AstraZeneca Annual Report and Form 20-F Information 2008

Corporate governance: Operation of board committees

The Board has delegated certain responsibilities to the Audit, Remuneration, Nomination and Governance, and Science Committees. The Board provides adequate resources to enable each committee to undertake its duties. Each of the Audit, Remuneration, and Nomination and Governance Committees is made up of Non-Executive Directors, although Executive Directors may be invited to attend meetings. Members of the Science Committee include Executive Directors, Non-Executive Directors and certain senior managers. However, this Committee is purely advisory in nature. Further details of the role, membership and terms of reference for each committee are set out below. In addition to the standing committees of the Board, there may from time to time be constituted ad hoc committees for specific projects or tasks. In these cases, the scope and responsibilities of the committee is documented.