Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 9849Q
AstraZeneca PLC
24 February 2023
 

24 February 2023 11:00 GMT

 

Transaction by Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities

 

AstraZeneca PLC (the Company) announces that, on 22 February 2023, it was notified by Aradhana Sarin, Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer, that, on 17 February 2023 , Dr Sarin ceased to be beneficially interested in 200 American Depositary Shares (ADSs) of the Company, following the gift of those shares to charity for nil consideration. Each ADS represents one half of an ordinary share of $0.25 each in the Company.

 

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

Aradhana Sarin

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

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 instrument

 

Identification code

AstraZeneca PLC American Depositary Shares

 

 

CUSIP: 046353108

 

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

 

Gift of shares to charity for nil consideration

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

Price(s)

Volume(s)

0

200

d)

 

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

- Price

Not applicable - single transaction

 

 

 

 

e)

 

Date of the transaction

 

17 February 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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Adrian Kemp
Company Secretary

AstraZeneca PLC

 

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