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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 March 2019
 
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.
Results of Placing
 
 
 
29 March 2019
 
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONTAINS INSIDE INFORMATION
 
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AND THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN ARE NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO AUSTRALIA, CANADA, JAPAN, SOUTH AFRICA OR ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE SAME WOULD BE UNLAWFUL. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT AN OFFER OF SECURITIES IN THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, SOUTH AFRICA, AUSTRALIA, JAPAN OR ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE SAME WOULD BE UNLAWFUL.
 
Results of Placing
 
AstraZeneca PLC (the "Company" or "AstraZeneca") is pleased to announce the successful completion of the placing announced earlier today (the "Placing").
 
A total of 44,386,214 new ordinary shares of twenty-five cents each in the Company (the "Placing Shares") have been placed at a price of £60.50 per Placing Share (the "Placing Price"), raising proceeds of approximately £2.69 billion ($3.5 billion at a GBP:USD average exchange rate of 1.3034) (before expenses). The Placing Shares being issued represent approximately 3.5 per cent. of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company.
 
The Placing Price of £60.50 each represents a discount of 1.5 per cent. to the middle market price at the time at which the Company agreed the Placing Price and complies with the guidance set out in the 'Statement of Principles' in respect of the disapplication of pre-emption rights issued by the Pre-Emption Group in 2015. The Placing Shares, when issued, will be credited as fully paid and will rank pari passu in all respects with the existing ordinary shares of twenty-five cents each in the capital of the Company, including the right to receive all dividends and other distributions declared, made or paid on or in respect of such shares after the date of issue.
 
Applications have been made for admission of the Placing Shares to the premium listing segment of the Official List of the Financial Conduct Authority (the "Official List") and to trading on the main market of the London Stock Exchange plc (together, "Admission"). It is expected that settlement for the Placing Shares and Admission will take place at 8.00 a.m. on 2 April 2019. Settlement of the Placing is conditional upon, amongst other things, Admission becoming effective and upon the placing agreement not being terminated in accordance with its terms.
 
Following Admission the total number of shares in issue in the Company will be 1,311,755,099.
 
END
 
 
About AstraZeneca
AstraZeneca is a global, science-led biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development and commercialisation of prescription medicines, primarily for the treatment of diseases in three therapy areas - Oncology, Cardiovascular, Renal & Metabolism and Respiratory. AstraZeneca operates in over 100 countries and its innovative medicines are used by millions of patients worldwide. For more information, please visit astrazeneca.com and follow us on Twitter@AstraZeneca.
 
 
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Important Information:
 
These materials do not contain or constitute an offer or sale or the solicitation of an offer to purchase securities in the United States. The securities referred to herein have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act"), and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration under the Securities Act or an available exemption from, or transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act.
 
 
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.
 
 
AstraZeneca PLC
 
 
 
Date: 29 March 2019
 
 
By: /s/ Adrian Kemp
 
 
Name: Adrian Kemp
 
 
Title: Company Secretary