Humanitarian Aid Airlift Departs Miami with Relief Supplies for Haitian Earthquake Victims

Diageo Delivers 45,000 Pounds of Emergency Supplies to Communities in Need

**MEDIA ADVISORY - PRESS CONFERENCE TOMORROW **

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Jan 14, 2010, 03:30 ET

MIAMI, Jan. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --

WHAT:	Diageo’s specially commissioned 727 relief airliner will depart
	for Haiti with more than 45,000 pounds of humanitarian aid
	supplies including food supplies such as beans, rice, cooking oil,
	and Ensure, as well as two WHO-sanctioned emergency health kits.
	Join us for a press briefing as relief supplies are loaded onto
	the plane.

WHO:	Diageo, the world’s leading spirits, beer and wine company which
	brews Guinness at the Brasserie Nationale d’Haiti S.A., a brewery
	that employs more than 1,300 people.

WHEN:	TOMORROW - Friday, January 15, 2010
	7:30 AM

WHERE:	AmeriJet International Airlines
	6185 NW 18th St, Miami, FL
	The press conference will be held ramp side; visuals of relief
	materials will be available for photo opportunities.

**Virginia Sanchez of Diageo will be on location to handle media inquiries: 305-798-3928**

About Diageo

Diageo (Dee-AH-Gee-O) is the world's leading premium drinks business with an outstanding collection of beverage alcohol brands across spirits, wines and beer categories. These brands include Johnnie Walker, Guinness, Smirnoff, J&B, Baileys, Cuervo, Tanqueray, Captain Morgan, Crown Royal, Beaulieu Vineyard and Sterling Vineyards wines.

Diageo is a global company, trading in more than 180 countries around the world. The company is listed on both the New York Stock Exchange (DEO) and the London Stock Exchange (DGE).

For more information about Diageo, its people, brands, and performance, visit us at Diageo.com. For our global resource that promotes responsible drinking through the sharing of best practice tools, information and initiatives, visit DRINKiQ.com.

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SOURCE Diageo