Filing of Annual Report on SEC Form 20F

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

AstraZeneca PLC announced today that, on 25 March 2010, 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, 15 Stanhope Gate, London W1K 1LN.

A C N Kemp

Company Secretary

8 April 2010