AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN) publishes 2026 AGM notice and key voting items

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AstraZeneca PLC has published its Notice of Annual General Meeting 2026 and shareholders’ circular and is dispatching them to shareholders. The digitally-enabled AGM will be held on 9 April 2026 at 14:30 (BST).

Shareholders will vote on receiving the 2025 accounts, confirming 2025 interim dividends, appointing KPMG LLP as auditor, re-electing directors, approving the remuneration report, renewing authority for the 2020 Performance Share Plan French appendix, authorising political donations, allotting shares, disapplying pre-emption rights, authorising share buybacks, and reducing the notice period for general meetings. The Notice and related documents are available on AstraZeneca’s website and via the UK National Storage Mechanism.

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 March 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. Notice of AGM

10 March 2026

Notice of Annual General Meeting

AstraZeneca PLC (the Company) announced today the publication of its Notice of Annual General Meeting 2026 and Shareholders' Circular (the Notice).

The Company's Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be digitally-enabled and will be held on Thursday 9 April 2026 at 14:30 (BST). Full details and joining instructions are set out in the Notice. 

The Notice, proxy form and 2020 Performance Share Plan rules have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism. The Notice is also available on the Company's website at www.astrazeneca.com/noticeofmeeting2026.

The Notice is being despatched to shareholders today.

The business to be conducted at the AGM is summarised below:

1.  To receive the Company's Accounts, the Reports of the Directors and Auditor and the Strategic Report for the year ended 31 December 2025

2.   To confirm the 2025 interim dividends

3.   To appoint KPMG LLP as Auditor

4.   To authorise the Directors to agree the remuneration of the Auditor

5.   To re-elect Directors

6.  To approve the annual statement of the Chair of the Remuneration Committee and the Annual    Report on Remuneration for the year ended 31 December 2025

7.  To renew the authorisation to grant awards under the French Appendix 3 of the AstraZeneca   Performance Share Plan 2020

8.   To authorise limited political donations

9.   To authorise the Directors to allot shares

10. To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights

11. To authorise the Directors to further disapply pre-emption rights for acquisitions and specified capital investments

12. To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares

13. To reduce the notice period for general meetings

Holders of ordinary shares listed on the New York Stock Exchange entered in the register of members of the Company by 18:30 (BST) on 7 April 2026 (or their duly appointed proxies), or if this meeting is adjourned, in the register of members by 18:30 (UK time) two UK business days prior to any adjourned meeting, are entitled to participate and vote at the AGM in respect of the number of ordinary shares registered in their name at that time.

Holders of AstraZeneca PLC UK Depositary Interests (UK DIs) in the AstraZeneca PLC Corporate Sponsored Nominee facility (CSN Holders) entered in the Company's register of CSN Holders (the CSN Register) as at 18:00 (BST) on 1 April 2026 or, if the meeting is adjourned, at 18:00 (UK time) on the day which is four UK business days before the day of the adjourned meeting, shall be entitled to provide voting instructions to Computershare Investor Services Plc (in accordance with the notes set out in the Notice) in respect of the number of UK DIs that such holders are beneficially entitled to at that time.

Registered holders of UK DIs other than UK DIs held via the AstraZeneca PLC Corporate Sponsored Nominee facility (UK DI Holders) entered in the Company's register of UK DI Holders (the DI Register) as at 18:00 (BST) on 1 April 2026 or, if the meeting is adjourned, at 18:00 (UK time) on the day which is four UK business days before the day of the adjourned meeting, shall be entitled to provide voting instructions to Computershare Investor Services Plc (in accordance with the notes set out in the Notice) in respect of the number of UK DIs registered in their name at that time. 

The Record Date applied to the Euroclear Sweden system for this AGM is close of business on 27 March 2026. Holders of ordinary shares listed on Nasdaq Stockholm at the Record Date are entitled to vote and participate in the AGM in respect of the number of shares held at the Record Date.

Changes to the entries in the: (i) register of members of the Company; (ii) CSN Register; (iii) DI Register; or (iv) records held in the Euroclear Sweden system, after the respective record dates and times set out above, shall be disregarded in determining the rights of any person to participate or vote at the AGM.

Holders of ordinary shares or UK DIs through a nominee account, broker or bank should refer to the information provided by their account provider (as well as the notes set out in the Notice) for the relevant voting deadlines that apply to them.

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 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 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.

AstraZeneca PLC

Date: 10 March 2026

By: /s/ Matthew Bowden

Name: Matthew Bowden

Title: Company Secretary

FAQ

When is AstraZeneca (AZN) holding its 2026 Annual General Meeting?

AstraZeneca will hold its 2026 Annual General Meeting on 9 April 2026 at 14:30 (BST) as a digitally-enabled meeting. Full joining instructions are set out in the Notice of Meeting available on the company’s website and via the UK National Storage Mechanism.

What main items of business will be voted on at AstraZeneca (AZN) 2026 AGM?

Shareholders will vote on 2025 accounts, confirming 2025 interim dividends, appointing KPMG LLP as auditor, re-electing directors, approving the 2025 remuneration report, renewing a performance share plan appendix, authorising political donations, share allotment, disapplying pre-emption rights, share buybacks, and shortening general meeting notice.

Who can vote at the AstraZeneca (AZN) 2026 AGM for NYSE-listed ordinary shares?

Holders of AstraZeneca ordinary shares listed on the NYSE entered in the company’s register of members by 18:30 (BST) on 7 April 2026 may participate and vote at the AGM, in respect of the number of ordinary shares registered in their name at that time.

What are the record dates for AstraZeneca (AZN) UK Depositary Interests at the 2026 AGM?

CSN Holders and other UK Depositary Interest holders must be on the relevant company registers at 18:00 (BST) on 1 April 2026, or four UK business days before any adjourned meeting, to provide voting instructions to Computershare in line with the AGM Notice.

What is the Euroclear Sweden record date for AstraZeneca (AZN) 2026 AGM voting?

The record date in the Euroclear Sweden system is close of business on 27 March 2026. Holders of AstraZeneca ordinary shares listed on Nasdaq Stockholm at that date are entitled to vote and participate at the AGM for the number of shares held then.

Where can investors access AstraZeneca (AZN) 2026 AGM Notice and circular?

The Notice of Annual General Meeting 2026, shareholders’ circular, proxy form, and 2020 Performance Share Plan rules are available via the UK National Storage Mechanism website and on AstraZeneca’s own site at www.astrazeneca.com/noticeofmeeting2026.

What share capital authorities are proposed at AstraZeneca (AZN) 2026 AGM?

Shareholders are asked to authorise directors to allot shares, disapply pre-emption rights (including an additional authority for acquisitions and specified capital investments), authorise the company to purchase its own shares, and approve a reduced notice period for general meetings.