RNS Number:2387L
AstraZeneca PLC
19 May 2003

                    REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC



AstraZeneca PLC announces that on 16 May 2003, it purchased for cancellation
450,000 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 2672 pence per share.
Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be
1,712,786,026.





G H R Musker

Company Secretary

19 May 2003


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