Purchase of Own Securities

AstraZeneca PLC 12 September 2001 REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC AstraZeneca PLC announces that on 11 September 2001, it purchased for cancellation 850,000 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 3082 pence per share. Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be 1,753,100,533. G H R Musker Company Secretary 12 September 2001

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