Purchase of Own Securities

AstraZeneca PLC 26 March 2001 REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC AstraZeneca PLC announces that on 23 March 2001, it purchased for cancellation 400,000 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 3136 pence per share. Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be 1,763,739,809. G H R Musker Company Secretary 26 March 2001

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