Diageo Plc
LEI: 213800ZVIELEA55JMJ32
Results of Annual General Meeting
At the Annual General Meeting of Diageo plc held on 5 November 2026 (the “AGM”), all resolutions contained in the Notice of Annual General Meeting 2026 were passed.
The results of the poll held at the AGM are as follows:
*Special Resolutions | VOTES FOR | % FOR | VOTES AGAINST | % AGAINST | VOTES WITHHELD | ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL VOTED | |
1) | Report and accounts 2026 | 1,757,351,648 | 99.18 | 14,499,702 | 0.82 | 7,840,206.00 | 1,771,851,350 |
2) | Directors' remuneration report 2026 | 1,742,072,493 | 97.92 | 36,986,700 | 2.08 | 883,013.00 | 1,779,059,193 |
3) | Directors' remuneration policy | 1,714,803,894 | 96.57 | 60,948,858 | 3.43 | 4,197,022.00 | 1,775,752,752 |
4) | Declaration of final dividend | 1,777,567,713 | 99.91 | 1,568,116 | 0.09 | 556,413.00 | 1,779,135,829 |
5) | Appointment of Sir Dave Lewis as a director | 1,768,844,901 | 99.43 | 10,174,311 | 0.57 | 618,326.00 | 1,779,019,212 |
6) | Appointment of R. Alexandra ('Alex') Keith as a director | 1,775,012,235 | 99.79 | 3,692,686 | 0.21 | 937,945.00 | 1,778,704,921 |
7) | Re-appointment of Melissa Bethell as a director | 1,771,870,667 | 99.62 | 6,821,466 | 0.38 | 965,677.00 | 1,778,692,133 |
8) | Re-appointment of Karen Blackett as a director | 1,773,083,366 | 99.68 | 5,629,751 | 0.32 | 940,801.00 | 1,778,713,117 |
9) | Re-appointment of Julie Brown as a director | 1,774,010,960 | 99.74 | 4,568,305 | 0.26 | 946,825.00 | 1,778,579,265 |
10) | Re-appointment of Valérie Chapoulaud-Floquet as a director | 1,772,980,481 | 99.68 | 5,695,588 | 0.32 | 975,613.00 | 1,778,676,069 |
11) | Re-appointment of Nik Jhangiani as a director | 1,763,630,741 | 99.21 | 14,106,923 | 0.79 | 1,851,690.00 | 1,777,737,664 |
12) | Re-appointment of Susan Kilsby as a director | 1,734,217,995 | 97.50 | 44,443,786 | 2.50 | 947,829.00 | 1,778,661,781 |
13) | Re-appointment of Sir John Manzoni as a director | 1,700,983,724 | 95.63 | 77,739,834 | 4.37 | 866,620.00 | 1,778,723,558 |
14) | Re-appointment of John Rishton as a director | 1,776,148,013 | 99.86 | 2,492,192 | 0.14 | 951,137.00 | 1,778,640,205 |
15) | Re-appointment of Ireena Vittal as a director | 1,765,468,759 | 99.26 | 13,178,889 | 0.74 | 942,506.00 | 1,778,647,648 |
16) | Re-appointment of Auditor | 1,704,007,223 | 95.78 | 75,035,807 | 4.22 | 632,884.00 | 1,779,043,030 |
17) | Remuneration of Auditor | 1,755,418,240 | 98.66 | 23,761,850 | 1.34 | 605,516.00 | 1,779,180,090 |
18) | Authority to make political donations and/or to incur political expenditure | 1,715,928,643 | 96.89 | 55,053,490 | 3.11 | 8,703,577.00 | 1,770,982,133 |
19) | Authority to allot shares | 1,657,239,610 | 93.16 | 121,583,913 | 6.84 | 824,887.00 | 1,778,823,523 |
20) | Amendment of the Diageo 2023 Long Term Incentive Plan | 1,716,829,209 | 96.53 | 61,759,532 | 3.47 | 1,099,477.00 | 1,778,588,741 |
21) | Disapplication of pre-emption rights* | 1,688,777,821 | 95.18 | 85,589,771 | 4.82 | 5,303,058.00 | 1,774,367,592 |
22) | Additional disapplication of pre-emption rights* | 1,614,563,623 | 90.80 | 163,609,260 | 9.20 | 1,500,851.00 | 1,778,172,883 |
23) | Authority to purchase own ordinary shares* | 1,773,824,101 | 99.83 | 3,102,158 | 0.17 | 2,545,759.00 | 1,776,926,259 |
24) | Adoption of new articles of association* | 1,760,341,256 | 98.99 | 17,963,821 | 1.01 | 1,166,533.00 | 1,778,305,077 |
25) | Reduced notice of a general meeting other than an AGM* | 1,696,070,489 | 95.36 | 82,444,071 | 4.64 | 934,578.00 | 1,778,514,560 |
On 3 November 2026, there were 2,227,591,734 ordinary shares (excluding treasury shares) in issue. In accordance with Listing Rule 6.4.2R, 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
6 November 2026
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