UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of March 2015
Commission File Number: 001-10691
DIAGEO plc
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
Lakeside Drive, Park Royal, London NW10 7HQ
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F .......X..... Form 40-F ..........
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ..................
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List identifying information required to be furnished
by Diageo plc pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
The Securities Exchange Act 1934
1 – 31 March 2015
Information | Required by/when | |
Public Announcements/Press | The Stock Exchange, London |
Announcement Mr Blazquez, a person discharging managerial responsibilities (PDMR) informs the company of his beneficial interests. (3 March 2015) |
Announcement Mr Fennell, a PDMR, informs the company of his beneficial interests. (11 March 2015) | |
Announcement Mr Kripalu, a PDMR, informs the company of his beneficial interests. (5 March 2015) |
Announcement Company announces purchase of own shares to be held in treasury to satisfy grants made under employee share plans. (11 March 2015) | |
Announcement Company notified of transactions in respect of the Diageo Share Incentive Plan and Ms Mahlan and PDMRs inform the Company of their interests therein. Dr Humer informs the Company of his beneficial interests. (10 March 2015) |
Announcement Ms Wood, a PDMR, informs the company of her beneficial interests. (19 March 2015)
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Announcement Company announces purchase of own shares to be held in treasury to satisfy grants made under employee share plans. (10 March 2015) |
Announcement Company announces total voting rights. (31 March 2015) |
Diageo PLC - DGE Director/PDMR Shareholding Released 15:23 03-Mar-2015 |
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PR Newswire
RE: | Paragraph 3.1.4 of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules |
The notifications listed below were received under Paragraph 3.1.2 of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
Diageo plc (the "Company") announces that:
1. It received notification on 2 March 2015 that Nicholas Blazquez, a person discharging managerial responsibility ("PDMR"), exercised options on 2 March 2015 over the Company's ordinary shares of 28 101/108 pence each ("Ordinary Shares") as set out below:
Grant Date | Option | Number of | Shareplan | |||
Price | Ordinary Shares | |||||
22 September 2011 | £ 12.32 | 51,146 | Diageo Senior Executive Share Option Plan 2008 |
Mr Blazquez subsequently sold 50,146 Ordinary Shares on the London Stock Exchange (the "LSE") on 2 March 2015, at a price per share of £19.15. Mr Blazquez retains the balance of 1,000 Ordinary Shares.
2. It received notification on 3 March 2015 that Mr Blazquez also sold 17,000 Ordinary Shares on the LSE on 2 March 2015 at a price per share of £19.17.
3. It received notification on 3 March 2015 that Mrs Alison Blazquez, the spouse of Mr Blazquez, sold 1,300 Ordinary Shares on the LSE on 2 March 2015 at a price per share of £19.21.
As a result of the above transactions, Mr Blazquez's interests in the Company's Ordinary Shares (excluding options, awards under the Company's LTIPs and interests as a potential beneficiary of the Company's Employee Benefit Trusts) are 78,975.
J Fahey
Senior Company Secretarial Assistant
3 March 2015
Diageo PLC - DGE Director/PDMR Shareholding Released 15:08 05-Mar-2015 |
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RE: | Paragraph 3.1.4 of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules |
The notification listed below was received under Paragraph 3.1.2 of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
Diageo plc (the "Company") announces that it received notification on 5 March 2015 that Anand Kripalu, a Person Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMR"), was granted the following options over ordinary shares of 28 101/108 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") and restricted stock units ("RSUs")* on 5 March 2015, under the Company's 2014 Long Term Incentive Plan, adopted by the Company's shareholders on 18 September 2014 ("DLTIP"):
Name of PDMR | No. of options over | No. of RSUs | ||
Ordinary Shares | ||||
A Kripalu | 14,903 | 4,250 |
Each option was granted at a price of £19.15 per Ordinary Share and is exercisable between 4 September 2017 and 4 March 2025. Each RSU will automatically vest on 4 September 2017 subject to satisfaction of certain criteria. This was not a stock exchange transaction.
As a result of the above grants and awards, the interests of Mr Kripalu in the Company's Ordinary Shares and ADSs (excluding options, awards under the Company's LTIPs and interests as a potential beneficiary of the Company's Employee Benefit Trusts) are unchanged.
C Matthews
Assistant Company Secretary
5 March 2015
*1 RSU is the equivalent of 1 Ordinary Share.
Diageo PLC - DGE Director/PDMR Shareholding Released 14:19 10-Mar-2015 |
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RE: | PARAGRAPH 3.1.4 OF THE DISCLOSURE AND TRANSPARENCY RULES |
The notifications listed below were all received under Paragraph 3.1.2 of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
Diageo plc (the "Company") announces that:
1. It received notification on 10 March 2015 of the following allocations of ordinary shares of 28 101/108 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") under the Diageo Share Incentive Plan (the "Plan"), namely:
(i) the following director of the Company was allocated Ordinary Shares on 10 March 2015 under the Plan, by Diageo Share Ownership Trustees Limited (the "Trustee"):
Name of Director | Number of Ordinary Shares |
D Mahlan | 9 |
(ii) the following Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMR") were allocated Ordinary Shares on 10 March 2015 under the Plan, by the Trustee:
Name of PDMR | Number of Ordinary Shares |
N Blazquez | 9 |
S Moriarty | 9 |
L Wood | 9 |
The number of Ordinary Shares allocated comprises those purchased on behalf of the employee using an amount which the employee has chosen to have deducted from salary ("Sharepurchase") and those awarded to the employee by the Company ("Sharematch") on the basis of one Sharematch Ordinary Share for every two Sharepurchase Ordinary Shares.
The Sharepurchase Ordinary Shares were purchased and the Sharematch Ordinary Shares were awarded at a price per share of £19.01.
The Ordinary Shares are held by the Trustee and in the name of the Trustee. Sharepurchase Ordinary Shares can normally be sold at any time. Sharematch Ordinary Shares cannot normally be disposed of for a period of three years after the award date.
2. It received notification on 10 March 2015 that Dr FB Humer, a director of the Company, had purchased 435 Ordinary Shares on 10 March 2015 under an arrangement with the Company, whereby he has agreed to use an amount of £ 8,000 each month, net of tax, from his director's fees to purchase Ordinary Shares. Dr Humer has agreed to retain the Ordinary Shares while he remains a director of the Company.
The Ordinary Shares were purchased at a price per share of £19.01.
As a result of the above transactions, interests of directors and PDMRs in the Company's Ordinary Shares and American Depository Shares ("ADS")* (excluding options, awards under the Company's LTIPs and interests as potential beneficiaries of the Company's Employee Benefit Trusts) are as follows:
Name of Director | Number of Ordinary Shares |
Dr FB Humer | 58,161 |
D Mahlan | 280,396 (of which 137,481 are held as ADS)* |
Name of PDMR | Number of Ordinary Shares |
N Blazquez | 78,984 |
S Moriarty | 41,877 |
L Wood | 6,960 |
J Fahey
Senior Company Secretarial Assistant
10 March 2015
*1 ADS is the equivalent of 4 Ordinary Shares.
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RNS Number : 0893H
Diageo PLC
10 March 2015
10 March 2015
Diageo plc
Transaction in Own Shares
Diageo plc ('the Company') announces that it has today purchased through Bank of America Merrill Lynch 987,006 ordinary shares at a price of 1868.8072 pence per share. The purchased shares will be held in treasury for the purpose of satisfying options grants and share awards made under the Company's employee share plans.
The total number of shares purchased to be held in Treasury for the purpose of satisfying options grants and share awards made under the Company's employee share plans is 3,025,121 from 1st July 2014 to today's date.
Following the above purchase, the Company holds 239,342,786 ordinary shares as treasury shares. The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as treasury shares) is 2,514,932,494.
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
END
Diageo PLC - DGE Director/PDMR Shareholding Released 13:38 11-Mar-2015 |
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RE: | Paragraph 3.1.4 of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules |
The notification listed below was received under Paragraph 3.1.2 of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
Diageo plc (the "Company") announces that it received notification on 10 March 2015 that on 10 March 2015 the Company released 29,841 ordinary shares of 28 101/108 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") to Andrew Fennell, a Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMR"), in respect an award made under the Company's discretionary incentive plan on 10 March 2011.
Mr Fennell subsequently sold 29,841 Ordinary Shares on the London Stock Exchange on 10 March 2015 at a price per share of £18.92.
As a result of the above transaction, Mr Fennell's interests in the Company's Ordinary Shares (excluding options, awards under the Company's LTIPs and interests as a potential beneficiary of the Company's Employee Benefit Trusts) are unchanged.
J Fahey
Senior Company Secretarial Assistant
11 March 2015
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Diageo PLC
11 March 2015
11 March 2015
Diageo plc
Transaction in Own Shares
Diageo plc ('the Company') announces that it has today purchased through Bank of America Merrill Lynch 814,224 ordinary shares at a price of 1857.6145 pence per share. The purchased shares will be held in treasury for the purpose of satisfying options grants and share awards made under the Company's employee share plans.
The total number of shares purchased to be held in Treasury for the purpose of satisfying options grants and share awards made under the Company's employee share plans is 3,839,345 from 1st July 2014 to today's date.
Following the above purchase, the Company holds 240,155,916 ordinary shares as treasury shares. The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as treasury shares) is 2,514,119,364 .
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
END
Diageo PLC - DGE Director/PDMR Shareholding Released 12:29 19-Mar-2015 |
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RE: | Paragraph 3.1.4 of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules |
The notification listed below was received under Paragraph 3.1.2 of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
Diageo plc (the "Company") announces that it received notification on 19 March 2015 that Leanne Wood, a person discharging managerial responsibility ("PDMR"), sold, on 19 March 2015, 1,000 ordinary shares of 28 101/108 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at a price per Ordinary Share of £19.67. The Ordinary Shares were sold on the London Stock Exchange.
As a result of the above transaction, the interests of Ms Wood in the Ordinary Shares of the Company (excluding options, awards under the Company's LTIPs and interests as a potential beneficiary of the Company's Employee Benefit Trusts) are now 5,960.
Jane Fahey
Senior Company Secretarial Assistant
19 March 2015
Diageo PLC - DGE Director/PDMR Shareholding Released 13:48 31-Mar-2015 |
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RE: | Paragraph 5.6.1 of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules |
Diageo plc - Voting Rights and Capital
In conformity with Paragraph 5.6.1 of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules, Diageo plc (the "Company") would like to notify the market of the following:
The Company's issued capital consists of 2,754,279,310 ordinary shares of 28 101 /108 pence each ("Ordinary Shares") with voting rights, which includes 239,999,110 Ordinary Shares held in Treasury.
Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company is 2,514,280,200 and this figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
J Fahey
Senior Company Secretarial Assistant
31 March 2015
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorised.
Diageo plc | |
(Registrant) | |
Date: 7 April 2015 | By: /s/ J Fahey |
Name: J Fahey | |
Title: Senior Company Secretarial Assistant |
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