AstraZeneca PLC Holdings Report: Capital Group Boosts Voting Rights to 5.01%

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Form 6-K
Filed on: 2025-08-26
Source
AstraZeneca PLC Holdings Report: Capital Group Boosts Voting Rights to 5.01%

Here are the key details extracted from the financial report (Form 6-K) regarding holdings in AstraZeneca PLC:

General Information

  • Form Type: 6-K
  • Issuer: AstraZeneca PLC
  • Commission File Number: 001-11960
  • Document Date: 26 August 2025
  • Reporting Period: August 2025

Holdings Notification

  • ISIN: GB0009895292
  • Type of Issuer: UK
  • Reason for Notification: Acquisition or disposal of voting rights

Shareholder Details

  • Name of Shareholder: The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
  • City of Registered Office: Los Angeles
  • Country of Registered Office: USA

Voting Rights Details

  • Date Threshold Crossed: 22 August 2025
  • Date Issuer Notified: 25 August 2025
  • Voting Rights Held:
  • Total Voting Rights: 77,684,561
  • Percentage of Voting Rights: 5.009701%
  • Previous Notification Percentage: 4.997854%

Breakdown of Holdings

  1. Voting Rights Attached to Shares:
  • Common Stock (ISIN: GB0009895292): 62,998,778 shares (4.062648%)
  • Depository Receipts (ISIN: US0463531089): 14,685,783 shares (0.947053%)
  • Total Voting Rights from Shares: 77,684,561 (5.009701%)
  1. Financial Instruments:
  • Voting Rights through Financial Instruments:
    • No voting rights reported from financial instruments.

Additional Information

  • The Capital Group Companies, Inc. is the parent company of several investment management firms, and the shares reported are held in accounts under discretionary investment management.

Signatory

  • Signed by: Matthew Bowden, Company Secretary, AstraZeneca PLC

This report indicates a modest increase in the percentage of voting rights held by The Capital Group Companies, Inc. in AstraZeneca PLC, suggesting potential strategic positioning or investment interest in the company.