Transaction in Own Shares

AstraZeneca PLC
02 February 2004




REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC


AstraZeneca PLC announced that on 30 January 2004, it purchased for cancellation
600,000 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 2635 pence per share.
Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be
1,692,371,881.


G H R Musker

Company Secretary

2 February 2004


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