TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer |
AstraZeneca PLC |
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2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): |
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
Yes |
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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached |
No |
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments |
No |
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
No |
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Other (please specify): |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the |
Invesco Limited |
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) |
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5. Date of the transaction and date on |
17 April 2014 |
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6. Date on which issuer notified: |
17 June 2014 |
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or |
5% |
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8. Notified details: |
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A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix |
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Class/type of
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Situation previous |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Number of voting |
% of voting rights x |
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Direct |
Direct xi |
Indirect xii |
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Indirect |
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Ordinary Shares |
72,920,319 |
72,920,319 |
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63,033,761 |
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4.99% |
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GB0009895292 |
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Type of financial |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting |
% of voting |
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Type of financial |
Exercise price |
Expiration date xvii |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting rights instrument refers to
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% of voting rights xix, xx
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Nominal |
Delta |
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Total (A+B+C) |
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Number of voting rights |
Percentage of voting rights |
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63,033,761 |
4.99% |
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the |
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Invesco Advisers Inc. - 182,047 Invesco Asset Management Japan - 75,034 Invesco Asset Management Limited - 16,790,150 Invesco Asset Management S.A (France) - 76,196 Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC - 158,278 Invesco GT Management Ltd - 39,146 Invesco Hong Kong Limited - 1,155 Invesco Fund Managers Limited - 45,006,926 Invesco Asset Management Limited GmbH - 667,087 Van Kampen Asset Management - 37,742 |
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Proxy Voting: |
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10. Name of the proxy holder: |
Invesco Limited |
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease |
N/A |
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold |
N/A |
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14. Contact name: |
Sam Edwards |
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15. Contact telephone number: |
01491 416381 |
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