Director/PDMR Shareholding

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AstraZeneca PLC

09 March 2021

 

9 March 2021 15:00 GMT

Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities

AstraZeneca PLC (the Company) announced that, on 5 March 2021, certain Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities of the Company (PDMRs) were granted awards of the Company's ordinary shares of $0.25 each (Ordinary Shares) under the terms of the AstraZeneca Deferred Bonus Plan (AZDBP) and the AstraZeneca Performance Share Plan (AZPSP), as detailed in the table below.

PDMR	Ordinary Shares granted under the AZDBP	Ordinary Shares granted under the AZPSP	Award price per Ordinary Share
Pascal Soriot	16,944	106,655	£68.44
Marc Dunoyer	9,057	51,828	£68.44

The AZDBP award represents the portion of each PDMR's annual bonus for 2020 that they are required to defer into shares. The Ordinary Shares granted under the AZDBP are subject to a three-year holding period and are due to vest on the third anniversary of grant.

The AZPSP award is subject to a combination of performance measures focused on scientific, commercial and financial performance. An ESG measure has also been introduced to the 2021 AZPSP performance measures, which focuses on the delivery of AstraZeneca's Ambition Zero Carbon commitments and underlines the importance the Company places on eliminating Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 2025. The performance measures will be assessed over a three-year performance period (1 January 2021 to 31 December 2023). The Ordinary Shares granted under the AZPSP are subject to a two-year holding period following the performance period, and are due to vest on the fifth anniversary of grant.

Details of the performance measures attached to the AZPSP award can be found in the Directors' Remuneration Report within the AstraZeneca Annual Report and Form 20-F Information 2020, which is available on the Company's website at www.astrazeneca.com/annualreport2020 .

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	Grants of share awards under the AstraZeneca Performance Share Plan and the AstraZeneca Deferred Bonus Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £68.44 123,599
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	Not applicable - single transaction
e)	Date of the transaction	5 March 2021
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Marc Dunoyer
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Financial 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	Grants of share awards under the AstraZeneca Performance Share Plan and the AstraZeneca Deferred Bonus Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £68.44 60,885
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	Not applicable - single transaction
e)	Date of the transaction	5 March 2021
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, primarily for the treatment of diseases in three therapy areas - Oncology, 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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