Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 7550X
AstraZeneca PLC
01 May 2019
 

1 May 2019 12:00 BST

 

 

 

Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities

Disclosure under Article 19 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation

 

AstraZeneca PLC (the Company) announces that, on 29 and 30 April 2019, it was notified of transactions in the Company's ordinary shares of $0.25 each (Ordinary Shares) and American Depositary Shares (ADSs) by certain Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities of the Company (PDMRs) as set out below. Two ADSs are equivalent to one Ordinary Share.

 

 

PDMR

Position

Nature of the transaction

Quantity

Price

Pascal Soriot

Chief Executive Officer

Purchase of Ordinary Shares

17,100

GB£58.255

Philip Broadley

Non-Executive Director

Purchase of Ordinary Shares

520

GB£57.38

Sheri McCoy

Non-Executive Director

Purchase of ADSs

2,372

US$38.1783

Sheri McCoy

Non-Executive Director

Purchase of ADSs

100

US$38.172

Deborah DiSanzo

Non-Executive Director

Purchase of ADSs

1,000

US$38.3056

 

Further details are set out in the attached notifications, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.

 

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

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)

 

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

GB£58.255

17,100

 

 

d)

 

Aggregated information

 

 

- Aggregated volume

 

 

- Price

 

 

Not applicable - single transaction

 

e)

 

Date of the transaction

 

 

29 April 2019

f)

 

Place of the transaction

 

 

XLON

 

1

 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

 

a)

 

Name

 

 

Philip Broadley

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)

 

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

GB£57.38

520

 

 

d)

 

Aggregated information

 

 

- Aggregated volume

 

 

- Price

 

 

Not applicable - single transaction

 

e)

 

Date of the transaction

 

 

30 April 2019

f)

 

Place of the transaction

 

 

XLON

 

 

1

 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

 

a)

 

Name

 

 

Sheri McCoy

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

 

 

AstraZeneca PLC American Depositary Shares

 

 

CUSIP: 046353108

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

 

Purchase of AstraZeneca PLC American Depositary Shares

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

US$38.1783

2,372

US$38.175

100

 

 

d)

 

Aggregated information

 

 

- Aggregated volume

 

 

- Price

 

 

 

 

 

2,472

 

 

US$38.178

e)

 

Date of the transaction

 

 

29 April 2019

f)

 

Place of the transaction

 

 

NYSE

 

 

1

 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

 

a)

 

Name

 

 

Deborah DiSanzo

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

 

 

AstraZeneca PLC American Depositary Shares

 

 

CUSIP: 046353108

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

 

Purchase of AstraZeneca PLC American Depositary Shares

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

US$38.3056

1,000

 

 

d)

 

Aggregated information

 

 

- Aggregated volume

 

 

- Price

 

 

Not applicable - single transaction

 

 

e)

 

Date of the transaction

 

 

29 April 2019

f)

 

Place of the transaction

 

 

NYSE

 

 

About AstraZeneca

AstraZeneca is a global, science-led biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development and commercialisation of prescription medicines, primarily for the treatment of diseases in its main therapy areas - Oncology, CVRM and Respiratory. AstraZeneca operates in over 100 countries and its innovative medicines are used by millions of patients worldwide. For more information, please visit astrazeneca.com and follow us on Twitter @AstraZeneca.

 

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