AstraZeneca PLC — Director's Dealing 2018

Mar 28, 2018

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AstraZeneca PLC

28 March 2018

28 March 2018 15:00 BST

TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Disclosure under Article 19 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation

AstraZeneca PLC (the Company) announces that, on 27 March 2018, 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).

The AZDBP award was granted on 27 March 2015, following the deferral of a portion of each PDMR's annual bonus paid in respect of 2014 performance into Ordinary Shares, and vested on completion of the three-year holding period.

Following 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
Pascal Soriot	11,998
Marc Dunoyer	3,768

For tax purposes, the fair market value of an Ordinary Share at vest was 4760.0 pence, being the closing price on the last trading day preceding the vesting day.

Further details are set out in the attached notifications, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.

About AstraZeneca

AstraZeneca 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. The Company also is selectively active in the areas of autoimmunity, neuroscience and infection. AstraZeneca operates in over 100 countries and its innovative medicines are used by millions of patients worldwide. 

For more information, please visit www.astrazeneca.com and follow us on Twitter @AstraZeneca.

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Adrian Kemp

Company Secretary

AstraZeneca PLC

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	11,998

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

Not applicable - single transaction

e)

Date of the transaction

27 March 2018

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	3,768

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

Not applicable - single transaction

e)

Date of the transaction

27 March 2018

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

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