Transaction in Own Shares

AstraZeneca PLC
12 December 2003

REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC


AstraZeneca PLC announced that on 11 December 2003, it purchased for
cancellation 350,000 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 2604 pence
per share. Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue
will be 1,693,716,544.







G H R Musker

Company Secretary

12 December 2003


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