3rd Mar 2005 16:00
AstraZeneca PLC03 March 2005 Companies Act 1985 Section 198 Disclosure of Interest in Voting Shares in Public Companies On 3 March 2005 we were informed by The Capital Group Companies, Inc., aregistered investment manager in the U.S., that on 1 March 2005 its interest inthe USD0.25 Ordinary Shares of AstraZeneca PLC had decreased to 211,948,875shares (12.94 per cent of the current issued ordinary capital) from thepreviously notified level of 220,352,313 shares (13.39 per cent). G H R Musker Company Secretary 3 March 2005 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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