April 11 (Reuters) - AstraZeneca's shareholders approved a 2024 remuneration policy on Thursday, which will boost Chief Executive Pascal Soriot's pay package to as much as 18.9 million pounds ($23.7 million) this year.

($1 = 0.7973 pounds) (Reporting by Pushkala Aripaka and Eva Mathews in Bengaluru; Editing by Shilpi Majumdar)