Purchase of Own Securities

AstraZeneca PLC
30 May 2003


                    REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC

AstraZeneca PLC announces that on 29 May 2003, it purchased for cancellation
230,000 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 2499 pence per share.
Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be
1,711,045,209.


G H R Musker
Company Secretary
30 May 2003


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