29th Aug 2006 16:00
AstraZeneca PLC29 August 2006 Transaction by Persons Discharging Managerial ResponsibilitiesDisclosure Rules DR 3.1.2R We hereby inform you that on 25 August 2006, Anthony Zook, ExecutiveVice-President, North America, a person discharging managerial responsibilities,exercised an option over 17,606 AstraZeneca PLC American Depositary Shares(ADSs) at an option price of $47.14 per ADS. One ADS equals one Ordinary Share. We also inform you that on 25 August 2006, Mr Zook sold 15,501 of the ADSsacquired from the exercise at an average price of $63.08 per ADS. Mr Zook hasretained the remaining 2,105 ADSs. G H R MuskerCompany Secretary29 August 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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