Transparency Directive - Voting Rights and Capital


Transparency Directive - Voting Rights and Capital

The following notification is made in accordance with the UK Financial Services
Authority Disclosure and Transparency Rule 5.6.1. On 27 February 2009 the issued
share capital of AstraZeneca PLC with voting rights is 1,447,644,517 ordinary
shares of US$0.25.   No shares are held in Treasury. Therefore, the total number
of voting rights in AstraZeneca PLC is 1,447,644,517.

The above figure for the total number of voting rights may be used by
shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will
determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their
interest in, AstraZeneca PLC under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.


A C N Kemp
Company Secretary
27 February 2009