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The Sharestore has been specially created for our employees and ex-employees to provide an easy and convenient way to hold shares that arise from an employee plan.
Instead of holding share certificates, you hold all your Diageo employee shares electronically in one place - the Sharestore. If your shares are in the Sharestore, you do not need a share certificate to sell your shares.
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* Some employees ("Insiders") require clearance to deal in Diageo's shares. They may not deal during closed periods and must seek approval before dealing at any other time. Insiders will be notified prior to each closed period.
The Diageo Sharestore is simple: Keep all your shares in one place and sell them through our exclusive dealing facilities when it suits you.
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Please report your lost certificate by post. There is a fee for this service. Please contact us on +44 (0) 131 519 2090 for the appropriate fee.
Upon receipt of your letter and collection of the appropriate fee, we will then send you a Letter of Indemnity which you must sign. This is to confirm that you will not use your certificate if you find it. If your certificate is for a large number of shares, we may ask you to have your Letter of Indemnity signed by a bank or insurance company as a guarantee.
When we have received your signed Letter of Indemnity, we will send you a new share certificate. Alternatively, if the shares originally came from an employee share plan, we can arrange for these shares to be transferred into the Diageo Sharestore for you so that in the future there is no share certificate to lose.
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A share certificate is a piece of paper which shows who owns the shares.
It details:
The certificate number
The number of shares on that certificate
The type of shares
When the shares were registered
The name of the shareholder
The shareholders unique reference number
If your shares are held on a share certificate, you cannot sell them if you do not have the share certificate.
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Yes. Dividends can be reinvested under the Diageo Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP). Please see the Dividend Information page for more information.
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Dividends on Diageo ordinary shares are normally paid around April and October each year. The exact details and dates of each dividend payment are announced in the Interim or Final results which are published in February and August each year. You can check Dates for Your Diary for these dates.
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Yes. Dividends can be paid direct to any UK bank or building society account. Please complete a Dividend Mandate Form and return it to the Registrar. Your tax vouchers will continue to be sent to your registered address.
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You should return your cheque to this office and we will arrange for a replacement cheque to be sent to your home address. Before you return your cheque, please remember that it is valid for 12 months, instead of the usual 6 months.
Our address to return the cheque to is:
Diageo Registrar's Office, Edinburgh Park, 5 Lochside Way, Edinburgh, EH12 9DT.
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Details of all your past dividend payments can be found online by registering with our shareholder portal, www.diageoregistrars.com. Alternatively, if you require a duplicate document, please write to the Shares Office. There is a fee for this service. Please contact us on +44 (0) 131 519 2090 to obtain the appropriate fee before writing to us.
Our address is:
Shares Office, Diageo plc, Edinburgh Park, 5 Lochside Way, Edinburgh, EH12 9DT.
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We provide a low cost dealing service through LINK share dealing services. Please visit www.linksharedeal.com/Diageo for more information on this service. You can also buy ordinary shares through any broker of your choice.
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You can gift some or all of your Diageo shares by completing a Sharestore Gift Transfer Form and returning this to our office. If you are transferring share certificates, you should return these with your form.
Our address is:
The Registrar, Diageo plc, Edinburgh Park, 5 Lochside Way, Edinburgh, EH12 9DT.
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You can sell your certificated shares using our low cost dealing service with LINK share dealing services. You can find out more information by registering with our share portal at www.diageoregistrars.com
Alternatively, you may arrange the sale with a Stockbroker of your choice.
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The commission you pay will depend on the type of sale you do. Details of commission rates can be found by logging on to the shareholder portal, www.diageoregistrars.com.
These rates only apply if you sell your shares through LINK share dealing services. If you are using another stockbroker you should check how much they will charge for your sale.
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You can sell your Sharestore shares using our low cost dealing service with LINK share dealing services.
For further information see the How to sell your Sharestore shares page.
Alternatively, you may arrange the sale with a Stockbroker of your choice. In order to do this, you must transfer them out and get a share certificate for these shares before you can sell them anywhere else.
Click here to download a form to transfer shares out of the Sharestore.
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This is the written confirmation a stockbroker will send to you when you sell your shares. It gives details of the sale, including:
The type of shares you sold
The price you sold your shares at
The commission rate and how much you paid
The settlement date (the date you will receive your proceeds)
The amount of money you will receive
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The price you receive for your shares will be the best price on the stockmarket at the time of sale. This price changes from minute to minute throughout the day.
If you sell online or by telephone, you will be told the price you will get before you decide to sell. You can also state a minimum price if you are selling online, and your shares will not be sold below this price. More information regarding this can be found at www.linksharedeal.com/Diageo
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The settlement period for certificated sales depends on how long it takes for your share certificates to reach LINK share dealing services. Sharestore sales will settle within 5 working days.
These settlement periods only apply to sales through LINK share dealing services. Other stockbrokers may have different settlement periods.
