Result of Meeting

AstraZeneca PLC
29 April 2004

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:


                                ASTRAZENECA PLC


                     ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING : 29 APRIL 2004

AstraZeneca PLC announced the results of the voting at its Annual General
Meeting today.  As proposed in the Notice of AGM, all Resolutions were decided
by poll vote.



Resolution 1:  Ordinary Resolution to receive the Director's Report and Accounts
for the year ended 31 December 2003:

VOTES FOR:                829,640,440 (98.32%)

VOTES AGAINST:            14,171,054 (1.68%)

The Resolution was passed as an Ordinary Resolution.



Resolution 2:  Ordinary Resolution to confirm dividends:

VOTES FOR:                884,508,679 (99.99%)

VOTES AGAINST:            81,108 (0.01%)

The Resolution was passed as an Ordinary Resolution.



Resolution 3:  Ordinary Resolution to re-appoint KPMG Audit Plc, London as
Auditor:

VOTES FOR:                872,058,540 (99.52%)

VOTES AGAINST:            4,204,888 (0.48%)

The Resolution was passed as an Ordinary Resolution.



Resolution 4:  Ordinary Resolution to authorise the Directors to agree the
remuneration of the Auditor:

VOTES FOR:                880,930,461 (99.59%)

VOTES AGAINST:            3,643,172 (0.41%)

The Resolution was passed as an Ordinary Resolution.



Resolution 5(a): Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Percy Barnevik as a Director:

VOTES FOR:                797,465,405 (95.66%)

VOTES AGAINST:            36,182,321 (4.34%)

The Resolution was passed as an Ordinary Resolution.



Resolution 5(b): Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Hakan Mogren as a Director:

VOTES FOR:                789,307,919 (95.41%)

VOTES AGAINST:            37,935,039 (4.59%)

The Resolution was passed as an Ordinary Resolution.



Resolution 5(c): Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Sir Tom McKillop as a Director:

VOTES FOR:                856,483,071 (97.91%)

VOTES AGAINST:            18,309,231 (2.09%)

The Resolution was passed as an Ordinary Resolution.



Resolution 5(d): Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Jonathan Symonds as a Director:

VOTES FOR:                856,533,286 (97.91%)

VOTES AGAINST:            18,259,095 (2.09%)

The Resolution was passed as an Ordinary Resolution.

Resolution 5(e): Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Sir Peter Bonfield as a
Director:

VOTES FOR:                817,809,389 (95.94%)

VOTES AGAINST:            34,640,486 (4.06%)

The Resolution was passed as an Ordinary Resolution.



Item 5(f): Ordinary Resolution to re-elect John Buchanan as a Director:

VOTES FOR:                867,135,898 (98.05%)

VOTES AGAINST:            17,250,175 (1.95%)

The Resolution was passed as an Ordinary Resolution.



Resolution 5(g): Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Jane Henney as a Director:

VOTES FOR:                867,468,230 (98.09%)

VOTES AGAINST:            16,907,460 (1.91%)

The Resolution was passed as an Ordinary Resolution.



Resolution 5(h): Ordinary Resolution to elect Michele Hooper as a Director:

VOTES FOR:                867,461,381 (98.00%)

VOTES AGAINST:            17,664,634 (2.00%)

The Resolution was passed as an Ordinary Resolution.



Resolution 5(i): Ordinary Resolution to elect Joe Jimenez as a Director:

VOTES FOR:                845,473,947 (98.01%)

VOTES AGAINST:            17,156,334 (1.99%)

The Resolution was passed as an Ordinary Resolution.



Resolution 5(j): Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Erna Moller as a Director:

VOTES FOR:                852,539,050 (96.41%)

VOTES AGAINST:            31,790,163 (3.59%)

The Resolution was passed as an Ordinary Resolution.



Resolution 5(k): Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Dame Bridget Ogilvie as a
Director:

VOTES FOR:                867,293,853 (98.07%)

VOTES AGAINST:            17,086,078 (1.93%)

The Resolution was passed as an Ordinary Resolution.



Resolution 5(l): Ordinary Resolution to elect Louis Schweitzer as a Director:

VOTES FOR:                843,853,944 (97.88%)

VOTES AGAINST:            18,306,050 (2.12%)

The Resolution was passed as an Ordinary Resolution.



Resolution 5(m): Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Marcus Wallenberg as a
Director:

VOTES FOR:                774,061,117 (93.90%)

VOTES AGAINST:            50,241,871 (6.10%)

The Resolution was passed as an Ordinary Resolution.



Resolution 6:  Ordinary Resolution to approve the Directors' Remuneration Report
for the year ended 31 December 2003:

VOTES FOR:                781,624,629 (91.80%)

VOTES AGAINST:            69,824,360 (8.20%)

The Resolution was passed as an Ordinary Resolution.

Resolution 7:  Special Resolution to adopt new Articles of Association:

VOTES FOR:                883,498,754 (99.89%)

VOTES AGAINST:            988,731 (0.11%)

The Resolution was passed as a Special Resolution.



Resolution 8:  Ordinary Resolution to authorise limited EU political donations:

VOTES FOR:                816,627,944 (97.91%)

VOTES AGAINST:            17,418,319 (2.09%)

The Resolution was passed as an Ordinary Resolution.



Resolution 9:  Ordinary Resolution to authorise the Directors to allot unissued
shares:

VOTES FOR:                879,485,783 (99.43%)

VOTES AGAINST:            5,002,003 (0.57%)

The Resolution was passed as an Ordinary Resolution.



Resolution 10:  Special Resolution to authorise the Directors to disapply
pre-emption rights:

VOTES FOR:                875,245,150 (98.61%)

VOTES AGAINST:            12,344,074 (1.39%)

The Resolution was passed as a Special Resolution.







Resolution 11: Special Resolution to authorise the Company to purchase its own
shares:

VOTES FOR:                883,907,358 (99.93%)

VOTES AGAINST:            658,206 (0.07%)

The Resolution was passed as a Special Resolution.



Resolution 12:  Special Resolution to authorise increase of cap on Non-Executive
Directors' remuneration:

VOTES FOR:                879,907,133 (99.50%)

VOTES AGAINST:            4,429,382 (0.50%)

The Resolution was passed as a Special Resolution.







G H R Musker

Company Secretary

29 April 2004


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