Transaction in Own Shares

AstraZeneca PLC
08 June 2007

REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC





AstraZeneca PLC announced that on 7 June 2007, it purchased for cancellation
800,000 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 2624 pence per share.
Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be
1,496,832,059.





G H R Musker

Company Secretary

8 June 2007


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