AstraZeneca PLC pays out its September 2023 dividend on the 11th Sept

https://www.astrazeneca.com/

71.8p a share.

https://www.londonstockexchange.com/news-article/AZN/total-voting-rights/16065824

the issued share capital of AstraZeneca PLC with voting rights is 1,549,886,092 ordinary shares

Thus:

1,549,886,092 x £0.718 = 1,112,818,214.056

That is £1,112 Million paid to shareholders. That is £1.112 Billion.

https://www.londonstockexchange.com/stock/AZN/astrazeneca-plc/company-page