Transaction in Own Shares

AstraZeneca PLC
01 October 2004


REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC

AstraZeneca PLC announced that on 30 September 2004, it purchased for
cancellation 750,000 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 2281 pence
per share. Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue
will be 1,659,190,800.

G H R Musker
Company Secretary
1 October 2004


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