Result of AGM

AstraZeneca PLC
25 April 2002





                                ASTRAZENECA PLC



                     ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING : 25 APRIL 2002



AstraZeneca PLC announces the results of the polls taken at its Annual General
Meeting today in respect of Items 9, 10 and 11 on the Agenda, as follows:


Item 9: Special Resolution to authorise the Directors to allot unissued shares:

VOTES FOR:            864,041,018          VOTES AGAINST:     27,022,677

This Resolution was passed as a Special Resolution at the AGM.

Item 10: Special Resolution to authorise the Company to purchase its own shares:

VOTES FOR:            908,322,435          VOTES AGAINST:     27,120,335

This Resolution was passed as a Special Resolution at the AGM.



Item 11: Special Resolution to adopt new Articles of Association:

VOTES FOR:            920,527,210          VOTES AGAINST:     21,933,121

This Resolution was passed as a Special Resolution at the AGM.



Under the Company's Articles of Association, voting on all Special Resolutions
is conducted by poll.



G H R Musker

Company Secretary

25 April 2002



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