Report of Foreign Issuer Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 (6-k)
29 April 2022 - 8:03PM
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 April 2022
Commission
File Number: 001-11960
AstraZeneca PLC
1
Francis Crick Avenue
Cambridge
Biomedical Campus
Cambridge
CB2 0AA
United
Kingdom
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AstraZeneca PLC
INDEX
TO EXHIBITS
29 April 2022 17:30 BST
Results of Annual General Meeting held on 29 April
2022
AstraZeneca PLC announced the results of the voting at its Annual
General Meeting (AGM) today. As proposed in the Notice of AGM, all
Resolutions were decided by poll vote. Resolutions 9 - 12 were
passed as special resolutions; all other resolutions were passed as
ordinary resolutions.
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Resolution
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Votes for
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% of votes cast
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Votes against
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% of votes cast
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Votes cast in total
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Total votes cast as a % of issued share capital
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Votes withheld
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1
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To receive the Company's Accounts, the Reports of the Directors and
Auditor and the Strategic Report for the year ended 31 December
2021
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1,203,570,226
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99.85
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1,828,274
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0.15
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1,205,398,500
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77.79
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5,547,341
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2
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To confirm dividends
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1,193,597,088
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98.93
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12,920,907
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1.07
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1,206,517,995
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77.87
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4,366,330
|
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3
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To reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditor
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1,198,088,929
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99.29
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8,509,251
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0.71
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1,206,598,180
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77.87
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4,347,248
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4
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To authorise the Directors to agree the remuneration of the
Auditor
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1,204,954,300
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99.87
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1,563,462
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0.13
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1,206,517,762
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77.87
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4,311,513
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5a
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To re-elect Leif Johansson as a Director
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1,166,282,927
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96.68
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40,088,832
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3.32
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1,206,371,759
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77.86
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4,573,789
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5b
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To re-elect Pascal Soriot as a Director
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1,205,673,389
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99.93
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863,219
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0.07
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1,206,536,608
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77.87
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4,408,995
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5c
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To elect Aradhana Sarin as a Director
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1,204,771,723
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99.86
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1,661,294
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0.14
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1,206,433,017
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77.86
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4,512,437
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5d
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To re-elect Philip Broadley as a Director
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1,191,418,997
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98.75
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15,054,946
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1.25
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1,206,473,943
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77.86
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4,471,514
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5e
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To re-elect Euan Ashley as a Director
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1,205,615,431
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99.93
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843,877
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0.07
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1,206,459,308
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77.86
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4,486,117
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5f
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To re-elect Michel Demaré as a
Director
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1,159,460,793
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96.34
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44,030,272
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3.66
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1,203,491,065
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77.67
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7,453,982
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5g
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To re-elect Deborah DiSanzo as a Director
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1,199,445,587
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99.98
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245,001
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0.02
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1,199,690,588
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77.43
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11,254,771
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5h
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To re-elect Diana Layfield as a Director
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1,206,239,742
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99.98
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251,612
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0.02
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1,206,491,354
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77.87
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4,454,103
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5i
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To re-elect Sheri McCoy as a Director
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1,199,985,750
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99.46
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6,515,562
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0.54
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1,206,501,312
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77.87
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4,444,145
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5j
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To re-elect Tony Mok as a Director
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1,205,526,446
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99.92
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961,584
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0.08
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1,206,488,030
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77.86
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4,457,427
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5k
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To re-elect Nazneen Rahman as a Director
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1,192,803,495
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98.87
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13,681,523
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1.13
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1,206,485,018
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77.86
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4,460,509
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5l
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To elect Andreas Rummelt as a Director
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1,205,642,938
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99.93
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816,947
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0.07
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1,206,459,885
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77.86
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4,485,572
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5m
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To re-elect Marcus Wallenberg as a Director
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979,070,782
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81.15
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227,477,101
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18.85
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1,206,547,883
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77.87
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4,397,534
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6
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To approve the Annual Report on Remuneration for the year ended 31
December 2021
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1,109,853,237
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92.23
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93,486,120
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7.77
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1,203,339,357
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77.66
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7,606,290
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7
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To authorise limited political donations
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1,176,840,533
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97.53
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29,853,717
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2.47
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1,206,694,250
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77.88
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4,261,968
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8
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To authorise the Directors to allot shares
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1,112,092,040
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92.70
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87,623,060
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7.30
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1,199,715,100
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77.43
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11,230,323
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9
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To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption
rights
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1,193,005,130
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99.11
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10,731,935
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0.89
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1,203,737,065
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77.69
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7,206,669
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10
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To authorise the Directors to further disapply pre-emption rights
for acquisitions and specified capital investments
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1,175,775,085
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97.67
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27,999,631
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2.33
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1,203,774,716
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77.69
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7,088,425
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11
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To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares
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1,195,870,775
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99.15
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10,230,544
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0.85
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1,206,101,319
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77.84
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4,843,802
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12
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To reduce the notice period for general meetings
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1,062,882,097
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88.11
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143,446,819
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11.89
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1,206,328,916
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77.85
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4,616,168
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13
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To extend the AstraZeneca PLC 2012 Savings Related Share Option
Scheme
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1,200,174,255
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99.53
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5,676,533
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0.47
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1,205,850,788
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77.82
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5,094,639
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A copy of the resolutions passed
at the AGM (other than resolutions concerning ordinary business)
has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism for
publication, and will shortly be available for inspection
at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
Issued capital
As at 27 April 2022, the number of issued shares of the Company was
1,549,464,013 ordinary shares, which was the total number of shares
entitling the holders to attend and vote for or against all of the
resolutions at the AGM. In accordance with the Company's Articles
of Association, on a poll every member present in person or by
proxy has one vote for every share held.
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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click here.
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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:
29 April 2022
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By: /s/
Adrian Kemp
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Name:
Adrian Kemp
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Title:
Company Secretary
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