AZNCF AstraZeneca Plc (PK)

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 2018

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 (the “Company”)

Amended and Restated Articles of Association

On 18 May, 2018, amended and restated Articles of Association were adopted at the Company’s 2018 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the “Articles of Association”). A copy of the Articles of Association is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information contained in this report (including the exhibits hereto) is hereby incorporated by reference into the Company’s Registration Statement on Form F-3, File No. 333-214756 and Forms S-8 (File No. 333-09062, No. 333-124689, No. 333-152767, No. 333-170381 and No. 333-216901).

Exhibit List

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