Purchase of Own Securities

AstraZeneca PLC
9 February 2001



REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC

AstraZeneca PLC announces that on 8 February 2001, it purchased for
cancellation 350,000 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 2926
pence per share. Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares
in issue will be 1,766,142,295.

G H R Musker
Company Secretary
9 February 2001