Purchase of Own Securities

AstraZeneca PLC
28 February 2000


REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC


AstraZeneca PLC announces that on 25 February 2000, it purchased for
cancellation 500,000 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 2026
pence per share.



G H R Musker
Company Secretary
28 February 2000