Purchase of Own Securities

AstraZeneca PLC
09 August 2002



REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC

AstraZeneca PLC announces that on 8 August 2002, it purchased for cancellation
200,000 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 2287 pence per share.
Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be
1,729,065,996.



G H R Musker

Company Secretary

9 August 2002




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