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Remuneration Report

Share options

The interests of Directors, and of former Directors who served during 2007, in options to subscribe for Ordinary Shares in the Company, which include options granted under the AstraZeneca Share Option Plan, the AstraZeneca Savings-Related Share Option Scheme and the 1994 Executive Share Option Scheme, together with options granted and exercised during 2007, are included in the following table. All grants in 2007 were made under the AstraZeneca Share Option Plan, unless otherwise indicated.

Number of
Ordinary Shares
under option
Exercise
price per
Ordinary Share1
Market price
at date
of exercise
First day
exercisable2,3
Last day
exercisable2,3
Håkan Mogren          
At 1 Jan 2007 244,896 2848p   13.12.02 24.03.13
– market price above option price 90,422 2364p   16.03.00 24.03.13
– market price at or below option price 154,474 3131p   13.12.02 27.03.12
At 31 Dec 2007 244,896 2848p   13.12.02 24.03.13
– market price above option price n/a   n/a n/a
– market price at or below option price 244,896 2848p   13.12.02 24.03.13
David Brennan          
At 1 Jan 2007 – options over ADSs 355,246 $45.22   16.03.03 23.03.15
At 1 Jan 2007 – options over Ordinary Shares 110,641 2949p   24.03.09 18.05.16
– market price above option price 355,246 $45.22   16.03.03 23.03.15
– market price below option price 110,641 2949p   24.03.09 18.05.16
Granted 30 March 2007 128,462 2744p   30.03.10 29.03.17
At 31 Dec 2007 – options over ADSs 355,246 $45.22   16.03.03 23.03.15
At 31 Dec 2007 – options over Ordinary Shares 239,103 2839p   24.03.09 29.03.17
– market price above options price (ADSs) 110,987 $40.35   24.03.08 23.03.15
– market price above option price (Ordinary Shares) n/a   n/a n/a
– market price at or below option price (ADSs) 244,259 $47.44   16.03.03 25.03.14
– market price at or below option price (Ordinary Shares) 239,103 2839p   24.03.09 29.03.17
Simon Lowth          
At 1 Jan 2007 n/a   n/a n/a
– market price above option price n/a   n/a n/a
– market price at or below option price n/a   n/a n/a
Granted 16 November 2007 18,665 2210p   16.11.10 15.11.17
At 31 Dec 2007 18,665 2210p   16.11.10 15.11.17
– market price above option price n/a   n/a n/a
– market price at or below option price 18,665 2210p   16.11.10 15.11.17
John Patterson          
At 1 Jan 2007 192,574 2735p   25.03.02 23.03.16
– market price above option price 100,784 2344p   25.03.02 23.03.15
– market price at or below option price 91,790 3163p   23.08.03 23.03.16
Granted 30 March 2007 44,142 2744p   30.03.10 29.03.17
Granted 21 September 20074 443 2164p   01.12.10 31.05.11
At 31 Dec 2007 237,159 2735p   25.03.02 29.03.17
– market price above option price 53,282 2129p   01.12.07 23.03.15
– market price at or below option price 183,877 2911p   25.03.02 29.03.17
Jonathan Symonds          
At 1 Jan 2007 363,002 2618p   01.10.00 23.03.16
– market price above option price 225,809 2284p   01.10.00 23.03.15
– market price at or below option price 137,611 3166p   23.08.03 23.03.16
Granted 30 March 2007 60,349 2744p   30.03.10 29.03.17
Exercised 30,656 2055p 2577p 01.10.00 30.09.07
Exercised 13,136 2398p 2577p 20.08.01 19.08.08
Exercised 29,342 2505p 2577p 25.08.02 24.08.09
Exercised 48,012 2231p 2577p 25.03.06 24.03.13
Exercised 44,049 2529p 2577p 26.03.07 25.03.14
At 31 Jul 2007 258,5745 2825p   23.08.03 29.03.17
– market price above option price 60,614 2133p   01.12.07 23.03.15
– market price at or below option price 197,960 3037p   23.08.03 29.03.17

1Exercise prices at 1 January and 31 December are weighted averages.
2First and last exercise dates of groups of options, within which period there are shorter exercise periods.
3UK date convention applies.
4Option granted under the AstraZeneca Savings Related Share Option Plan.
5This represents the balance as at 31 July 2007, the date of Jonathan Symonds’ resignation. In accordance with the plan rules, all Awards lapsed upon his resignation from the Company.

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