Annual Report and Accounts

AstraZeneca PLC
22 February 2005


                             PUBLICATION OF ANNUAL REPORT


AstraZeneca PLC announced today the publication of its Annual Report, Annual
Review and Corporate Responsibility Summary Report for 2004.  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

22 February 2005


                      This information is provided by RNS
            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange