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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 November 2017
 
 
 
Commission File Number: 001-11960
 
 
 
AstraZeneca PLC
 
 
 
1 Francis Crick Avenue
 
Cambridge Biomedical Campus
 
Cambridge CB2 0AA
 
United Kingdom
 
 
 
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1 November 2017 07:00 GMT
 
ASTRAZENECA AND ASPEN COMPLETE AGREEMENT FOR
RESIDUAL RIGHTS TO ANAESTHETIC MEDICINES
 
AstraZeneca today announced that it has completed the commercialisation agreement (announced 14 September 2017) with Aspen Global Incorporated (AGI), part of the Aspen Group, under which AGI has acquired the residual rights to established anaesthetic medicines comprising of Diprivan, EMLA, Xylocaine/Xylocard/Xyloproct, Marcaine, Naropin, Carbocaine and Citanest.
 
AstraZeneca initially entered an agreement with AGI in June 2016, under which AGI gained the exclusive commercialisation rights to the medicines in markets outside the US. Under the terms of the new agreement, AGI has now acquired the remaining rights to the intellectual property and manufacturing know-how related to the anaesthetic medicines.
 
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 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.
 
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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: 1 November 2017
 
By: /s/ Adrian Kemp
 
Name: Adrian Kemp
 
Title: Company Secretary