Diageo plc filings document foreign-issuer disclosures for the company's ADR and ordinary-share capital structure. Form 6-K reports furnish trading statements, interim results, regional sales commentary, operating-profit measures, cash-flow disclosures, leverage priorities and portfolio actions across Diageo's global beverage alcohol business.
The filing record also covers total voting rights, treasury shares, director and PDMR shareholding notifications, director declarations, block listing reviews, major-holdings notices and base prospectus supplements. These disclosures connect the NYSE-traded DEO ADR with Diageo's UK-listed ordinary shares, governance obligations and recurring capital-market reporting under foreign-issuer rules.
Diageo plc (DEO) reported fiscal 25 reported net sales of $20.2bn, effectively flat year‑on‑year (-0.1%) while organic net sales rose 1.7% driven by 0.9% volume and 0.8% price/mix. Reported operating profit fell 27.8% mainly due to exceptional impairment and restructuring charges, while organic operating profit declined 0.7%. Basic EPS was 105.9c with EPS before exceptionals at 164.2c. Net cash from operating activities totaled $4.30bn and free cash flow was $2.75bn. Net debt stood at $21.85bn and total shareholder return was down 24%.
Management launched the Accelerate programme targeting ~$3bn sustained annual free cash flow from fiscal 26, ~$625m cost savings over three years and a return to 2.5–3.0x net debt/adjusted EBITDA by fiscal 28. Fiscal moves included the Ritual acquisition, strategic Cîroc transaction, selective disposals and impairment charges related to Distill Ventures and Aviation American Gin. Leadership changed with Debra Crew stepping down, Nik Jhangiani appointed Interim CEO and Deirdre Mahlan returning as Interim CFO.
Diageo plc, a foreign private issuer, submitted a Form 6-K to the SEC dated 14 August 2025. The filing furnishes Diageo’s Annual Report 2025, which is attached as Exhibit 99 and prepared under the framework used for Form 20-F annual reports.
Diageo plc’s July 2025 Form 6-K is largely administrative. As of 30 Jun 2025 the company had 2,432,425,127 ordinary shares issued; 207,098,769 are held in treasury, leaving 2,225,326,358 voting shares for FCA disclosure calculations.
The six-month block-listing review shows no shares issued under either the Associated Companies Share Incentive Plan or the 2014 LTIP during H1-25; unallotted balances remain 214,635 and 41,119, signalling no dilution.
Insider dealings on 10 Jul 2025 were small: Chair Sir John Manzoni bought 335 shares at £19.55 (~£6.5k). CFO Nik Jhangiani and five Executive Committee members each bought 8 partnership shares at £19.51 and received 4 matching shares at nil cost under the 2001 Share Incentive Plan. Aggregate volumes are immaterial versus the 2.2 bn share base.
No earnings, guidance or material strategic updates are provided; the filing fulfils UK disclosure obligations on share capital and PDMR transactions.