Purchase of Own Securities

AstraZeneca PLC
28 November 2001



                 REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC

AstraZeneca PLC announces that on 27 November 2001, it purchased for
cancellation 150,000 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 3216
pence per share. Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares
in issue will be 1,749,618,396.


G H R Musker

Company Secretary

28 November 2001