RNS Number:5369I
AstraZeneca PLC
11 March 2003

                    REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC


AstraZeneca PLC announces that on 10 March 2003, it purchased for cancellation
552,000 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 1952 pence per share.
Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be
1,715,329,329.


G H R Musker
Company Secretary
11 March 2003


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