Transaction in Own Shares

AstraZeneca PLC
10 June 2004



                REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC


AstraZeneca PLC announced that on 9 June 2004, it purchased for cancellation
500,000 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 2586 pence per share.
Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be
1,678,058,269.


G H R Musker
Company Secretary
10 June 2004



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