Purchase of Own Securities

AstraZeneca PLC 20 November 2001 REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC AstraZeneca PLC announces that on 19 November 2001, it purchased for cancellation 200,000 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 3201 pence per share. Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be 1,750,068,396. G H R Musker Company Secretary 20 November 2001

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