Transaction in Own Shares

AstraZeneca PLC
03 November 2005



REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC


AstraZeneca PLC announced that on 2 November 2005, it purchased for cancellation
750,000 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 2541 pence per share.
Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be
1,594,690,917.



G H R Musker

Company Secretary

3 November 2005


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