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ASTRAZENECA PLC - ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2015

Results of Annual General Meeting held on 24 April 2015

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. Resolutions 1 - 8 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 9 - 12 were passed as special resolutions.

RESOLUTION VOTES FOR % OF VOTES CAST VOTES AGAINST % OF VOTES CAST VOTES CAST IN TOTAL TOTAL VOTES CAST AS A % OF ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL VOTES WITHHELD
1 To receive the Company's Accounts and the Reports of the Directors and Auditor for the year ended 31 December 2014 877,576,463 99.67 2,921,581 0.33 880,498,044 69.68% 10,675,935

2
To confirm dividends 		886,527,613 99.66 2,986,602 0.34 889,514,215 70.40% 1,659,763

3
To re-appoint KPMG LLP, London as Auditor 		876,751,815 98.61 12,397,571 1.39 889,149,386 70.37% 2,024,593

4
To authorise the Directors to agree the remuneration of the Auditor		 887,495,062 99.82 1,629,520 0.18 889,124,582 70.37% 2,049,398

5a
To re-elect Leif Johansson as a Director		 851,461,560 95.76 37,705,142 4.24 889,166,702 70.37% 2,007,277

5b
To re-elect Pascal Soriot as a Director 		888,590,119 99.95 426,241 0.05 889,016,360 70.36% 2,157,620

5c
To re-elect Marc Dunoyer as a Director		 885,602,969 99.62 3,374,856 0.38 888,977,825 70.36% 2,196,155

5d
To elect Cori Bargmann as a Director		 888,638,513 99.96 351,446 0.04 888,989,959 70.36% 2,184,021

5e
To re-elect Geneviève Berger as a Director		 888,552,754 99.95 465,106 0.05 889,017,860 70.36% 2,156,120

5f
To re-elect Bruce Burlington as a Director		 880,639,560 99.88 1,091,107 0.12 881,730,667 69.78% 9,443,312

5g
To re-elect Ann Cairns as a Director		 888,587,093 99.95 465,731 0.05 889,052,824 70.36% 2,121,156

5h
To re-elect Graham Chipchase as a Director		 876,994,757 99.46 4,732,631 0.54 881,727,388 69.78% 9,445,684

5i
To re-elect Jean-Philippe Courtois as a Director		 880,585,784 99.87 1,137,760 0.13 881,723,544 69.78% 9,450,753

5j
To re-elect Rudy Markham as a Director		 855,335,488 99.27 6,300,712 0.73 861,636,200 68.19% 29,537,348

5k
To re-elect Shriti Vadera as a Director		 888,387,120 99.93 582,556 0.07 888,969,676 70.36% 2,204,192

5l
To re-elect Marcus Wallenberg as a Director		 846,091,821 98.19 15,599,701 1.81 861,691,522 68.20% 29,482,025

6
To approve the Annual Report on Remuneration for the year ended 31 December 2014		 739,049,685 84.11 139,601,566 15.89 878,651,251 69.54% 12,522,725

7
To authorise limited EU political donations		 859,081,444 97.36 23,307,997 2.64 882,389,441 69.83% 8,784,535

8
To authorise the Directors to allot shares		 808,454,239 91.14 78,551,101 8.86 887,005,340 70.20% 4,168,208

9
To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights		 875,263,416 98.61 12,347,679 1.39 887,611,095 70.25% 3,562,455

10
To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares		 876,130,644 98.54 13,023,264 1.46 889,153,908 70.37% 2,019,960

11
To reduce the notice period for general meetings		 778,280,838 87.53 110,881,255 12.47 889,162,093 70.37% 2,011,885

12
To adopt new Articles of Association		 886,456,629 99.90 900,552 0.10 887,357,181 70.23% 3,813,971

Issued capital
As at 22 April 2015, the number of issued shares of the Company was 1,263,544,938, ordinary shares, which was the total number of shares entitling the holders to attend and vote for or against all the resolutions at the AGM. In accordance with the Company's Articles of Association, on a poll every member present in person or by proxy has one vote for every share held.

A C N Kemp
Company Secretary
24 April 2015

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