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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Jasper Jolly

AstraZeneca boss ‘wants to shift stock market listing to US’

Test tubes in front of a displayed AstraZeneca logo in an illustration
The FTSE 100 company’s share price rose by 2.8% on Tuesday, with most of the increase happening after the report was published. Photograph: Dado Ruvić/Reuters

AstraZeneca’s chief executive, Pascal Soriot, has reportedly said that he would like to shift the company’s stock market listing from the UK to the US.

The boss of Britain’s most valuable listed company has spoken privately about a preference to move the listing to New York, the Times reported. It added that he had also considered moving the company’s domicile.

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