Transaction in Own Shares

AstraZeneca PLC
11 June 2004


                  REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC


AstraZeneca PLC announced that on 10 June 2004, it purchased for cancellation
650,000 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 2570 pence per share.
Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be
1,677,408,269.

G H R Musker
Company Secretary
11 June 2004


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