Notice of Meeting

AstraZeneca PLC 11 December 2000 AstraZeneca R&D Update Tomorrow, Tuesday 12 December 2000, AstraZeneca is holding an R&D Update meeting at AstraZeneca R&D Molndal in Sweden for analysts and investors. Investors can access a live webcast through a link that will be posted on the AstraZeneca website at www.astrazeneca.com. The presentations start at 8:00am local Sweden time, 7:00am GMT and 2:00am Eastern Daylight Time. A recorded webcast will be available for replay through Friday, 22 December 2000. 11 December 2000 Further enquires to: Michael Olsson: Tel. +44 (0)20 7304 5087 Ed Seage: Tel. +44 (0)20 7304 5101 Jorgen Winroth: Tel. +1 609 896 4148

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