Transaction in Own Shares

AstraZeneca PLC
07 February 2005


REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC


AstraZeneca PLC announced that on 4 February 2005, it purchased for cancellation
600,000 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 2074 pence per share.
Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be
1,643,158,408.


G H R Musker

Company Secretary

7 February 2005


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