Major shareholdings
At 31 January 2008, the following had disclosed an interest in the issued Ordinary Share capital of the Company in accordance with the requirements of section 5.1.2 of the UK Listing Authority’s Disclosure and Transparency Rules:
| Shareholder | Number of shares | Date of disclosure to Company* |
Percentage of issued share capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Research and Management Company | 71,261,060 | 25 Jun 2007 | 4.89% |
| Axa SA | 70,934,559 | 20 Dec 2007 | 4.87% |
| Investor AB | 63,465,810 | 11 Feb 2004 | 4.36% |
| Barclays PLC | 61,721,820 | 18 Dec 2006 | 4.24% |
| Wellington Management Co., LLP | 60,565,299 | 30 Oct 2006 | 4.16% |
| Legal & General Investment Management Limited | 59,198,535 | 12 Sept 2007 | 4.06% |
* Since the date of disclosure to the Company, the interest of any person listed above in the Ordinary Shares of the Company may have increased or decreased. No requirement to notify the Company of any increase or decrease would have arisen unless the holding moved up or down through a whole number percentage level. The percentage level may increase (on the cancellation of shares following a re-purchase of shares under the Company’s share re-purchase programme) or decrease (on the issue of new shares under any of the Company’s share plans).
No other person held a notifiable interest in shares, comprising 3% or more of the issued Ordinary Share capital of the Company.
Changes in the percentage ownership held by major shareholders during the past three years are set out below. Major shareholders do not have different voting rights.
| Percentage of issued share capital | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shareholder | 31 Jan 2008 | 31 Jan 2007 | 31 Jan 2006 | 26 Jan 2005 |
| Capital Research and Management Company | 4.89% | 11.70% | 12.57% | 13.39% |
| Axa SA | 4.87% | – | – | – |
| Investor AB | 4.36% | 4.14% | 4.01% | 3.86% |
| Barclays PLC | 4.24% | 4.03% | 3.20% | 3.08% |
| Wellington Management Co., LLP | 4.16% | 3.95% | 4.97% | 3.25% |
| Legal & General Investment Management Limited | 4.06% | 3.43% | 3.32% | 3.19% |
AstraZeneca PLC American Depositary Shares (each representing one Ordinary Share) evidenced by American Depositary Receipts issued by JPMorgan Chase Bank, as depositary, are listed on the New York Stock Exchange. At 31 January 2008, the proportion of Ordinary Shares represented by American Depositary Shares was 9.58% of the Ordinary Shares outstanding.
Number of registered holders of Ordinary Shares at 31 January 2008:
| > In the US | 790 |
| > Total | 132,685 |
Number of record holders of American Depositary Receipts at 31 January 2008:
| > In the US | 2,379 |
| > Total | 2,413 |
So far as the Company is aware, it is neither directly nor indirectly owned nor controlled by one or more corporations or by any government.
At 31 January 2008, the total amount of the Company’s voting securities owned by Directors and Officers of the Company was:
| Title of class | Amount owned | Percentage of class |
|---|---|---|
| Ordinary Shares | 283,176 | 0.02% |
The Company does not know of any arrangements, the operation of which might result in a change in the control of the Company.
