Company: AZN
Filing Date: 2025-09-29
Form Type: 6-K
Source: 0001104659-25-094039
Chunk: 38

Company: ASTRAZENECA PLC
Filing Date: 2025-09-29
Form: 6-K
Chunk 38
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 of each Affiliate Share at the Effective Time:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 (a) the automatic transfer of each such Affiliate Share to the DR Depositary Nominee;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
 (b) the automatic cancellation of any outstanding share certificates; and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
 (c) the recording of the DR Depositary Nominee as the registered holder of each such Affiliate Share and issuance by the DR Depositary to (or for the benefit of) each such Affiliate Shareholder, AstraZeneca DRs representing such Affiliate Shares on a one for one basis. The new Article 149.5 also provides that each such Shareholder shall be bound by the terms of the DR Terms which govern the relationship between the DR Depositary and the holders of AstraZeneca DRs. | ​ | ​ |
| ​ | ​ | New Article 149.6 (Transfer of Cede ADS Shares and Other ADS Shares and cancellation of ADSs) | ​ | ​ | ​ | Inclusion of a new Article to effect the following transactions in respect of each Cede ADS Share or Other ADS Share (in each case other than Affiliate Shares) represented by registered AstraZeneca ADSs at the Effective Time:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | ​ | ​ |

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| ​ | ​ | New Articles ref.                                                                                | ​ | ​ | ​ | Explanation for proposed amendment                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | ​ | ​ |
| ​ | ​ | ​                                                                                                | ​ | ​ | ​ | (a) with respect to the Cede ADS Shares:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
 (i) the automatic transfer of each such Cede ADS Shares to the DTC Nominee by first transferring such Cede ADS Shares to the DR Depositary Nominee as set out in Article 149.8;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
 (ii) the recording of the DTC Nominee as the registered holder of such number of Cede ADS Shares as is equal (save in respect of fractional entitlements, as described below) to the number of Cede ADS Shares which the AstraZeneca ADSs represent and crediting of a book entry interest in respect of each such Cede ADS Share to the DTC participants who held interests in AstraZeneca ADSs through DTC; and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
 (iii) the debiting of book entry interests in the AstraZeneca ADSs representing the Cede ADS Shares and cancellation of the relevant AstraZeneca ADSs;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
 (b)