Purchase of Own Securities

GlaxoSmithKline PLC
02 August 2002

                              GlaxoSmithKline PLC



GlaxoSmithKline PLC announces that, in accordance with the authority granted by
shareholders at the Annual General Meeting on 20th May 2002, it purchased for
cancellation 1,600,000 of its Ordinary 25 pence shares on Friday 2nd August 2002
at a price of 1231.51 pence per share.










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