Purchase of Own Securities

AstraZeneca PLC 28 August 2001 REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC AstraZeneca PLC announces that on 24 August 2001, it purchased for cancellation 700,000 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 3275 pence per share. Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be 1,756,075,718. G H R Musker Company Secretary 28 August 2001

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