424B2 1 u45663e424b2.htm 424(B)(2) e424b2
 

     
Diageo Capital plc   Filed under Rule 424 (b)(2), Registration Statement No. 333-14100
$1,000,000,000   Pricing Supplement No. 21 dated December 9th, 2002
Diageo Notes  
(To prospectus dated November 30, 2001, and prospectus supplement dated March 22, 2002)
                                                     
Cusip   Aggregate   Price to   Purchasing   Net Proceeds   Interest Rate   Interest Payment   Stated Maturity   Survivor’s
Number   Principal Amount   Public(1)   Agent#146;s Discount(1)   to Issuer   Per Annum   Dates   Date   Option

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
25243FAZ3     $5,000,000       100       1.300%     $ 4,935,000       4.90%     Each June 15 and December 15   December 18, 2012   YES

Redemption Information: Redeemable at the option of Diageo Capital on June 15, 2004 and each Interest Payment Date thereafter, at a redemption price equal to 100%.


         
(DIAGEO LOGO)   Trade Date: 13 December 2002   Merrill Lynch & Co.
8 Henrietta Place   Issue Date: 18 December 2002   Purchasing Agent
London, W1G 0NB   Original Issue Discount: No   Acting as Principal
    Minimum Denominations/Increments: $1,000/$1,000    
    All trades settle without accrued interest and clear SDFS: DTC Book-Entry only    
    DTC Participant Number: 5132    
         
    In the event of various tax law changes and other limited circumstances that require    
    us to pay additional amounts as more fully described in the accompanying prospectus    
    and prospectus supplement, we may redeem the notes prior to their stated maturity date.    
         
         
    (1) Expressed as a percentage of the aggregate principal amount.