Purchase of Own Securities

AstraZeneca PLC
8 June 2000

REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC

AstraZeneca PLC announces that on 7 June 2000, it purchased for cancellation
550,000 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 2678 pence per share.
Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be
1,766,739,850.

G H R Musker
Company Secretary