RNS Number:5843L
AstraZeneca PLC
28 May 2003



                    REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC


AstraZeneca PLC announces that on 27 May 2003, it purchased for cancellation
300,000 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 2447 pence per share.
Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be
1,711,275,209.


G H R Musker
Company Secretary
28 May 2003


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