Notice of Results

AstraZeneca PLC
23 October 2001


AstraZeneca Nine Month and Third Quarter Results

Tomorrow, Wednesday, 24 October 2001, AstraZeneca will be releasing its nine
month and third quarter results for 2001 at 11:00 BST.

There will be a global analyst teleconference at 13:00 BST, 08:00 EST, for
which the numbers are in the UK: 0800 027 2020, for Europe [phone]
and for the US: [phone]. These numbers, as well as details of the
replay facility available through 5 November 2001, are also available on the
Investor Relations part of the AstraZeneca website at www.astrazeneca.com.