Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 8756N

AstraZeneca PLC

25 February 2009

 



Transaction by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities

Disclosure Rule DTR 3.1.4

We hereby inform you that on 24 February 2009, the interest of the following individuals, who are all persons discharging managerial responsibilities, in AstraZeneca PLC Ordinary Shares of $0.25 each, changed as detailed below. The change in interest relates to the vesting of previously announced awards made in February 2006 under the AstraZeneca Deferred Bonus Plan whereby the individuals concerned have now become beneficially entitled to the shares. In each case, sufficient shares were withheld to cover certain tax obligations arising on the vesting.

Name	Number of Shares Vested	Number of Shares Withheld	Net Number of Shares
Bruno Angelici	2,448	1,004	1,444
Jan Lundberg	2,059	1,195	864

The closing market price of AstraZeneca PLC Ordinary Shares of $0.25 each on 24 February 2009 was 2415 pence.

A C N Kemp

Company Secretary

25 February 2009

 

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