Purchase of Own Securities

AstraZeneca PLC
30 October 2003

 

                   REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC


AstraZeneca PLC announced that on 29 October 2003, it purchased for cancellation
500,000 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 2842 pence per share.
Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be
1,702,724,190.


G H R Musker
Company Secretary
30 October 2003




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