Purchase of Own Securities

AstraZeneca PLC 8 May 2001 REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC AstraZeneca PLC announces that on 4 May 2001, it purchased for cancellation 400,000 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 3167 pence per share. Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be 1,761,751,058. G H R Musker Company Secretary

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