6th Mar 2006 16:00
AstraZeneca PLC06 March 2006 Transaction by Persons Discharging Managerial ResponsibilitiesDisclosure Rules DR 3.1.2R We hereby inform you that on 3 March 2006, Tony Bloxham, ExecutiveVice-President, Human Resources, a person discharging managerialresponsibilities, exercised an option over 5,231 AstraZeneca PLC USD0.25Ordinary Shares at an option price of 1337 pence per share. The option wasgranted to Mr Bloxham in March 1996 under the Company's 1994 Executive ShareOption Scheme and was due to expire on 29 March 2006 if not exercised beforethen. We also inform you that on 3 March 2006, Mr Bloxham sold the 5,231 sharesacquired from the exercise at a price of 2649 pence per share. G H R Musker Company Secretary 6 March 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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