2nd Dec 2005 16:00
AstraZeneca PLC02 December 2005 Transaction by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities Disclosure Rules DR 3.1.2R We hereby inform you that on 1 December 2005, Dr Barrie Thorpe, ExecutiveVice-President, Operations, a person discharging managerial responsibilities,acquired an interest in 226 AstraZeneca PLC USD0.25 Ordinary Shares at a priceof 1756 pence per share following the exercise of an option under theAstraZeneca Savings Related Share Option Scheme. G H R Musker Company Secretary 2 December 2005 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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