Annual Report and Accounts

AstraZeneca PLC
25 February 2004

                          PUBLICATION OF ANNUAL REPORT


AstraZeneca PLC announced today the publication of its Annual Report, Annual
Review and Corporate Responsibility Summary Report for 2003.  Copies are
available on the Company's website www.astrazeneca.com and are being despatched
to shareholders from today.



G H R Musker
Company Secretary
25 February 2004


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