Purchase of Own Securities

AstraZeneca PLC
1 March 2000



REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC

AstraZeneca PLC announces that on 29 February 2000, it purchased 
for cancellation 1,000,000 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at 
a price of 2088 pence per share.

G H R Musker
Company Secretary