Transaction in Own Shares

AstraZeneca PLC
24 October 2007



                   REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC

Further to the announcement of its irrevocable, non-discretionary share
repurchase programme for the period 2 July 2007 to 31 October 2007, AstraZeneca
PLC announced that under the terms of that programme it purchased for
cancellation 233,404 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 2461 pence
per share on 23 October 2007. Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number
of shares in issue will be 1,470,388,398.


G H R Musker
Company Secretary
24 October 2007


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