Transaction in Own Shares

AstraZeneca PLC
14 June 2004


                    REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC


AstraZeneca PLC announced that on 11 June 2004, it purchased for cancellation
200,000 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 2551 pence per share.
Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be
1,677,215,358.

G H R Musker
Company Secretary
14 June 2004


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