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AstraZeneca PLC — Capital/Financing Update 2024
Feb 26, 2024
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Capital/Financing Update
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of February, 2024.
Commission File Number: 001-11960
AstraZeneca PLC
1 Francis Crick Avenue Cambridge Biomedical Campus Cambridge CB2 0AA United Kingdom
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F: Form 20-F: x Form 40-F: ¨
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
In connection with the issuance by AstraZeneca Finance LLC of $1,250,000,000 4.800% Fixed Rate Notes due 2027, $1,250,000,000 4.850% Fixed Rate Notes due 2029, $1,000,000,000 4.900% Fixed Rate Notes due 2031 and $1,500,000,000 5.000% Fixed Rate Notes due 2034, fully and unconditionally guaranteed by AstraZeneca PLC, AstraZeneca PLC is filing the following documents solely for incorporation into the Registration Statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-256406):
Exhibit List
| Exhibit No. | Description |
|---|---|
| 1.1 | Underwriting Agreement, dated as of February 21, 2024, among AstraZeneca PLC, AstraZeneca Finance LLC and Barclays Capital |
| Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as representatives of the underwriters. | |
| 1.2 | Pricing Agreement, dated as of February 21, 2024, among AstraZeneca PLC, AstraZeneca Finance LLC and Barclays Capital Inc., |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as representatives of the underwriters. | |
| 4.1 | Officers’ Certificate pursuant to Section 2.08 of the Indenture setting forth the terms of and including forms of |
| the global notes for the $1,250,000,000 4.800% Fixed Rate Notes due 2027, $1,250,000,000 4.850% Fixed Rate Notes due 2029, $1,000,000,000 | |
| 4.900% Fixed Rate Notes due 2031 and $1,500,000,000 5.000% Fixed Rate Notes due 2034. | |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP. |
| 5.2 | Opinion of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP. |
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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: February 26, 2024 |
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| Name: Adrian Kemp |
| Title: Company Secretary |
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