Director/PDMR Shareholding
8 March 2023 11:00 GMT
Transaction by Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities
AstraZeneca PLC (the Company) announced that, on 6 March 2023, an award of the Company's ordinary shares of $0.25 each (Ordinary Shares) vested to Pascal Soriot, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, under the terms of the AstraZeneca Deferred Bonus Plan (AZDBP).
The AZDBP award was granted on 6 March 2020, following the deferral of a portion of Mr Soriot's annual bonus in respect of 2019 performance into Ordinary Shares, and vested on completion of the three-year holding period.
Following the reinvestment of dividends accrued during the deferral period of the AZDBP award, and the withholding of shares to satisfy certain tax obligations arising on vesting, Mr Soriot's beneficial interests in Ordinary Shares changed as detailed in the table below:
| PDMR | Ordinary Shares acquired under the AZDBP |
| Pascal Soriot | 8,853 |
For tax purposes, the fair market value of an Ordinary Share at vest of the AZDBP award was 10,784 pence, being the closing price on the last trading day preceding the vesting.
Further details are set out in the attached notification, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation (as it forms part of UK law pursuant to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018).
| 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 /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 | ||||
| 4i | 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 instrumentIdentification code | Ordinary Shares of US$0.25 each in AstraZeneca PLCGB0009895292 | ||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Acquisition of Ordinary Shares pursuant to a vesting under the AstraZeneca Deferred Bonus Plan, for nil consideration. | ||||
| 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 | 6 March 2023 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||
AstraZeneca
AstraZeneca (LSE/STO/Nasdaq: AZN) is a global, science-led biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialisation of prescription medicines in Oncology, Rare Diseases, and BioPharmaceuticals, including Cardiovascular, Renal & Metabolism, and Respiratory & Immunology. Based in Cambridge, UK, AstraZeneca operates in over 100 countries and its innovative medicines are used by millions of patients worldwide. Please visit astrazeneca.com and follow the Company on Twitter @AstraZeneca.
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