Purchase of Own Securities

AstraZeneca PLC 10 March 2003 REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC AstraZeneca PLC announces that on 7 March 2003, it purchased for cancellation 500,000 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 2000 pence per share. Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be 1,715,881,329. G H R Musker Company Secretary 10 March 2003 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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