Transaction in Own Shares

AstraZeneca PLC
03 February 2004

REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC





AstraZeneca PLC announced that on 2 February 2004, it purchased for cancellation
500,000 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 2630 pence per share.
Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be
1,691,871,881.



G H R Musker

Company Secretary

3 February 2004


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