Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 7404P

AstraZeneca PLC

30 March 2009

 



Transaction by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities

Disclosure Rules DTR 3.1.4R

We hereby inform you that on 27 March 2009 the following individuals, who are all persons discharging managerial responsibilities, were granted options under the AstraZeneca Share Option Plan over the Company's USD0.25 Ordinary Shares or, in the case of L Tetrault and A Zook, over the Company's American Depositary Shares (ADSs). One ADS equals one Ordinary Share  

Name of individual	Number of shares over which option is granted	Exercise price per share	Period when exercisable
B Angelici	40,964	2280p	27.3.12-26.3.19
A Ekblom	30,180	2280p	27.3.12-26.3.19
J Lundberg	41,668	2280p	27.3.12-26.3.19
J Pott	30,701	2280p	27.3.12-26.3.19
D Smith	33,333	2280p	27.3.12-26.3.19
L Tetrault	73,926	US$33.39	27.3.12-26.3.19
A Zook	113,638	US$33.39	27.3.12-26.3.19

The options will become exercisable on 27 March 2012 subject to certain performance conditions. The conditions, which will not be subject to any retesting, are that the earnings per share of the Company must increase by the increase in the UK Retail Prices Index plus 5% per annum on average over three years, and that no significant unforeseen event has taken place which, in the reasonable opinion of the Remuneration Committee, has resulted in major reputational damage to AstraZeneca, and the circumstances of which are exceptional enough to justify the option not vesting and becoming exercisable. Failure to satisfy either or both of these conditions will result in the lapse of the option in its entirety.  

A C N Kemp

Company Secretary

30 March 2009

 

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