RNS Number:3152R
AstraZeneca PLC
27 October 2003



                    REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC


AstraZeneca PLC announced that on 24 October 2003, it purchased for cancellation
500,000 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 2835 pence per share.
Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be
1,703,681,791



G H R Musker
Company Secretary
27 October 2003


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