Total Voting Rights

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AstraZeneca PLC

03 January 2017

 

3 January 2017 16:00

Transparency Directive

Voting Rights and Capital

The following notification is made in accordance with the UK Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rule 5.6.1. On 31 December 2016 the issued share capital of AstraZeneca PLC with voting rights is 1,265,229,424 ordinary shares of US$0.25.  No shares are held in Treasury.  Therefore, the total number of voting rights in AstraZeneca PLC is 1,265,229,424.

The above figure for the total number of voting rights may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, AstraZeneca PLC under the UK Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

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 main therapy areas - Oncology, Cardiovascular & Metabolic Diseases and Respiratory. The Company also is selectively active in the areas of autoimmunity, neuroscience and infection. AstraZeneca operates in over 100 countries and its innovative medicines are used by millions of patients worldwide. For more information, please visit www.astrazeneca.com and follow us on Twitter @AstraZeneca.

Media Enquiries
Neil Burrows	UK/Global	[phone]
Vanessa Rhodes	UK/Global	[phone]
Karen Birmingham	UK/Global	[phone]
Rob Skelding	UK/Global	[phone]
Jacob Lund	Sweden	[phone]
Michele Meixell	US	[phone]
Investor Relations
Thomas Kudsk Larsen		[phone]
Craig Marks	Finance, Fixed Income, M&A	[phone]
Henry Wheeler	Oncology	[phone]
Mitchell Chan	Oncology	[phone]
Lindsey Trickett	Cardiovascular & Metabolic Diseases	[phone]
Nick Stone	Respiratory	[phone]
Christer Gruvris	Autoimmunity, neuroscience & infection	[phone]
US toll free		[phone]

Adrian Kemp

Company Secretary, AstraZeneca PLC

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