Purchase of Own Securities

GlaxoSmithKline PLC
16 September 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 781,000 of its Ordinary 25 pence shares on Tuesday 16th September
2003 at a price of 1280.21 pence per share.



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