Transaction in Own Shares

AstraZeneca PLC
08 March 2004



REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC



AstraZeneca PLC announced that on 5 March 2004, it purchased for cancellation
300,000 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 2662 pence per share.
Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be
1,683,641,474.







G H R Musker

Company Secretary

8 March 2004


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