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AstraZeneca PLC announced today that Non-Executive Directors Geneviève Berger and Graham Chipchase intend to retire from the Board at the conclusion of the Company s Annual General Meeting on 30 April 2021. By that date, each will have served on the Board for nine years. All other Non-Executive Directors will present themselves for election or re-election at the AGM, including Leif Johansson, Non-Executive Chairman, as will Pascal Soriot, Chief Executive Officer and Marc Dunoyer, Chief Financial Officer. Mr Johansson was first elected to the Board in April 2012 and will have served as a Director for nine years by April 2021. In December 2020, the Company announced it had entered into a definitive agreement with Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for AstraZeneca to acquire Alexion. Subject to the satisfaction of the closing conditions, which include approval by AstraZeneca and Alexion shareholders and obtaining relevant regulatory clearan
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Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALXN) today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2020. Total revenues for the full year of 2020 were $6,069.9 million, a 22 percent increase compared to the same period in 2019. The negative impact of foreign currency on total revenues year-over-year was 1 percent, or $52.0 million, inclusive of hedging activities. On a GAAP basis, diluted EPS for the full year of 2020 was $2.72, compared to $10.70 in the prior year. Full year 2020 includes impairment charges of $2,053.3 million primarily relating to the KANUMA intangible asset and a related deferred tax benefit of $377.3 million. Full year 2019 includes one-time tax benefits of $382.2 million related to intra-entity asset transfers of intellectual property. Non-GAAP diluted EPS for the full year of 2020 was $12.51, a 19 percent increase versus the prior year.