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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333- &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </B></P>
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, DC 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM&nbsp;S-8
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Diageo plc </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name
of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction of</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>incorporation or organization)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Lakeside Drive, Park Royal </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>London NW10 7HQ, England </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of Principal Executive Offices) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Diageo 2014
Long Term Incentive Plan </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full title of the plan) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Gabriel Bisio </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Diageo
North America,&nbsp;Inc. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>801 Main Street, Norwalk, CT 06851 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name and address of agent for service) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>+1-203-229-7132 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting
company.&nbsp;See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule&nbsp;12b-2 of the Exchange Act. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Large&nbsp;accelerated&nbsp;filer</TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>to&nbsp;be&nbsp;registered&nbsp;(1)</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>maximum</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>offering&nbsp;price</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>per&nbsp;share(2)</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>maximum</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>aggregate</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>offering&nbsp;price(2)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Amount&nbsp;of</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>registration&nbsp;fee</B></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ordinary Shares, par value 28 <SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">101</SUP>/<SUB
STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:bottom">108</SUB> pence per share</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">25,000,000</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$27.89</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$697,250,000.00</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$81,020.45</TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The ordinary shares, par value 28 <SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">101</SUP>/<SUB STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:bottom">108</SUB> pence per share (the &#147;Ordinary Shares&#148;), of the Registrant
may be represented by the Registrant&#146;s American Depositary Shares (&#147;ADSs&#148;), each of which represents four Ordinary Shares. A separate registration statement on Form&nbsp;F-6 was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
February&nbsp;1, 2013 (Registration <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-186400)</FONT> for the registration of ADSs evidenced by American Depositary Receipts issuable upon deposit of Ordinary Shares. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(2)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">In accordance with Rule&nbsp;457(h), the maximum offering price per share has been calculated pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(c)&nbsp;based upon the average of the high and low price of the ordinary shares on the London Stock
Exchange of &pound;17.92 on August&nbsp;4, 2015. The translation of pounds sterling into U.S. dollars has been made at the closing spot rate for pounds sterling, as reported by Bloomberg at 5pm, New York City time, on August&nbsp;4, 2015. Offering
prices are estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION&nbsp;10(a)&nbsp;PROSPECTUS </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><U>EXPLANATORY NOTE </U></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-right:2%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All information required by Part&nbsp;I of Form&nbsp;S-8 to be contained in the Section&nbsp;10(a)&nbsp;prospectus is omitted
from this Registration Statement in accordance with Rule&nbsp;428 under the Securities Act, and the Note to Part&nbsp;I.&nbsp;The documents containing the information specified in Part&nbsp;I will be delivered to the participants in the plan covered
by this Registration Statement, as required by Rule&nbsp;428(b) under the Securities Act.&nbsp;These documents and the documents incorporated herein by reference pursuant to Item&nbsp;3 of Part II of this registration statement, taken together,
constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section&nbsp;10(a) of the Securities Act. Such documents are not being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) as part of this Registration Statement or as
prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424 under the Securities Act. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Incorporation of Documents by Reference </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following documents previously filed or
furnished by Diageo plc (the &#147;Registrant&#148;) with the Commission are incorporated as of their respective dates by reference herein and shall be deemed a part hereof: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;20-F for the fiscal year ended June&nbsp;30, 2014, filed with the Commission on
August&nbsp;12, 2014 (the &#147;2014 Form 20-F&#148;); </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The Registrant&#146;s Current Reports on Form&nbsp;6-K furnished to the SEC on
February&nbsp;5, 2015 and March&nbsp;16, 2015 (in the case of the March&nbsp;16, 2015 Form 6-K, providing restated financial statements as of and for the three years ended June&nbsp;30, 2014, which supersede in their entirety the financial
statements included in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended June&nbsp;30, 2014, and update certain other business and financial information included in the 2014 Form 20-F, in each case to reflect a change in our reporting segments in
the six months ended December&nbsp;31, 2014), to the same extent as such reports were designated on the cover thereof for incorporation by reference into our Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 (File No.&nbsp;333-182315); and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) The description of the Registrant&#146;s Ordinary Shares contained in the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form F-3
(File&nbsp;No.&nbsp;333-202774) filed with the Commission on March&nbsp;16, 2015. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to
Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d)&nbsp;of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), subsequent to the date hereof and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment that indicates that all securities
offered have been sold or that deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Reports on Form&nbsp;6-K that the Registrant
furnishes to the Commission will only be deemed incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement if such Report on Form&nbsp;6-K so states that it is incorporated by reference herein. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each document incorporated by reference is current only as of the date of such document, and the incorporation by reference of such document
shall not create any implication that there has been no change in the affairs of the Registrant since its date thereof or that the information contained in it is current as of any time subsequent to its date. Any statement contained in such a
document shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for the purpose of this registration statement to the extent that a subsequent statement contained herein or in a subsequently filed document incorporated by reference herein, modifies or
supersedes that statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this registration statement. In addition, any statement contained in any such document shall be
deemed to be superseded for the purpose of this registration statement to the extent that a discussion contained herein covering the same subject matter omits such statement. Any such statement omitted shall not be deemed to constitute a part of
this registration statement. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Description of Securities </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Interests of Named Experts and Counsel </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Indemnification of Directors and Officers </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">UK law does not permit a company directly or
indirectly to indemnify a director of the company, or of an associated company, in connection with any negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust by the director in relation to the company of which he is a director unless the indemnity
constitutes a &#147;qualifying third party indemnity provision&#148;.&nbsp;An indemnity will be a &#147;qualifying third party indemnity provision&#148; for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006 (the &#147;UK Companies Act&#148;), provided that it
does not indemnify the director against any liability the director incurs: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) to the company or to an associated company; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) to pay a criminal fine or a regulatory penalty; </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) in defending criminal proceedings in which the director is convicted; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) in defending civil proceedings brought by the company, or an associated company, in which judgment is given against the director; or </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) in an unsuccessful application to the Court for relief from liability under the UK Companies Act. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Article&nbsp;140 of the Registrant&#146;s Articles of Association provides: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;To the extent permitted by the Companies Acts, the company may indemnify any director of the company or of any associated company against
any liability and may purchase and maintain for any director of the company or of any associated company insurance against any liability.&nbsp;No director of the company or of any associated company shall be accountable to the company or the members
for any benefit provided pursuant to this article and the receipt of any such benefit shall not disqualify any person from being or becoming a director of the company.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The relevant sections of the UK Companies Act provide as follows: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>232 Provisions protecting directors from liability</I> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) Any provision that purports to exempt a director of a company (to any extent) from any liability that would otherwise attach to him in
connection with any negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust in relation to the company is void. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) Any provision by which
a company directly or indirectly provides an indemnity (to any extent) for a director of the company, or of an associated company, against any liability attaching to him in connection with any negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust
in relation to the company of which he is a director is void, except as permitted by&#151; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">section 233 (provision of insurance), </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(b)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">section 234 (qualifying third party indemnity provision), or </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(c)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">section 235 (qualifying pension scheme indemnity provision). </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3) This section applies to any
provision, whether contained in a company&#146;s articles or in any contract with the company or otherwise. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(4) Nothing in this section
prevents a company&#146;s articles from making such provision as has previously been lawful for dealing with conflicts of interest. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>233 Provision of insurance</I> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;232(2)&nbsp;(voidness of provisions for indemnifying directors) does not prevent a company from purchasing and maintaining for a
director of the company, or of an associated company, insurance against any such liability as is mentioned in that subsection. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>234
Qualifying third party indemnity provision</I> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) Section&nbsp;232(2)&nbsp;(voidness of provisions for indemnifying directors) does not
apply to qualifying third party indemnity provision. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) Third party indemnity provision means provision for indemnity against liability
incurred by the director to a person other than the company or an associated company. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Such provision is qualifying third party indemnity
provision if the following requirements are met. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3) The provision must not provide any indemnity against&#151; </P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(a)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">any liability of the director to pay&#151; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(i)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">a fine imposed in criminal proceedings, or </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">a sum payable to a regulatory authority by way of a penalty in respect of non-compliance with any requirement of a regulatory nature (however arising); or </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">any liability incurred by the director&#151; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">in defending criminal proceedings in which he is convicted, or </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">in defending civil proceedings brought by the company, or an associated company, in which judgment is given against him, or </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">in connection with an application for relief (see subsection (6))&nbsp;in which the court refuses to grant him relief. </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(4) The references in subsection (3)(b)&nbsp;to a conviction, judgment or refusal of relief are to the final decision in the proceedings. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(5) For this purpose&#151; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">a conviction, judgment or refusal of relief becomes final&#151; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">if not appealed against, at the end of the period for bringing an appeal, or </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">if appealed against, at the time when the appeal (or any further appeal) is disposed of; and </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">an appeal is disposed of&#151; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(i)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">if it is determined and the period for bringing any further appeal has ended, or </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">if it is abandoned or otherwise ceases to have effect. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(6) The reference in subsection
(3)(b)(iii)&nbsp;to an application for relief is to an application for relief under&#151; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">section 661(3)&nbsp;or (4)&nbsp;(power of court
to grant relief in case of acquisition of shares by innocent nominee), or </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">section 1157 (general power of court to grant relief in case of
honest and reasonable conduct). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>235 Qualifying pension scheme indemnity provision</I> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) Section&nbsp;232(2)&nbsp;(voidness of provisions for indemnifying directors) does not apply to qualifying pension scheme indemnity
provision. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) Pension scheme indemnity provision means provision indemnifying a director of a company that is a trustee of an
occupational pension scheme against liability incurred in connection with the company&#146;s activities as trustee of the scheme. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Such
provision is qualifying pension scheme indemnity provision if the following requirements are met. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3) The provision must not provide any
indemnity against&#151; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(a)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">any liability of the director to pay&#151; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">a fine imposed in criminal proceedings, or </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">a sum payable to a regulatory authority by way of a penalty in respect of non-compliance with any requirement of a regulatory nature (however arising); or </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(b)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">any liability incurred by the director in defending criminal proceedings in which he is convicted. </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(4) The reference in subsection (3)(b)&nbsp;to a conviction is to the final decision in the proceedings. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">if not appealed against, at the end of the period for bringing an appeal, or </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">if appealed against, at the time when the appeal (or any further appeal) is disposed of; and </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">an appeal is disposed of&#151; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(i)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">if it is determined and the period for bringing any further appeal has ended, or </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">if it is abandoned or otherwise ceases to have effect. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(6) In this section &#147;occupational
pension scheme&#148; means an occupational pension scheme as defined in section 150(5)&nbsp;of the Finance Act 2004 (c. 12) that is established under a trust. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>256 Associated bodies corporate</I> </P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(a)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">bodies corporate are associated if one is a subsidiary of the other or both are subsidiaries of the same body corporate, and </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">companies are associated if one is a subsidiary of the other or both are subsidiaries of the same body corporate. </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>239 Ratification of acts of directors</I> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) This section applies to the ratification by a company of conduct by a director amounting to negligence, default, breach of duty or breach
of trust in relation to the company. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) The decision of the company to ratify such conduct must be made by resolution of the members of
the company. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3) Where the resolution is proposed as a written resolution neither the director (if a member of the company) nor any
member connected with him is an eligible member. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(4) Where the resolution is proposed at a meeting, it is passed only if the necessary
majority is obtained disregarding votes in favour of the resolution by the director (if a member of the company) and any member connected with him. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This does not prevent the director or any such member from attending, being counted towards the quorum and taking part in the proceedings at
any meeting at which the decision is considered. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(5) For the purposes of this section&#151; </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">&#147;conduct&#148; includes acts and omissions; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">&#147;director&#148; includes a former director; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">a shadow director is treated as a director; and </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">in section 252 (meaning of &#147;connected person&#148;), subsection (3)&nbsp;does not apply (exclusion of person who is himself a director). </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(6) Nothing in this section affects&#151; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">the validity of a decision taken by unanimous consent of the members of the company, or </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">any power of the directors to agree not to sue, or to settle or release a claim made by them on behalf of the company. </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(7) This section does not affect any other enactment or rule&nbsp;of law imposing additional requirements for valid ratification or any
rule&nbsp;of law as to acts that are incapable of being ratified by the company. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>1157 Power of court to grant relief in certain
cases</I> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) If in proceedings for negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust against&#151; </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">an officer of a company, or </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">a person employed by a company as auditor (whether he is or is not an officer of the company), </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">it appears to the court hearing the case that the officer or person is or may be liable but that he acted honestly and reasonably, and that
having regard to all the circumstances of the case (including those connected with his appointment) he ought fairly to be excused, the court may relieve him, either wholly or in part, from his liability on such terms as it thinks fit. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) If any such officer or person has reason to apprehend that a claim will or might be made against him in respect of negligence, default,
breach of duty or breach of trust&#151; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">he may apply to the court for relief, and </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">the court has the same power to relieve him as it would have had if it had been a court before which proceedings against him for negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust had been brought.
</TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3) Where a case to which subsection (1)&nbsp;applies is being tried by a judge with a jury, the judge, after hearing the
evidence, may, if he is satisfied that the defendant (in Scotland, the defender) ought in pursuance of that subsection to be relieved either in whole or in part from the liability sought to be enforced against him, withdraw the case from the jury
and forthwith direct judgment to be entered for the defendant (in Scotland, grant decree of absolvitor) on such terms as to costs (in Scotland, expenses) or otherwise as the judge may think proper. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The directors and officers of the Registrant and its duly authorized US representative are insured against certain liabilities, including
certain liabilities under US securities laws, which they may incur in their capacity as such under a liability insurance policy carried by Diageo plc. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Exemption From Registration Claimed </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Exhibits </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A list of exhibits included as part of this Registration Statement is set
forth on the Exhibit Index, which immediately precedes the exhibits and is incorporated by reference herein. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Undertakings </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">to file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement: </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">to include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3)&nbsp;of the Securities Act; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a
fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement; and </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;
</TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>provided</I>, <I>however</I>, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i)&nbsp;and (a)(1)(ii)&nbsp;do not apply if the information
required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d)&nbsp;of the Exchange Act that are
incorporated by reference in the registration statement; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">that, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial <I>bona fide</I> offering thereof; and </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">to remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a)&nbsp;or
Section&nbsp;15(d)&nbsp;of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d)&nbsp;of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the
registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial <I>bona fide</I> offering thereof.
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the
Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.&nbsp;In the event that a claim for indemnification against such
liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or
controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
all of the requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in London, England, on August&nbsp;11,&nbsp;2015. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Paul Tunnacliffe</P></TD></TR>
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</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and
appoints each Director listed below and Paul Tunnacliffe, as such person&#146;s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for such person and in such person&#146;s name, place and stead,
in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, and supplements to this Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8, and to file the same, with all exhibits hereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as each such person might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause
to be done by virtue thereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by
the following persons in the capacities indicated on August&nbsp;11, 2015: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Deirdre Mahlan</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Executive Director</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top">Deirdre Mahlan</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="16"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Director</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top">Dr Franz Humer</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="16"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ L. Mervyn Davies</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Director</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top">Lord Mervyn Davies of Abersoch</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
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<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Peggy Bruzelius</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Director</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top">Peggy Bruzelius</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="16"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Director</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top">Laurence Danon</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="16"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Betsy Holden</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Director</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top">Betsy Holden</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="16"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Ho Kwon Ping</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Director</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top">Ho Kwon Ping</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="16"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Nicola Mendelsohn</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Director</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top">Nicola Mendelsohn</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="16"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Philip Scott</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Director</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top">Philip Scott</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="16"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Alan Stewart</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Director</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top">Alan Stewart</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="16"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Gabriel Bisio</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Authorized U.S. Representative</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top">Gabriel Bisio</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; width:28.45pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Number</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.1</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Articles of Association of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Form&nbsp;6-K filed on October&nbsp;15, 2009) (Commission File No.&nbsp;001-10691)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.2</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Form of Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement, among Diageo plc, Citibank, N.A., and all Owners and Beneficial Owners from time to time of American Depositary Shares issued thereunder (incorporated by reference to Exhibit (a) to
the Registration Statement on Form F-6 (File No. 333-186400) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 1, 2013).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Opinion of Slaughter and May&nbsp;regarding legality of securities to be issued pursuant to this Registration Statement</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>23.1</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of KPMG LLP, independent auditor, concerning financial statements of Diageo plc as of and for the year ended June 30, 2014.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of KPMG Audit plc, independent auditor, concerning financial statements of Diageo plc as of June 30, 2013 and for each of the years in the two-year period ended June 30, 2013.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Slaughter and May&nbsp;(included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>99.1</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Diageo 2014 Long Term Incentive Plan</TD></TR>
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Form S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 11, 2015
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Diageo plc
(Exact name
of registrant as specified in its charter)
England
N.A.
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
Lakeside Drive, Park Royal
London NW10 7HQ, England
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Diageo 2014
Long Term Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Gabriel Bisio
Diageo
North America, Inc.
801 Main Street, Norwalk, CT 06851
(Name and address of agent for service)
+1-203-229-7132
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting
company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
x
Accelerated filer
¨
Non-accelerated filer
¨
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
¨
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of securities
to be registered (1)
Amount
to be
registered
Proposed
maximum
offering price
per share(2)
Proposed
maximum
aggregate
offering price(2)
Amount of
registration fee
Ordinary Shares, par value 28
101
/
108
pence per share
25,000,000
$27.89
$697,250,000.00
$81,020.45
(1)
The ordinary shares, par value 28
101
/
108
pence per share (the "Ordinary Shares"), of the Registrant
may be represented by the Registrant's American Depositary Shares ("ADSs"), each of which represents four Ordinary Shares. A separate registration statement on Form F-6 was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
February 1, 2013 (Registration
No. 333-186400)
for the registration of ADSs evidenced by American Depositary Receipts issuable upon deposit of Ordinary Shares.
(2)
In accordance with Rule 457(h), the maximum offering price per share has been calculated pursuant to Rule 457(c) based upon the average of the high and low price of the ordinary shares on the London Stock
Exchange of £17.92 on August 4, 2015. The translation of pounds sterling into U.S. dollars has been made at the closing spot rate for pounds sterling, as reported by Bloomberg at 5pm, New York City time, on August 4, 2015. Offering
prices are estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
EXPLANATORY NOTE
All information required by Part I of Form S-8 to be contained in the Section 10(a) prospectus is omitted
from this Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 428 under the Securities Act, and the Note to Part I. The documents containing the information specified in Part I will be delivered to the participants in the plan covered
by this Registration Statement, as required by Rule 428(b) under the Securities Act. These documents and the documents incorporated herein by reference pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of this registration statement, taken together,
constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act. Such documents are not being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") as part of this Registration Statement or as
prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act.
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference
The following documents previously filed or
furnished by Diageo plc (the "Registrant") with the Commission are incorporated as of their respective dates by reference herein and shall be deemed a part hereof:
(a) The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014, filed with the Commission on
August 12, 2014 (the "2014 Form 20-F");
(b) The Registrant's Current Reports on Form 6-K furnished to the SEC on
February 5, 2015 and March 16, 2015 (in the case of the March 16, 2015 Form 6-K, providing restated financial statements as of and for the three years ended June 30, 2014, which supersede in their entirety the financial
statements included in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended June 30, 2014, and update certain other business and financial information included in the 2014 Form 20-F, in each case to reflect a change in our reporting segments in
the six months ended December 31, 2014), to the same extent as such reports were designated on the cover thereof for incorporation by reference into our Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-182315); and
(c) The description of the Registrant's Ordinary Shares contained in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form F-3
(File No. 333-202774) filed with the Commission on March 16, 2015.
All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to
Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), subsequent to the date hereof and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment that indicates that all securities
offered have been sold or that deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Reports on Form 6-K that the Registrant
furnishes to the Commission will only be deemed incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement if such Report on Form 6-K so states that it is incorporated by reference herein.
Each document incorporated by reference is current only as of the date of such document, and the incorporation by reference of such document
shall not create any implication that there has been no change in the affairs of the Registrant since its date thereof or that the information contained in it is current as of any time subsequent to its date. Any statement contained in such a
document shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for the purpose of this registration statement to the extent that a subsequent statement contained herein or in a subsequently filed document incorporated by reference herein, modifies or
supersedes that statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this registration statement. In addition, any statement contained in any such document shall be
deemed to be superseded for the purpose of this registration statement to the extent that a discussion contained herein covering the same subject matter omits such statement. Any such statement omitted shall not be deemed to constitute a part of
this registration statement.
Item 4.
Description of Securities
Not applicable.
Item 5.
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Not applicable.
Item 6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers
UK law does not permit a company directly or
indirectly to indemnify a director of the company, or of an associated company, in connection with any negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust by the director in relation to the company of which he is a director unless the indemnity
constitutes a "qualifying third party indemnity provision". An indemnity will be a "qualifying third party indemnity provision" for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006 (the "UK Companies Act"), provided that it
does not indemnify the director against any liability the director incurs:
(a) to the company or to an associated company;
(b) to pay a criminal fine or a regulatory penalty;
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(c) in defending criminal proceedings in which the director is convicted;
(d) in defending civil proceedings brought by the company, or an associated company, in which judgment is given against the director; or
(e) in an unsuccessful application to the Court for relief from liability under the UK Companies Act.
Article 140 of the Registrant's Articles of Association provides:
"To the extent permitted by the Companies Acts, the company may indemnify any director of the company or of any associated company against
any liability and may purchase and maintain for any director of the company or of any associated company insurance against any liability. No director of the company or of any associated company shall be accountable to the company or the members
for any benefit provided pursuant to this article and the receipt of any such benefit shall not disqualify any person from being or becoming a director of the company."
The relevant sections of the UK Companies Act provide as follows:
232 Provisions protecting directors from liability
(1) Any provision that purports to exempt a director of a company (to any extent) from any liability that would otherwise attach to him in
connection with any negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust in relation to the company is void.
(2) Any provision by which
a company directly or indirectly provides an indemnity (to any extent) for a director of the company, or of an associated company, against any liability attaching to him in connection with any negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust
in relation to the company of which he is a director is void, except as permitted by—
(a)
section 233 (provision of insurance),
(b)
section 234 (qualifying third party indemnity provision), or
(c)
section 235 (qualifying pension scheme indemnity provision).
(3) This section applies to any
provision, whether contained in a company's articles or in any contract with the company or otherwise.
(4) Nothing in this section
prevents a company's articles from making such provision as has previously been lawful for dealing with conflicts of interest.
233 Provision of insurance
Section 232(2) (voidness of provisions for indemnifying directors) does not prevent a company from purchasing and maintaining for a
director of the company, or of an associated company, insurance against any such liability as is mentioned in that subsection.
234
Qualifying third party indemnity provision
(1) Section 232(2) (voidness of provisions for indemnifying directors) does not
apply to qualifying third party indemnity provision.
(2) Third party indemnity provision means provision for indemnity against liability
incurred by the director to a person other than the company or an associated company.
Such provision is qualifying third party indemnity
provision if the following requirements are met.
(3) The provision must not provide any indemnity against—
(a)
any liability of the director to pay—
(i)
a fine imposed in criminal proceedings, or
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(ii)
a sum payable to a regulatory authority by way of a penalty in respect of non-compliance with any requirement of a regulatory nature (however arising); or
(b)
any liability incurred by the director—
(i)
in defending criminal proceedings in which he is convicted, or
(ii)
in defending civil proceedings brought by the company, or an associated company, in which judgment is given against him, or
(iii)
in connection with an application for relief (see subsection (6)) in which the court refuses to grant him relief.
(4) The references in subsection (3)(b) to a conviction, judgment or refusal of relief are to the final decision in the proceedings.
(5) For this purpose—
(a)
a conviction, judgment or refusal of relief becomes final—
(i)
if not appealed against, at the end of the period for bringing an appeal, or
(ii)
if appealed against, at the time when the appeal (or any further appeal) is disposed of; and
(b)
an appeal is disposed of—
(i)
if it is determined and the period for bringing any further appeal has ended, or
(ii)
if it is abandoned or otherwise ceases to have effect.
(6) The reference in subsection
(3)(b)(iii) to an application for relief is to an application for relief under—
section 661(3) or (4) (power of court
to grant relief in case of acquisition of shares by innocent nominee), or
section 1157 (general power of court to grant relief in case of
honest and reasonable conduct).
235 Qualifying pension scheme indemnity provision
(1) Section 232(2) (voidness of provisions for indemnifying directors) does not apply to qualifying pension scheme indemnity
provision.
(2) Pension scheme indemnity provision means provision indemnifying a director of a company that is a trustee of an
occupational pension scheme against liability incurred in connection with the company's activities as trustee of the scheme.
Such
provision is qualifying pension scheme indemnity provision if the following requirements are met.
(3) The provision must not provide any
indemnity against—
(a)
any liability of the director to pay—
(i)
a fine imposed in criminal proceedings, or
(ii)
a sum payable to a regulatory authority by way of a penalty in respect of non-compliance with any requirement of a regulatory nature (however arising); or
(b)
any liability incurred by the director in defending criminal proceedings in which he is convicted.
(4) The reference in subsection (3)(b) to a conviction is to the final decision in the proceedings.
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(5) For this purpose—
(a)
a conviction becomes final—
(i)
if not appealed against, at the end of the period for bringing an appeal, or
(ii)
if appealed against, at the time when the appeal (or any further appeal) is disposed of; and
(b)
an appeal is disposed of—
(i)
if it is determined and the period for bringing any further appeal has ended, or
(ii)
if it is abandoned or otherwise ceases to have effect.
(6) In this section "occupational
pension scheme" means an occupational pension scheme as defined in section 150(5) of the Finance Act 2004 (c. 12) that is established under a trust.
256 Associated bodies corporate
For the purposes of this Part—
(a)
bodies corporate are associated if one is a subsidiary of the other or both are subsidiaries of the same body corporate, and
(b)
companies are associated if one is a subsidiary of the other or both are subsidiaries of the same body corporate.
239 Ratification of acts of directors
(1) This section applies to the ratification by a company of conduct by a director amounting to negligence, default, breach of duty or breach
of trust in relation to the company.
(2) The decision of the company to ratify such conduct must be made by resolution of the members of
the company.
(3) Where the resolution is proposed as a written resolution neither the director (if a member of the company) nor any
member connected with him is an eligible member.
(4) Where the resolution is proposed at a meeting, it is passed only if the necessary
majority is obtained disregarding votes in favour of the resolution by the director (if a member of the company) and any member connected with him.
This does not prevent the director or any such member from attending, being counted towards the quorum and taking part in the proceedings at
any meeting at which the decision is considered.
(5) For the purposes of this section—
(a)
"conduct" includes acts and omissions;
(b)
"director" includes a former director;
(c)
a shadow director is treated as a director; and
(d)
in section 252 (meaning of "connected person"), subsection (3) does not apply (exclusion of person who is himself a director).
(6) Nothing in this section affects—
(a)
the validity of a decision taken by unanimous consent of the members of the company, or
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(b)
any power of the directors to agree not to sue, or to settle or release a claim made by them on behalf of the company.
(7) This section does not affect any other enactment or rule of law imposing additional requirements for valid ratification or any
rule of law as to acts that are incapable of being ratified by the company.
1157 Power of court to grant relief in certain
cases
(1) If in proceedings for negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust against—
(a)
an officer of a company, or
(b)
a person employed by a company as auditor (whether he is or is not an officer of the company),
it appears to the court hearing the case that the officer or person is or may be liable but that he acted honestly and reasonably, and that
having regard to all the circumstances of the case (including those connected with his appointment) he ought fairly to be excused, the court may relieve him, either wholly or in part, from his liability on such terms as it thinks fit.
(2) If any such officer or person has reason to apprehend that a claim will or might be made against him in respect of negligence, default,
breach of duty or breach of trust—
(a)
he may apply to the court for relief, and
(b)
the court has the same power to relieve him as it would have had if it had been a court before which proceedings against him for negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust had been brought.
(3) Where a case to which subsection (1) applies is being tried by a judge with a jury, the judge, after hearing the
evidence, may, if he is satisfied that the defendant (in Scotland, the defender) ought in pursuance of that subsection to be relieved either in whole or in part from the liability sought to be enforced against him, withdraw the case from the jury
and forthwith direct judgment to be entered for the defendant (in Scotland, grant decree of absolvitor) on such terms as to costs (in Scotland, expenses) or otherwise as the judge may think proper.
The directors and officers of the Registrant and its duly authorized US representative are insured against certain liabilities, including
certain liabilities under US securities laws, which they may incur in their capacity as such under a liability insurance policy carried by Diageo plc.
Item 7.
Exemption From Registration Claimed
Not applicable.
Item 8.
Exhibits
A list of exhibits included as part of this Registration Statement is set
forth on the Exhibit Index, which immediately precedes the exhibits and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.
Undertakings
(a)
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)
to file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i)
to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii)
to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a
fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement; and
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(iii)
to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;
provided
,
however
, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information
required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are
incorporated by reference in the registration statement;
(2)
that, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof; and
(3)
to remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b)
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or
Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the
registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
(c)
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the
Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such
liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or
controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in London, England, on August 11, 2015.
DIAGEO PLC
By:
/s/ Paul Tunnacliffe
Name:
Paul Tunnacliffe
Title:
Company Secretary
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and
appoints each Director listed below and Paul Tunnacliffe, as such person's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for such person and in such person's name, place and stead,
in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, and supplements to this Registration Statement on Form S-8, and to file the same, with all exhibits hereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as each such person might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause
to be done by virtue thereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by
the following persons in the capacities indicated on August 11, 2015:
Name
Title
/s/ Ivan Menezes
Executive Director
Ivan Menezes
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Deirdre Mahlan
Executive Director
Deirdre Mahlan
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
Director
Dr Franz Humer
/s/ L. Mervyn Davies
Director
Lord Mervyn Davies of Abersoch
/s/ Peggy Bruzelius
Director
Peggy Bruzelius
Director
Laurence Danon
/s/ Betsy Holden
Director
Betsy Holden
/s/ Ho Kwon Ping
Director
Ho Kwon Ping
/s/ Nicola Mendelsohn
Director
Nicola Mendelsohn
/s/ Philip Scott
Director
Philip Scott
/s/ Alan Stewart
Director
Alan Stewart
/s/ Gabriel Bisio
Authorized U.S. Representative
Gabriel Bisio
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Articles of Association of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Registrant's Form 6-K filed on October 15, 2009) (Commission File No. 001-10691)
4.2
Form of Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement, among Diageo plc, Citibank, N.A., and all Owners and Beneficial Owners from time to time of American Depositary Shares issued thereunder (incorporated by reference to Exhibit (a) to
the Registration Statement on Form F-6 (File No. 333-186400) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 1, 2013).
5.1
Opinion of Slaughter and May regarding legality of securities to be issued pursuant to this Registration Statement
23.1
Consent of KPMG LLP, independent auditor, concerning financial statements of Diageo plc as of and for the year ended June 30, 2014.
23.2
Consent of KPMG Audit plc, independent auditor, concerning financial statements of Diageo plc as of June 30, 2013 and for each of the years in the two-year period ended June 30, 2013.
23.3
Consent of Slaughter and May (included in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on signature page)
99.1
Diageo 2014 Long Term Incentive Plan
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