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 Wellington Management Company, LLP, aregistered investment advisor in the U.S., that on 2 March 2005 its interest inthe USD0.25 Ordinary Shares of AstraZeneca PLC had increased to 66,097,762shares (4.04 per cent of the current issued ordinary capital) from thepreviously notified level of 53,510,141 shares (3.20 per cent). G H R MuskerCompany Secretary3 March 2005 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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