Director Shareholding

AstraZeneca PLC
15 May 2003


DEALING BY DIRECTORS
COMPANIES ACT 1985 SECTION 324/329


WE HEREBY INFORM YOU THAT ON 14 MAY 2003, WE WERE INFORMED BY PERCY BARNEVIK,
CHAIRMAN AND A DIRECTOR OF THE COMPANY, THAT ON 14 MAY 2003 HE SOLD 50,000
ASTRAZENECA PLC ORDINARY SHARES OF USD0.25 EACH AT SEK339.05 PER SHARE.
FOLLOWING THIS SALE, MR BARNEVIK HAS A TOTAL INTEREST IN 50,000 ORDINARY SHARES,
WHICH REPRESENTS APPROXIMATELY 0.003 PER CENT OF THE NUMBER OF SHARES CURRENTLY
IN ISSUE.


G H R MUSKER
COMPANY SECRETARY

15 MAY 2003

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