GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Troy Matteson was named this week’s AstraZeneca Charity Challenge winner for his first-place standing entering the final round of the Frys.com Open. The AstraZeneca Charity Challenge, formerly known as the CRESTOR® Charity Challenge, is a season-long competition that recognizes and rewards the tournament leader entering the final round at 35 PGA TOUR events. Through the sponsorship, AstraZeneca will donate $3.5 million this year to designated health care charities and will have donated a three-year total of $9.7 million by the conclusion of the 2006 PGA TOUR season.

For Matteson’s peformance, AstraZeneca will donate $50,000 to the Oncology Nursing Society Foundation and $50,000 to the Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization, on behalf of Matteson and the Frys.com Open. October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and all AstraZeneca Charity Challenge beneficiaries during the month of October will be cancer-related.

“Enriching the lives of patients and their families is something both oncology nurses and AstraZeneca have in common,” said Linda Worrall, RN, MSN, Oncology Nursing Society Foundation executive director. “AstraZeneca’s gift will enable the Foundation to continue to improve the lives of patients with cancer by supporting cancer nursing research, education and leadership activities.”

“AstraZeneca’s generous donation helps us provide support and information to anyone touched by breast cancer,” said Margaret C. Kirk, CEO of Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization. Y-ME has the country’s only 24/7 Hotline staffed by trained breast cancer survivors with interpreters in 150 languages. “We don’t raise money for research -- we’re here today for those who can’t wait for tomorrow’s cure and our services are needed now more than ever,” added Kirk. “We’re grateful for AstraZeneca’s support that will help us ensure no one faces breast cancer alone.”

AstraZeneca produces a wide range of products that make significant contributions to treatment options and patient care including CRESTOR, NEXIUM, SEROQUEL, ARIMIDEX, and PULMICORT RESPULES. Through this year’s sponsorship, as part of its commitment to patient health and well being, AstraZeneca will also designate health care related charities across therapeutic areas as recipients at the 35 PGA TOUR events throughout the year.

“AstraZeneca’s partnership with the PGA TOUR is an integral part of our mission of giving back in local communities throughout America,” said Tony Zook, CEO, AstraZeneca U.S. “The AstraZeneca Charity Challenge offers a unique platform for providing important disease awareness, health information and education to make a difference in the lives of patients and consumers everyday.”

The AstraZeneca Charity Challenge is the centerpiece of a multi-year PGA TOUR partnership with AstraZeneca (NYSE:AZN). Last year, AstraZeneca donated $3.5 million through the program. Highlights from the AZCC include:

• Last week, the AstraZeneca Charity Challenge co-winners at the Chrysler Classic of Greensboro were Davis Love III and Chris Couch.

• At 24 of the 31 tournaments of 2006, the AstraZeneca Charity Challenge winner or co-winner went on to win the tournament.

• More than 95 charities have benefited from the program.

• Vijay Singh leads all players with 10 AstraZeneca Charity Challenge wins. With some of his charitable “winnings,” Singh donated money to the American Red Cross Hurricane Relief Funds in Florida and New Orleans.

• Other multiple winners have included Jim Furyk, Tom Lehman, Phil Mickelson and Rod Pampling (four), Stuart Appleby, Chad Campbell, Luke Donald, Sergio Garcia, Carl Petterson, Adam Scott, David Toms, Ben Curtis and Tiger Woods (three), and the following players who triumphed twice: Billy Andrade, Bart Bryant, Chris Couch, Chris DiMarco, Tim Herron, Zach Johnson, Arron Oberholser, Joe Ogilvie, Kenny Perry and Ted Purdy.

Fans can log on to www.astrazeneca.pgatour.com to read about past AstraZeneca Charity Challenge winners and learn more about AstraZeneca.

About Oncology Nursing Society Foundation

Oncology Nursing Society Foundation improves the lives of people with cancer by funding oncology nursing research, scholarships, awards, and educational programs. Established in 1981 by the Oncology Nursing Society, a professional membership organization of over 33,000, ONS Foundation has distributed more than $17.6 million in research grants, research fellowships, academic scholarships, lectures, public education projects, career development awards, and conference scholarships. To learn more about the ONS Foundation, please visit www.onsfoundation.org.

About Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization

Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization’s mission is to ensure, through information, empowerment and peer support, that no one faces breast cancer alone. For breast cancer information or support, visit www.y-me.org or call the 24-hour Y-ME National Breast Cancer Hotline at 1-800-221-2141 (English, with interpreters available in 150 languages) or 1-800-986-9505 (Spanish).

About AstraZeneca

AstraZeneca is a major international healthcare business engaged in the research, development, manufacture and marketing of prescription pharmaceuticals and the supply of healthcare services. It is one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies with healthcare sales of over $21.4 billion and leading positions in sales of gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, respiratory, oncology and neuroscience products. AstraZeneca is listed in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (Global) as well as the FTSE4Good Index. Worldwide, AstraZeneca has six major research and development sites, four discovery facilities and a clinical research site. In total, AstraZeneca’s R&D organization is comprised of more 11,500 people located in seven countries including Canada, France, India, Japan, Sweden, United Kingdom and the United States.