You can join the Freeshares plan at any time by logging onto your share’s portal account. If you have already activated your mydiageoshares account, log in at www.mydiageoshares.com to access the “Freeshares Enrolment” window where you can view and agree to the terms and conditions of the plan.
You can also sign up to the terms and conditions of the plan in the documents tab under SIP agreements.
If you have not yet activated your account, look for the recent activation email sent to your business email (from shareworks_notification@solium.com) and follow the instructions to first activate your account.
You can check the date you enrolled in the Freeshares plan in the documents tab under SIP agreements where it will display a date under the Acceptance Status column.
Please note that your Freeshares application is an evergreen instruction. Should you wish to withdraw please email diageoshareplans@diageo.com.
Sharepurchase
You can join Sharepurchase at any time by logging into your shares portal account. If you have already activated your mydiageoshares account, log in at www.mydiageoshares.com to apply. You can join from your Dashboard or from your Portfolio tab.
f you have not yet activated your account, look for the recent activation email sent to your business email (from shareworks_notification@solium.com) and follow the instructions to first activate your account.
Applying from your Dashboard –
- Select the Enrol now button in the Share Incentive Plan in your tasks list.
- Select ENROL HERE then continue.
- Enter the amount you would like to contribute each month (remember it can be anything from £10 - £150 per month and deductions come from your pre-tax pay) then select continue.
- Tick the box to agree you have read and understood the terms and conditions of the agreement then select continue
Applying from your Portfolio –
- Ensure you are on the Portfolio tab and the Share Purchase and Holdings screen on your account
- Select MANAGE PLANS which can be found on the right-hand side of your screen
- Follow steps 2 to 4 as outlined above.
If you would like to CHANGE or SUSPEND your contributions, then from your Portfolio -
- Select MANAGE PLANS which can be found on the right-hand side of your screen
- Select Change contributions or Suspend contributions
- Change contributions – the amount you normally pay will appear in the regular contribution box, update this with the new amount you would like to contribute each month and select continue, select confirm if you are happy with the confirmation on screen.
- Suspend contributions – untick the box confirming the amount you currently save then select save
If you Join, Change or Suspend your contributions on or before the 5th of the month then the contribution or change will take place from that months’ salary. i.e. if you applied for Sharepurchase from 6th to 5th January then the first contribution will come from February salary. If you applied on 6th February, your first contribution would be deducted from March salary.
Any questions on joining these plans should be directed to diageoshareplans@diageo.com.