Purchase of Own Securities

AstraZeneca PLC
29 February 2000

REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC

AstraZeneca PLC announces that on 28 February 2000, it purchased 
for cancellation 1,000,000 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at 
a price of 2135 pence per share.

G H R Musker
Company Secretary
29 February 2000