces today that it has purchased the
following number of its ordinary shares of 28 101/108 pence on the
London Stock Exchange and regulated MTFs from Morgan Stanley &
Co. International Plc. Such purchase was effected pursuant to
instructions issued by Diageo on 7th September 2017, as announced
on 8th September 2017 ("Buyback Purchases"):
Ordinary Shares purchased under (2)
Date of purchase: 18 October 2017
Number of ordinary shares purchased: 371,692
Volume weighted average price paid per share: 2,562.46p
Highest price paid per share: 2,571.00p
Lowest price paid per share: 2,538.00p
Diageo intends to cancel the purchased shares.
(3) Following the above Employee Purchases and Buyback Purchases
of today:
The total number of shares purchased to be held in Treasury for
the purpose of satisfying options grants and share awards made
under the Diageo's employee share plans is 281,589 from 1st July
2017 to today's date.
The Company holds 234,904,929 ordinary shares as treasury
shares. The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding
shares held as treasury shares) is 2,510,401,869.
A full breakdown of the individual trades under (1) is attached
to this announcement.
http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/0069U_-2017-10-18.pdf
A full breakdown of the individual trades under (2) is attached
to this announcement.
http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/0069U_1-2017-10-18.pdf
This announcement does not constitute, or form part of, an offer
or any solicitation of an offer for securities in any
jurisdiction.
Diageo's LEI code is 213800ZVIELEA55JMJ32
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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