AGM Poll Votes

AstraZeneca PLC
30 April 2003


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

                                ASTRAZENECA PLC

                     ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING : 30 APRIL 2003


AstraZeneca PLC announced the results of the polls taken at its Annual General
Meeting today in respect of Items 5(e), 9 and 10 on the Agenda, as follows:


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

VOTES FOR:            830,994,339     (95.57%)

VOTES AGAINST:        38,475,456      (4.43%)

This Resolution was passed as an Ordinary Resolution at the AGM.



Percy Barnevik, Chairman of AstraZeneca PLC, said 'My Board colleagues and I are
delighted that Sir Peter Bonfield has been re-elected as a Director with such
overwhelming support following the poll held at today's Annual General Meeting.
Sir Peter is making a key contribution to AstraZeneca in his role both as the
senior Non-Executive Director and also as Chairman of the Remuneration
Committee.'



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

VOTES FOR:            813,215,344     (95.90%)

VOTES AGAINST:        34,776,305      (4.10%)

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:            890,748,684     (99.86%)

VOTES AGAINST:        1,261,770       (0.14%)

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

30 April 2003


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