1 May 2019 12:00 BST
Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities
Disclosure under Article 19 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation
AstraZeneca PLC (the Company) announces that, on 29 and 30 April 2019, it was notified of transactions in the Company's ordinary shares of $0.25 each (Ordinary Shares) and American Depositary Shares (ADSs) by certain Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities of the Company (PDMRs) as set out below. Two ADSs are equivalent to one Ordinary Share.
| PDMR | Position | Nature of the transaction | Quantity | Price |
| Pascal Soriot | Chief Executive Officer | Purchase of Ordinary Shares | 17,100 | GB£58.255 |
| Philip Broadley | Non-Executive Director | Purchase of Ordinary Shares | 520 | GB£57.38 |
| Sheri McCoy | Non-Executive Director | Purchase of ADSs | 2,372 | US$38.1783 |
| Sheri McCoy | Non-Executive Director | Purchase of ADSs | 100 | US$38.172 |
| Deborah DiSanzo | Non-Executive Director | Purchase of ADSs | 1,000 | US$38.3056 |
Further details are set out in the attached notifications, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.
| 1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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| a)
| Name
| Pascal Soriot | ||||
| 2
| Reason for the notification
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| 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
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| a)
| Name
| AstraZeneca PLC | ||||
| b)
| LEI
| PY6ZZQWO2IZFZC3IOL08 | ||||
| 4
| 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
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| a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
| Ordinary Shares of US$0.25 each in AstraZeneca PLC
GB0009895292
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| b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Share purchase | ||||
| c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
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| d)
| Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
| Not applicable - single transaction
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| e)
| Date of the transaction
| 29 April 2019 | ||||
| f)
| Place of the transaction
| XLON | ||||
| 1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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| a)
| Name
| Philip Broadley | ||||
| 2
| Reason for the notification
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| a)
| Position/status
| Non-Executive Director | ||||
| b)
| Initial notification /Amendment
| Initial notification | ||||
| 3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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| a)
| Name
| AstraZeneca PLC | ||||
| b)
| LEI
| PY6ZZQWO2IZFZC3IOL08 | ||||
| 4
| 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
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| a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
| Ordinary Shares of US$0.25 each in AstraZeneca PLC
GB0009895292
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| b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Share purchase | ||||
| c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
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| d)
| Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
| Not applicable - single transaction
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| e)
| Date of the transaction
| 30 April 2019 | ||||
| f)
| Place of the transaction
| XLON | ||||
| 1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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| a)
| Name
| Sheri McCoy | ||||||
| 2
| Reason for the notification
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| a)
| Position/status
| Non-Executive Director | ||||||
| b)
| Initial notification /Amendment
| Initial notification | ||||||
| 3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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| a)
| Name
| AstraZeneca PLC | ||||||
| b)
| LEI
| PY6ZZQWO2IZFZC3IOL08 | ||||||
| 4
| 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
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| a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
| AstraZeneca PLC American Depositary Shares
CUSIP: 046353108 | ||||||
| b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Purchase of AstraZeneca PLC American Depositary Shares | ||||||
| c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
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| d)
| Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
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2,472
US$38.178 | ||||||
| e)
| Date of the transaction
| 29 April 2019 | ||||||
| f)
| Place of the transaction
| NYSE | ||||||
| 1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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| a)
| Name
| Deborah DiSanzo | ||||
| 2
| Reason for the notification
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| a)
| Position/status
| Non-Executive Director | ||||
| b)
| Initial notification /Amendment
| Initial notification | ||||
| 3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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| a)
| Name
| AstraZeneca PLC | ||||
| b)
| LEI
| PY6ZZQWO2IZFZC3IOL08 | ||||
| 4
| 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
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| a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
| AstraZeneca PLC American Depositary Shares
CUSIP: 046353108 | ||||
| b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Purchase of AstraZeneca PLC American Depositary Shares | ||||
| c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
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| d)
| Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
| Not applicable - single transaction
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| e)
| Date of the transaction
| 29 April 2019 | ||||
| f)
| Place of the transaction
| NYSE | ||||
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