Purchase of Own Securities

AstraZeneca PLC 7 March 2001 REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC AstraZeneca PLC announces that on 6 March 2001, it purchased for cancellation 300,000 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 1,765,297,750. G H R Musker Company Secretary 7 March 2001

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