Transaction in Own Shares

AstraZeneca PLC
11 June 2007



REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC





AstraZeneca PLC announced that on 8 June 2007, it purchased for cancellation
600,000 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 2573 pence per share.
Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be
1,496,236,541.





G H R Musker
Company Secretary
11 June 2007


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