Holding(s) in Company

AstraZeneca PLC
13 June 2002


COMPANIES ACT 1985 SECTION 198

DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST IN VOTING SHARES IN PUBLIC COMPANIES


ON 13 JUNE 2002 WE WERE INFORMED BY LEGAL & GENERAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
LIMITED THAT, AS OF 10 JUNE 2002, THEY HAD A NOTIFIABLE INTEREST IN THE USD0.25
ORDINARY SHARES OF ASTRAZENECA PLC OF 52,518,020 SHARES WHICH REPRESENTS 3.03
PER CENT OF THE ISSUED ORDINARY CAPITAL OF THE COMPANY.



G H R MUSKER
COMPANY SECRETARY
13 JUNE 2002



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