Transaction in Own Shares

AstraZeneca PLC
01 December 2004

                    REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC


AstraZeneca PLC announced that on 30 November 2004, it purchased for
cancellation 700,000 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 2064 pence
per share. Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue
will be 1,652,349,596.



G H R Musker
Company Secretary
1 December 2004


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