Purchase of Own Securities

AstraZeneca PLC 9 March 2001 REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC AstraZeneca PLC announces that on 8 March 2001, it purchased for cancellation 450,000 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 3061 pence per share. Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be 1,764,853,570. G H R Musker Company Secretary 9 March 2001

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