RNS Number:0111T
AstraZeneca PLC
09 December 2003


REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC


AstraZeneca PLC announced that on 8 December 2003, it purchased for cancellation
600,000 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 2643 pence per share.
Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be
1,694,466,044.


G H R Musker
Company Secretary
9 December 2003


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