Purchase of Own Securities

AstraZeneca PLC 5 December 2001 REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC AstraZeneca PLC announces that on 4 December 2001, it purchased for cancellation 100,000 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 3142 pence per share. Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be 1,748,948,396. G H R Musker Company Secretary 5 December 2001

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