Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 3149Y

AstraZeneca PLC

28 February 2012

 



Transaction by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities

Disclosure Rule DTR 3.1.4

On 27 February 2012, 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 2009 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. The interests of Lynn Tetrault and Tony Zook are in American Depositary Shares (ADSs) of AstraZeneca PLC.  One ADS equals one Ordinary Share.

Name	Number of shares vested	Number of shares withheld	Net number of shares	Market price on vesting
David Smith	2,535	668	1,867	2856p
Lynn Tetrault	3,432	1,344	2,088	$45.44
Tony Zook	5,050	2,175	2,875	$45.44

A C N Kemp

Company Secretary

28 February 2012

 

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