ASTRAZENECA PLC ANNOUNCES LATE-STAGE PIPELINE CONFERENCE CALL FOR INVESTORS AND ANALYSTS


AstraZeneca PLC ("AstraZeneca", "the Company") will today host a conference call
for investors and analysts. This will focus on key potential medicines within
the late-stage pipeline and will provide further details on the progress made in
2015 and the anticipated news flow in 2016. No material new information will be
included; the call is intended to offer additional insight on the pipeline.

The event will be led by Sean Bohen, Executive Vice President, Global Medicines
Development and Chief Medical Officer, alongside AstraZeneca experts from each
of the Company's main therapy areas and will take place at 16:00 - 17:30 GMT
(11:00 - 12:30 EST).

The dial-in details for the conference call are as follows:

UK             0800 694 2370
US             866 977 7645
International  +44 1452 557749
Sweden         0200 883 079
Code           79258160

The accompanying presentation will be available for download at
astrazeneca.com/investors (http://www.astrazeneca.com/investors/) one hour prior
to the start of the call. A link to the live audio webcast will also be
available at this address. An indexed version and transcript of the webcast will
be published in due course.

A replay of the call can be accessed from 17:30 GMT today via the following
numbers:

UK             0800 953 1533
US             866 247 4222
International  +44 1452 550000
Code           79258160

Reporting Calendar

The Company intends to publish its full-year financial results on 4 February
2016.

About AstraZeneca

AstraZeneca is a global, innovation-driven biopharmaceutical business that
focuses on the discovery, development and commercialisation of prescription
medicines, primarily for the treatment of diseases in three therapy areas -
respiratory, inflammation, autoimmune disease (RIA), cardiovascular and
metabolic disease (CVMD) and oncology - as well as in infection and
neuroscience. AstraZeneca operates in over 100 countries and its innovative
medicines are used by millions of patients worldwide. For more information,
please visit: www.astrazeneca.com

CONTACTS

Media Enquiries
Esra Erkal-Paler     UK/Global            +44 20 7604 8030
Vanessa Rhodes       UK/Global            +44 20 7604 8037
Karen Birmingham     UK/Global            +44 20 7604 8120
Jacob Lund           Sweden               +46 8 553 260 20
Michele Meixell      US                   +1 302 885 2677
Investor Enquiries
UK
Thomas Kudsk Larsen  Oncology             +44 7818 524185
Eugenia Litz         RIA                  +44 7884 735627
Nick Stone           CVMD                 +44 7717 618834
Craig Marks          Finance              +44 7881 615764
Christer Gruvris     Consensus Forecasts  +44 7827 836825
US
Lindsey Trickett     Oncology, ING        +1 240 543 7970
Mitchell Chan        Oncology             +1 240 477 3771
Toll-Free                                 +1 866 381 7277

Key: RIA - Respiratory, Inflammation & Autoimmunity, CVMD - Cardiovascular &
Metabolic Disease,

ING - Infection, Neuroscience & Gastrointestinal

02 December 2015

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