16th Aug 2006 11:00
AstraZeneca PLC16 August 2006 Companies Act 1985 Section 198 Disclosure of Interest in Voting Shares in Public Companies On 15 August 2006 we were informed by Barclays PLC, that on 9 August 2006 itsinterest in the USD0.25 Ordinary Shares of AstraZeneca PLC had increased to73,107,396 shares (4.68 per cent of the current issued ordinary capital) fromthe previously notified level of 60,916,748 shares (3.88 per cent of the issuedordinary capital at that time). G H R MuskerCompany Secretary16 August 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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