FORM 6-K
 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
Report of Foreign Issuer
 
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
For the month of March 2021
 
Commission File Number: 001-11960
 
AstraZeneca PLC
 
1 Francis Crick Avenue
Cambridge Biomedical Campus
Cambridge CB2 0AA
United Kingdom
 
 
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AstraZeneca PLC
 
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
 
 
1.
Director/PDMR Shareholding                                                       
 
 
25 March 2021 15:00 GMT
 
Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities
 
AstraZeneca PLC (the Company) announced that, on 23 and 24 March 2021, awards of the Company's ordinary shares of $0.25 each (Ordinary Shares) vested to certain Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities of the Company (PDMRs) under the AstraZeneca Deferred Bonus Plan (AZDBP) and AstraZeneca Performance Share Plans (AZPSP).
 
The AZDBP award was granted on 23 March 2018, following the deferral of a portion of each PDMR's annual bonus paid in respect of 2017 performance into Ordinary Shares, and vested on completion of the three-year holding period.
 
The AZPSP award was granted on 24 March 2016 and was subject to a three-year performance period. On the third anniversary of grant the award was placed in a two-year holding period. The award vested at the end of that holding period. Application of the performance measures specified at the time of grant resulted in 79% of the AZPSP award vesting and the remaining unvested part lapsing.
 
Following the reinvestment of dividends accrued during the performance and holding periods of the AZPSP award and during the deferral period of the AZDBP award, and the withholding of shares to satisfy certain tax obligations arising on vesting, the PDMRs' beneficial interests in Ordinary Shares changed as detailed in the table below:
 
PDMR
Ordinary Shares acquired under the AZDBP
Ordinary Shares acquired under the AZPSP
Pascal Soriot
13,241
110,966
Marc Dunoyer
4,214
27,355
 
 
 
For tax purposes, the fair market value of an Ordinary Share at vest of the AZDBP award was 7344 pence, being the closing price on the last trading day preceding the vesting. The fair market value of an Ordinary Share at vest of the AZPSP award was 7215 pence, being the closing price on the last trading day preceding the vesting.
 
Further details are set out in the attached notifications, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU and UK Market Abuse Regulations.
 
 
1
 
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
 
Name
Pascal Soriot
2
 
Reason for the notification
 
a)
 
Position/status
 
Chief Executive Officer
b)
 
Initial notification /Amendment
Initial notification
3
 
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
 
Name
AstraZeneca PLC
b)
 
LEI
PY6ZZQWO2IZFZC3IOL08
4i
 
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)
 
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
 
Identification code
Ordinary Shares of US$0.25 each in AstraZeneca PLC
 
 
GB0009895292
 
b)
 
Nature of the transaction
 
 
Acquisition of ordinary shares pursuant to a vesting under the AstraZeneca Deferred Bonus Plan, for nil consideration.
c)
 
Price(s) and volume(s)
 
Price(s)
Volume(s)
0
13,241
d)
 
Aggregated information
 
- Aggregated volume
- Price
Not applicable - single transaction
 
 
 
 
e)
 
Date of the transaction
 
23 March 2021
f)
 
Place of the transaction
 
Outside a trading venue
 
 
1
 
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
 
Name
Marc Dunoyer
2
 
Reason for the notification
 
a)
 
Position/status
 
Chief Financial Officer
b)
 
Initial notification /Amendment
Initial notification
3
 
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
 
Name
AstraZeneca PLC
b)
 
LEI
PY6ZZQWO2IZFZC3IOL08
4i
 
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)
 
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
 
Identification code
Ordinary Shares of US$0.25 each in AstraZeneca PLC
 
 
GB0009895292
 
b)
 
Nature of the transaction
 
 
Acquisition of ordinary shares pursuant to a vesting under the AstraZeneca Deferred Bonus Plan, for nil consideration.
c)
 
Price(s) and volume(s)
 
Price(s)
Volume(s)
0
4,214
d)
 
Aggregated information
 
- Aggregated volume
- Price
Not applicable - single transaction
 
 
 
 
e)
 
Date of the transaction
 
23 March 2021
f)
 
Place of the transaction
 
Outside a trading venue
 
1
 
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
 
Name
Pascal Soriot
2
 
Reason for the notification
 
a)
 
Position/status
 
Chief Executive Officer
b)
 
Initial notification /Amendment
Initial notification
3
 
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
 
Name
AstraZeneca PLC
b)
 
LEI
PY6ZZQWO2IZFZC3IOL08
4i
 
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)
 
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
 
Identification code
Ordinary Shares of US$0.25 each in AstraZeneca PLC
 
 
GB0009895292
 
b)
 
Nature of the transaction
 
 
Acquisition of ordinary shares pursuant to a vesting under the AstraZeneca Performance Share Plan, for nil consideration.
c)
 
Price(s) and volume(s)
 
Price(s)
Volume(s)
0
110,966
d)
 
Aggregated information
 
- Aggregated volume
- Price
Not applicable - single transaction
 
 
 
 
e)
 
Date of the transaction
 
24 March 2021
f)
 
Place of the transaction
 
Outside a trading venue
 
1
 
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
 
Name
Marc Dunoyer
2
 
Reason for the notification
 
a)
 
Position/status
 
Chief Financial Officer
b)
 
Initial notification /Amendment
Initial notification
3
 
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
 
Name
AstraZeneca PLC
b)
 
LEI
PY6ZZQWO2IZFZC3IOL08
4i
 
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)
 
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
 
Identification code
Ordinary Shares of US$0.25 each in AstraZeneca PLC
 
 
GB0009895292
 
b)
 
Nature of the transaction
 
 
Acquisition of ordinary shares pursuant to a vesting under the AstraZeneca Performance Share Plan, for nil consideration.
c)
 
Price(s) and volume(s)
 
Price(s)
Volume(s)
0
27,355
d)
 
Aggregated information
 
- Aggregated volume
- Price
Not applicable - single transaction
 
 
 
 
e)
 
Date of the transaction
 
24 March 2021
f)
 
Place of the transaction
 
Outside a trading venue
 
 
AstraZeneca
AstraZeneca (LSE/STO/Nasdaq: AZN) is a global, science-led biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development and commercialisation of prescription medicines, primarily for the treatment of diseases in three therapy areas - Oncology, Cardiovascular, Renal & Metabolism, and Respiratory & Immunology. Based in Cambridge, UK, AstraZeneca operates in over 100 countries and its innovative medicines are used by millions of patients worldwide. Please visit astrazeneca.com and follow the Company on Twitter @AstraZeneca.
 
Contacts
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Adrian Kemp
Company Secretary
AstraZeneca PLC
 
 
 
 
 
SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
AstraZeneca PLC
 
 
Date: 25 March 2021
 
 
By: /s/ Adrian Kemp
 
Name: Adrian Kemp
 
Title: Company Secretary