6-K 1 a8862z.htm RESULT OF AGM a8862z
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 2026 
 
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
 
 
9 April 2026
 
Results of Annual General Meeting held on 9 April 2026
 
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 10 - 13 were passed as special resolutions; all other resolutions were passed as ordinary resolutions.
 
 
 
 
Resolution
 
Votes for
 
% of votes cast
 
Votes against
 
% of votes cast
 
Votes cast in total
 
Total votes cast as a % of issued share capital
 
Votes withheld
 
1
 
To receive the Company's Accounts, the Reports of the Directors and Auditor and the Strategic Report for the year ended 31 December 2025
 
1,198,663,815
 
99.99%
 
166,701
 
0.01%
 
1,198,830,516
 
77.29%
 
2,309,793
 
2
 
To confirm the 2025 interim dividends
 
1,199,596,253
 
99.91%
 
1,054,621
 
0.09%
 
1,200,650,874
 
77.41%
 
489,438
 
3
 
To appoint KPMG LLP as Auditor
 
1,200,331,533
 
99.98%
 
203,239
 
0.02%
 
1,200,534,772
 
77.40%
 
605,649
 
4
 
To authorise the Directors to agree the remuneration of the Auditor
 
1,200,231,237
 
99.98%
 
277,426
 
0.02%
 
1,200,508,663
 
77.40%
 
631,646
 
5a
 
To re-elect Michel Demaré as a Director
 
1,181,183,631
 
98.39%
 
19,312,258
 
1.61%
 
1,200,495,889
 
77.40%
 
644,420
 
5b
 
To re-elect Pascal Soriot as a Director
 
1,188,466,505
 
99.00%
 
12,056,196
 
1.00%
 
1,200,522,701
 
77.40%
 
617,611
 
5c
 
To re-elect Aradhana Sarin as a Director
 
1,191,427,943
 
99.30%
 
8,391,362
 
0.70%
 
1,199,819,305
 
77.36%
 
1,321,004
 
5d
 
To re-elect Philip Broadley as a Director
 
1,171,470,116
 
97.59%
 
28,983,447
 
2.41%
 
1,200,453,563
 
77.40%
 
686,746
 
5e
 
To re-elect Euan Ashley as a Director
 
1,197,441,098
 
99.75%
 
3,022,489
 
0.25%
 
1,200,463,587
 
77.40%
 
676,722
 
5f
 
To re-elect Birgit Conix as a Director
 
1,200,028,460
 
99.96%
 
428,931
 
0.04%
 
1,200,457,391
 
77.40%
 
683,030
 
5g
 
To re-elect Rene Haas as a Director
 
1,176,085,879
 
97.97%
 
24,361,879
 
2.03%
 
1,200,447,758
 
77.40%
 
692,663
 
5h
 
To re-elect Karen Knudsen as a Director
 
1,200,091,469
 
99.97%
 
370,843
 
0.03%
 
1,200,462,312
 
77.40%
 
678,109
 
5i
 
To re-elect Diana Layfield as a Director
 
1,199,711,377
 
99.94%
 
755,622
 
0.06%
 
1,200,466,999
 
77.40%
 
673,422
 
5j
 
To re-elect Anna Manz as a Director
 
1,199,171,542
 
99.89%
 
1,310,287
 
0.11%
 
1,200,481,829
 
77.40%
 
658,592
 
5k
 
To re-elect Sheri McCoy as a Director
 
1,181,129,650
 
98.39%
 
19,334,808
 
1.61%
 
1,200,464,458
 
77.40%
 
675,963
 
5l
 
To re-elect Tony Mok as a Director
 
1,197,756,109
 
99.77%
 
2,702,422
 
0.23%
 
1,200,458,531
 
77.40%
 
681,890
 
5m
 
To re-elect Marcus Wallenberg as a Director
 
993,713,162
 
83.80%
 
192,121,282
 
16.20%
 
1,185,834,444
 
76.46%
 
15,305,980
 
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 2025
 
1,161,885,452
 
96.78%
 
38,608,771
 
3.22%
 
1,200,494,223
 
77.40%
 
646,086
 
7
 
To renew the authorisation to grant awards under the French Appendix 3 of the AstraZeneca Performance Share Plan 2020
 
1,186,833,063
 
98.89%
 
13,376,194
 
1.11%
 
1,200,209,257
 
77.38%
 
930,948
 
8
 
To authorise limited political donations
 
1,176,818,096
 
98.50%
 
17,954,803
 
1.50%
 
1,194,772,899
 
77.03%
 
6,367,525
 
9
 
To authorise the Directors to allot shares
 
1,115,450,202
 
92.92%
 
84,989,076
 
7.08%
 
1,200,439,278
 
77.40%
 
701,146
 
10
 
To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights
 
1,113,184,536
 
92.75%
 
87,024,695
 
7.25%
 
1,200,209,231
 
77.38%
 
930,073
 
11
 
To authorise the Directors to further disapply pre-emption rights for acquisitions and specified capital investments
 
1,053,612,673
 
87.78%
 
146,670,037
 
12.22%
 
1,200,282,710
 
77.39%
 
856,594
 
12
 
To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares
 
1,197,748,658
 
99.81%
 
2,335,330
 
0.19%
 
1,200,083,988
 
77.38%
 
1,056,436
 
13
 
To reduce the notice period for general meetings
 
1,108,104,727
 
92.31%
 
92,307,790
 
7.69%
 
1,200,412,517
 
77.40%
 
727,904
 
 
 
Nazneen Rahman retired from the Board at the conclusion of the AGM. For the purposes of section 430(2B) of the Companies Act 2006, she will receive her pro-rata entitlement to non-executive director fees for the month of April 2026. 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 7 April 2026, the number of issued shares of the Company was 1,550,988,781 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/NYSE: 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 
 
 
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Matthew Bowden
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: 09 April 2026
 
 
By: /s/ Matthew Bowden
 
Name: Matthew Bowden
 
Title: Company Secretary