Purchase of Own Securities

GlaxoSmithKline PLC
12 August 2003

                              GlaxoSmithKline PLC


GlaxoSmithKline PLC announces that, in accordance with the authority granted by
shareholders at the Annual General meeting on 19th May 2003, it purchased for
cancellation  500,000 of its Ordinary 25 pence shares on Tuesday 12th August
2003 at a price of  1210.85 pence per share.



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