AstraZeneca Completes Aspen Agreement


ASTRAZENECA COMPLETES COMMERCIALISATION AGREEMENT WITH ASPEN FOR ANAESTHETICS
PORTFOLIO
01 September 2016 07:00 BST

ASTRAZENECA COMPLETES COMMERCIALISATION AGREEMENT WITH ASPEN FOR ANAESTHETICS
PORTFOLIO

AstraZeneca today announced that it has completed* the commercialisation
agreement (https://www.astrazeneca.com/media-centre/press
-releases/2016/astrazeneca-enters-commercialisation-agreement-with-aspen-for
-anaesthetic-medicines-portfolio-08062016.html) with Aspen Global Incorporated
(AGI), part of the Aspen Group, for rights to its global anaesthetics portfolio
outside the US. The agreement covers seven established medicines - Diprivan
(general anaesthesia), EMLA (topical anaesthetic) and five local anaesthetics
(Xylocaine/Xylocard/Xyloproct, Marcaine, Naropin, Carbocaine and Citanest). As
AstraZeneca will retain a significant ongoing interest in the portfolio, the
upfront payment (to be recognised in the third quarter of 2016), along with all
future milestone and royalty payments, will be reported as Externalisation
Revenue in the Company’s financial statements.

* With the exception of Ukraine and Zimbabwe, which are subject to separate
closing

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 - Respiratory and
Autoimmunity, Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases, and Oncology. The Company
is also active in inflammation, infection and neuroscience through numerous
collaborations. 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

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