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 August 2026
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
1.
Director/PDMR Shareholding
19 August 2026
Transaction by Person Discharging Managerial
Responsibilities
AstraZeneca PLC (the Company) announced that, on 17 August 2026, an
award of the Company's ordinary shares of $0.25 each (Ordinary
Shares) vested to the Company's Chief Financial Officer, Dr
Aradhana Sarin, under the AstraZeneca Performance Share Plan (the
AZPSP).
The award of shares under the AZPSP was granted on 13 August 2021
and was subject to a combination of performance measures focused on
scientific, commercial and financial performance assessed over a
three-year 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. This is the first PSP award to vest for
Dr Sarin following her appointment as Chief Financial Officer of
the Company in 2021.
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, the
Dr Sarin's beneficial interests in Ordinary Shares changed as
detailed in the table below:
|
PDMR
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Position
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Ordinary Shares acquired
|
|
Aradhana Sarin
|
Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer
|
11,133
|
For tax purposes, the fair market value of an Ordinary Share at
vest of the AZPSP award was £114.60, 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
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities /
person closely associated
|
|
a)
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Name
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Aradhana Sarin
|
|
2
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Reason for the notification
|
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a)
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Position/status
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Chief Financial Officer
|
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b)
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Initial notification /Amendment
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Initial notification
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3
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant,
auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
|
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a)
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Name
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AstraZeneca PLC
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b)
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LEI
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PY6ZZQWO2IZFZC3IOL08
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4
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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
|
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b)
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Nature of the transaction
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Acquisition of Ordinary Shares pursuant to a vesting under the
AstraZeneca Performance Share Plan, for nil
consideration.
|
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c)
|
Price(s) and volume(s)
|
Price(s)
|
Volume(s)
|
|
0
|
11,133
|
|
d)
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Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
Not applicable - single transaction
|
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e)
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Date of the transaction
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17 August 2026
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f)
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Place of the transaction
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Outside a trading venue
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AstraZeneca
AstraZeneca (LSE/STO/NYSE: AZN) is a global, science-led
biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery,
development, and commercialisation of prescription medicines in
Oncology, Rare Disease, 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 and
follow the Company on Social Media @AstraZeneca.
Contacts
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Matthew Bowden
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: 19 August
2026
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By: /s/
Matthew Bowden
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Name:
Matthew Bowden
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Title:
Company Secretary
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