Transaction in Own Shares

AstraZeneca PLC
30 March 2007

The following replaces the Announcement made today at 07.00 under 
RNS Number 0369U.      

The date of repurchase was incorrect and should read : '29 March 2007.


                 REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC


Further to the announcement of its irrevocable, non-discretionary share
repurchase programme for the period 5 February 2007 to 30 April 2007,
AstraZeneca PLC announced that under the terms of that programme it purchased
for cancellation 309,401 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 2732
pence per share on 29 March 2007. Upon the cancellation of these shares, the
number of shares in issue will be 1,512,112,314.



G H R Musker
Company Secretary
30 March 2007


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