AstraZeneca Annual Report and Form 20-F Information 2008

Exchange rates

For the periods up to April 1999, Astra accounted for and reported its results in Swedish kronor, whereas Zeneca accounted for and reported its results in sterling. Consistent with AstraZeneca’s decision to publish its Financial Statements in US dollars, the financial information in this document has been translated from kronor and sterling into US dollars at the following applicable exchange rates:

	SEK/USD	USD/GBP
Average rates (profit and loss account, cash flow)
1995	7.1100	1.5796
1996	6.7000	1.5525
1997	7.6225	1.6386
1998	7.9384	1.6603
1999	8.2189	1.6247
End of year spot rates (balance sheet)
1995	6.6500	1.5500
1996	6.8400	1.6900
1997	7.8500	1.6600
1998	8.0400	1.6600
1999	8.5130	1.6185

The following information relating to average and spot exchange rates used by AstraZeneca is provided for convenience:

	SEK/USD	USD/GBP
Average rates (income statement, cash flow)
2006	7.4472	1.8265
2007	6.7692	2.0003
2008	6.5130	1.8728
End of year spot rates (balance sheet)
2006	6.8824	1.9626
2007	6.4051	1.9932
2008	7.7740	1.4437