Director Shareholding

AstraZeneca PLC
04 September 2003


DEALING BY DIRECTORS
COMPANIES ACT 1985 SECTION 324/329

ASTRAZENECA PLC ANNOUNCES THAT MICHELE HOOPER, A DIRECTOR OF THE COMPANY, HAS
PURCHASED TODAY 500 AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARES OF THE COMPANY AT USD41.55 PER
SHARE.   EACH AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARE REPRESENTS ONE USD0.25 ORDINARY SHARE OF
THE COMPANY. THIS REPRESENTS HER TOTAL INTEREST, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 0.00003
PER CENT OF THE ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL OF THE COMPANY.


G H R MUSKER
COMPANY SECRETARY
4 SEPTEMBER 2003


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