RNS Number:3154Q
AstraZeneca PLC
30 September 2003


                    REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC

AstraZeneca PLC announced that on 29 September 2003, it purchased for
cancellation 500,000 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 2554 pence
per share. Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue
will be 1,704,921,271.

G H R Musker
Company Secretary
30 September 2003


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