Director/PDMR Shareholding

AstraZeneca PLC

06 March 2024

 

6 March 2024 15:05 GMT

Transaction by Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities

AstraZeneca PLC (the Company) announced that, on 5 March 2024, an award of the Company's ordinary shares of $0.25 each (Ordinary Shares) vested to Pascal Soriot, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, under the terms of the AstraZeneca Deferred Bonus Plan (AZDBP).

The AZDBP award was granted on 5 March 2021, following the deferral of a portion of Mr Soriot's annual bonus in respect of 2020 performance into Ordinary Shares, and vested on completion of the three-year holding period.

Following the reinvestment of dividends accrued during the deferral period of the AZDBP award, and the withholding of shares to satisfy certain tax obligations arising on vesting, Mr Soriot's beneficial interests in Ordinary Shares changed as detailed in the table below:

PDMR	Position	Ordinary Shares acquired under the AZDBP
Pascal Soriot	Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer	17,702

For tax purposes, the fair market value of an Ordinary Share at vest of the AZDBP award was 10,046 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 (as it forms part of UK law pursuant to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018).

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 17,702
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	Not applicable - single transaction
e)	Date of the transaction	5 March 2024
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

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 social media @AstraZeneca.

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