Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 2434E
AstraZeneca PLC
27 February 2020
 

27 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 26 February 2020, it was notified by Tony Mok, a Non-Executive Director of the Company, that, on 26 February 2020, Mr Mok purchased 1,000 of the Company's American Depositary Shares (ADSs) at a price of $48.00 per ADS. Two ADSs are equivalent to one Ordinary Share of $0.25 in the Company.

 

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

 

 

Tony Mok

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

 

 

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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$48.00

1,000

 

 

d)

 

Aggregated information

 

 

- Aggregated volume

 

 

- Price

 

 

Not applicable - single transaction

 

e)

 

Date of the transaction

 

 

26 February 2020

f)

 

Place of the transaction

 

 

NYSE

 

AstraZeneca

AstraZeneca (LSE/STO/NYSE: AZN) 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 three therapy areas - Oncology, Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolism, and Respiratory. 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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