Transaction in Own Shares

AstraZeneca PLC
02 March 2005



                     REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC


AstraZeneca PLC announced that on 1 March 2005, it purchased for cancellation
750,000 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 2066 pence per share.
Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be
1,637,112,261.





G H R Musker

Company Secretary

2 March 2005


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