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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 February 2023
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
13 February 2023 14:01 GMT
Transaction by Person Discharging Managerial
Responsibilities
AstraZeneca PLC (the Company) announced that, on 9 February 2023,
an award of the Company's ordinary shares of $0.25 each (Ordinary
Shares) under the AstraZeneca Investment Plan (AZIP) vested to
Pascal Soriot, Executive Director and Chief Executive
Officer.
The AZIP award was granted on 27 March 2015 and was subject to a
four-year performance period followed by a four-year holding period
before vesting. Application of the performance measures specified
at the time of grant resulted in 75% of the AZIP award entering the
holding period.
Following the reinvestment of dividends accrued during the
performance and holding periods and the withholding of shares to
satisfy certain tax obligations arising on vesting, Mr Soriot
acquired Ordinary Shares as detailed in the table
below:
PDMR
|
Ordinary Shares acquired under the AZIP
|
Pascal
Soriot
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15,187
|
For tax purposes, the fair market value of an Ordinary Share at
vest was 10,752 pence, being the closing price on the last
trading day preceding the vesting.
Further details are set out in the attached notification, made in
accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation
(since it forms part of UK law pursuant to the European Union
(Withdrawal) Act 2018).
1
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities /
person closely associated
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a)
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Name
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Pascal
Soriot
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2
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Reason for the notification
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a)
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Position/status
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Chief
Executive Officer
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b)
|
Initial notification /Amendment
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Initial
notification
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3
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant,
auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
|
a)
|
Name
|
AstraZeneca
PLC
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b)
|
LEI
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PY6ZZQWO2IZFZC3IOL08
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4i
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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)
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Description of the financial instrument, type of
instrument
Identification
code
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Ordinary Shares of US$0.25 each in AstraZeneca PLC
GB0009895292
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b)
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Nature of the transaction
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Acquisition
of Ordinary Shares pursuant to a vesting under the AstraZeneca
Investment Plan, for nil consideration.
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s)
|
Price(s)
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Volume(s)
|
0
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15,187
|
d)
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Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
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Not applicable - single transaction
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e)
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Date of the transaction
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9
February 2023
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f)
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Place of the transaction
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Outside
a trading venue
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AstraZeneca
AstraZeneca (LSE/STO/Nasdaq: AZN) is a global, science-led
biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery,
development, and commercialisation of prescription medicines in
Oncology, Rare Diseases, and BioPharmaceuticals, including
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.
Date:
13 February 2023
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By: /s/
Adrian Kemp
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Name:
Adrian Kemp
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Title:
Company Secretary
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