Purchase of Own Securities

GlaxoSmithKline PLC
14 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 Thursday 14th August
2003 at a price of 1235.69 pence per share.



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