Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 5861S

AstraZeneca PLC

20 May 2009

 



Transaction by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities

Disclosure Rule DTR 3.1.4

We hereby inform you that on 19 May 2009, the interest of David Brennan, a person discharging managerial responsibilities, in AstraZeneca PLC Ordinary Shares of $0.25 each, changed as detailed below. The change in interest relates to the vesting of a previously announced award made in May 2006 under the AstraZeneca Performance Share Plan, whereby, following the application of performance measures specified at the time of grant, David Brennan has now become beneficially entitled to a percentage of the shares originally awarded. In accordance with the plan rules, the unvested part of the award has immediately and irrevocably lapsed. In addition, sufficient vested shares were withheld to cover certain tax obligations arising on the vesting.

Name	Number of Shares Awarded	Vesting Percentage	Number of Shares Lapsed	Number of Shares Vested	Number of Shares Withheld	Net Number of Shares
David Brennan	19,092	89%	2,100	16,992	6,967	10,025

Mr Brennan has interests in both the Ordinary Shares and the American Depositary Shares (ADSs) of AstraZeneca PLC. One ADS equals one Ordinary Share.

As a result of this transaction, Mr Brennan's interest is now 500,921 Ordinary Shares and 75,883 AstraZeneca ADSs, which together represent approximately 0.04% of the Company's issued ordinary capital.

The market price of AstraZeneca PLC Ordinary Shares of $0.25 each on 19 May 2009 was 2604 pence.

A C N Kemp

Company Secretary

20 May 2009

 

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