Purchase of Own Securities

AstraZeneca PLC 24 September 2001 REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC AstraZeneca PLC announces that on 21 September 2001, it purchased for cancellation 750,000 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 2871 pence per share. Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be 1,751,795,843. G H R Musker Company Secretary 24 September 2001

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