Purchase of Own Securities

AstraZeneca PLC
10 May 2002

                    REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC

AstraZeneca PLC announces that on 9 May 2002, it purchased for cancellation
300,000 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 3154 pence per share.
Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be
1,735,826,900.







G H R Musker
Company Secretary
10 May 2002



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