Transaction in Own Shares

AstraZeneca PLC
07 December 2005



REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC



AstraZeneca PLC announced that on 6 December 2005, it purchased for cancellation
800,000 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 2706 pence per share.
Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be
1,583,493,254.


G H R Musker

Company Secretary

7 December 2005


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