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		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ASTRAZENECA PLC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000901832
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			X0
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-11960
		FILM NUMBER:		23662666

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		STREET 1:		1 FRANCIS CRICK AVENUE
		STREET 2:		CAMBRIDGE BIOMEDICAL CAMPUS
		CITY:			CAMBRIDGE
		STATE:			X0
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		BUSINESS PHONE:		011 44 20 7304 5000

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		STREET 2:		CAMBRIDGE BIOMEDICAL CAMPUS
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		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ZENECA GROUP PLC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19930422
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<DESCRIPTION>ASTRAZENECA ACQUIRES CINCOR FOR CARDIORENAL ASSET
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AstraZeneca announced today the successful completion of the
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clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, focused on developing
novel treatments for resistant and uncontrolled hypertension as
well as chronic kidney disease.</font></div>
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The acquisition bolsters AstraZeneca's cardiorenal pipeline by
adding baxdrostat (CIN-107), an aldosterone synthase inhibitor
(ASI) for blood pressure lowering in treatment-resistant
hypertension, to its cardiorenal portfolio.</font></div>
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Baxdrostat represents a potentially leading next-generation ASI as
it is highly selective for aldosterone synthase and spares the
cortisol pathway in humans</font><font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top; color: #000000">1</font><font style="color: #000000">.
The opportunity also brings the potential for combination
with&#xA0;</font><font style="font-style: italic; color: #000000">Farxiga</font><font style="color: #000000">&#xA0;and complements AstraZeneca's strategy to
provide added benefit across cardiorenal diseases, where there is a
high unmet medical need.</font></font></div>
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The acquisition was completed through a tender offer to purchase
all outstanding shares of CinCor for&#xA0;approximately
$1.3bn&#xA0;upfront. As part of the transaction, AstraZeneca
acquired the cash and marketable securities on CinCor's balance
sheet, which totalled approximately $500 million as of the closing,
excluding transaction-related expenses.&#xA0;Under the terms of the
agreement, CinCor shareholders also received a non-tradable
contingent value right, payable upon a specified regulatory
submission of a baxdrostat product. Combined, the upfront and
contingent value payments represent, if achieved, a transaction
value of approximately $1.8bn.&#xA0;As of the expiration of the
tender offer, 39,580,275 shares of CinCor were validly tendered and
not validly withdrawn from the tender offer, representing
approximately 86.3% of the outstanding shares of common stock of
CinCor, and&#xA0;such shares have been accepted for payment in
accordance with the terms of the tender offer. CinCor's shares will
be delisted from the Nasdaq Stock Market, and CinCor will terminate
its registration under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as
soon as practicable following completion of the
acquisition.</font></div>
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This announcement may include statements that are not statements of
historical fact, or "forward-looking statements," including with
respect to AstraZeneca's acquisition of CinCor. Such
forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to,
AstraZeneca's and CinCor's beliefs and expectations and statements
about the benefits sought to be achieved in AstraZeneca's
acquisition of CinCor, the potential effects of the acquisition on
both AstraZeneca and CinCor, as well as the expected benefits and
success of baxdrostat and any combination product. These statements
are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of
AstraZeneca's and CinCor's management and are subject to
significant risks and uncertainties. There can be no guarantees
that baxdrostat or any combination product will receive the
necessary regulatory approvals or prove to be commercially
successful if approved. If underlying assumptions prove inaccurate
or risks or uncertainties materialise, actual results may differ
materially from those set forth in the forward-looking
statements.</font></div>
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Risks and uncertainties include but are not limited to, the
possibility that the milestone related to the contingent value
right will not be achieved; general industry conditions and
competition; general economic factors, including interest rate and
currency exchange rate fluctuations; the impact of COVID-19; the
impact of pharmaceutical industry regulation and health care
legislation in the United States and internationally; competition
from other products; and challenges inherent in new product
development, including obtaining regulatory approval.</font></div>
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Neither AstraZeneca nor CinCor undertakes any obligation to
publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result
of new information, future events or otherwise, except to the
extent required by law. Additional factors that could cause results
to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking
statements can be found in AstraZeneca's Annual Report on Form 20-F
for the year ended 31 December 2022, CinCor's Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended 31 December 2021 and CinCor's Quarterly
Reports on Form 10-Q for the three months ended 31 March 2022, 30
June 2022 and 30 September 2022, in each case as amended by any
subsequent filings made with the SEC. These and other filings made
by AstraZeneca and CinCor with the SEC are available at the SEC's
Internet site (</font><font style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0000FF">www.sec.gov</font><font style="color: #000000">).</font></font></div>
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Notes</font></div>
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Baxdrostat</font><font style="color: #000000">&#xA0;</font><font style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000">(CIN-107)</font></font></div>
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Baxdrostat is a highly selective, oral small molecule inhibitor of
aldosterone synthase, the enzyme responsible for the synthesis of
aldosterone in the adrenal gland, in development for patient
populations with significant unmet medical needs, including
treatment-resistant hypertension, primary aldosteronism and chronic
kidney disease. Baxdrostat selectively targets aldosterone
synthase, which is encoded by the CYP11B2 gene while having a much
lower affinity for the blocking activity of 11&#xDF;-hydroxylase,
the enzyme responsible for cortisol synthesis, which is encoded by
the CYP11B1 gene. In clinical trials, baxdrostat was observed to
significantly lower aldosterone levels without affecting cortisol
levels, across a wide range of doses</font><font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top; color: #000000">1</font><font style="color: #000000">.</font></font></div>
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In patients with treatment-resistant hypertension, a key focus
area, baxdrostat met the primary endpoint in the BrigHTN Phase II
trial showing a statistically significant reduction in systolic
blood pressure (SBP) after a 12-week treatment
period</font><font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top; color: #000000">1,2</font><font style="color: #000000">.
Baxdrostat did not meet the primary endpoint of showing a
statistically significant reduction in SBP at eight weeks in the
HALO Phase II trial in patients with uncontrolled
hypertension</font><font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top; color: #000000">3,4</font><font style="color: #000000">.
Baxdrostat was well tolerated in both trials. Two additional Phase
II trials are ongoing in hypertensive patients with primary
aldosteronism (Spark-PA)</font><font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top; color: #000000">5</font><font style="color: #000000">&#xA0;and
in chronic kidney disease (CKD)</font><font style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: top; color: #000000">6</font><font style="color: #000000">.
A Phase III trial of baxdrostat is planned to start in
treatment-resistant hypertension during the first half of
2023.</font></font></div>
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Farxiga</font></div>
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Farxiga</font><font style="color: #000000">&#xA0;(dapagliflozin) is
a first-in-class, oral, once-daily SGLT2 inhibitor. Research has
shown&#xA0;</font><font style="font-style: italic; color: #000000">Farxiga's</font><font style="color: #000000">&#xA0;efficacy in preventing and delaying
cardiorenal disease, while also protecting the organs - important
findings given the underlying links between the heart, kidneys and
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