FORM 6-K
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
Report
of Foreign Issuer
Pursuant
to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the
month of April 2025
Commission
File Number: 001-11960
AstraZeneca PLC
1
Francis Crick Avenue
Cambridge
Biomedical Campus
Cambridge
CB2 0AA
United
Kingdom
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AstraZeneca PLC
INDEX
TO EXHIBITS
1.
Result of AGM
11 April 2025
Results of Annual General Meeting held on 11 April
2025
AstraZeneca PLC announced the results of the voting at its Annual
General Meeting (AGM) today. As proposed in the Notice of AGM, all
Resolutions were decided by poll vote. Resolutions 9 - 12 were
passed as special resolutions; all other resolutions were passed as
ordinary resolutions.
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Resolution
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Votes for
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% of votes cast
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Votes against
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% of votes cast
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Votes cast in total
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Total votes cast as a % of issued share capital
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Votes withheld
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1
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To receive the Company's Accounts, the Reports of the Directors and
Auditor and the Strategic Report for the year ended 31 December
2024
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1,192,725,049
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99.89
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1,302,321
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0.11
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1,194,027,370
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77.00
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3,895,442
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2
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To confirm the 2024 interim dividends
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1,195,017,493
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99.91
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1,103,545
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0.09
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1,196,121,038
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77.14
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1,801,779
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3
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To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditor
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1,188,274,693
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99.35
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7,772,140
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0.65
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1,196,046,833
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77.13
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1,875,089
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4
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To authorise the Directors to agree the remuneration of the
Auditor
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1,194,967,897
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99.91
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1,035,521
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0.09
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1,196,003,418
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77.13
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1,919,068
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5a
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To re-elect Michel Demaré as a Director
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1,192,597,854
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99.72
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3,348,956
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0.28
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1,195,946,810
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77.13
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1,975,799
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5b
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To re-elect Pascal Soriot as a Director
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1,194,161,249
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99.85
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1,828,809
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0.15
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1,195,990,058
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77.13
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1,932,568
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5c
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To re-elect Aradhana Sarin as a Director
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1,193,240,137
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99.77
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2,730,661
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0.23
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1,195,970,798
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77.13
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1,951,782
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5d
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To re-elect Philip Broadley as a Director
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1,192,344,687
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99.70
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3,578,792
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0.30
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1,195,923,479
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77.12
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1,999,129
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5e
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To re-elect Euan Ashley as a Director
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1,193,753,030
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99.82
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2,163,488
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0.18
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1,195,916,518
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77.12
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2,006,023
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5f
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To elect Birgit Conix as a Director
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1,195,603,172
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99.97
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315,680
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0.03
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1,195,918,852
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77.12
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2,003,690
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5g
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To elect Rene Haas as a Director
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1,173,872,808
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98.16
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22,033,446
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1.84
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1,195,906,254
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77.12
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2,016,215
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5h
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To elect Karen Knudsen as a Director
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1,195,604,027
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99.97
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301,466
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0.03
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1,195,905,493
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77.12
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2,017,116
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5i
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To re-elect Diana Layfield as a Director
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1,195,604,497
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99.97
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300,003
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0.03
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1,195,904,500
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77.12
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2,018,109
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5j
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To re-elect Anna Manz as a Director
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1,194,823,605
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99.91
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1,048,387
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0.09
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1,195,871,992
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77.12
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2,050,618
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5k
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To re-elect Sheri McCoy as a Director
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1,149,796,685
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96.15
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46,101,055
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3.85
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1,195,897,740
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77.12
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2,024,865
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5l
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To re-elect Tony Mok as a Director
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1,195,574,262
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99.97
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310,802
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0.03
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1,195,885,064
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77.12
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2,037,477
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5m
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To re-elect Nazneen Rahman as a Director
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1,193,299,249
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99.79
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2,566,024
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0.21
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1,195,865,273
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77.12
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2,057,343
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5n
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To re-elect Marcus Wallenberg as a Director
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980,843,680
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83.11
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199,351,215
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16.89
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1,180,194,895
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76.11
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17,727,254
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6
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To approve the annual statement of the Chair of the Remuneration
Committee and the Annual Report on Remuneration for the year ended
31 December 2024
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1,152,784,239
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96.40
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43,097,131
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3.60
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1,195,881,370
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77.12
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2,041,421
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7
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To authorise limited political donations
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1,152,744,556
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96.90
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36,841,029
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3.10
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1,189,585,585
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76.72
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8,336,892
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8
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To authorise the Directors to allot shares
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1,108,802,235
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92.72
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87,039,743
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7.28
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1,195,841,978
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77.12
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2,080,506
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9
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To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption
rights
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1,057,501,935
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88.45
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138,089,003
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11.55
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1,195,590,938
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77.10
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2,331,672
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10
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To authorise the Directors to further disapply pre-emption rights
for acquisitions and specified capital investments
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1,011,405,311
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84.89
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179,961,211
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15.11
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1,191,366,522
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76.83
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6,556,062
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11
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To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares
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1,186,436,265
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99.24
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9,028,112
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0.76
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1,195,464,377
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77.10
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2,458,408
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12
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To reduce the notice period for general meetings
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1,109,717,539
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92.81
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85,989,258
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7.19
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1,195,706,797
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77.11
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2,216,021
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Deborah
DiSanzo and Andreas Rummelt retired from the Board at the
conclusion of the AGM. For the purposes of section 430(2B) of the
Companies Act 2006, they will receive their pro-rata entitlement to
non-executive director fees for the month of April 2025. No other
remuneration payment or payment for loss of office will be
made.
A copy of the resolutions passed at the AGM (other
than resolutions concerning ordinary business) has been submitted
to the National Storage Mechanism for publication, and will shortly
be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
Issued
capital
As at 9 April 2025, the number of issued shares of the Company was
1,550,636,615 ordinary shares, which was the total number of shares
entitling the holders to attend and vote for or against all of the
resolutions at the AGM. In accordance with the Company's Articles
of Association, on a poll every member present in person or by
proxy has one vote for every share held.
AstraZeneca
AstraZeneca (LSE/STO/Nasdaq: AZN) is a global, science-led
biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery,
development, and commercialisation of prescription medicines in
Oncology, Rare Diseases, and BioPharmaceuticals, including
Cardiovascular, Renal & Metabolism, and Respiratory &
Immunology. Based in Cambridge, UK, AstraZeneca's innovative
medicines are sold in more than 125 countries and used by millions
of patients worldwide. Please visit astrazeneca.com and
follow the Company on social media @AstraZeneca.
Contacts
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Adrian Kemp
Company Secretary
AstraZeneca PLC
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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AstraZeneca
PLC
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Date:
11 April 2025
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By: /s/
Adrian Kemp
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Name:
Adrian Kemp
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Title:
Company Secretary
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