RNS Number:0580S
AstraZeneca PLC
14 November 2003


                    REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC

AstraZeneca PLC announced that on 13 November 2003, it purchased for
cancellation 500,000 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 2763 pence
per share. Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue
will be 1,700,068,214.

G H R Musker
Company Secretary

14 November 2003


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