Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 3828D
AstraZeneca PLC
19 February 2020
 

19 February 2020 07:00 GMT

 

 

TRANSACTION BY PERSON DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Disclosure under Article 19 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation

 

AstraZeneca PLC (the Company) announces that, on 17 February 2020, it was notified by Michel Demaré, a Non-Executive Director of the Company, that, on 17 February 2020, Mr Demaré purchased 700 Ordinary Shares of $0.25 each in the Company (Shares) at a price of £73.13 per Share.

 

The attached notification, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, gives further detail.

 

1

 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

 

a)

 

Name

 

 

Michel Demaré

2

 

Reason for the notification

 

a)

 

Position/status

 

 

Non-Executive Director

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

4

 

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

 

 

Share purchase

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

GB£73.13

700

 

 

d)

 

Aggregated information

 

 

- Aggregated volume

 

 

- Price

 

 

Not applicable - single transaction

 

e)

 

Date of the transaction

 

 

17 February 2020

f)

 

Place of the transaction

 

 

XLON

 

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, CVRM, and Respiratory. AstraZeneca operates in over 100 countries and its innovative medicines are used by millions of patients worldwide. For more information, please visit astrazeneca.com and follow us on Twitter @AstraZeneca.

 

 

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Adrian Kemp
Company Secretary
AstraZeneca PLC


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