Director/PDMR Shareholding
19 February 2020 07:00 GMT
TRANSACTION BY PERSON DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Disclosure under Article 19 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation
AstraZeneca PLC (the Company) announces that, on 17 February 2020, it was notified by Michel Demaré, a Non-Executive Director of the Company, that, on 17 February 2020, Mr Demaré purchased 700 Ordinary Shares of $0.25 each in the Company (Shares) at a price of £73.13 per Share.
The attached notification, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, gives further detail.
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Name | Michel Demaré | ||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position/status | Non-Executive Director | ||||
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
| a) | Name | AstraZeneca PLC | ||||
| b) | LEI | PY6ZZQWO2IZFZC3IOL08 | ||||
| 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 the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary Shares of US$0.25 each in AstraZeneca PLC GB0009895292 | ||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Share purchase | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | Not applicable - single transaction | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 17 February 2020 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | XLON | ||||
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