Purchase of Own Securities

GlaxoSmithKline PLC
22 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 795,000 of its Ordinary 25 pence shares on Monday 22nd September
2003 at a price of 1252.63 pence per share.


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