Transaction in Own Shares

AstraZeneca PLC 17 August 2006 REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC AstraZeneca PLC announced that on 16 August 2006, it purchased for cancellation 350,000 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 3267 pence per share. Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be 1,560,474,538. G H R Musker Company Secretary 17 August 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange ND POSPFMRTMMMBBFF

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