Transaction in Own Shares

AstraZeneca PLC
07 December 2004



REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC



AstraZeneca PLC announced that on 6 December 2004, it purchased for cancellation
750,000 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 2062 pence per share.
Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be
1,650,949,596.



G H R Musker

Company Secretary

7 December 2004


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