1 November 2016 15:30
Transaction by Person Closely Associated with a Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities
Disclosure under Articles 19(3) and 19(6) of the EU Market Abuse Regulation
On 31 October 2016, Mrs Susan Chipchase notified us that, on 27 October 2016, she purchased 100 AstraZeneca PLC Ordinary Shares of US$0.25 each at a price of £48.08 per share.
Mrs Chipchase is a person closely associated with Graham Chipchase, a Non-Executive Director of AstraZeneca PLC.
The attached notification, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, gives further detail.
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
1 |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
a) |
Name |
Susan Chipchase |
2 |
Reason for the notification |
a) |
Position/status |
Person Closely Associated with a Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities (PDMR) in respect of AstraZeneca PLC |
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 |
Not applicable |
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 |
Acquisition |
c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
Price(s) |
Volume(s) |
4807.95 pence |
100 |
|
d) |
Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
Not applicable - single transaction |
e) |
Date of the transaction |
27 October 2016 |
f) |
Place of the transaction |
London |
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