Purchase of Own Securities

AstraZeneca PLC
1 March 2001



REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC

AstraZeneca PLC announces that on 28 February 2001, it purchased for
cancellation 100,000 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 3133
pence per share. Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares
in issue will be 1,765,597,750.