Transaction in Own Shares

AstraZeneca PLC
19 August 2005


REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC

AstraZeneca PLC announced that on 18 August 2005, it purchased for cancellation
1,000,000 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 2577 pence per share.
Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be
1,609,541,887.







G H R Musker

Company Secretary

19 August 2005


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