Diageo Announces Prospectus for European Debt Issuance Programme

Diageo plc, Diageo Finance plc, and Diageo Capital B.V. have announced the approval of their European debt issuance programme prospectus by the Financial Conduct Authority. The prospectus is available for viewing on the company's website and on the National Storage Mechanism. The programme allows for the issuance of debt instruments and is subject to certain restrictions, including not being registered under the US Securities Act of 1933.

Diageo plc, Diageo Finance plc, and Diageo Capital B.V. have announced that their European debt issuance programme prospectus has been approved by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The approval, dated 20 August 2025, enables the issuance of debt instruments by the companies. The prospectus is available for viewing on the company's website and on the National Storage Mechanism [1].

The programme allows for the issuance of debt instruments, subject to certain restrictions. Notably, the debt instruments are not registered under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and are subject to US tax law requirements. This means they cannot be offered, sold, or delivered within the United States or to U.S. persons except in certain transactions permitted by U.S. tax regulations [1].

The prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any debt instruments in any jurisdiction to any person to whom it is unlawful to make the offer or solicitation in such jurisdiction. The distribution of the prospectus and the offer or sale of debt instruments under the programme may be restricted by law in certain jurisdictions. Persons into whose possession the prospectus or any debt instruments issued under the programme may come must inform themselves about, and observe, any such restrictions on the distribution of the prospectus and the offering and sale of debt instruments [1].

The debt instruments described in the prospectus are issued by Diageo plc, as issuer and guarantor, and Diageo Finance plc and Diageo Capital B.V., as issuers. The prospectus can be accessed via the following URL: http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/1308W_1-2025-8-20.pdf. A copy of the prospectus has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for inspection at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism [1].

For further information, investors can contact the investor relations team at Diageo. The contact details are as follows:

- Sonya Ghobrial: +44 (0) 7392 784784
- Andy Ryan: 07803 854842
- Grace Murphy: 07514 726167
- Email: investor.relations@diageo.com

Media inquiries can be directed to:

- Clare Cavana: 07751 742072
- Isabel Batchelor: 07731 988857
- Email: press@diageo.com
- Phone: +44 (0) 7803 856 200 [1].

References:
[1] https://www.investegate.co.uk/announcement/rns/diageo--dge/publication-of-a-prospectus/9066185