28th Mar 2006 16:00
AstraZeneca PLC28 March 2006 Transaction by Persons Discharging Managerial ResponsibilitiesDisclosure Rules DR 3.1.2R We hereby inform you that on 27 March 2006, Anthony Zook, ExecutiveVice-President, North America, a person discharging managerial responsibilities,exercised an option over 30,990 AstraZeneca PLC American Depositary Shares(ADSs) at an option price of $35.16 per ADS. One ADS equals one Ordinary Share. We also inform you that on 27 March 2006, Mr Zook sold 24,790 of the ADSsacquired from the exercise at an average price of $50.39 per ADS. The sale waseffected to cover the cost of exercising the option and to meet certainimmediate tax liabilities. Mr Zook has retained the remaining 6,200 ADSs. G H R MuskerCompany Secretary28 March 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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