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RNS Number : 5120Z AstraZeneca PLC 05 March 2025
5 March 2025
Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities
AstraZeneca PLC (the Company) announced that, on 4 March 2025, 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 Position Ordinary Shares granted under the AZDBP Ordinary Shares granted under the AZPSP Award price per Ordinary Share
Pascal Soriot Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer 14,623 109,781 £119.63
Aradhana Sarin Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer 6,243 45,494 £119.63
The AZDBP award represents the portion of each PDMR's annual bonus for 2024
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, financial and sustainability performance. The
performance measures will be assessed over a three-year performance period (1
January 2025 to 31 December 2027). 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 2024, which is available on the Company's website at
www.astrazeneca.com/annualreport2024
(https://www.astrazeneca.com/investor-relations/annual-reports/annual-report-2024.html)
.
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 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 Ordinary Shares of US$0.25 each in AstraZeneca PLC
Identification code
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)
£119.63 124,404
d) Aggregated information Not applicable - single transaction
- Aggregated volume
- Price
e) Date of the transaction 4 March 2025
f) Place of the transaction Outside a trading venue
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
Not applicable - single transaction
e)
Date of the transaction
4 March 2025
f)
Place of the transaction
Outside a trading venue
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
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 Ordinary Shares of US$0.25 each in AstraZeneca PLC
Identification code
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)
£119.63 51,737
d) Aggregated information Not applicable - single transaction
- Aggregated volume
- Price
e) Date of the transaction 4 March 2025
f) Place of the transaction Outside a trading venue
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
Not applicable - single transaction
e)
Date of the transaction
4 March 2025
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's innovative medicines are
sold in more than 125 countries and used by millions of patients worldwide.
Please visit astrazeneca.com (http://www.astrazeneca.com/) and follow the
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Adrian Kemp
Company Secretary
AstraZeneca PLC
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