Transaction in Own Shares

AstraZeneca PLC
16 June 2004



                   REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC


AstraZeneca PLC announced that on 15 June 2004, it purchased for cancellation
500,000 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 2545 pence per share.
Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be
1,676,715,358.


G H R Musker

Company Secretary

16 June 2004


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