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RNS Number : 0977S

AstraZeneca PLC

16 December 2016

16 December 2016 13:00

Transaction by a Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities

Disclosure under Articles 19(3) and 19(6) of the EU Market Abuse Regulation

On 16 December 2016, Pascal Soriot, a Director of the Company, notified us that, on 16 December 2016, he ceased to be beneficially interested in 59,951 AstraZeneca PLC Ordinary Shares of $0.25 each as a result of a gift of those shares to family members for nil consideration.

The attached notification, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, gives further detail.

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

 
 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       Initial notification 
       /Amendment 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance 
       market participant, auction platform, auctioneer 
       or auction monitor 
---  --------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                       AstraZeneca PLC 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 b)   LEI                        Not applicable 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 4    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             Ordinary Shares of US$0.25 
       the financial              each in AstraZeneca PLC 
       instrument, type 
       of instrument 
                                  GB0009895292 
       Identification 
       code 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 b)   Nature of the              Gift of shares to family 
       transaction                members for nil consideration 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)       Price(s)   Volume(s) 
                                   ---------  ---------- 
                                    0          59,951 
                                   ---------  ---------- 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 d)   Aggregated information     Not applicable - single transaction 
 
 
       - Aggregated volume 
 
 
       - Price 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 e)   Date of the transaction    16 December 2016 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 f)   Place of the transaction   London 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------

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