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 April 2020
 
Commission File Number: 001-11960
 
AstraZeneca PLC
 
1 Francis Crick Avenue
Cambridge Biomedical Campus
Cambridge CB2 0AA
United Kingdom
 
 
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Yes __ No X
 
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AstraZeneca PLC
 
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
 
 
1.
Result of AGM
 
 
29 April 2020 16:00 BST
 
Results of Annual General Meeting held on 29 April 2020
 
AstraZeneca PLC announced the results of the voting at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) today. As proposed in the Notice of AGM, all Resolutions were decided by poll vote. Resolutions 10 - 13 were passed as special resolutions; all other resolutions were passed as ordinary resolutions.
 
 
RESOLUTION
 
VOTES FOR
 
% OF VOTES CAST
 
VOTES AGAINST
 
% OF VOTES CAST
 
VOTES CAST IN TOTAL
 
TOTAL VOTES CAST AS A % OF ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL
 
VOTES WITHHELD
 
1     
 
To receive the Company's Accounts, the Reports of the Directors and Auditor and the Strategic Report for the year ended 31 December 2019
 
 
1,061,180,101
99.92
872,215
0.08
1,062,052,316
80.93%
7,121,452
2
 
To confirm dividends
 
 
1,058,995,786
99.10
9,598,531
0.90
1,068,594,317
81.43%
579,469
3
 
To reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditor
 
 
1,068,300,235
99.97
312,449
0.03
1,068,612,684
81.43%
560,776
4
 
To authorise the Directors to agree the remuneration of the Auditor
 
 
1,067,398,628
99.90
1,086,858
0.10
1,068,485,486
81.42%
687,961
5a
 
To re-elect Leif Johansson as a Director
 
 
1,065,113,167
99.69
3,276,071
0.31
1,068,389,238
81.42%
784,805
5b
 
To re-elect Pascal Soriot as a Director
 
 
1,067,248,723
99.90
1,033,124
0.10
1,068,281,847
81.41%
892,364
5c
 
To re-elect Marc Dunoyer as a Director
 
 
1,060,164,242
99.25
8,056,265
0.75
1,068,220,507
81.40%
952,979
5d
 
To re-elect Geneviève Berger as a Director
 
 
882,846,920
83.06
179,994,848
16.94
1,062,841,768
80.99%
6,331,650
5e
 
To re-elect Philip Broadley as a Director
 
 
1,066,048,992
99.79
2,190,705
0.21
1,068,239,697
81.41%
933,713
5f
 
To re-elect Graham Chipchase as a Director
 
 
1,062,682,507
99.48
5,520,936
0.52
1,068,203,443
81.40%
969,967
5g
 
To elect Michel Demaré as a Director
 
 
1,066,252,259
99.82
1,969,593
0.18
1,068,221,852
81.40%
951,558
5h
 
To re-elect Deborah DiSanzo as a Director
 
 
1,067,836,362
99.97
351,091
0.03
1,068,187,453
81.40%
985,957
5i
 
To re-elect Sheri McCoy as a Director
 
 
1,064,329,862
99.64
3,890,368
0.36
1,068,220,230
81.40%
951,792
5j
 
To re-elect Tony Mok as a Director
 
1,067,117,370
99.90
1,066,669
0.10
1,068,184,039
81.40%
989,371
5k
 
To re-elect Nazneen Rahman as a Director
 
 
1,067,376,963
99.92
821,467
0.08
1,068,198,430
81.40%
973,592
5l
 
To re-elect Marcus Wallenberg as a Director
 
 
955,082,665
89.42
113,060,725
10.58
1,068,143,390
81.40%
1,030,019
6
 
To approve the Annual Report on Remuneration for the year ended 31 December 2019
 
 
1,032,308,145
96.65
35,747,783
3.35
1,068,055,928
81.39%
1,118,038
7
 
To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy
 
 
972,774,742
94.71
54,292,376
5.29
1,027,067,118
78.27%
42,106,679
8
 
To authorise limited political donations
 
 
1,038,907,152
97.75
23,872,400
2.25
1,062,779,552
80.99%
6,394,668
9
 
To authorise the Directors to allot shares
 
 
910,654,650
85.26
157,472,093
14.74
1,068,126,743
81.40%
1,046,979
10
 
To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights
 
 
1,058,066,972
99.23
8,200,338
0.77
1,066,267,310
81.26%
2,906,339
11
 
To authorise the Directors to further disapply pre-emption rights for acquisitions and specified capital investments
 
 
1,054,711,677
98.92
11,513,414
1.08
1,066,225,091
81.25%
2,948,557
12
 
To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares
 
 
1,051,131,060
98.41
16,950,800
1.59
1,068,081,860
81.39%
1,091,896
13
 
To reduce the notice period for general meetings
 
 
998,062,805
93.44
70,101,553
6.56
1,068,164,358
81.40%
1,008,865
14
 
To approve the 2020 Performance Share Plan
 
1,010,149,491
95.66
45,877,396
4.34
1,056,026,887
80.48%
13,147,356
 
Issued capital
As at 27 April 2020, the number of issued shares of the Company was 1,312,240,429 ordinary shares, which was the total number of shares entitling the holders to attend and vote for or against all of the resolutions at the AGM. In accordance with the Company's Articles of Association, on a poll every member present in person or by proxy has one vote for every share held.
 
AstraZeneca
AstraZeneca (LSE/STO/NYSE: 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 and Metabolism, and Respiratory. 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: 29 April 2020
 
 
By: /s/ Adrian Kemp
 
Name: Adrian Kemp
 
Title: Company Secretary