Transaction in Own Shares

AstraZeneca PLC
30 May 2007



REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC


AstraZeneca PLC announced that on 29 May 2007, it purchased for cancellation
800,000 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 2690 pence per share.
Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be
1,499,388,189.



G H R Musker
Company Secretary
30 May 2007


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