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Tuesday 01 July 2014 8:30 pm  |  Updated:  Wednesday 29 May 2019 8:48 pm

Astrazeneca boss Pascal Soriot buys £2m shares

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The chief executive of Astrazeneca has put his money where his mouth is and invested in £2m-worth of shares in the drugs company. Pascal Soriot purchased 46,200 shares at a cost of 4,345p each. The drug giant turned down a £55-per- share takeover bid from the US’s Pfizer in May.

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