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Notice of AGM
Notice of AGM.
About this update from Astrazeneca Plc
7 March 2025 Notice of Annual General Meeting AstraZeneca PLC (the Company) announced today the publication of its Notice of Annual General Meeting 2025 and Shareholders' Circular (the Notice). The Company's Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be digitally-enabled and will be held on Friday 11 April 2025 at 14:30 (BST). Full details and joining instructions are set out in the Notice. The Notice and proxy form for the AGM have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism. The Notice is also available on the Company's website at www.astrazeneca.com/noticeofmeeting2025. The Notice is being despatched to shareholders today. The business to be conducted at the AGM is summarised below: 1. To receive the Company's Accounts, the Reports of the Directors and Auditor and the Strategic Report for the year ended 31 December 2024 2. To confirm the 2024 interim dividends 3. To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditor 4. To authorise the Directors to agree the remuneration of the Auditor 5. To elect or re-elect Directors 6. 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 7. To authorise limited political donations 8. To authorise the Directors to allot shares 9. To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights 10. To authorise the Directors to further disapply pre-emption rights for acquisitions and specified capital investments 11. To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares 12. To reduce the notice period for general meetings Pursuant to Regulation 41 of the Uncertificated Securities Regulations 2001, only holders of ordinary shares entered in the register of members of the Company by 18:30 (BST) on 9 April 2025 (or their duly appointed proxies), or if this meeting is adjourned, in the register of members by 18:30 (BST) two days prior to any adjourned meeting, are entitled to attend or vote at the AGM in respect of the number of ordinary shares registered in their name at that time. Changes to the entries in the register of members after 18:30 (BST) on 9 April 2025, or if this meeting is adjou...