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 England

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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: 14 March, 2019	By:	/s/ Adrian Kemp
	Name:	Adrian Kemp
	Title:	Company Secretary

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Notice of AGM Notice of Annual General Meeting 2019 and Shareholders’ Circular

Letter from the Chairman This document is important and requires your immediate attention If you are in any doubt about its contents or what action you should take, you should consult your Independent Financial Adviser. If you have sold or transferred all of your AstraZeneca ordinary shares you should send this document and the related documents to the purchaser or transferee or to the stockbroker, bank or other agent through whom the sale or transfer was effected for transmission to the purchaser or transferee. Dear Shareholder This letter is sent on behalf of the Board of Directors (the Board) of AstraZeneca PLC (the Company) and is to be read in conjunction with various documents concerning your shareholding in the Company. These documents are: > To confirm the first interim dividend of US$0.90 (68.4 pence, SEK 7.92) per ordinary share and to confirm, as the final dividend for 2018, the second interim dividend of US$1.90 (146.8 pence, SEK 17.46) per ordinary share. his wise counsel over the years and we wish him well on his retirement from AstraZeneca. Tony Mok was appointed as a Director of the Company with effect from 1 January 2019 and will stand for election by shareholders for the first time at the AGM. We are very pleased to welcome Tony to our Board and as a member of the Science Committee. He is a leading clinical oncologist and world-renowned expert in precision medicine for lung cancer. He will make a significant contribution to AstraZeneca’s science-led transformation as we bring our science to more patients around the world. Items 3–4: Reappointment of Auditor and Authority to agree the remuneration of the Auditor The purpose of these resolutions, which are proposed as ordinary resolutions, is: 1. A Shareholders’ Circular incorporating the formal Notice of the Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held on Friday 26 April 2019 (AGM); and 2. A Proxy Form and Attendance Card for the AGM, or, for shareholders who hold their shares in the AstraZeneca Nominee Service, a Voting Form and Attendance Card. Shareholders who have registered to receive shareholder communications and appoint their proxy electronically will not receive a hard copy Proxy Form and should instead read the instructions within the email sent to notify them of the publication of the Shareholders’ Circular and the Notes on page 9 of this document. > To reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditor of the Company until the conclusion of the next general meeting of the Company at which accounts are laid. > To authorise the Directors to agree the remuneration of the Auditor. The Board has considered the independence of the Non-Executive Directors who served during 2018 and all those standing for election or re-election at the AGM under the 2016 UK Corporate Governance Code (the Code). As Chairman, I met the independence criteria prescribed in the Code upon my appointment. The Board concluded that, with the exception of Marcus Wallenberg, all the Non-Executive Directors presenting themselves for election or re-election are independent in character and judgement and there are no relationships or circumstances likely to affect their character or judgement. Item 5: Election and re-election of Directors At the AGM, as usual and in accordance with the Company’s Articles of Association, all of the Directors are retiring. The biographical details of each Director presenting himself or herself for election or re-election by ordinary resolution are set out in the Notice of AGM and Shareholders’ Circular. The meeting place for the AGM will be The Landmark London Hotel, 222 Marylebone Road, London NW1 6JQ and the AGM will commence at 2.30pm (BST). As previously announced, Rudy Markham intends to retire from the Board at the conclusion of the AGM and will not stand for re-election. Rudy has been a Director since 2008, currently serving on all the Board’s main Committees – Audit, Remuneration, and Nomination and Governance. Most recently he has been Chairman of the Audit Committee and senior independent Director for seven years and four years respectively. On behalf of all my Board colleagues, I would like to thank Rudy for his significant contribution to the work of the Board and its Committees and to the success of AstraZeneca during his tenure. We will all miss his experience, thoughtful advice and camaraderie. I have appreciated During 2018, the Board completed the annual evaluation of its performance and that of its Committees and individual Directors. The Board concluded that each Director continues to make effective and valuable contributions to the Board and to demonstrate commitment to the role. More information about these matters and how the Board operates can be found in the Corporate Governance Report in the Annual Report, which is available on our website, www.astrazeneca.com, or by request from the Company. The business to be conducted at the AGM is summarised below. Items 1–2: Accounts and Dividend The purpose of these resolutions, which are proposed as ordinary resolutions, is: > To receive the Company’s Accounts, the Reports of the Directors and Auditor and the Strategic Report for the year ended 31 December 2018. These can be found in the Annual Report and Form 20-F Information 2018 (Annual Report), which is available on our website, www.astrazeneca.com, or by request from the Company. 1 Notice of Annual General Meeting 2019 and Shareholders’ Circular

Item 6: Directors’ Remuneration Report The purpose of Resolution 6, which is proposed as an ordinary resolution, is to receive and approve the annual statement of the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee (the Statement) and the Annual Report on Remuneration for the year ended 31 December 2018 (the 2018 Remuneration Report). Item 7: Political donations The purpose of Resolution 7, which is proposed as an ordinary resolution, is to authorise the Company and/or its subsidiaries to make limited political donations or incur limited political expenditure, within the meaning of such expressions as contained in the Companies Act 2006 (the Act). The purpose of this resolution is not to alter the Company’s policy of not making such political donations or incurring such political expenditure. However, given the breadth of the relevant sections in the Act, it may be that some of the Company’s activities could fall within the potentially wide definitions of political donations and political expenditure under the Act and, without the necessary authorisation, the Company’s ability to communicate its views effectively to, for example, interest groups or lobbying organisations could be inhibited. any security into, such shares in the Company up to a maximum nominal amount of US$105,597,979. This amount represents 33.33% of the total ordinary share capital of the Company in issue at 4 March 2019 (being the last practicable date prior to publication of this Notice of AGM). Paragraph (a)(i)(B) of Resolution 8 authorises the Directors to allot, including the shares referred to in paragraph (a)(i)(A), further of the Company’s unissued shares up to an aggregate nominal amount of US$211,195,958 in connection with a pre-emptive offer to existing shareholders by way of a rights issue (with exclusions to deal with fractional entitlements to shares and overseas shareholders to whom the rights issue cannot be made due to legal and practical problems). This amount represents 66.66% of the total ordinary share capital of the Company in issue at 4 March 2019. The Statement and the 2018 Remuneration Report can be found on pages 120 to 141 of the Annual Report, which is available on our website, www.astrazeneca.com, or by request from the Company. The Board considers that appropriate executive remuneration plays a vital part in helping to achieve the Company’s overall objectives and, accordingly, and in compliance with the legislation, shareholders will be invited to approve the Statement and the 2018 Remuneration Report. The 2018 Remuneration Report gives details of the remuneration paid to the Directors during the year ended 31 December 2018. The vote on the Statement and the 2018 Remuneration Report is advisory in nature in that payments made or promised to Directors will not have to be repaid, reduced or withheld in the event that Resolution 6 is not passed. At 4 March 2019, no shares in the Company were held as treasury shares. Accordingly, the Company believes that the authority contained in this resolution is necessary to allow it and its subsidiaries to fund activities in relation to which it is in the interests of shareholders that the Company should support. Such authority will enable the Company and its subsidiaries to be sure that they do not, because of any uncertainty as to the bodies or the activities covered by the Act, unintentionally commit a technical breach of the relevant sections of the Act. Any donations or expenditure, which may be made or incurred under the authority of Resolution 7, will be disclosed in next year’s Annual Report. For information, during 2018, the Directors used equivalent authorities, given to them by shareholders at previous Annual General Meetings, for the purposes of fulfilling the Company’s obligations under its various share plans. The number of new shares allotted during 2018, the percentage of the Company’s share capital they represented at 31 December 2018 and the share plans in respect of which they were allotted are shown in the following table. Share allotments during 2018 % of Having considered and reflected on shareholder feedback following the vote on this resolution at last year’s AGM, several changes have been made to executive remuneration for 2019, including simplifying science performance measures for short-and long-term incentive awards; enhancing disclosures including early disclosure of the CEO pay ratio in the 2018 Remuneration Report; introducing a cap on pension contributions for newly-appointed Executive Directors, in line with the Company’s wider workforce; calculating the Directors’ minimum shareholding requirement in the way recommended by the Investment Association and introducing a two-year, post-employment shareholding requirement for Executive Directors. The Remuneration Committee has also carefully reviewed the design and operation of the annual bonus plan. Both the Committee and the Board are satisfied that our executive remuneration arrangements are aligned to the delivery of the Company’s strategy and long-term value creation for shareholders. Item 8: Allotment of new shares The purpose of Resolution 8, which is proposed as an ordinary resolution, is to enable the Directors to exercise their power under the Company’s Articles of Association to allot new shares in the capital of the Company. The Directors may only allot shares or grant rights to subscribe for shares, or convert any security into shares, if authorised to do so by shareholders. Ordinary shares allotted during 2018 issued share capital at 31 Dec 2018 AstraZeneca Share Option Plan1 411,677 0.03% AstraZeneca Savings-Related Share Option Plan2 323,114 0.03% AstraZeneca All-Employee Share Plan3 83,040 0.01% As specified in the resolution, the Directors’ authority will only be valid until the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting in 2020 or the close of business on 26 July 2020, whichever is earlier. Other than the allotment of shares for the purposes of fulfilling the Company’s obligations under certain of its share plans, the Directors have no present intention to exercise this authority. However, it is considered prudent to acquire the flexibility that this authority provides. The Company’s Directors intend to seek renewal of this authority annually. Total number of shares allotted in 2018 817,831 0.06% 1 2 No further options are being granted under this plan. HM Revenue & Customs approved UK Save As You Earn Scheme. HM Revenue & Customs approved UK Share Incentive Plan. 3 No other new shares in the Company were allotted during 2018. Paragraph (a)(i)(A) of Resolution 8 will, if passed, authorise the Directors to allot shares or grant rights to subscribe for, or to convert 2 AstraZeneca PLC Registered No. 2723534 1 Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, CB2 0AA

Letter from the Chairman continued Items 9–10: Pre-emption rights The purpose of Resolutions 9 and 10, which are proposed as special resolutions, is to grant authority to the Directors (subject to the passing of Resolution 8) to allot shares of the Company and to sell treasury shares for cash as if the pre-emption provisions of section 561 of the Act do not apply. Under section 561(1) of the Act, if the Directors wish to allot shares, or grant rights to subscribe for, or convert securities into shares, or sell treasury shares for cash (other than pursuant to an employee share scheme), they must first be offered to existing shareholders pro rata to their holdings. Item 11: Purchase of own shares by the Company The purpose of Resolution 11, which is proposed as a special resolution, is to renew the authority granted at last year’s Annual General Meeting which expires on the date of the forthcoming AGM. The resolution authorises the Company to make market purchases of its own shares as permitted by the Act. The authority limits the total number of shares that could be purchased to a maximum of 126,730,248 (representing less than 10% of the issued share capital of the Company at 4 March 2019) and sets minimum and maximum prices. Resolution 10 asks shareholders to grant authority to the Directors, in addition to that under Resolution 9, to issue shares for cash up to an aggregate nominal value of US$15,841,281 (which includes the sale on a non pre-emptive basis of any shares held in treasury), which represents an additional 5% (approximately) of the total ordinary share capital of the Company in issue at 4 March 2019 (being the last practicable date prior to publication of this Notice of AGM). The additional authority granted under Resolution 10 may be used only for an allotment of shares for cash for the purposes of financing (or refinancing, if the waiver is used within six months of the original transaction) a transaction that the Directors determine to be an acquisition or capital investment of a kind contemplated by the Statement of Principles on Disapplying Pre-Emption Rights most recently published by the Pre-Emption Group. In accordance with the Pre-Emption Group’s Statement of Principles, the Board confirms its intention that no more than 7.5% of the issued share capital (excluding treasury shares) will be issued for cash on a non pre-emptive basis during any rolling three-year period (save as permitted in connection with an acquisition or specified capital investment as described above). These authorities will expire at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting in 2020 or the close of business on 26 July 2020, whichever is earlier. This provision is designed to prevent the holdings of existing shareholders being diluted against their wishes by the allotment of new shares. There may be occasions however, when the Directors need the flexibility to finance business opportunities by the issue of shares without a pre-emptive offer to existing shareholders. This cannot be done under the Act unless shareholders have first waived their pre-emption rights. Resolutions 9 and 10 ask shareholders to grant this limited waiver. No shares were repurchased during 2018 and the Board has no intention of repurchasing shares in 2019. The authority sought under Resolution 11 will be exercised only if the Directors believe that to do so would result in an increase in earnings per share and would be likely to promote the success of the Company for the benefit of shareholders generally. The Directors’ current intention is that, in such circumstances, any shares so repurchased would be cancelled. The authority being sought under Resolution 11 would permit any shares so purchased either to be cancelled or held as treasury shares. In order to maximise its opportunities for access to the market, the Company may also consider using the same authority from shareholders to give irrevocable instructions to banks to enable any share repurchases to continue during the closed periods ahead of the quarterly publication of its results. If this were done, appropriate and timely announcements to the stock exchanges would be made. Apart from rights issues or any other pre-emptive offer concerning equity securities, the authority contained in Resolution 9 will be limited to the issue of shares for cash up to an aggregate nominal value of US$15,841,281 (which includes the sale on a non pre-emptive basis of any shares held in treasury), which represents no more than 5% of the total ordinary share capital of the Company in issue at 4 March 2019 (being the last practicable date prior to publication of this Notice of AGM). The Directors have no present intention of exercising these authorities but are requesting the authorities in order to give them the flexibility to use shares, if so required, in connection with the proper development of the business. At 4 March 2019, the total number of shares under option that were outstanding under all of the Company’s share option plans was 1,481,920 representing 0.12% of the Company’s issued share capital at that date. This number of outstanding shares under option could potentially represent 0.15% of the issued capital of the Company, if the Company were to purchase its own shares to the fullest possible extent of its authority from shareholders (both existing and being sought). This authority will only be valid until the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting in 2020 or the close of business on 26 July 2020, whichever is earlier. 3 Notice of Annual General Meeting 2019 and Shareholders’ Circular

All resolutions will be put to a poll vote. This means that the votes of all shareholders, including the majority of our shareholders who do not attend the meeting but who submit a Proxy Form, are counted. Item 12: Notice period for general meetings The purpose of Resolution 12, which is proposed as a special resolution, is to reduce the notice period required for a general meeting of the Company (other than an Annual General Meeting) to 14 clear days. Changes made to the Act by the Companies (Shareholders’ Rights) Regulations 2009 (the Shareholders’ Rights Regulations) increase the notice period required for general meetings of the Company to 21 days unless shareholders approve a shorter notice period, which cannot however be less than 14 clear days. Annual General Meetings will continue to be held on at least 21 clear days’ notice. If you received a Proxy Form or Voting Form you are requested to complete and return your form as soon as possible. If you have registered to appoint a proxy electronically, and have thus not received a Proxy Form, you should follow the instructions in the email you received notifying you of the availability of the Shareholders’ Circular. Any registered holder may, if they so wish, register the appointment of a proxy electronically either via the internet or, if holding shares through CREST, using the CREST electronic proxy appointment service. Please refer to the Notes in the Notice of AGM from page 9 for details. The appointment of a proxy will not prevent you from also attending the AGM and, if you are a registered holder, voting in person. All shareholders or proxies attending the AGM are asked to bring the Attendance Card with them. If you wish to appoint a corporate representative to attend the AGM, please refer to the Notes in the Notice of AGM from page 9 for details. Before the coming into force of the Shareholders’ Rights Regulations on 3 August 2009, the Company was able to call general meetings (other than an Annual General Meeting or a general meeting for the passing of a special resolution or a resolution appointing a person as a Director) on 14 clear days’ notice without obtaining such shareholder approval. In order to preserve this ability to call such general meetings on 14 clear days’ notice (and to extend this ability to general meetings for the passing of a special resolution or a resolution appointing a Director), Resolution 12 seeks such approval. The flexibility offered by Resolution 12 will be used where, taking into account the circumstances, the Directors consider that it is merited by the business to be considered at the meeting and it is thought to be in the interests of shareholders as a whole. The Company undertakes to meet the requirements for electronic voting under the Shareholders’ Rights Regulations before calling a general meeting on 14 clear days’ notice. The approval will be effective until the Company’s next Annual General Meeting, when it is intended that a similar resolution will be proposed. Yours faithfully, Leif Johansson Chairman 14 March 2019 The Directors consider all of the proposed resolutions to be in the best interests of the Company and shareholders as a whole. Accordingly, the Directors unanimously recommend that you vote in favour of all the resolutions. 4 AstraZeneca PLC Registered No. 2723534 1 Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, CB2 0AA

Notice of Annual General Meeting 2019 and Shareholders’ Circular Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of AstraZeneca PLC (the Company) will be held on Friday 26 April 2019 at 2.30pm (BST) at The Landmark London Hotel, 222 Marylebone Road, London NW1 6JQ. You will be asked to consider and pass the following resolutions. Resolutions 9 to 12 inclusive will be proposed as special resolutions. All other resolutions will be proposed as ordinary resolutions. a) Leif Johansson (67) Non-Executive Chairman of the Board (April 2012*) Committee membership: Chairman of the Nomination and Governance Committee and member of the Remuneration Committee. Skills and experience: From 1997 to 2011, Leif was Chief Executive Officer of AB Volvo. Prior to that, he served at AB Electrolux, latterly as Chief Executive Officer from 1994 to 1997. He was a Non-Executive Director of BMS from 1998 to September 2011, serving on the Board’s Audit Committee, and Compensation and Management Development Committee. Leif was Chairman of global telecommunications company, LM Ericsson, from 2011 to 2018. He holds an MSc in engineering from Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg. Other appointments: Leif holds board positions at Autoliv, Inc and Ecolean AB. He has been a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences since 1994 (Chairman 2012 to 2017). Leif is also a member of the European Round Table of Industrialists (Chairman 2009 to 2014) and a Member of the Council of Advisors, Boao Forum for Asia. d) Geneviève Berger (64) Non-Executive Director (April 2012*) Committee membership: Member of the Science Committee and oversees sustainability matters on behalf of the Board. Skills and experience: Geneviève was Chief Science Officer at Unilever PLC & NV, and a member of the Unilever Leadership Executive from 2008 to April 2014. She holds three doctorates – in physics, human biology and medicine – and was appointed Professor of Medicine at Université Pierre & Marie Curie, Paris in 1995. Her previous positions include Professor and Hospital Practitioner at Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière in Paris; Director General at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique; Chairman of the Health Advisory Board of the EU Commission; and Non-Executive Director of Smith & Nephew plc. Geneviève oversees sustainability matters on behalf of the Board. Other appointments: In May 2015, Geneviève was appointed as a Director of Air Liquide SA for a term of four years. She is currently Chief Research Officer at Firmenich SA, Geneva, Switzerland. Ordinary resolutions 1. To receive the Company’s Accounts, the Reports of the Directors and Auditor and the Strategic Report for the year ended 31 December 2018. 2. To confirm the first interim dividend of US$0.90 (68.4 pence, SEK 7.92) per ordinary share and to confirm, as the final dividend for 2018, the second interim dividend of US$1.90 (146.8 pence, SEK 17.46) per ordinary share. b) Pascal Soriot (59) Executive Director and CEO (October 2012*) e) Philip Broadley (58) Non-Executive Director (April 2017*) Committee membership: Chairman of the Audit Committee and member of the Remuneration Committee and the Nomination and Governance Committee. Skills and experience: Philip has significant financial and international business experience, having previously been Group Finance Director of Prudential plc for eight years and Old Mutual plc for six years. He started his career at Arthur Andersen where he was a partner for seven years. He is a past Chairman of the 100 Group of Finance Directors in the UK. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. Philip graduated in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from St Edmund Hall, Oxford, where he is now a St Edmund Fellow and holds an MSc in Behavioural Science from the London School of Economics. Other appointments: Philip chairs the Audit Committees of Legal & General Group plc and Stallergenes Greer plc. He is a member of the Oxford University Audit Committee. He is Treasurer of the London Library and Chairman of the Board of Governors of Eastbourne College. Skills and experience: Pascal brings a passion for science and medicine as well as significant experience in established and emerging markets, strength of strategic thinking, a successful track record of managing change and executing strategy, and the ability to lead a diverse organisation. He served as Chief Operating Officer of Roche’s pharmaceuticals division from 2010 to September 2012 and, prior to that, Chief Executive Officer of Genentech, a biologics business, where he led its successful merger with Roche. Pascal joined the pharmaceutical industry in 1986 and has worked in senior management roles in numerous major companies around the world. He is a doctor of veterinary medicine (École Nationale Vétérinaire d’Alfort, Maisons-Alfort) and holds an MBA from HEC, Paris. 3. To reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditor of the Company until the end of the next meeting at which accounts are laid before the Company. 4. To authorise the Directors to agree the remuneration of the Auditor. 5. To elect or re-elect the following Directors of the Company with effect from the end of the AGM as separate resolutions: A separate vote will be taken in respect of the election or re-election of each Director. In accordance with Article 66 of the Company’s Articles of Association, all of the Directors will retire at the AGM and may present themselves for re-election. c) Marc Dunoyer (66) Executive Director and CFO (November 2013*) Skills and experience: Marc’s career in pharmaceuticals, which has included periods with Roussel Uclaf, Hoechst Marion Roussel and GSK, has given him extensive industry experience, including finance and accounting; corporate strategy and planning; research and development; sales and marketing; business reorganisation; and business development. Marc is a qualified accountant and joined AstraZeneca in 2013, serving as Executive Vice-President, Global Product and Portfolio Strategy (GPPS) from June to October 2013. Prior to that, he served as Global Head of Rare Diseases at GSK and (concurrently) Chairman, GSK Japan. He holds an MBA from HEC, Paris and a Bachelor of Law degree from Paris University. Other appointments: Marc was appointed to the Board of Orchard Therapeutics in June 2018. * Date of first appointment or election to the Board. 5 Notice of Annual General Meeting 2019 and Shareholders’ Circular

f) Graham Chipchase (56) Senior independent Non-Executive Director (April 2012*) Committee membership: Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and member of the Nomination and Governance Committee. Skills and experience: Graham is Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Brambles Limited, the global supply-chain logistics company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange. Brambles operates in over 60 countries, primarily through the CHEP and IFCO brands. Graham served as Chief Executive Officer of global consumer packaging company Rexam PLC from 2010 to 2016 after serving at Rexam as Group Director, Plastic Packaging and Group Finance Director. Previously, he was Finance Director of Aerospace Services at the global engineering group GKN PLC from 2001 to 2003. After starting his career with Coopers & Lybrand Deloitte, he held various finance roles in the industrial gases company The BOC Group PLC (now part of The Linde Group). He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and holds an MA (Hons) in chemistry from Oriel College, Oxford. Other appointments: Chief Executive Officer of Brambles Limited. h) Sheri McCoy (60) Non-Executive Director (October 2017*) Committee membership: Member of the Audit Committee and the Remuneration Committee. Skills and experience: Sheri is retired Chief Executive Officer of Avon Products, Inc. Prior to joining Avon in 2012, Sheri had a distinguished 30-year career at Johnson & Johnson, latterly serving as Vice Chairman of the Executive Committee, responsible for the Pharmaceuticals and Consumer business segments that represented more than 60% of the company’s revenues. Sheri joined Johnson & Johnson as a scientist in research and development and subsequently managed businesses in every major product sector, including consumer, prescription medicines and medical devices, holding positions including Worldwide Chairman, Surgical Care Group and Division President, Consumer. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in textile chemistry from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, a Master’s degree in chemical engineering from Princeton University and an MBA from Rutgers University, both in New Jersey, US. Other appointments: Sheri serves on the boards of Stryker, Kimberly-Clark and Novocure. She is also an industrial adviser for EQT partners where she chairs Certara, the private company, and is a trustee for Stonehill College, Easton, Massachusetts. j) Nazneen Rahman (51) Non-Executive Director (June 2017*) Committee membership: Chairman of the Science Committee and member of the Nomination and Governance Committee. Skills and experience: Nazneen has significant scientific, medical and data analysis experience. Her research integrates these to identify and clinically implement human disease genes. She has a strong focus on cancer predisposition genes, in which she is an internationally-recognised expert. She was Head of the Division of Genetics and Epidemiology at the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR), London and Head of Cancer Genetics at the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust for 10 years to 2018. Nazneen was also the founder and Director of the TGLclinical Genetic Testing Laboratory, which used new sequencing technologies to deliver fast, affordable, cancer gene testing to the NHS. Nazneen qualified in medicine from Oxford University in 1991, gained her Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training in medical genetics in 2001 and completed a PhD in molecular genetics in 1999. She has a strong commitment to open science and science communication and has garnered numerous awards, including a CBE in the 2016 Queen’s birthday honours in recognition of her contribution to medical sciences. g) Deborah DiSanzo (59) Non-Executive Director (December 2017*) Committee membership: Member of the Audit Committee. Skills and experience: Deborah is a Harvard University Advanced Leadership Fellow. Prior to this, she served as General Manager for IBM Watson Health, the IBM business unit founded to advance AI in health. Deborah has a distinguished career working at the intersection of healthcare and technology. Prior to IBM, she was CEO of Philips Healthcare, having previously held executive roles at Agilent and Hewlett-Packard. Deborah has been honoured by multiple organisations as a top health influencer including Health Data Management, who named her as one of the top 20 people to watch in healthcare IT, and Modern Healthcare, who list her as a Top 25 Women in Healthcare. She is the recipient of Xconomy’s X of the Year Award as a Tech and Health Connector. Babson College recognised Deborah’s impact in the world as one of the institutions leading entrepeneurial alumni leaders. Deborah earned an MBA from Babson College and a BS from Merrimack College. Other appointments: Deborah is a Harvard University Advanced Leadership Fellow. k) Marcus Wallenberg (62) Non-Executive Director (April 1999*) Committee membership: Member of the Science Committee. Skills and experience: Marcus has international business experience across various industry sectors, including the pharmaceutical industry from his directorship with Astra prior to 1999. Other appointments: Marcus is Chairman of Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Saab AB and FAM AB. He is a member of the boards of Investor AB, Temasek Holdings Limited, and the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation. i) Tony Mok (58) Non-Executive Director (January 2019*) Committee membership: Member of the Science Committee. Skills and experience: Tony is the Li Shu Fan Medical Foundation endowed Professor and Chairman of the Department of Clinical Oncology at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. His work includes multiple aspects of lung cancer research, with his main focus on biomarker and molecular targeted therapy in lung cancer. He has led and co-led multiple international Phase III trials, including as the principal investigator and first author on the landmark Iressa Pan-Asia Study, which confirmed the application of precision medicine for advanced lung cancer. He has also contributed to the development of clinical research infrastructure in China and Asia. Tony is currently the Treasurer of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer, having previously served as President, and is on the Board of Directors of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. His work has been recognised by numerous awards including the ESMO Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018. Other appointments: Tony is a Non-Executive Director of Hutchison China MediTech Limited and a co-founder and the Chairman of Sanomics Limited. 6 AstraZeneca PLC Registered No. 2723534 1 Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, CB2 0AA

Notice of Annual General Meeting 2019 and Shareholders’ Circular continued Special resolutions 9. That subject to the passing of Resolution 8, as set out in the Notice of AGM of the Company convened for 26 April 2019, and in place of all existing powers, the Directors be generally empowered pursuant to section 570 and section 573 of the Companies Act 2006 to allot equity securities (as defined in the Companies Act 2006) for cash, pursuant to the authority conferred by Resolution 8 in the Notice of AGM as if section 561(1) of the Companies Act 2006 did not apply to the allotment. 6. To approve the annual statement of the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and the Annual Report on Remuneration for the year ended 31 December 2018, as set out on pages 120 to 141 of the Annual Report, in accordance with section 439 of the Companies Act 2006. (I) to holders of ordinary shares in proportion (as nearly as may be practicable) to their existing holdings; and (II) to people who are holders of other equity securities if this is required by the rights of those securities or, if the Directors consider it necessary, as permitted by the rights of those securities; 7. That the Company and any company which is or becomes a subsidiary of the Company during the period to which this resolution relates be generally authorised to: (a) make donations to political parties and/or independent election candidates; and so that the Directors may impose any limits or restrictions and make any arrangements which they consider necessary or appropriate to deal with treasury shares, fractional entitlements, record dates, legal, regulatory or practical problems in, or under the laws of, any territory or any other matter, This power: (b) make donations to political organisations other than political parties; and (a) expires (unless previously renewed, varied or revoked by the Company in general meeting) at the end of the next Annual General Meeting of the Company after the date on which this resolution is passed (or, if earlier, at the close of business on 26 July 2020), but the Company may make an offer or agreement which would or might require equity securities to be allotted after expiry of this power and the Directors may allot equity securities in pursuance of that offer or agreement as if this power had not expired; and (c) incur political expenditure during the period commencing on the date of this resolution and ending on the date of the Company’s next Annual General Meeting, provided that in each case the total amount of all such donations and expenditure made by all companies to which this authority relates shall not exceed in aggregate US$250,000. Any terms used in this resolution which are defined in Part 14 of the Companies Act 2006 shall bear the same meaning for the purposes of this resolution. for a period expiring (unless previously renewed, varied or revoked by the Company in general meeting) at the end of the next Annual General Meeting of the Company after the date on which this resolution is passed (or, if earlier, at the close of business on 26 July 2020); and (ii) make an offer or agreement which would or might require shares to be allotted, or rights to subscribe for or convert any security into shares to be granted, after expiry of this authority and the Directors may allot shares and grant rights in pursuance of that offer or agreement as if this authority had not expired; (b) shall be limited to the allotment of equity securities in connection with an offer of equity securities (but in the case of the authority granted under Resolution 8(a)(i) (B), by way of a rights issue only): 8. That: (a) the Directors be generally and unconditionally authorised pursuant to section 551 of the Companies Act 2006 to: (i) to the ordinary shareholders in proportion (as nearly as may be practicable) to their existing holdings; and (i) allot shares in the Company, and to grant rights to subscribe for or to convert any security into shares in the Company: (b) subject to paragraph (c) below, all existing authorities given to the Directors pursuant to section 551 of the Companies Act 2006 be revoked by this resolution; and (ii) to people who are holders of other equity securities, if this is required by the rights of those securities or, if the Directors consider it necessary, as permitted by the rights of those securities, (A) up to an aggregate nominal amount of US$105,597,979; and (B) comprising equity securities (as defined in the Companies Act 2006) up to an aggregate nominal amount of US$211,195,958 (including within such limit any shares issued or rights granted under paragraph (A) above) in connection with an offer by way of a rights issue: (c) paragraph (b) above shall be without prejudice to the continuing authority of the Directors to allot shares, or grant rights to subscribe for or convert any security into shares, pursuant to an offer or agreement made by the Company before the expiry of the authority pursuant to which such offer or agreement was made. and so that the Directors may impose any limits or restrictions and make any arrangements which they consider necessary or appropriate to deal with treasury shares, fractional entitlements, record dates, legal, regulatory or practical problems in, or under the laws of, any territory or any other matter; and 7 Notice of Annual General Meeting 2019 and Shareholders’ Circular

(c) in the case of the authority granted under Resolution 8(a)(i)(A) shall be limited to the allotment of equity securities for cash otherwise than pursuant to paragraph (b) up to an aggregate nominal amount of US$15,841,281. This power applies in relation to a sale of shares which is an allotment of equity securities by virtue of section 560(3) of the Companies Act 2006 as if in the first paragraph of this resolution the words ‘pursuant to the authority conferred by Resolution 8 in the Notice of AGM’ were omitted. This authority shall expire at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting of the Company held in 2020 or, if earlier, at the close of business on 26 July 2020 (except in relation to the purchase of shares the contract for which was concluded before the expiry of such authority and which might be executed wholly or partly after such expiry). This power applies in relation to a sale of shares which is an allotment of equity securities by virtue of section 560(3) of the Companies Act 2006 as if in the first paragraph of this resolution the words ‘pursuant to the authority conferred by Resolution 8 in the Notice of AGM’ were omitted. 11. That the Company be unconditionally and generally authorised to make market purchases (within the meaning of section 693(4) of the Companies Act 2006) of its ordinary shares of US$0.25 each in the capital of the Company provided that: 12. That a general meeting other than an Annual General Meeting may be called on not less than 14 clear days’ notice. By order of the Board: A C N Kemp Company Secretary AstraZeneca PLC Registered in England No. 2723534 Registered Office: 1 Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge CB2 0AA 14 March 2019 10. That subject to the passing of Resolution 8, as set out in the Notice of AGM of the Company convened for 26 April 2019, and in addition to any power given to them pursuant to Resolution 9 in the Notice of AGM, the Directors be generally empowered pursuant to section 570 and section 573 of the Companies Act 2006 to allot equity securities (as defined in the Companies Act 2006) for cash, pursuant to the authority conferred by Resolution 8 in the Notice of AGM as if section 561(1) of the Companies Act 2006 did not apply to the allotment. This power: (a) the maximum number of ordinary shares which may be purchased is 126,730,248; (b) the minimum price (exclusive of expenses) which may be paid for each ordinary share is US$0.25; and (c) the maximum price (exclusive of expenses) which may be paid for each ordinary share is the higher of: (i) an amount equal to 105% of the average of the middle market quotations for an ordinary share of the Company as derived from the London Stock Exchange Daily Official List for the five business days immediately preceding the day on which the ordinary share is contracted to be purchased; and (a) expires (unless previously renewed, varied or revoked by the Company in general meeting) at the end of the next Annual General Meeting of the Company after the date on which this resolution is passed (or, if earlier, at the close of business on 26 July 2020), but the Company may make an offer or agreement which would or might require equity securities to be allotted after expiry of this power and the Directors may allot equity securities in pursuance of that offer or agreement as if this power had not expired; and (ii) an amount equal to the higher of the price of the last independent trade of an ordinary share and the highest current independent bid for an ordinary share as derived from the London Stock Exchange trading service SETS. (b) in the case of the authority granted under Resolution 8(a)(i)(A) shall be limited to the allotment of equity securities for cash up to an aggregate nominal amount of US$15,841,281 and provided that the allotment is for the purposes of financing (or refinancing, if the power is used within six months of the original transaction) a transaction which the Directors determine to be an acquisition or other capital investment of a kind contemplated by the Statement of Principles on Disapplying Pre-emption Rights most recently published by the Pre-emption Group prior to the date of the Notice of AGM. 8 AstraZeneca PLC Registered No. 2723534 1 Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, CB2 0AA

Notice of Annual General Meeting 2019 and Shareholders’ Circular continued Notes Security at the AGM We take the safety of our shareholders and the security of the AGM very seriously. As usual, we will implement a range of security measures at the AGM, based on a thorough assessment of potential risks. We kindly request that everybody entering the AGM meeting room allows their bag or briefcase to be searched. If you are happy to allow a search, you will be welcome to take your bag or briefcase into the meeting room with you. Otherwise, we will politely require you to leave it in the cloakroom for the duration of the meeting. For the safety and security of our shareholders, photography and filming will not be permitted in the AGM meeting room. Webcast of AGM proceedings Shareholders who are unable to attend the AGM may wish to observe the meeting by joining the webcast that will be accessible via the AstraZeneca website at www.astrazeneca.com/AGMwebcast2019. it relates to the appointment of a proxy or to an amendment to the instruction given for a previously appointed proxy, must, in order to be valid, be transmitted so as to be received by Equiniti Registrars (ID RA19) by the latest time for receipt of proxy appointments specified above. For this purpose, the time of receipt will be taken to be the time (as determined by the time stamp applied to the message by the CREST Applications Host) from which Equiniti Registrars is able to retrieve the message by enquiry to CREST in the manner prescribed by CREST. After this time, any change of instructions to a proxy appointed through CREST should be communicated to the proxy through other means. Deadline for receipt of Proxy Form To be effective, the Proxy Form (or electronic appointment of a proxy) must be received by the Company’s registrar, Equiniti Registrars, not later than 2.30pm (BST) on Wednesday 24 April 2019, or if this AGM is adjourned, not less than 48 hours before the time for holding such adjourned meeting. The appointment of a proxy will not prevent a shareholder from attending and voting in person at the meeting. Appointment of proxies through Sharevote and Shareview websites Shareholders who would prefer to register the appointment of their proxy electronically via the internet can do so through the Sharevote website, www.sharevote.co.uk, using their personal Authentication Reference Number (this is the series of numbers printed under the headings Voting ID, Task ID and Shareholder Reference Number on the Proxy Form). Alternatively, shareholders who have already registered with Equiniti Registrars’ online portfolio service, Shareview, can appoint their proxy electronically by logging on to their portfolio at www.shareview.co.uk by using their usual user ID and password. Once logged in, simply click “view” on the “My Investments” page, click on the link to vote and then follow the on screen instructions. Full details and instructions on these electronic proxy facilities are given on the respective websites. CREST members and, where applicable, their CREST sponsors or voting service providers should note that Euroclear does not make available special procedures in CREST for any particular messages. Normal system timings and limitations will therefore apply in relation to the input of CREST Proxy Instructions. It is the responsibility of the CREST member concerned to take (or, if the CREST member is a CREST personal member or sponsored member or has appointed a voting service provider(s), to procure that his CREST sponsor or voting service provider(s) take(s)) such action as shall be necessary to ensure that a message is transmitted by means of the CREST system by any particular time. In this connection, CREST members and, where applicable, their CREST sponsors or voting service provider(s) are referred, in particular, to those sections of the CREST Manual concerning practical limitations of the CREST system and timings. The Company may treat a CREST Proxy Instruction as invalid in the circumstances set out in Regulation 35(5)(a) of the Uncertificated Securities Regulations 2001. Entitlement to attend and vote 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 6.30pm (BST) on Wednesday 24 April 2019 (or their duly appointed proxies), or if this meeting is adjourned, in the register of members by 6.30pm (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 6.30pm (BST) on Wednesday 24 April 2019, or if this meeting is adjourned, in the register of members after 6.30pm (BST), two days prior to any adjourned meeting, shall be disregarded in determining the rights of any person to attend or vote at the AGM. A registered member of the Company may appoint one or more proxies (who need not be a member of the Company) to exercise all or any of his rights to attend and to speak and vote at a meeting of the Company provided that each proxy is appointed to exercise the rights attached to a different share or shares held by him. A member may only appoint a proxy by: Appointment of proxies through CREST CREST members who wish to appoint a proxy or proxies for the AGM, including any adjournment(s) thereof, through the CREST electronic proxy appointment service may do so by using the procedures described in the CREST Manual on the Euroclear website, www.euroclear.com. CREST personal members or other CREST sponsored members, and those CREST members who have appointed a voting service provider(s), should refer to their CREST sponsor or voting service provider(s) who will be able to take the appropriate action on their behalf. Appointment of corporate representatives Any corporation which is a member can appoint one or more corporate representatives who may exercise on its behalf all of its powers as a member provided if two or more representatives purport to vote in respect of the same shares: > Completing and returning the Proxy Form; or > Going to the Shareview website, www. shareview.co.uk; or > If you are a user of the CREST system (including CREST Personal Members), having an appropriate CREST message transmitted. > If they purport to exercise the power in the same way as each other, the power is treated as exercised in that way; and > In other cases, the power is treated as not exercised. In order for a proxy appointment or instruction made using the CREST service to be valid, the appropriate CREST message (CREST Proxy Instruction) must be properly authenticated in accordance with Euroclear UK & Ireland Limited’s specifications and must contain the information required for such instructions, as described in the CREST Manual. The message, regardless of whether You may not use any electronic address provided in this Notice of AGM to communicate with the Company for any purposes other than those expressly stated. 9 Notice of Annual General Meeting 2019 and Shareholders’ Circular

Nominated Persons Any person to whom this Notice of AGM is sent who is a person nominated under section 146 of the Companies Act 2006 to enjoy information rights (Nominated Person) may have a right, under an agreement between him or her and the shareholder by whom he or she was nominated, to be appointed (or to have someone else appointed) as a proxy for the AGM. If a Nominated Person has no such proxy appointment right or does not wish to exercise it, he or she may, under any such agreement, have a right to give instructions to the shareholder as to the exercise of voting rights. Members’ rights to ask questions Any member attending the meeting has the right to ask questions. The Company must cause to be answered any such question relating to the business being dealt with at the meeting but no such answer need be given if: (i) to do so would interfere unduly with the preparation for the meeting or involve the disclosure of confidential information; (ii) the answer has already been given on a website in the form of an answer to a question; or (iii) it is undesirable in the interests of the Company or the good order of the meeting that the question be answered. Updated information Updates to certain items of information in the Company’s Annual Report and Form 20-F Information 2018 are provided below, to provide more up to date figures following the publication of the Annual Report: > On 4 March 2019, the proportion of ordinary shares represented by American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) was 19.9% of the ordinary share capital of the Company in issue on that date. > On 4 March 2019, the number of registered holders of ordinary shares was 83,131 (of which 687 were in the US) and the number of record holders of ADRs on the same date was 1,806 (of which 1,778 were in the US). > On 4 March 2019, there were options outstanding to subscribe over 1,481,920 ordinary shares of the Company, with subscription prices in the range of 2280-4724 pence (weighted average subscription price 3784 pence) and normal expiry dates from 2019 to 2024. The statement of the rights of shareholders in relation to the appointment of proxies above does not apply to Nominated Persons. The rights described above can only be exercised by shareholders of the Company. Documents available for inspection The following information may be inspected during business hours at the Company’s registered office and will on the day of the AGM be available for inspection at the The Landmark London Hotel, 22 Marylebone Road, London NW1 6JQ from 2.15pm (BST) until the conclusion of the AGM: (1) a statement of the interests and transactions of Directors and their connected persons in the share capital of the Company and any of its subsidiaries; (2) copies of all contracts of service and letters of appointment under which Directors of the Company are employed by the Company or any of its subsidiaries; (3) the Annual Report and Form 20-F Information 2018 and; (4) a copy of the Company’s Articles of Association. Poll voting All resolutions will be put to a poll vote. This means that the votes of all shareholders, including the majority of shareholders who cannot attend the meeting but who submit a Proxy Form, are counted. Members’ requests under section 527 of the Companies Act 2006 Under section 527 of the Companies Act 2006, members meeting the threshold requirements set out in that section have the right to require the Company to publish a statement on a website setting out any matter relating to: (i) the audit of the Company’s accounts (including the auditor’s report and the conduct of the audit) that are to be laid before the AGM; and/or (ii) any circumstance connected with an auditor of the Company ceasing to hold office since the last Annual General Meeting. The Company may not require the shareholders requesting any such website publication to pay its expenses in complying with sections 527 or 528 of the Companies Act 2006. Where the Company is required to place a statement on a website under section 527 of the Companies Act 2006, it must forward the statement to the Company’s auditor not later than the time when it makes the statement available on the website. The business which may be dealt with at the AGM includes any statement that the Company has been required under section 527 of the Companies Act 2006 to publish on a website. Total voting rights At 4 March 2019 (being the last practicable date prior to the publication of this Notice of AGM), the Company’s issued share capital consisted of 1,267,302,480 ordinary shares, carrying one vote each. Therefore, the total voting rights of the Company at 4 March 2019 were 1,267,302,480. Voting results The results of the voting at the AGM will be announced through a Regulatory Information Service and will appear on our website, www.astrazeneca.com as soon as reasonably practicable following the conclusion of the AGM. 10 AstraZeneca PLC Registered No. 2723534 1 Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, CB2 0AA

Registered office and corporate headquarters AstraZeneca PLC 1 Francis Crick Avenue Cambridge Biomedical Campus Cambridge CB2 0AA UK Tel: +44 (0)20 3749 5000 Investor relations UK: as above Ordinary Share Registrar Equiniti Aspect House Spencer Road Lancing West Sussex BN99 6DA UK Tel: (freephone in the UK) 0800 389 1580 Tel: (outside the UK) +44 (0)121 415 7033 US: Investor Relations AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP One MedImmune Way Gaithersburg MD 20878 US Tel: (toll free in the US) +1 866 381 7277 Swedish Central Securities Depository Euroclear Sweden AB PO Box 191 SE-101 23 Stockholm Sweden Tel: +46 (0)8 402 9000 ADR Depositary Citibank Shareholder Services PO Box 43077 Providence RI 02940-3077 US Tel: (toll free in the US) +1 888 697 8018 Tel: (outside the US) +1 781 575 4555 citibank@shareholders-online.com A copy of this Notice of AGM, and other information required by section 311A of the Companies Act 2006, is available online at www.astrazeneca.com/noticeofmeeting2019.