Transaction in Own Shares

AstraZeneca PLC
04 February 2004



REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC


AstraZeneca PLC announced that on 3 February 2004, it purchased for cancellation
500,000 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
1,691,388,181.







G H R Musker

Company Secretary

4 February 2004


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