Annual general meeting: 26 may 2000

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING: 26 MAY 2000 AstraZeneca PLC announces the results of the polls taken at its Annual General Meeting on Friday 26 May 2000 in respect of Items 8 and 9 on the Agenda, as follows: Item 8: Special Resolution to authorise the Directors to allot unissued shares: VOTES FOR: 780,948,260 VOTES AGAINST:6,656,896 This Resolution was passed as a Special Resolution at the AGM. Item 9: Special Resolution to authorise the Company to purchase its own shares: VOTES FOR: 787,391,063 VOTES AGAINST:713,008 This Resolution was passed as a Special Resolution at the AGM. G H R Musker Company Secretary 30 May 2000 ------------------------------------------------------------ Please visit http://www.bit.se for further information The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/05/30/20000530BIT00770/bit0001.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/05/30/20000530BIT00770/bit0002.pdf