Filing of Annual Report on SEC

FILING OF ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 20-F WITH THE US SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

AstraZeneca PLC announced today that, on 28 April 2011, it filed its Annual Report on Form 20-F with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The document is available for viewing on the SEC website at www.sec.gov and also on the Company's website at www.astrazeneca.com. The Company will send any holder of the Company's securities, upon request, a hard copy of the Company's complete audited financial statements free of charge. Requests may be made by writing to the Company Secretary, AstraZeneca PLC, 2 Kingdom Street, London W2 6BD.

A C N Kemp

Company Secretary

28 April 2011