Transaction in Own Shares

AstraZeneca PLC
26 June 2006



                    REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC


AstraZeneca PLC announced that on 23 June 2006, it purchased for cancellation
600,000 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 3123 pence per share.
Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be
1,567,815,216.







G H R Musker

Company Secretary

26 June 2006


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