Director Shareholding

AstraZeneca PLC
02 March 2004

DEALING BY DIRECTORS

COMPANIES ACT 1985 SECTION 324/329



WE HEREBY INFORM YOU THAT, WITH EFFECT FROM 28 FEBRUARY 2004, MARCUS WALLENBERG,
A DIRECTOR OF THE COMPANY, IS NO LONGER DEEMED TO HAVE AN INTEREST IN THE
ASTRAZENECA SHARES HELD IN THE NAME OF ONE OF HIS CHILDREN WHO, ON 28 FEBRUARY
2004, ATTAINED THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN YEARS.  CONSEQUENTLY, MR WALLENBERG'S
INTEREST IN ASTRAZENECA PLC ORDINARY SHARES OF USD0.25 EACH HAS REDUCED TO
70,882 SHARES, WHICH REPRESENTS APPROXIMATELY 0.004 PER CENT OF THE NUMBER OF
SHARES CURRENTLY IN ISSUE.





G H R MUSKER

COMPANY SECRETARY

2 MARCH 2004


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