Report of Foreign Issuer Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 (6-k)
March 27 2023 - 6:29AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
FORM 6-K
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
Report
of Foreign Issuer
Pursuant
to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the
month of March 2023
Commission
File Number: 001-11960
AstraZeneca PLC
1
Francis Crick Avenue
Cambridge
Biomedical Campus
Cambridge
CB2 0AA
United
Kingdom
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by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F
X
Form 40-F
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as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):
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by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information
contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information
to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes
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“Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number
assigned to the Registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):
82-_____________
AstraZeneca PLC
INDEX
TO EXHIBITS
Director/PDMR Shareholding
27 March 2023 11:00 BST
Transaction by Person Discharging Managerial
Responsibilities
AstraZeneca PLC (the Company) announced that, on 23 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 Performance
Share Plan (AZPSP).
The AZPSP award was granted on 23 March 2018 and was subject to a
three-year performance period. On the third anniversary of grant
the award was placed in a two-year holding period. The award vested
at the end of that holding period. Application of the performance
measures specified at the time of grant resulted in 99% of the
AZPSP award vesting and the remaining unvested part
lapsing.
Following the reinvestment of dividends accrued during performance
and holding periods of the AZPSP 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 AZPSP
|
Pascal Soriot
|
138,093
|
For tax purposes, the fair market value of an Ordinary Share at
vest of the AZPSP award was 10,976 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
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a)
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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
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Ordinary Shares of US$0.25 each in AstraZeneca PLC
GB0009895292
|
b)
|
Nature of the transaction
|
Acquisition of ordinary shares pursuant to a vesting under the
AstraZeneca Performance Share Plan, for nil
consideration.
|
c)
|
Price(s) and volume(s)
|
Price(s)
|
Volume(s)
|
0
|
138,093
|
d)
|
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
Not applicable - single transaction
|
e)
|
Date of the transaction
|
23 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.
Contacts
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Adrian Kemp
Company Secretary
AstraZeneca PLC
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Date:
27 March 2023
|
By: /s/
Adrian Kemp
|
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Name:
Adrian Kemp
|
|
Title:
Company Secretary
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