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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 August 2017
Commission
File Number: 001-11960
AstraZeneca PLC
1
Francis Crick Avenue
Cambridge
Biomedical Campus
Cambridge
CB2 0AA
United
Kingdom
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by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
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to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities
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12g3-2(b): 82-_____________
01 August 2017 15:00 BST
Transparency Directive
Voting Rights and Capital
The following notification is made in accordance with the UK
Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rule
5.6.1. As at 31 July 2017 the issued share capital of AstraZeneca
PLC with voting rights is 1,265,794,991 ordinary shares of US$0.25.
No shares are held in Treasury. Therefore, the total number of
voting rights in AstraZeneca PLC is 1,265,794,991.
The above figure for the total number of voting rights may be used
by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which
they will determine if they are required to notify their interest
in, or a change to their interest in, AstraZeneca PLC under the UK
Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency
Rules.
About AstraZeneca
AstraZeneca is a global, science-led biopharmaceutical company that
focuses on the discovery, development and commercialisation of
prescription medicines, primarily for the treatment of diseases in
three main therapy areas - Oncology, Cardiovascular &
Metabolic Diseases and
Respiratory. The Company also is selectively active in the areas of
autoimmunity, neuroscience and infection. AstraZeneca operates in
over 100 countries and its innovative medicines are used by
millions of patients worldwide. For more information, please
visit www.astrazeneca.com and
follow us on Twitter @AstraZeneca.
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Adrian Kemp
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
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Date:
01 August 2017
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By: /s/
Adrian Kemp
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Name:
Adrian Kemp
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Title:
Company Secretary
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