Purchase of Own Securities

GlaxoSmithKline PLC
18 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 767,000 of its Ordinary 25 pence shares on Thursday 18th September
2003 at a price of 1301.35 pence per share.




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