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AstraZeneca PLC02 April 2007 Transaction by Persons Discharging Managerial ResponsibilitiesDisclosure Rules DR 3.1.2R We hereby inform you that on 30 March 2007, the following individuals, who areall persons discharging managerial responsibilities, were each granted an awardunder the terms of the AstraZeneca Performance Share Plan over the Company'sUSD0.25 Ordinary Shares or, in the case of A Zook, over the Company's AmericanDepositary Shares (ADSs). One ADS equals one Ordinary Share Target number Award price of shares awarded per share Normal vesting dateName of individual B Angelici 24,665 2744p 30 March 2010 A P Bloxham 13,591 2744p 30 March 2010 J Lundberg 16,994 2744p 30 March 2010 M Nicklasson 21,951 2744p 30 March 2010 D Smith 16,399 2744p 30 March 2010 A Zook 40,817 US$53.80 30 March 2010 The AstraZeneca Performance Share Plan was approved by shareholders at theCompany's AGM in 2005. Awards made under the Plan may not generally vest beforethe third anniversary of the relevant date of grant nor unless the specifiedperformance target(s) have been met at the end of the three year period which,for this award, is 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2009. The performance target that applies to this award is the Company's TotalShareholder Return ("TSR") compared to the TSR of a selected peer group of 12other pharmaceutical companies. The actual number of shares to which aparticipant may become unconditionally entitled will depend on the extent towhich the performance target(s) have been met. A summary of the Plan, includinga more detailed explanation of the performance target(s), can be found in theAstraZeneca Annual Report and Form 20-F Information 2006 which is available onthe Company's website www.astrazeneca.com. G H R MuskerCompany Secretary2 April 2007 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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