Purchase of Own Securities

AstraZeneca PLC
26 November 2001


                   REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC


AstraZeneca PLC announces that on 23 November 2001, it purchased for
cancellation 100,000 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 3206
pence per share. Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares
in issue will be 1,749,768,396.


G H R Musker

Company Secretary

26 November 2001