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 December 2022
 
Commission File Number: 001-11960
 
AstraZeneca PLC
 
1 Francis Crick Avenue
Cambridge Biomedical Campus
Cambridge CB2 0AA
United Kingdom
 
 
Indicate 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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Yes __ No X
 
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AstraZeneca PLC
 
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
 
 
1.
Director/PDMR Shareholding
 
 
 
30 December 2022 11:00 GMT
 
Transaction by Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities
 
AstraZeneca PLC (the Company) announces that, on 29 December 2022, it was notified by Pascal Soriot, Chief Executive Officer, that, on 23 December 2022, Mr Soriot ceased to be beneficially interested in 163,838 Ordinary Shares of $0.25 each in the Company, following the gift of those shares to family members for nil consideration.
 
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
 
Identification code
Ordinary Shares of US$0.25 each in AstraZeneca PLC
 
GB0009895292
 
b)
 
Nature of the transaction
 
Gift of shares to family members for nil consideration
c)
 
Price(s) and volume(s)
 
 
Price(s)
Volume(s)
0
163,838
d)
 
Aggregated information
 
- Aggregated volume
 
- Price
 
Not applicable - single transaction
 
 
 
 
e)
 
Date of the transaction
 
23 December 2022
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.
 
 
AstraZeneca PLC
 
 
Date: 30 December 2022
 
 
By: /s/ Adrian Kemp
 
Name: Adrian Kemp
 
Title: Company Secretary
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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