Diageo plc final
dividend
Diageo plc (the "Company") announced
a recommended final dividend payment of 62.98 cents per ordinary
share, giving a total dividend for the year of 103.48 cents per
ordinary share, when it published its Preliminary Results on 30
July 2024.
The Company confirms that, subject
to approval by shareholders at its Annual General Meeting scheduled
to be held on 26 September 2024, the final dividend will be paid on
17 October 2024 to those holders of ordinary shares and US ADRs on
the Company's register as of 30 August 2024. The ex-dividend date
will be 29 August 2024 for holders of ordinary shares, and 30
August 2024 for US ADR holders.
The dividend per share in pence to
be paid to ordinary shareholders will be announced on 3 October
2024 and will be determined by the actual foreign exchange rates
achieved by Diageo buying forward contracts for sterling currency,
entered into during the three days preceding the announcement.
Holders of ordinary shares will receive their dividends in sterling
unless they elect to receive their dividends in US dollar by 20
September 2024.
A dividend reinvestment plan is
available to holders of ordinary shares in respect of this dividend
and the plan notice date is 20 September 2024.
James Edmunds
Deputy Company Secretary
31 July 2024
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Enquiries:
Investor relations:
Durga Doraisamy
+44 (0) 7902 126
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Andy Ryan
+44 (0) 7803 854 842
investor.relations@diageo.com
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About Diageo
Diageo is a global leader in
beverage alcohol with an outstanding collection of brands including
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. Visit
Diageo's global responsible drinking resource, www.DRINKiQ.com, for information,
initiatives, and ways to share best practice.
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