Diageo plc filed a Form 6-K with the SEC on 2 November 2026 covering public announcements made between 1 and 31 October 2026, including total voting rights data as of 30 September 2026 and multiple director and PDMR shareholding notifications dated 12 and 13 October 2026.

Key Highlights

  • Chair share purchase: Sir John Manzoni purchased 400 ordinary shares at £16.40 per share on 12 October 2026 on the London Stock Exchange.
  • Share Incentive Plan transactions: Five Executive Committee members and the Chief Financial Officer each purchased 9 partnership shares at £16.35 on 12 October 2026 under the Diageo 2001 Share Incentive Plan.
  • Matching share awards: Dayalan Nayager and Nik Jhangiani each received 5 matching shares at nil cost; Randall Ingber, Ewan Andrew, and Dan Mobley each received 4 matching shares at nil cost under the same plan.
  • Total voting rights: As of 30 September 2026, the total number of voting rights in the company was 2,227,580,272, based on issued capital of 2,432,397,125 ordinary shares with 204,816,853 held in treasury.
  • Issued capital: Each ordinary share carries a nominal value of 28 101/108 pence, per the filing.

Diageo October 2026 Director Transactions and Voting Rights Update

According to the filing, Diageo plc (LEI: 213800ZVIELEA55JMJ32) submitted its monthly batch of public announcements covering October 2026. The first announcement, dated 1 October 2026, reported that the company's issued capital as at 30 September 2026 consisted of 2,432,397,125 ordinary shares of 28 101/108 pence each. Of those, 204,816,853 were held in treasury and carried no voting rights, leaving a total of 2,227,580,272 voting rights. The filing noted that 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 Guidelines and Transparency Rules."

The filing also disclosed that on 12 October 2026, Chair Sir John Manzoni purchased 400 ordinary shares at £16.40 each on the London Stock Exchange under an arrangement with the company. This notification was made in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation and was classified as an initial notification.

Separately, the filing reported that on 12 October 2026, five persons discharging managerial responsibilities participated in the Diageo 2001 Share Incentive Plan. Dayalan Nayager, Randall Ingber, Ewan Andrew, and Dan Mobley, all members of the Executive Committee, and Nik Jhangiani, Chief Financial Officer, each purchased 9 partnership shares at £16.35 on the London Stock Exchange. Following those purchases, Nayager and Jhangiani each received 5 matching shares at nil cost, while Ingber, Andrew, and Mobley each received 4 matching shares at nil cost, awarded outside a trading venue.

What Was Disclosed

Diageo plc disclosed its total voting rights as of 30 September 2026 and reported share transactions by its Chair and five senior managers on 12 October 2026, comprising open-market and Share Incentive Plan purchases and associated matching share awards.