Transaction in Own Shares

AstraZeneca PLC
02 May 2007

REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC





AstraZeneca PLC announced that on 1 May 2007, it purchased for cancellation
1,000,000 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 2716 pence per share.
Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be
1,503,277,289.







G H R Musker

Company Secretary

2 May 2007


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