Transaction in Own Shares

AstraZeneca PLC
26 May 2004

REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC





AstraZeneca PLC announced that on 25 May 2004, it purchased for cancellation
600,000 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 2563 pence per share.
Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be
1,678,516,461.







G H R Musker

Company Secretary

26 May 2004


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