15th Dec 2006 16:30
AstraZeneca PLC15 December 2006 Companies Act 1985 Section 198 Disclosure of Interest in Voting Shares in Public Companies On 15 December 2006 we were informed by The Capital Group Companies, Inc., aregistered investment manager in the U.S., that on 13 December 2006 its interestin the USD0.25 Ordinary Shares of AstraZeneca PLC had decreased to 179,266,829shares (11.70 per cent of the current issued ordinary capital) from thepreviously notified level of 183,791,148 shares (11.97 per cent of the issuedordinary capital at that time). The reason for this announcement is that,within the said holding of 11.70 per cent of the issued ordinary capital ofAstraZeneca PLC, Capital Research and Management Company, an affiliate of TheCapital Group Companies, Inc., has decreased its interest in these shares to91,875,241 shares (5.99 per cent). G H R MuskerCompany Secretary15 December 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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