Purchase of Own Securities

AstraZeneca PLC 19 November 2001 REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC AstraZeneca PLC announces that on 16 November 2001, it purchased for cancellation 200,000 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 3211 pence per share. Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be 1,750,268,396. G H R Musker Company Secretary 19 November 2001

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