AstraZeneca supplementary merger document

ASTRAZENECA SUPPLEMENTARY MERGER DOCUMENT Astra AB and Zeneca Group PLC announce that Zeneca has published a Supplementary Merger Document in connection with the proposed merger between Zeneca and Astra. The document contains extractions from the announcements of the 1998 results of Astra (16 February 1999) and Zeneca (17 February 1999) and the unaudited pro forma combined financial information for AstraZeneca for the year ended 31 December 1998 (17 February 1999). Contact persons: Mikael Widell, Press Officer, PR & Information, Astra AB, +46 8 553 264 28 Michael Olsson, Manager, Investor Relations, Astra AB, +46 8 553 259 52 Jörgen Winroth, Investor Relations U.S., Astra AB, +1 609 896 4148 ------------------------------------------------------------ Please visit http://www.bit.se for further information The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/1999/03/15/19990315BIT00360/bit0001.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/1999/03/15/19990315BIT00360/bit0002.pdf