RNS Number:5127R
AstraZeneca PLC
31 October 2003


                    REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC


AstraZeneca PLC announced that on 30 October 2003, it purchased for cancellation
500,000 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 2827 pence per share.
Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be
1,702,249,614.


G H R Musker
Company Secretary
31 October 2003


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